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Any one else here addicted to Caffeine?

workoutgirl23
workoutgirl23 Posts: 267
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
just curious how many people here drink a lot of caffeine during the day. Every since i have started dieting more and working out a lot, i need the energy. i have been drinking a lot more of those energy drinks, and taking caffeine pills. i love caffeine. any once else.
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  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    What is your favorite energy drink, workoutgirl23?
  • Sapporo
    Sapporo Posts: 693 Member
    yeah but just coffee, at least 2 cups per day.
  • workoutgirl23
    workoutgirl23 Posts: 267
    I like the monster absolutely Zero energy drinks. or the Rock stars are good.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    Yes, but only coffee and only in the morning.

    If you're depending on energy drinks to feel energetic, you might want to re-evaluate your food intake and make sure your macros (carbs, fat, protein) are in reasonable balance.
  • mjlobeau
    mjlobeau Posts: 28 Member
    i was addicted to full throttle for a long time.. i drank them everyday for a few years. i had to ween myself off. every once in awhile i will have a sugar free redbull just to satisfy my caffiene craving. or diet mountain dew.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Probably.
    I have to drink crazy amounts of liquid for medical reasons and I find soda the most palatable.
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
    COFFEE is my friend....:drinker:
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Just coffee, but lots of it. 4 or more cups a day.
    maybe a coke once a week.
    NEVER energy drinks, as they are worse then coke on the teeth.
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    *Raises hand*

    Well, actually, I"m addicted to black coffee but the caffeine is a bonus.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    I have one large cup of coffee and one can of diet pop a day. If not, I am cranky and tend to get headaches.
  • laceylou0702
    laceylou0702 Posts: 226 Member
    I love soda, I love everything about it. I can drink diet, regular, brown, yellow, clear, red.... doesn't matter I drink it all. I can't stop it's so sad I quit smoking cold turkey but soda.... eeks!
  • Leslie85
    Leslie85 Posts: 265 Member
    Yup! Completely addicted to caffeine....
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    My husband has at least 10 to 12 cups of coffee a day.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    COFFEE. Caffeine is actually good for you, based on the real scientific evidence.
  • secondchance82
    secondchance82 Posts: 66
    I drink a 5 hour energy about 2-3x a week, and drink 4-8 cups of coffee a day (tully's espresso). I also drink a minimum of a gallon of water everyday, so no guilt here.
  • Leslie85
    Leslie85 Posts: 265 Member
    I love soda, I love everything about it. I can drink diet, regular, brown, yellow, clear, red.... doesn't matter I drink it all. I can't stop it's so sad I quit smoking cold turkey but soda.... eeks!

    HAHA! This! Minus the smoking thing b/c I've never smoked. But I agree- I love everything about soda. My addiction is Diet Sun Drop...I love the caffeine, the carbonation, everything! hahaha!
  • Sepheara
    Sepheara Posts: 208 Member
    I used to be.
    Several cups of coffee in the am, iced coffee with lunch, monster drinks and soda at home. every single thing I drank had acaffine in it. But I didn't like wasting so many calories on liquids and I didnt like the chemicals they put in the diet stuff. So I uit. It was the hardest thing I ever did. I felt sick, had a temper and a killer headache for over a week. but now I can enjoy maybe 1 a day, get that iced coffee kick in the am, and fill the rest of my day with water and feel great.
  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359
    You called?
  • LinzCurlyQ
    LinzCurlyQ Posts: 94 Member
    I love coffee or tea! but no soda or energy drinks. I used to drink like 6 diet cokes a day which replaced like 6 regular cokes a day. Horrible for me. I finally switched to mainly coffee and water during the day. It takes me about 9 hours to drink half a pot because I alternate water and coffee while drinking at my desk. Iced tea is usually a treat while eating out.
  • missymuffet459
    missymuffet459 Posts: 162
    I am a Diet Pepsi/ Coke girl! Just a month ago I was drinking 3-4 cans a day. Poured over ice with a squeeze of lemon....YUMMY!

    My skin was getting really bad though and I felt gross. I realized that there were some days where I was not drinking water- AT ALL!!! No wonder I was looking so bad.

    I have since tried to drink at least 8 cups of water a day. I know I should be drinking more but baby steps, right? The last few weeks I have had only one can of soda with lunch. Maybe two of the days I have cracked open another can. I am not trying to wean myself completely off, just drink less of it.
  • SpydrMnky27
    SpydrMnky27 Posts: 381 Member
    I get about 4 hours of broken sleep a night. I drink a lot of coffee. It's probably the worst thing for me since I have anxiety issues but I don't know what else to do. Hopefully my son will stop waking up throughout the night soon. He's 2 already!!

    I used to be addicted to sugar free Rockstars and Monsters but I'm afraid of what they might be doing to my body so I stopped . I'll have one occasionally but I used to drink 2 or 3 a day.
  • efarrar13
    efarrar13 Posts: 78
    I was drinking 7 cans of Diet Mt Dew a day. Did a three day juice fast and now only drink green tea and water. Didn't have the bad caffeine headaches or anything which was surprising.
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    nom nom nom I love my caffeine
  • AnisaMG
    AnisaMG Posts: 154 Member
    I LOVE a cup of GOOD black coffee in the morning. I used to drink 3-4 cups of coffee through the day just to have the energy to make dinner at night. But then I started taking Vitamin B100 and an adrenal support and I have more energy than ever, and it has nothing to do with the caffeine!
  • jessienmiller
    jessienmiller Posts: 73 Member
    On a daily basis I drink about 4 cups of black coffee with artifiacial sweetner, 6-8 glasses of water and either a diet sweet tea or a diet fountain pepsi.I love caffiene!
  • workoutgirl23
    workoutgirl23 Posts: 267
    caffeine rocks. i love the energy high i get off it.
  • mymichelle1964
    mymichelle1964 Posts: 1
    I pretty much have to have my caffeine daily... now it's getting for like twice a day, where it used to be only in the mornings. I am up to 2 espresso shots + 1 shot of hazelnut + half/half to the top. I know I have to cut out the half and half now and make sure to order the hazelnut syrup in diet! As for the energy drinks...... be careful, a much better choice is FRS - its has much more vitamins (lots of vitamin B) and less suger and they have a diet one too. Much, much better. Try them out. I stay away from all the other energy drinks. Today is day 1, yes, I will need more caffeine, it does help the hunger.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    yes addicted to our Tim Horton's coffee here in Ontario, Canada :bigsmile:
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Caffeine puts my anxiety level through the roof. I went through a bad breakup recently and have been trying to stay away from it. But it's finals week, and I felt like I needed it. And here I am, more pissed off than usual, wishing I'd just slept a little later instead.
  • harleykat64
    harleykat64 Posts: 70
    Coffee and zip fizz are my addictions
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