This is it. I believe that my body is completely clean of caffeine. After 3.5 weeks of no coffee intake... it is time.
I am going to buy a small DD coffee coolatta on the way to work. It's not even real coffee... but it will do.
I can just imagine the taste of it now. Wondrous. I think I'm drooling.
YAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!
p.s. I do not plan to start drinking coffee daily... and definitely not the same amounts that I had been drinking. Only a small cup when necessary (read: FINALS season).
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Almost.
Well, it's been nearly 3 weeks since I stopped drinking coffee. I don't know what I'll do after 3 weeks is up. Start up again? Keep depriving myself? Who knows.
All I know is that I have been more tired/sick/blahhhh these past 3 weeks than I was previously. hm.
All I know is that I have been more tired/sick/blahhhh these past 3 weeks than I was previously. hm.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Detoxication: Week 2
In honor of my first straight week of no coffee (and the beginning of week 2), I wore my new threadless shirt ("I'm not bitter, I'm just unsweetened"), a pair of dark jeans, and sneakers I bought over the summer but have only worn twice before (hotness). But even a fresh-looking outfit doesn't make up for the fact that I WANT COFFEE BUT I CAN'T HAVE IT.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Detoxication: Day 7
It has been one week. I am no longer as physically dependent (though I do currently have a slight headache), but I am definitely still emotionally attached to (read: desperate for) coffee.
Someone also said that I must be saving a lot of money on drink costs. WRONG. I usually made my own coffee at home, anyway. And when I didn't, I'd pay for a grande @ starbucks ($1.86). Now, I have to drink the so called "fru-fru" drinks, such as green tea lattes (they don't contain espresso $3.65) and iced apple chai's ($2.80) and shaken passion tea lemonades ($2.80). So I think I am acutally spending MORE money than I was before. Sad.
In other news, I think the boyfriend is sick of consoling the headache-plagued, irritable, tired girlfriend. He has resorted to pure bribery. 2 more weeks of no coffee (making it a grand total of 3 no-coffee weeks), he says, and I am in for a reward. I hope it's a puppy. Particularly this one:
Someone also said that I must be saving a lot of money on drink costs. WRONG. I usually made my own coffee at home, anyway. And when I didn't, I'd pay for a grande @ starbucks ($1.86). Now, I have to drink the so called "fru-fru" drinks, such as green tea lattes (they don't contain espresso $3.65) and iced apple chai's ($2.80) and shaken passion tea lemonades ($2.80). So I think I am acutally spending MORE money than I was before. Sad.
In other news, I think the boyfriend is sick of consoling the headache-plagued, irritable, tired girlfriend. He has resorted to pure bribery. 2 more weeks of no coffee (making it a grand total of 3 no-coffee weeks), he says, and I am in for a reward. I hope it's a puppy. Particularly this one:
Monday, April 6, 2009
Caffeine Withdrawal Is Real.
For all y'all haters out there, I give you this recent CNN article (thanks, em). I also found it on the CNN website, under the link "Caffeine Withdrawal Is Real".
Excerpts (my favorite parts):
[A researcher] said some people complain of "headache, fatigue, sleepiness, inability to focus and concentrate." Others report experiencing flu- like symptoms, irritability, depression and anxiety after skipping as little as one cup of coffee a day.
Tell me about it.
[He also] recommended that people who are motivated to give up caffeine, or cut back on consumption, do so very carefully. "The thing to do is what we do with so many drugs -- basically you wean yourself off slowly," Kuhar suggested. "That doesn't mean it is going to be easy at every step, but it should be easier than going cold turkey."
...oops.
Excerpts (my favorite parts):
[A researcher] said some people complain of "headache, fatigue, sleepiness, inability to focus and concentrate." Others report experiencing flu- like symptoms, irritability, depression and anxiety after skipping as little as one cup of coffee a day.
Tell me about it.
[He also] recommended that people who are motivated to give up caffeine, or cut back on consumption, do so very carefully. "The thing to do is what we do with so many drugs -- basically you wean yourself off slowly," Kuhar suggested. "That doesn't mean it is going to be easy at every step, but it should be easier than going cold turkey."
...oops.
Detoxication: Day 5
I missed the past 2 posts. Mostly because I have not had coffee. I have probably missed other things too, such as credit card bill due dates, exams, and my child's birthday. Just kidding, I don't have a child.
I slept for 10 hours last night. You'd think that I'd feel good-- but I feel useless and inefficient. If I'd been drinking coffee, I'd only need (ideally) 7 hours of sleep, but could do with less. Think about all those extra hours of awakeness. I could be studying, or watching TV, or solving the economic crisis.
Dang it.
(Fear not, I will write up posts about Days 3 and 4 and backdate. Yes, I am a cheater... but I promise I'm not when I have caffeine in my system.)
I slept for 10 hours last night. You'd think that I'd feel good-- but I feel useless and inefficient. If I'd been drinking coffee, I'd only need (ideally) 7 hours of sleep, but could do with less. Think about all those extra hours of awakeness. I could be studying, or watching TV, or solving the economic crisis.
Dang it.
(Fear not, I will write up posts about Days 3 and 4 and backdate. Yes, I am a cheater... but I promise I'm not when I have caffeine in my system.)
Friday, April 3, 2009
Detoxication: Day 2
Today was an OK day. I felt tired in the morning and I didn't ingest a single thing until 3 PM. I've had a few people approach me with questions/comments after the first post. It seems that the overwhelming majority are shocked to hear that I am actually doing this. Yes... I am. Slowly, but surely.
Today, I was feeling pretty good about this endeavor. That is, until 5 PM rolled around. For the next 2 hours, I was dizzy and sick and miserable. Then, the boyfriend bought me an ice cream cone and brought me to the mall. So I felt better.
The end.
Today, I was feeling pretty good about this endeavor. That is, until 5 PM rolled around. For the next 2 hours, I was dizzy and sick and miserable. Then, the boyfriend bought me an ice cream cone and brought me to the mall. So I felt better.
The end.
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