thinking of giving up caffine

dlionsmane

I would say do it gradually. Not cold turkey. I didn't do as much as you but I would start with cutting the full test coffee with decaf 3/4 regular to 1/4 decaf, then half and half then 3/4 decaf to 1/4 regular.
Have a 'hugemongus' glass of water when you want to have an energy drink and then if you still want it only drink half.

I eventually went to green tea and don't drink coffee at all anymore (cuz really what's the point of drinking decaf?) So I still get some caffeine but I like the green tea more.

Good luck - when I quit cold turkey 10 years ago I had a raging headache for 3 weeks!

brandierich

that is cause you drink so much of it !

Groovyca2022

Good luck.


I don't want to give up caffeine as I've already given up plenty of things already....sugar, pasta..etc.

beattie1

1. Why? Coffee is actually good for you.
2. Nobody....and I mean NOBODY could be as addicted as I was to coke. 4 of the 2ltr bottles a day for 10 years till I went cold turkey. I would sleep with a bottle beside my bed just so I didn't have to get up to get a drink. I would make sure my son had milk or water, but no coke.... that was MY drink. I never had coffee, no water, no milk..... coke. For 10 years. No imagine combining that with no exercise & you have an overweight person.
3. Coffee is not bad for you, not unless you have some heart problems or reactions to it. I drink coffee daily, about 4-5 cups a day.

Coffee FTW.

Caffeine (which is found in normal coffee and other drinks) is NOT good for you if you have a heart murmur as the OP stated that he had.

Legs_McGee

I've never liked coffee or tea but I used to drink quite a bit of soda. I stopped drinking that several years ago (for the most part; I probably have 3 or 4 a year. Usually with whiskey). I remember being a bit sleepier at first but never had any headaches or anything. Your body adjusts.

andreagenther

I gave it up a few years ago. I switched from coffee and diet coke to tea, 6-8 a day, since black tea has about half the caffeine of coffee. Green tea has about 1/4 the caffeine of coffee so i slowly switched to that over about a month and decreased it to about 3 a day. I gave it up again when pregnant and switched to decaf and hot chocolate.
I now have 1-2 coffees a week and about about 2/3 the tea in my cupboard is decaf which i drink whenever I want something hot and soothing. Most days I don't need the caffeine at all but some days it is nice to have the kick in the butt.
I sleep better and have more energy without a constant supply of caffeine in my diet.
Good luck with your goals.

Timshel_

I cut wayyy down on caffeine, but to help curb anxiety and some sleeping issues, not for weight loss. I do a 1 to 3 mix of caffeinated to decaf coffee beans in the morning and only do 2 20 ounce cups. I rarely if ever have any more caffeine in the day.

ILoveBreakfast671

Been drinking coffee since kindergarten lol. I used to dump sugar and cream in it. Now its just black. Just 1-2 cups a day. I drink it before I hit the gym if I don't have preworkout. I like coffee...

pinkraynedropjacki

1. Why? Coffee is actually good for you.
2. Nobody....and I mean NOBODY could be as addicted as I was to coke. 4 of the 2ltr bottles a day for 10 years till I went cold turkey. I would sleep with a bottle beside my bed just so I didn't have to get up to get a drink. I would make sure my son had milk or water, but no coke.... that was MY drink. I never had coffee, no water, no milk..... coke. For 10 years. No imagine combining that with no exercise & you have an overweight person.
3. Coffee is not bad for you, not unless you have some heart problems or reactions to it. I drink coffee daily, about 4-5 cups a day.

Coffee FTW.

Caffeine (which is found in normal coffee and other drinks) is NOT good for you if you have a heart murmur as the OP stated that he had.

And didn't I state that it's not IF you have heart problems?:noway: