So long red bulls !!

Muffin144
Muffin144 Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
As the first of this year 2019 I have stopped drinking red bulls. It had way too much sugar and caffeine. Now I have the issue of being sleepy during my 12 hr shifts of work. Any suggestions for something I can drink or eat to give me energy? :)

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  • Runaroundafieldx2
    Runaroundafieldx2 Posts: 233 Member
    I drink the Aldi sugar free version of them.

    Only 8 calories and I like the caffeine
  • Muffin144
    Muffin144 Posts: 4 Member
    Oh. We have an Aldi's here. I will check those out. Thank you!!
  • netitheyeti
    netitheyeti Posts: 539 Member
    I have a horrible caffeine habit and I just get the sugarfree drinks instead (or black coffee with sweetener and skim milk)... but yeah, the regular ones are incredibly sugary
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    If you like Red Bull then sugar free Red Bull would be the obvious choice for reducing calories.
    But if you are working at reducing your caffeine too then suggest you do it gradually rather than "cold turkey".
  • kgb6days
    kgb6days Posts: 880 Member
    I LOVE Zipfizz. It's a powder with vitamins and caffeine that you add to water. I drink them daily at work - well I did but I recently retired. I like the Pink Lemonade flavor best and have to order those from Amazon. Sam's has several flavors but they are not ones I really like. Grape and Fruit punch I think = they are just too sweet for me. 10 calories each.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    If you like Red Bull then sugar free Red Bull would be the obvious choice for reducing calories.
    But if you are working at reducing your caffeine too then suggest you do it gradually rather than "cold turkey".

    yep, i just have a sugar free red bull if i don't think diet coke will cut it!
  • dollarbill181
    dollarbill181 Posts: 67 Member
    Just started drinking "bang" energy drinks. They work great without giving you the typical crash after a couple hours.
  • Theoldguy1
    Theoldguy1 Posts: 2,496 Member
    Perhaps work on your sleep hygiene instead or relying so much on caffeine.

    As someone else mentioned ween yourself off caffeine gradually and stay hydrated to minimize withdrawal headaches.

    Best of luck.
  • stricklee11
    stricklee11 Posts: 218 Member
    Muffin144 wrote: »
    As the first of this year 2019 I have stopped drinking red bulls. It had way too much sugar and caffeine. Now I have the issue of being sleepy during my 12 hr shifts of work. Any suggestions for something I can drink or eat to give me energy? :)

    They have sugar free red bull (which is what I drink just for preference of the taste). If you can drink espresso or very strong coffee black, that may be a good substitute.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,130 Member
    Sugar Free Red Bull does the trick for me nicely, if I don't want to drink my caffeine I also have a tub of MyProtein Caffeine tablets which are pretty good value for money at 10 euro for 200 it's certainly more more cost effective than my Diet Coke or a Coffee.
  • zeejane03
    zeejane03 Posts: 993 Member
    Runaroundafieldx2 wrote: »
    I drink the Aldi sugar free version of them.

    Only 8 calories and I like the caffeine

    Yep, my husband switched to these and says they taste close enough that he doesn't mind them. It's saving him calories and us a LOT of money!

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