My own approach is to try to drink 2-3 cups per day at most, but also drink decaf later in the day. I just enjoy the taste of coffee while working.
I quit caffeine
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Re: I quit caffeine
#132I asked it before, but can anyone explain why a single cup of (normal strength, not starbucks) coffee easily gives me the jitters, while drinking a 2L bottle of cola does nothing?
Re: I quit caffeine
#133I've quit caffeine more than once.
Probably the worst time went like this: in addition to the headaches, my entire body was overcome by a muscular weakness, and this lasted almost two weeks.
About three days into it, I went for a simple little four mile run. I was in good running shape at the time. Because of how I was starting to feel, I took it easy. Yet, the next day, every muscle hurt in my body. Arms, legs, abdominals, back. It was as if a completely unfit, untrained, unaccustomed body had been made to race the distance.
The soreness took days to dissipate.
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#134I didn't quit caffeine, but I cut down massively by keeping it in a Zojirushi mug that keeps it hot all morning instead of drinking from a regular mug. Because it stays hot, I just sip it, and that way I only drink one mug in the morning and occasionally one in the afternoon, instead of the 3 or 4 mugs I would drink previously.
+1 for Zojirushi. I do wish they made something shaped more like a traditional mug than a travel mug. I've tried various brands of insulated mugs, and at most they let me stretch out my cup of coffee to 45 minutes. With a Zojirushi I can make a cup last hours.
I know the Zojirushi is recommended a lot, but I'm not a fan. It certainly does a great job keeping stuff hot, but the silicon(?) parts pretty quickly takes on a strong smell of stale coffee that ruins it for me, at least when trying to drink from it directly. Pouring it out into a mug helps, but kind of defeats the purpose of it.
I've tried everything to get rid of the smell but have not been successful.
Re: I quit caffeine
#135Re: I quit caffeine
#136I'll be the contrarian. I was a pot per day drinker and quit for three months and felt no different, just missed the coffee. I quit the quit and I'm back to a pot per day, feeling much better.
> felt no different
> feeling much better
Does not compute :P
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#137Quitting caffeine cold-turkey is very unpleasant. It can take a full two weeks of withdrawal (bad headaches, general tiredness). I’ve had more success reducing the amount (3/4 caf -> 1/2 caf) over time. Anything more that 4 cups a day is probably unhealthy. Remember that 1 “cup” of coffee is actually 6 oz, so a normal coffee mug or latte is twice that. One coffee (2 “cups” or a latte) in the morning and one around 2p…
There are also slow and fast caffeine metabolizers, so there’s not one single safe amount.
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#138This is word-for-word, event-for-event what I just went through. I also have the same decaf intolerance, now, as well as sensitivity to any caffeine. This after years without issues.
Uncanny. I still miss coffee, and the ‘life feeling duller’ thing is real. On the other hand, quieter mind, better sleep.
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#139I just buy caffeine pills. Easier! :)
Re: I quit caffeine
#140I didn't quit caffeine, but I cut down massively by keeping it in a Zojirushi mug that keeps it hot all morning instead of drinking from a regular mug. Because it stays hot, I just sip it, and that way I only drink one mug in the morning and occasionally one in the afternoon, instead of the 3 or 4 mugs I would drink previously.
+1 for Zojirushi. I do wish they made something shaped more like a traditional mug than a travel mug. I've tried various brands of insulated mugs, and at most they let me stretch out my cup of coffee to 45 minutes. With a Zojirushi I can make a cup last hours.
Zojirushi keeps the drink too scalding unless you pour it out into a different vessel. Try an Ember mug. A little annoying to keep it on the charging coaster but keeps it at a drinkable temp indefinitely.