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 2012-12-27 9:03 AM |
Champion  6999      Chicago, Illinois |  Subject: I am an addictIt has been 6 days since I have had coffee. my 4 to 6 cups a day addiction let me to what I am believing adrenal fatigue. Which is part of the reason I over eat. I am hoping by breaking the caffeine addiction and the sugar addiction that come on lately also I will be at a much more harmonious state and I can better focus on my training and weight lose. 2 more days and I get another 4 day weekend so hopefully after that I will be in good shape to beat this monkey on my back. |
| 2012-12-27 9:30 AM in reply to: #4549597 |
Champion 4942 Richmond, VA | Subject: RE: I am an addict chirunner134 - 2012-12-27 10:03 AM I will be in good shape to beat this monkey on my back. sorry - misread that last sentence... |
| 2012-12-27 9:48 AM in reply to: #4549666 |
Champion 6999 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: I am an addict condorman - 2012-12-27 9:30 AM chirunner134 - 2012-12-27 10:03 AM I will be in good shape to beat this monkey on my back. sorry - misread that last sentence...
its ok. I am exhausted and I can not think straight. |
| 2012-12-27 9:48 AM in reply to: #4549597 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: I am an addict good luck, I've been trying to kick the sugar habit for years. |
| 2012-12-27 9:51 AM in reply to: #4549709 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: I am an addict chirunner134 - 2012-12-27 8:48 AM condorman - 2012-12-27 9:30 AM chirunner134 - 2012-12-27 10:03 AM I will be in good shape to beat this monkey on my back. sorry - misread that last sentence...
its ok. I am exhausted and I can not think straight. Try a cup of coffee. Perhaps your blood sugar is low. |
| 2012-12-27 5:53 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Member 154 Kansas City, Missouri | Subject: RE: I am an addict Stay Strong. I am giving up coffee after the new year. I would say my habit is around 3-5 big cups a day, but I only have the urge to drink the stuff at work. |
| 2012-12-27 6:12 PM in reply to: #4549710 |
Extreme Veteran 668 Melbourne | Subject: RE: I am an addict
Good luck to the original poster, I did this at the age of 20 and 17 years later don't miss the coffee at all, down from 6+ cups a day during uni
Edited by cottoneyes 2012-12-27 6:21 PM |
| 2012-12-27 8:11 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Extreme Veteran 1234 West Michigan | Subject: RE: I am an addict I quit caffeine cold turkey on 9/15 of this year. I've had it exactly twice since then and in both cases I was exhausted and had to do some driving > 1 hour and needed some pick-up... I shared the OP's reasoning regarding quitting caffeine to address a fatigue issue I was facing.. Interesting the tie-in between caffeine and sugar as the carbs are still a problem for me... Energy though is great and I don't see ever going back to caffeine regularly...And by regularly I would say even once per day...It's been probably a month since my last dose and I'm not missing it... Having said that, if Diet Mtn Dew ever comes out caffeine free I might find myself at least drinking pop again... Stevia concentrated drops have been a godsend for making water in large volumes palatable... Sorry for the hijack, good luck to the OP and anyone else quitting caffeine... |
| 2012-12-27 8:35 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
| Subject: RE: I am an addict Oh my, best wishes. This is inspiring. I quit coffee for a month once. I had terrible headaches for the first few days then that went away but I just felt tired all the time. Did you have headaches? Now you've got me thinking about trying again. I'll let you know in the morning....... |
| 2012-12-27 8:42 PM in reply to: #4550789 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: I am an addict trigal38 - 2012-12-27 7:35 PM I don't drink enough to have caffeine headaches.. but I know what they are.Oh my, best wishes. This is inspiring. I quit coffee for a month once. I had terrible headaches for the first few days then that went away but I just felt tired all the time. Did you have headaches? Now you've got me thinking about trying again. I'll let you know in the morning....... It's the only drug I will never give up... simply no point. Generally 2 doses a day, morning, afternoon. Strict cut off of 6 hours before bed... life is great. And so is coffee. |
| 2012-12-27 9:01 PM in reply to: #4550804 |
| Subject: RE: I am an addict powerman - 2012-12-27 8:42 PM trigal38 - 2012-12-27 7:35 PM I don't drink enough to have caffeine headaches.. but I know what they are.Oh my, best wishes. This is inspiring. I quit coffee for a month once. I had terrible headaches for the first few days then that went away but I just felt tired all the time. Did you have headaches? Now you've got me thinking about trying again. I'll let you know in the morning....... It's the only drug I will never give up... simply no point. Generally 2 doses a day, morning, afternoon. Strict cut off of 6 hours before bed... life is great. And so is coffee. This has been my thinking in the past too. I used to only have one cup in the morning but this year I have added another morning cup and then sometimes (like today) another cup with lunch. Then once a week or so I'll go get a large dark roast from Starbucks and I practically get the shakes after I finish that - then I feel like an addict. |
| 2012-12-27 9:30 PM in reply to: #4550836 |
Elite 6387 | Subject: RE: I am an addict trigal38 - 2012-12-27 8:01 PM powerman - 2012-12-27 8:42 PM trigal38 - 2012-12-27 7:35 PM I don't drink enough to have caffeine headaches.. but I know what they are.Oh my, best wishes. This is inspiring. I quit coffee for a month once. I had terrible headaches for the first few days then that went away but I just felt tired all the time. Did you have headaches? Now you've got me thinking about trying again. I'll let you know in the morning....... It's the only drug I will never give up... simply no point. Generally 2 doses a day, morning, afternoon. Strict cut off of 6 hours before bed... life is great. And so is coffee. This has been my thinking in the past too. I used to only have one cup in the morning but this year I have added another morning cup and then sometimes (like today) another cup with lunch. Then once a week or so I'll go get a large dark roast from Starbucks and I practically get the shakes after I finish that - then I feel like an addict. Light weight. |
