My name is Erika and I'm an addict! I gave up drinking coffee on the 7th of September. If you've missed my post about coffee addiction, you should read it first Understanding Coffee Addiction And A Hard Decision.
Today I want to tell you about my journey, what's happened so far.
September 7
The first day was the hardest. Starting your morning without coffee was unimaginable for me. I woke up, had a glass of water and tried not to think about coffee, which was practically impossible.
At 8 am the well known headache started to torture me. I knew this was coming but tried to fight it without painkillers. At 9.30 all my strength was gone, I was feeling weak and this was the case pretty much all day. I was having difficulties to concentrate and had to pay more attention to anything I was doing.
What I missed the most is drinking, sipping something. Green tea with fresh lemon juice looked like a great compromise, but not because its caffeine content, but because it has many health benefits. One cup of coffee can contain 100-150mg of caffeine but this is relative, it depends on what type of coffee we are talking about. One cup of green tea contains only about 26mg of caffeine.
The rest of the day was tough. I was yawning all day, had no strength at all and the headache was coming and going pretty much all day.
September 8
The headache started again shortly after 8.30 am but disappeared around 10.00 am. I had my green tea with lemon which can substitute coffee but it felt great to my stomach.
Surprisingly my strenght came back, was able to do some work and was yawning less than the day before.
September 9 (today)
My headache is gone!!!! No headache today and I'm feeling perfectly well, no yawning!
Conclusion:
The first day was the hardest. Each time I felt sleepy or my head was aching or had no strength, my first thought was to drink some coffee. This is obviously an automated reaction of my brain or body or both. Can't even count how many times I felt that. This is the proof that I was treating everything with coffee.
This time it was better than four years ago.
I know it's not nice to say this, but I'm very proud of myself to have been able to resist without coffee and I know this is because I can control my mind.
I strongly believe if you can control your mind, you can control your body. And not because it sounds good and it's very trendy to say that, but because it works for me!
It's been only three days and I know I still have a long way to go but so far so good :)
P.S. I'm not trying to convince anyone, I'm just sharing my story and my journey with you.
Sources:
Green Tea vs. Coffee, Which One Is Better For You?
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azta meg a mindenit!😁 olvastam mondom irom majd hogy igyal fekete teat tejjel az ugyan olyan erre olvasom tovabb irod a zold teat😂
van meg egy megoldas a elvonasi tunetekre.
CSOKI!!!!!😂
En anno a snickersel szoktam le a cigirol. Lehet most is az kene. El kell foglalnod magad es napi 2 snickers😉
Nekem mukodott😊
Csak kitartas! ( amugy te meg mindig jobb helyzetben vagy mint en😂 Latod felem jon a tajfun megint. Olyan vagyok mint egy magnes. Ha ez is meglesz mehetek megint a hirekbe) 😂
A fekete tea nekem nem megoldás, ugyanis abban is van koffein bőven és nem is szeretem. A zöld tea sokkal jobb megoldásnak nézett ki és egészségesebb is. Amúgy meg nem akartam egyik függőséget a másikra cserélni. Ezt sem fogom rendszeresen inni, csak most még megvan a szokás, hogy igyak valamit és amúgy meg jólesik a citromos meleg tea a gyomromnak.
Csoki? Szeretem nagyon, tegnap bevágtam egy egész tábla tibi csokit egymagam! No ezért nem veszek, csak ritkán és akkor is csak a kicsit, max. 50 grammost :) Aki nem tud illedelmesen viselkedni, az így jár :D
Szeretnék fogyni pár kilót, de csak hülyítem magam, egy helyben tapogok :)))
oooo ha fogyni szeretnel akkor nem kell mas csak egy kis stress😂😂😂 nekem bevallt. meg 16 oras muszakok barban. 102kg-rol lementem ( most figyelj ) 70-re. Par honap alatt. Most meg a Fulop kajatol fogyok le😂
Ha egyszer hazajutunk tuti felszedek en is meg a parom is 20kg-ot😂😂😋
Csak eloszor eljuk tul a tajfunt. ( Viccet csinalok belole de radirozik a seggem nagyon ) Ilyen ember nincs is meg egy mint en. 10 ev alatt 3 super tajfun es en mindig kikapom. 😂
I'm happy for you, Erika. It's good you managed to surpass the headaches, I know how awful they are (I'm suffering from migraines since childhood).
Fingers crossed for next days even though what was worse, already passed.
Thank you dear Roxy and sorry to hear about your migraines. I've managed to get through this without any painkillers. On the other hand I'm used to headaches, I knew it can be worst than after my head surgeries 😀
Head surgeries? Oh my God. You really are a tough lady. 🙂
My migraines seem to be rarer lately so maybe I will get rid of them for good.
Yeah, I had two head surgeries, one after the other. One in December 2016, the other in January 2017. It was only plastic surgery but had 10 cuts in total and twice as much stitches. Had to cut off my hair, which grew back quickly :) Happy to hear you're feeling better and migraines are not making your life miserable! :)
It is good that it's nothing major. And the hair growing quickly is awesome. 🙂
A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. I think that is an old Chinese proverb. If it isn't, it should be. Good luck!
Thank you! I think I'm out of the woods, us that what Americans are always saying? :) Today was much more easier, no headaches at all.
I'm pleased to read of your improvement. As for being "out of the woods," it is the American bears who are always saying that: "You people get out of the woods!" Official Humor Notification ;-)
Thank you Oliver! I knew the expression but not where it is actually coming from :)
WOW you really doing that :) I am very curious your story now :)
Greetings :)
You can read my story, I posted it three days ago.
Well done, girl! Keep moving forward!
I am, thank you!