"Kicking the Coffee Habit"

Im also a coffe lover. But i dont think im quite ready to give it up yet.

Why dont you try weaning yourself off it. Every week swap one of your regular joes for a cup of decaff, then the next week swap two, then three and so on..

This way your body can adjust and you still get the taste and warmth a good old mug brings.

Eventually youll be completely off te habit drinking nothing but decaff and if you wish you can slowly cut down on those too. Only it will be much easier as there will be no caffeine in them to give you that buzz.

This method should also lessen those awful withdrawl symptoms of the headaches.

I give you credit - I love my coffee! My friend tried stopping when she was pregnant and would do half regular/half decaf for awhile. It's a pain if you make it at home though. It worked for her.

Yes, coffee itself has few calories, but the cream and sugar adds a lot. I, too, was addicted to caffeine and when I decided to make a change in my lifestyle this time around that was one of the things I chose to change as well. Not so much for the caffeine (although I did want to cut back on that) but more so for the creamer that added the empty calories and the artificial sweetener I used. I used to drink 2 cups of coffee in the morning and then have a diet pepsi in the afternoon. If I missed any of these "doses" I would get a headache. So I started by cutting out the 2nd cup of morning coffee and if I started to get a headache I would take tylenol. Then I stopped having the afternoon pepsi (mostly because of the artificial sweeteners that I was hearing could undermine weightloss) Then I switched from coffee to mint green tea, which still has a lot of caffeine, but I don't need to add creamer, and I switched from aspartame sweeteners to Sun Crystals, which don't have any chemical additives. I still have energy, don't get headaches and my skin complexion has improved! :happy: If I'm feeling a little sluggish in the afternoon or if I have a headache coming on in the afternoon, I will add a packet of Crystal Light "Energy" to my water, which has a tiny dose of caffiene. :drinker:

This has worked for me since January and I have come to really enjoy my mint flavored green tea, plus it's got all the great antioxidants! Hope this is helpful and that you find something that works for you! Cheers! :drinker:

I am a coffer lover too. Use to drink a whole pot in the morning and half of one at night but have cut way down. Sure wouldn't want to just quick. Not yet.


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What are yer puttin' in yer coffee to make it high-[scoff]- Empty-colories? ! ? Hardly any calories in Coffee (does dehydrate you though)....

lol I'm a freaking stan-the-java-man addict though haha so don't listen to me ... But Coffee I will not give up! I'll give up condements, Sugar, Chocolate, Deserts, my left boobie .. Well before i give up my Italian Drip Coffee with two shots of Espresso added delight ..

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Coffe has a good amount of potassium in it which I really need, so I'm not giving it up. Are you drinking green tea instead?

I used to be a major coffee addict also. I kicked the habit about 7 months ago. A Naturopath told me that coffee taxes the adrenal system and makes your body product cortisol (a stress response). When your body is producing too much cortisol it is near impossible to lose weight, tone muscles, get a proper night's sleep, etc. Coffee is also very acidic and creates an imbalance in your body's pH. Now I allow myself one coffee on the weekend as a treat. In the mornings I drink a green smoothie (usually with spirulina, blueberries, kefir yogurt, and almond milk). I have so much more energy now than I did when I drank coffee and I don't have the mid afternoon slump or the headaches associated with coffee addiction.

I love coffee, but have always had it black, black, black, so I'm not looking to cut it out.

However, I breastfeed my daughter, and have cut out some of the caffeine by drinking 1/2 caff in the morning - I mix my own (because we already have regular hanging around for my husband, and I also drink decaf after dinner).

I probably drink 6-8 cups of coffee a day between the 1/2 caff and decaf, which ends up being 2-3 cups of regular strength. I drink about 12 cups of water a day, so dehydration is never a problem.

I too was a coffeeholic...I used to drink 2-4 8 oz cups a day. I stopped drinking coffee because my ob/gyn said that excessive caffiene can cause cysts on your ovaries. I stopped drinking coffee on May 31, 2009 and I have to say it was really hard the first two weeks, after that it got much better. I found that unsweetened tea or iced tea helped me overcome the carving for coffee and by September 2009, I didn't miss it anymore.

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Hello, my name is Chrys, and I am also a self proclaimed coffee addict.

I used to drink a LOT of tea, black and green. In time I just got bored of it. Although I still drink it (as a mid day booster, snack, or after dinner treat), I find myself loving my coffee even more.

My fiancé and I treat ourself to whole beans. It is one of the small indulgences we can afford. We will grind our own beans and brew the coffee. On the weekends we have his five year old daughter and it is a big deal for her to be able to make the coffee.

We have found that we do not need to make it full of calories to be able to enjoy it. And coffee in moderation can actually be quite healthy for you.

We have replaced sugar with Splenda and then replaced creamer with the new Almond Breeze almond milk as it only has 60 calories per cup, and we only use 3tbsp. We can enjoy a full cup of coffee for a very small amount of coffee. For us, it makes it worth it.

Aside from my occasional cup of tea, this is the only caffeine beverage I drink. I have to limit myself to just one otherwise I will be up all night. I have a low tolerance for caffeine.

We buy a light roast, usually breakfast blend or flavors for a nice treat.

I know it is hard to give up, but personally I do not see why I have to?

Our local coffee house has gotten to know us well, they brew coffee, have sugar free flavors and Splenda. Starbucks can make you a nice treat for pretty low in calories as well. You just have to ask them!