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How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tripzilch »

X-Istence wrote: post #43

I have been off caffeine for 6 or so months now. I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up. I have found that being with caffeine has actually helped me tremendously, I don't feel jittery anymore, I am more alert, I am able to stay awake longer (that one was weird to me as well), I was less likely to feel mentally tired at the end of the day, and…

> I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up.

Free soda at work?? Do they really not care about their employees health at all?

Caffeine is one thing but having your employees guzzle HFCS throughout the day ... does the job come with a healthcare plan? That covers diabetes? :)

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tripzilch »

zheng wrote: post #12
tmeasday wrote: post #4

Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the post]. I think there'd have to be a serious health negative to maintaining my coffee addiction before I feel it'd be worth skipping my morning latte. Oh, and a sugar hit can have a very similar effect in my opinion.

Really? See, I drink mostly decaf espresso, and I'm pretty picky about my coffee, grind my own beans, etc. I can't tell a difference. If it's good coffee, it's good. If not, it's not, no matter decaf or regular. Am I the only one?

This has been my experience with decaf as well.

Really surprised me when I found out, too. (when someone told me I'd been drinking decaf for the past few days)

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tomjen3 »

tripzilch wrote: post #61
X-Istence wrote: post #43

I have been off caffeine for 6 or so months now. I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up. I have found that being with caffeine has actually helped me tremendously, I don't feel jittery anymore, I am more alert, I am able to stay awake longer (that one was weird to me as well), I was less likely to feel mentally tired at the end of the day, and…

> I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up. Free soda at work?? Do they really not care about their employees health at all? Caffeine is one thing but having your employees guzzle HFCS throughout the day ... does the job come with a healthcare plan? That covers diabetes? :)

Diet soda?

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tomjen3 »

forensic wrote: post #7

Anti-caffeine bloggers are so annoying. There is nothing wrong with caffeine, it pretty much drives the modern world. Caffeine is a highly successful and safe nootropic and I'm convinced that people who tell you to stop it are the same people who would tell you to stop masturbating, or to take cold showers, or to sleep without a mattress. There is no good reason to stop caffeine. If you want an extra boost, just drin…

Masturbation changes your testostron levels, so I some cases that might be beneficial. Cold showers influence your metabolic rate, so they can help with weightloss.

Sleeping on the floor may be better for your back, but honestly I don't know.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by hnbla »

tomjen3 wrote: post #63
tripzilch wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up. Free soda at work?? Do they really not care about their employees health at all? Caffeine is one thing but having your employees guzzle HFCS throughout the day ... does the job come with a healthcare plan? That covers diabetes? :)

Diet soda?

People still believe diet soda is more healthy?

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by handelaar »

d2 wrote: post #26

"Drink coffee and then take a 15 minute nap.". Advice like this makes it hard to take this article seriously. It's also a little thin on the data. Sure, it's an article on caffeine, so it'll rank on the geek sites, but do you feel richer or empowered after reading it? I used to drink about 5 cups of coffee a day. I stopped cold turkey and life didn't seem worth living. So I scaled back to one cup of really really FUC…

Seems one cup may be too many. Calm down.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by chollida1 »

d2 wrote: post #26

"Drink coffee and then take a 15 minute nap.". Advice like this makes it hard to take this article seriously. It's also a little thin on the data. Sure, it's an article on caffeine, so it'll rank on the geek sites, but do you feel richer or empowered after reading it? I used to drink about 5 cups of coffee a day. I stopped cold turkey and life didn't seem worth living. So I scaled back to one cup of really really FUC…

> That's right bitches. The only thing more expensive has passed through the asshole of a small cat-like creature. You already know what it's called because you're a geek and you're smart. Hey, I like pussy, but that's taking it a little too far.

Was this part really necessary to make your point?

The rest of your post was spot on:)

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tsycho »

tiles wrote: post #29
dotBen wrote: post #28

My two thoughts: 1) Before you attempt to deal with a 'caffeine addiction', look at whether you have sugar addiction - which is far more dangerous for your health and more complicated to address. 2) Many of us don't get the amount of sleep we really need to function. Unless you sort that problem out first, you will just end up feeling sluggish and unproductive without the caffeine.

Thank you. I'm a habitual soda drinker, and I realized that after giving up caffeine (several times) it's really the taste of soda that brings me back; aka, getting my sugar fix throughout the day. I'm working on addressing this now even as I continue drinking caffeine, simply so I don't deplete myself of any self control. Do you have any relevant articles on addressing sugar addiction? I'm not sure any grand strateg…

Gradual descent.

I used to put 4 teaspoons of sugar in my tea, it just wouldn't taste right without it. Then I decided to cut down. So I started reducing it in very gradual steps. 6 months down the road, I was down to 1.5 teaspoons.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by burgerbrain »

tripzilch wrote: post #61
X-Istence wrote: post #43

I have been off caffeine for 6 or so months now. I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up. I have found that being with caffeine has actually helped me tremendously, I don't feel jittery anymore, I am more alert, I am able to stay awake longer (that one was weird to me as well), I was less likely to feel mentally tired at the end of the day, and…

> I stopped cold-turkey before and went a whole year before joining my new job and free soda was too big to pass up. Free soda at work?? Do they really not care about their employees health at all? Caffeine is one thing but having your employees guzzle HFCS throughout the day ... does the job come with a healthcare plan? That covers diabetes? :)

Either I am going to drink 4 sodas a day and pay 2USD to do so, or I am going to drink 4 sodas a day on my employers coin.

Neither situation has a health advantage to the other, but one of them makes me a happier employee.

If you have health concerns, then just do not drink it.

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