The caffeine struggle j

[ertopolice]

@dflores321 @Michal__

Onto my week 2 ..let's see

For the moment i keep my daily dose of dark chocolate  

[Espaim]

I recommend you read the book "Caffeine Blues"

[Village]

17 hours ago, ertopolice said:

@dflores321 totally!

saved lot of time in the morning tbh

btw i've read coffee + dark chocolate is good for brain function so i kinda feel pity of deciding going totally OFF from it

It makes you feel more alert because it adrenalizes you (a response to being under attack or poisoning). Has nothing to do with brain health, and the same goes for theobromine in chocolate.

[ertopolice]

@Espaim MANY thanks! will add it to my priority book list

@Village Agree. Kills ur adrenals but i miss that boost..tbh

Have to say it was way too much a dose in ever single cup. Used for years to concentrate and long shifts at work.

Feeling ok for today. Little nap and heading to gym atm.

Let's put some actualizing into practice (health, self-care, socializing, and also some audiobooks in my phone..all caffeine free ;)) Enough boost

Thanks!

[Preety_India]

@ertopolice are there alternatives to coffee that might not be that unsafe? 

I'm a fellow coffee addict btw

[Village]

34 minutes ago, Preety_India said:

@ertopolice are there alternatives to coffee that might not be that unsafe? 

I'm a fellow coffee addict btw

A proper diet, then you won't feel like you need drugs to get through the day. 

[Preety_India]

1 minute ago, Village said:

A proper diet, then you won't feel like you need drugs to get through the day. 

What do you mean by a proper diet? My diet is generally quite balanced 

 

[Village]

@Preety_India Aren't you vegetarian?

[Preety_India]

@Village yes

[Space]

@ertopolice Good effort! Keep it up  Caffeine withdrawals can be quite challenging. But its also not that difficult to overcome. Have you considered substituting your coffee for a black tea? 

I'm currently on 1 cup of coffee in the morning and then 1-2 cups of tea throughout the day. I never have more than 1 cup of caffeinated coffee in a day.

[Scholar]

I stopped drinking all caffeine a few months ago, and it was terrible for the first month or two, I was a zombie. But I don't regret anything, my productivity has increase tremendously and I will not go back to drinking it.

[ertopolice]

@Space Thanks for ur support!

Yes! i considered green or black tea as a substitute for the little little "sip" i still take in the afternoon...but i do not want to get too much into black tea because i'm trying to take care of my teeth

2 hours ago, Scholar said:

I stopped drinking all caffeine a few months ago, and it was terrible for the first month or two, I was a zombie. But I don't regret anything, my productivity has increase tremendously and I will not go back to drinking it.

I still need to test myself going off any coffee at night shifts 

[calibrate]

Oh boy dont even get me started. 

[fridjonk]

On 2/4/2021 at 8:00 PM, dflores321 said:

80% of the "pain" in withdrawal is our thoughts about it. 

This ☝️☝️

[ertopolice]

tomorrow it's 2 weeks OFF

feels Ok for now

yesterday i felt KO but i guess it was due to work reasons and lack of sleep during all this week

i plan to train this morning..will report how i feels

thank u!

[ertopolice]

on to week 3

STRONG headache the last 3-4 days.

 

[ertopolice]

@dflores321 red the daily dose by 75% and feels..OK

but i miss the boost

apart from that  i am taking care of my health as usual

[SvanteTheBeast]

I quit caffeine like 3 days ago and have little to non withdrawl symtoms. I read the book "the easy way to quit caffeine" by Allen Carr and it opened up the ability to quit without any real pains or willpower. I just have realized that caffeine dosent give me any real benefits, its the withdrawl that is lowering your baseline and the fix is getting you to a normal level of consentration, energy, happiness and so on. Just as someone else said, 80% of the pain of withdrawl are your thoughts about it.

[ertopolice]

@SvanteTheBeast will check out that book!! thx!

@dflores321 let's see..ok for the moment

the real test gonna be nightshifts