| 2012-12-27 9:42 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Champion 6999 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: I am an addict its always been a love hate for me. I love the taste of coffee but really caffeine is not healthy. I been lucky no real headaches but just been so tired. Even after 10 hours of sleep. |
| 2012-12-27 11:38 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Veteran 458 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: I am an addict You are awesome and inspiring. I really need to quit. I've already had three diet cokes (my worst vice) in the past 6 hours of work). Keep at it and I'll so my best to quit too, but only after Jan 1  ! |
| 2012-12-28 12:24 AM in reply to: #4549597 |
Champion 6931 Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: I am an addict What's this about beating monkeys? |
| 2012-12-28 6:23 AM in reply to: #4550867 |
| Subject: RE: I am an addict powerman - 2012-12-27 9:30 PM trigal38 - 2012-12-27 8:01 PM powerman - 2012-12-27 8:42 PM trigal38 - 2012-12-27 7:35 PM I don't drink enough to have caffeine headaches.. but I know what they are.Oh my, best wishes. This is inspiring. I quit coffee for a month once. I had terrible headaches for the first few days then that went away but I just felt tired all the time. Did you have headaches? Now you've got me thinking about trying again. I'll let you know in the morning....... It's the only drug I will never give up... simply no point. Generally 2 doses a day, morning, afternoon. Strict cut off of 6 hours before bed... life is great. And so is coffee. This has been my thinking in the past too. I used to only have one cup in the morning but this year I have added another morning cup and then sometimes (like today) another cup with lunch. Then once a week or so I'll go get a large dark roast from Starbucks and I practically get the shakes after I finish that - then I feel like an addict. Light weight. Ha ha, Yep! |
| 2012-12-28 6:28 AM in reply to: #4550889 |
| Subject: RE: I am an addict chirunner134 - 2012-12-27 9:42 PM its always been a love hate for me. I love the taste of coffee but really caffeine is not healthy. I been lucky no real headaches but just been so tired. Even after 10 hours of sleep. You really are lucky to not have headaches, that was the worst part for me! I am weak, still having my morning cup but I will work on cutting back to one cup a day.
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| 2012-12-28 6:48 AM in reply to: #4549597 |
Master 3205 ann arbor, michigan | Subject: RE: I am an addict I quit once. About two weeks in to it my wife informed me, "you really aren't as much fun since you gave up coffee." That was all it took. I have vowed to never give it up again. A lot of data out there that moderate coffee use is pretty good for you (rumor has it that most of those studies were done by caffeine addicts  ) |
| 2012-12-28 6:51 AM in reply to: #4549597 |
Master 3205 ann arbor, michigan | Subject: RE: I am an addict On headaches and caffeine withdrawal. There is a study out there where regular coffee users were split in to two groups. Both were put on a regimen of decaf coffee. One group was told that they were getting decaf coffee and nearly all reported "severe" headaches. The other group was told that they were getting regular coffee even though it was decaf and reported a much lower incidence of headaches. The mind is an amazing thing. |
| 2012-12-28 8:41 AM in reply to: #4549597 |
Champion 6999 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: I am an addict Wow its day 7 and I do not feel like I am going to fall asleep on the spot. I think I am going to make it. I just 8 hours to go and I will have 4 days off. I always been good at not drinking coffee on the weekends. probably why I do not get headaches as much. my body expects to go back on the caffeine at any time. |
| 2012-12-28 3:43 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Veteran 458 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: I am an addict Hang in there....you can do it!!! |
| 2012-12-28 5:58 PM in reply to: #4551181 |
| Subject: RE: I am an addict wannabefaster - 2012-12-28 6:51 AM On headaches and caffeine withdrawal. There is a study out there where regular coffee users were split in to two groups. Both were put on a regimen of decaf coffee. One group was told that they were getting decaf coffee and nearly all reported "severe" headaches. The other group was told that they were getting regular coffee even though it was decaf and reported a much lower incidence of headaches. The mind is an amazing thing. Interesting! |
| 2012-12-29 4:21 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Master 1440 | Subject: RE: I am an addict For what it is worth my doctor told me taper of gradually, he said that you can get very severe heaches including migraines. |
| 2012-12-29 5:39 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Master 8251 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: I am an addict No plans to give up coffee--without caffeine, I think I (and many people in the Pacific Northwest) would never make it more than a few meters out of bed in the winter. And Saigon (me included) would grind to a sluggish halt without that lethal iced Vietnamese jet fuel, "cafe (sua) da". I have pretty much given up sweetened coffee drinks, though, and cut back to an average of two cups a day, in the interests of healthy diet and quality sleep. |
| 2012-12-29 6:25 PM in reply to: #4549597 |
Expert 1187 Ontario | Subject: RE: I am an addict I'm at 14 days without coffee, made it thru the headaches, feeling much better without it. Edited by cathyd 2012-12-29 6:27 PM |
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