cutting out coffee

OK, sorry for swearing in the curch - I'm on my second day completely without coffee and I NEVER thought it would be this painful! My head hurts, I'm drowsy and relatively cranky as well...
 
That stuff is POTENT!!

Why? I recently heard that coffee is good for the heart. But I can't remember for the life of me, where I read this? Imagine, a nice moka cream with a little froth on top, mmmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm. Heck, imma going to make myself another one. Cheers! 

Bapu - sure is! And I'm drinking it while listening to your latest Song forum offering!

Alegria - I'm sure you're right but I drink WAAAAY too much coffee. I don't care how good it is for my heart when it makes me feel all weird otherwise and useless without any. I'm going cold turkey and will try to build up the habbit again in a more moderate way. Anyways, enjoy your Moka!

Herb - water and chewing gum seems to do the trick. I've decided to have a coke for dinner. Caffeine - powerful stuff!!

Hi,

I have not had regular coffee for 30 years ... and since the doctor put me on blood pressure medication (he's trying to give me diabetes, gangrene and then cancer ... in that order!!!!!) ... I have had a sip or two.

Mostly I drink half a cup, if that, of DECAF ... or Unleaded as I call it!

Lately, I have been taking those low fat expresso mixes and adding a shot or two of coffee to them, so the coffee intake is minor, but you can feel the rush if needed. Generally, with my bad eye sight and being in front of the computer at work, there are days that I can not continue with bad headaches ... time to go home and take a siesta to kill the headache.

But at 61, I'm finding that a bit of coffee is not hurting anything and is helping the day move along ... although I do not recommend using "coffee" as a replacement for your "energy", which I do not do for the most part, but it does help on the last hour of work each day, when things get hard for me visually, and it is foggy and annoying.

Moshkiae


Hi,

I have not had regular coffee for 30 years ... and since the doctor put me on blood pressure medication (he's trying to give me diabetes, gangrene and then cancer ... in that order!!!!!) ... I have had a sip or two.

Mostly I drink half a cup, if that, of DECAF ... or Unleaded as I call it!

Lately, I have been taking those low fat expresso mixes and adding a shot or two of coffee to them, so the coffee intake is minor, but you can feel the rush if needed. Generally, with my bad eye sight and being in front of the computer at work, there are days that I can not continue with bad headaches ... time to go home and take a siesta to kill the headache.

But at 61, I'm finding that a bit of coffee is not hurting anything and is helping the day move along ... although I do not recommend using "coffee" as a replacement for your "energy", which I do not do for the most part, but it does help on the last hour of work each day, when things get hard for me visually, and it is foggy and annoying.

For the past 7 years, I've called coffe "fuel". I drink WAY to much of it and sometimes it's been the only thing keeping my engine running. Since quiting smoking I've wanted to quit everything. After coffee I'll quit milk. I don't think coffee will kill you but I worry about stomach problems for excessive intake of coffee. And seriously, it doesn't taste good enough to risk an ulcer.
 
BTW, this is my second attempt to go cold turkey. Last time I lasted two days before I almost stabbed someone - fingers crossed this time

ProjectM


Bapu - sure is! And I'm drinking it while listening to your latest Song forum offering!

Good Luck in your coffee cutting quest................

I have been drinking mostly 50/50 for years..........

SAY IT AIN"T SO ....say it ain't so .... say it ain't so 


Next everyone will start quitting BECAN!! 

bayoubill



Next everyone will start quitting BECAN!! 

Now you dreamin' Pepe!

ProjectM


Bapu - sure is! And I'm drinking it while listening to your latest Song forum offering!

What about:


This ONE?


or


This ONE?


or


This ONE?


It appears you missed those three.

I submit it's not a hijack when th OP hisownsef admits to listening to a submission of mine. I was gently pointing out that the OP had not commented on some other submissions of mine.

Or...... it was flatulent flat out self-promotional fred hijack.

I get the two mixed up sometimes.

Yes, Tea isn't bad. I've always liked tea. I've had a couple of cups since last week and that's fine. The head ache and grumpyness was over after a couple of days. It's cool. I've decided that I'm not going to have any coffee what so ever until Christmas. Hopefully I can keep it at a moderate level after that.

But the effects are great! Less tired than normal now and I'm way more concentrated and relaxed. Perfect!

ProjectM


 I've decided to have a coke for dinner. Caffeine - powerful stuff!!

Good luck breaking the habit, man! I remember getting the headaches when I quit coffee for a while.


You mention Coke - for me that's the single toughest habit to break. I've quit smoking, drinking alcohol, and even managed to drop coffee for a while. But the Cola habit is the only one I couldn't get rid of. I did manage to reduce the quantities that I drink, but I still have at least one every day. 

OTOH, I drink phenomenal quantities of liquid every day - water, milk, orange juice, vegetable juice, gatorade, sparkling water, coffee (usually 6 of them or more), cola - I basically always have something to drink at hand. So I guess cola accounts for a negligible portion of that.

bayoubill


SAY IT AIN"T SO ....say it ain't so .... say it ain't so 


Next everyone will start quitting BECAN!! 

E-hrm.....
 
 
 
 
 
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ProjectM

I haven't eaten pork at all in...3 years

My brother! :P