Giving up caffeine

jonney_joop · 25 Feb 2013 at 02:24

i've gone off caffeine for about two weeks now whilst abroad but finally caved in yesterday when i had a drink of red bull

Assassin_012 · 25 Feb 2013 at 03:21

try green tea...or soy bean tea (i think)..well there both suppose to be hot..

leave to cool

drinking green tea helps relax
soy bean milk helps.....well..you eat it once its cool and solidy...

PwnDirect · 25 Feb 2013 at 04:17

plenty of soft drinks don't contain aspartame only the diet ones mostly, Just check teh label for good old sugar

diamount · 25 Feb 2013 at 04:25

PwnDirect said:
plenty of soft drinks don't contain aspartame only the diet ones mostly, Just check teh label for good old sugar

It's either sugar or sweeteners ;/

Somnambulist · 25 Feb 2013 at 06:16

Better stop drinking milk as that's full of aspartic acid too (which is what aspartame breaks down into). All those sports supplements selling it too - won't someone PLEASE think of the children!?

One More Solo · 25 Feb 2013 at 07:24

jonney_joop said:
i've gone off caffeine for about two weeks now whilst abroad but finally caved in yesterday when i had a drink of red bull

Jesus, stay strong brother, you can pull through these dark days.

nath247 · 25 Feb 2013 at 08:30

I think the UK would grind to a standstill if there was a major caffeine shortage.

Yaayuh! · 25 Feb 2013 at 08:32

I tried cutting out caffeine, the headaches were horrific.

Coffee <3 my true love.

Freefaller · 25 Feb 2013 at 08:32

It's easy. It's called self control.

Ascendancy · 25 Feb 2013 at 09:04

Cutting it out myself. Haven't touched any since Saturday night and last night I had the best sleep I've had in a long time. No headaches or anything yet, and I don't feel as tired as I normally do during the day.

YOLOSWAG27 · 25 Feb 2013 at 09:11

never give up da caffein

On Holiday · 25 Feb 2013 at 09:18

YOLOSWAG27 said:
never give up da caffein

This guy needs a nice apf -d..

ci_newman · 25 Feb 2013 at 09:58

Freefaller said:
It's easy. It's called self control.

This really. I cut out most caffeine from my diet years ago, I occasionally drink it in soft drinks, tea etc but never on a regular daily basis. I drink tea, but only decaffeinated at home & at work.

To improve my general well-being, I am now also making a conscious effort to reduce the amount of sugar in my diet too. On my old diet, my typical bowl of breakfast cereal was almost 50% of my recommended RDA of sugar :eek:

I haven't gone cold turkey and I'm still eating carbs, just avoiding anything with added sugar (chocolate bars, sweets, puddings) until my addiction / cravings are gone.

I'm about 8 days in now and already feel much better, less lethargic during the day, sleeping better.