My mother has always tried to convince me that Diet Coke will rot your brain. So take that plus the fact that I was finding myself drinking 6+ cups of coffee a day, and I knew it was time to stop.
So I quit the caffeine. Cold turkey. In mid-May. And had two of the worst days ever. (Luckily it was a weekend so I spared my co-workers the bulk of my despair.)
Peppermint tea only goes so far as a replacement (not very far at all, really), so I’ve found myself with a new addiction. San Pellegrino Limonata and Aranciata.
I’ve borrowed this lovely image from the San Pellegrino Web site…hopefully they won’t mind. Because really, at the end of the day, all I’m trying to say is that I love their stuff.
If you’re curious about the impact of a caffeine-free couple of weeks on your body, the main thing I’ve noticed is that my skin feels nicer and waking up is actually a bit easier. (I used to stumble around mumbling until after my second cup.) And I’m not as thirsty as I used to be. So all in all, a good change. Let’s see how long it lasts.
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Love that stuff! And Orangina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangina) is a tasty alternative.
But unlike you, I have yet to muster the strength to let go of my Starbucks…
Quit the caffeine around the same time you did after a routine Dr. visit where my BP was dangerously high. Was a result of too much caffeiene synergistically reacting with the vitamin packs I was taking which contained the same stuff found in energy drinks at higher level…
I’m now sleeping better and nowhere near as jittery. Just goes to show, be careful what you put in your body…
I got lucky!
I got addicted to filter shots from Monmouth for a while. People noticed my behaviour was more erratic after I’d had prescribed myself one.
San Pellegrino recently expanded their line of sodas in the UK – now in addition to the standard Aranciata, they have two variants: L’Amara (bitter, in a green can), and La Dolce (sweet, in a red can). If you like bitter sodas, they also have the strangely brownish “Chinò” (or Chinotto, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinotto) made from the myrtle-leaved orange, and the bright red “San Bitter”, which is like Campari soda. Unfortunately, the San Pellegrino website is confoundingly useless when it comes to describing their product line…
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