How much longer

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shortsarah

Cathlete
Will it take to rid my body of all the sugar and caffine? It is killing me!!! I am so tired around 4! I get so grumpy it is pathetic! It has only been two days so how much longer till I start feeling good. I felt better eating the crap than I do now.
Sarah
 
By the time I was on my 4th day in Cuba, caffine free, I was startng to come around.Their coffee is not at all like ours so it was easy to stay away from.Both times I returned home I was tempted not to get that coffee when I got off of the flight but I did!:eek: I couldn't wait!
When I have been travelling and on my 2nd day with out coffee I was miserable,moody and tired.But in Cuba it was a bit different b/c I could sleep if I wanted and all I did was relax.
It was nice that I didn't need to have coffee to function but at the sametime I really enjoy my coffee in the morning.I don't drink much or smoke at all...so I am thinking one coffee a day can't be that bad for me:)
 
Ok well maybe I can stick it out then. I am just so tired of being tired. (I could afford a cup of coffee if I looked as good as you:) ) Thanks for the help...I was thinking this would last forever!!
Sarah
 
Your to kind! You realize that wasn't me in the yellow dress, don't you? Im just the average joe in the rest of the pic's.
Why are you trying to give up coffee? Unless I couldn't drink it unless it had a whole lotta cream in it, I wouldn't part with it.I just have mine with sugar twin and milk:9 Im not trying to discourage anyone from going "completely healthy" or anything but if this is the worst thing you are putting into your body then I wouldn't worry about it to much.But you do whats best for you.I hate the hold that caffine as over me but I have to have it! Its a love-hate relationship!:) It will get better.I hated the feeling to.
Actually I went through it twice before.I went on vacation on a Sun, picked up my coffee on the way.Didn't get another one until tues afternoon! It was awful.i was lazy and had a headache.Then I went on vacation again (both places were at my SIL's house)and we had an awful snowstorm and the power went out.Im not sure what was worse 2 days with no coffee or a shower.I think we were on our thrid day actually.I am addicted to Tim Hortons coffee.And so are alot of other people...I don't think you can get it in the States though.
Lori:)
 
Sarah,

If you want one cup of (caffeinated) coffee a day to get you going, I really wouldn't worry about it! Even if you use regular sugar in that ONE cup of coffee, will it really make a negative impact? I personally doubt it but if you are concerned about the sugar you should consider giving Splenda a try! I was never one for any of the sugar substitutes at all. I resisted Splenda for a looong time. When I finally broke down and bought some I wasn't overly fond of it at first but it grew on me and now I love it! I never use regular sugar now if I can help it! :)

JMO. HTH!:)
 
I can believe someone else had the same problems, I thought I was nuts. I used to drink around 6 cups and day. I gave it up cold turkey and for about a week, I had bad headaches, moody-ness, and a general sick feeling. It lasted about 6 days, until I broke down and had a cup. Since then (2 weeks ago), I have had only decaf, and I switched to herbal teas. I think the hardest part for me, was to break the coffee break syndrome. I was programmed to go buy that coffee at certain times during the day. Now I am just buying the tea or decaf. Give it about 2 weeks, I never thought I would be able to do it. Good luck, you will feel better. Alicia
 
BTW--if I don't get my morning cup of coffee I will get a migraine by the afternoon. Caffeine withdrawal is N-A-S-T-Y! I beat it when I was pregnant though (PAIN FREE!) by gradually cutting back instead of going cold turkey...
 
You are funny! I am not giving up the coffee as much as the sugar that goes with it. I also have given up the caffeine that comes in my beloved mt. dew! I know terrible but I love the stuff. It is all the things that have the sugar that are killing me not just the coffee. I wish I liked it black. I love Cinnamon the best. If I had to drink it black I could almost do it with that flavor. Here goes another day. At least I start off peppy:)
Sarah
 
It might just help my cravings if I had that one cup in the afternoons...maybe I wouldn't go crazy. Something to think about...thanks
Sarah
 
I agree, cold turkey is the worst! I found it easier to gradually taper off of it by going half decaf/half regular. Then cutting down how many cups per day, then decreasing the number of days, etc. I only did this when I was pregnant with my first. I decreased the amount when pregnant with my second, but didn't stop drinking caffinated coffee all together.

Of course now I drink two big mugs a day. I just love it so much! ;-) I need the boost to work out and chase after two little kids all day! LOL!
:D
 
Sarah,

I gave up coffee for Lent last Easter. The first week was the worse. I had these terrible headaches. That was coming off of Maxwell House Lite 1/2 the caffeine too! I probably only had a cup and a half on a regular basis. After the first week, I didn't have any more headaches. By the second week, I didn't even miss my morning coffee. I should have kept it that way, but after Easter I started drinking coffee again. I figured it was the only caffeine I have all day.

Good luck. I would probably do it gradually if you feel that bad.

Dallas
 
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