give up caffiene

It is only 11:30ish and I am going through Hell. I don’t remember it being this bad last time. I don’t know what is worse the fatigue or the headache. I just know that when I come through this on the other side it will have been worth it.

I did this once for 6 months and it was okay, I didn’t have a purpose for it then. Now I know that I want to live a more ascetic life and this is a step towards that.

I start tomorrow.

I’m going to not drink caffeinated drinks for 21+ days. We’ll see how it works.

I want to give up caffiene entirely.

Still having <= 1 cup a day…I am just having my morning tea..have been able to give up the rest pretty easily …Starting tomorrow..I am going to drink lemon water + black tea with lemon…I used to love this..I am not having milk tea in the morning this week!!
Its just that milk tea is the only vice for me in the day and I hate giving it up!

I hardly had tea on my vacation – I did’nt have any withdrwaal symptoms from caffiene either.
However, I still have almost a cup daily.but no more. I am doing <= 1cups a day right now. Not bad :)

I just could not resist my early morning tea – had to have it.
Goal is to not have anymore today! Simple goal…shame on me if I can’t even do this.

I jsut can’t get myself to stop drinking tea. My main reason for quitting it that it seems to hurt my teeth and I end up getting cavities. But I just ahve to quit. Possible substitutes for tea – green tea – atelast once a day shold be ok.
Morning tea is toughest to give up – I can’t seem to boot without it – start drinking lemon water and black tea instead – I was doing this a while back regualrly but gave up unfortunately.
At office – drink decaf/green tea.
Things to do regularly for the next week :
1. Drink lemon water and black tea in the morning
2. In office drink decaf black tea/green tea
3. Vacation for 8 days…just give up cold turkey these 8 days.

I’m considering this goal completed.

Some of the time, I was drinking coffee when I was bored or just needed a break. To fill those times, I now take a walk to the water cooler or drinking fountain.

I still enjoy the smell of fresh coffee but the flavor isn’t that compelling to me any more. (I should confess I had a cup on Friday with milk and sugar and it was rather yummy but not something I’ll look for frequently, let alone everyday. It was a nice pick-me-up, made nicer by the fact it’d been weeks since I’d had a cup.) I still like a nice warm drink in the morning but a single cup of decaf tea (green or black or even herbal) seems to do it for me.

I was motivated to kick coffee partially because of the overwhelming “Cult of the Bean” that has grown up in the US in recent years. I also don’t miss spending so much money on it either. Soda has never had much appeal for me, so cutting out the sugared-fizzy-buzzwater wasn’t even an issue.

Decided tonight to decrease my intake of caffiene. Each week I will decrease my intake. Do not want to go “cold turkey” so will intake less each week. Am afraid that I will get horrific headaches if I go cold turkey. Goal to be caffiene free by Thanksgiving. Support always needed. MaryCatherine26