Quit drinking coffee

A few lapses, but held strong today. And I really wanted one! Bad! But the problem was that my cup was dirty. Actually a few times I’ve thought I’d take a chai or hot chocolate to work but don’t have a hot cup. So either I will be washing my hot cup from work and taking it back and forth or buying another one to satisfy my morning hot-drink craving.

but fell off the wagon today. No jitters, because it was powdered cappuccino. Had to even add sugar. Ick. Not worth it!!!

for many years, I thought if I started drinking coffee, I would get hooked. And for a while that wasn’t true, so I let down my guard. Then I pitched in coffee at work and brought yummy half and half in and that was the end of it.

So about two weeks ago I went to a meeting and sucked coffee the whole time and my heart raced! Seriously! And of course I couldn’t sleep that night, even though I was so tired. And I went a few weeks without.

This morning I was feeling like a treat and got a coffee shop coffee and now it’s 9:05 p.m. and I STILL feel hyper! And I got the racey heart again. So it is time.

I think I don’t really need the caffeine but like the comfort of a warm drink in the morning. I have an herbal tea at work that I really like and is soothing on the throat (awesome feature being a teacher) so will try to focus on that more than coffee. But I have to drink it right away when I get there because otherwise I have to pee at the worst time and can’t leave my room!!

This is day five, so far so good. It has helped that I didn’t have a lot to do this week. The third day was the hardest so far – hopefully I will just keep feeling better. It’s funny but I have noticed that my house smells really fresh and clean without making coffee all day and I put a big bowl of fruit where the machine was.

This is the end of my second day without coffee and suprisingly, I haven’t felt that bad (yet). Coffee has been my reason for getting up every morning for ten years – sad isn’t it? I’ve been strongly advised to quit coffee due to a medical condition. I was going to give up all caffeine but really, I think a little green tea is okay. I’ve tried to stop drinking coffee in the past but it never took – I think cold turkey is the best way for me to quit. I also bought some caffeine-free herbal coffee which isn’t too bad.

Can I drink Decaff to stop the caffeine consumpton?

thank the universe. i’ve been drinking tea. i think some better nutrition would be helpful. if i can get my act together enough to go grocery shopping on a regular basis, i’d like to drink a green smoothie every day to help boost the natural energy reserves.

after a month with no coffee, i’ll call it done.

the headache has dulled a bit. instead of hammering away at my brain, it just cuddles with the sleepy feeling behind my eyes. i bought some good tea. maybe i’ll drink some orange juice later.

is it nap time?

But at the moment it’s enforced quitting due to pregnancy, and I’m still enjoying my decafs, so I don’t think I’ll mark it as done until I can resist coffee purely for my own sake.

I am so tired today and decaf just doesn’t help…
But I’m sticking to it still.