Getting rid of the caffeine addiction

I have had high blood pressure since I became pregnant with my first
child. That was 26 years ago. Prior to that I used to drink a lot of
coffee and caffeinated tea. I was drinking diet soda at the time. I
trained myself to drink coffee just for breakfast and in the afternoon.
Then slowly I weaned off the must have morning coffee to tea in the
morning and coffee on weekends. The afternoon cup became a cup of tea
and now de-caf tea. My daily soda is caffeine free. It is just like
working through a food or other addiction. You need to start slowly and
figure out how to make it work for you. When I was in college I drank
12-15 cups a day so I know what it's like to be addicted to caffeine. I
enjoy a good cup of coffee. It just doesn't make sense to have a lot of
it when I am dealing with the blood pressure problem.

Audrey

this is on my list but is after weight loss and stopping smoking, Lee, glad
to hear it can be done
ahmward wrote in message
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I have had high blood pressure since I became pregnant with my first
child. That was 26 years ago. Prior to that I used to drink a lot of
coffee and caffeinated tea. I was drinking diet soda at the time. I
trained myself to drink coffee just for breakfast and in the afternoon.
Then slowly I weaned off the must have morning coffee to tea in the
morning and coffee on weekends. The afternoon cup became a cup of tea
and now de-caf tea. My daily soda is caffeine free. It is just like
working through a food or other addiction. You need to start slowly and
figure out how to make it work for you. When I was in college I drank
12-15 cups a day so I know what it's like to be addicted to caffeine. I
enjoy a good cup of coffee. It just doesn't make sense to have a lot of
it when I am dealing with the blood pressure problem.

Audrey

"ahmward" wrote:

It is just like working through a food or other addiction.

I'm weaning myself off of Diet Coke right now. I was drinking about 2
liters a day...sometimes more. So, I just stopped keeping it in the house.
If I really want one, I go get one around lunchtime. But to do that I have
to pack my two kids in the car, go somewhere and get one. I can't go to a
drive thru because then the kids want junk food. So the only place I go is
Quik Trip. Trust me, it's no fun taking two boys under 4 into a convenience
store. So, I'm down to around 3 liters a week. Not too bad after just
about 4 weeks!

lucy

wonderful progress, Lee
Lucy wrote in message
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"ahmward" wrote:

It is just like working through a food or other addiction.

I'm weaning myself off of Diet Coke right now. I was drinking about 2
liters a day...sometimes more. So, I just stopped keeping it in the
house.
If I really want one, I go get one around lunchtime. But to do that I
have
to pack my two kids in the car, go somewhere and get one. I can't go to a
drive thru because then the kids want junk food. So the only place I go
is
Quik Trip. Trust me, it's no fun taking two boys under 4 into a
convenience
store. So, I'm down to around 3 liters a week. Not too bad after just
about 4 weeks!

lucy

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:22:14 -0600, "Stormmee"
wrote:

this is on my list but is after weight loss and stopping smoking, Lee, glad
to hear it can be done

You should definately give up smoking. The good news is that it's a
lot easier than losing weight. If you have your weight under control
(or even if you don't) you should seriously think about stopping
sooner rather than later. Caffeine comes a long way behind.

Ray

ahmward wrote:
I have had high blood pressure since I became pregnant with my first
child. That was 26 years ago. Prior to that I used to drink a lot of
coffee and caffeinated tea. I was drinking diet soda at the time. I
trained myself to drink coffee just for breakfast and in the afternoon.
Then slowly I weaned off the must have morning coffee to tea in the
morning and coffee on weekends. The afternoon cup became a cup of tea
and now de-caf tea. My daily soda is caffeine free. It is just like
working through a food or other addiction. You need to start slowly and
figure out how to make it work for you. When I was in college I drank
12-15 cups a day so I know what it's like to be addicted to caffeine. I
enjoy a good cup of coffee. It just doesn't make sense to have a lot of
it when I am dealing with the blood pressure problem.

Audrey


I tried Atkins about two years ago and had to quit my Pepsi addiction
when I went on it. Had some pretty bad withdrawls but in the end I
kick the Pepsi habbit. Unfortunately couldn't stick with the diet.
Too extreme. Before I started WW almost 3 weeks ago I was back up to
3-4 cans of Pepsi a day. Starting WW meant quitting Pepsi again. I
thought about supplementing with Diet Pepsi, but as it turned out I
didn't need it. I have the occasional Diet Pepsi, maybe 2 or 3 a week,
but cold turkey worked for me this time without any problems. I'm sure
my blood sugar is thanking me too. I just figured, as long as I was
changing my lifestyle anyway...

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I appreciate the thought but think smoking will be much harder than weight,
I never considered hurting anyone to get food, Lee
rmr wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:22:14 -0600, "Stormmee"
wrote:

this is on my list but is after weight loss and stopping smoking, Lee,
glad
to hear it can be done

You should definately give up smoking. The good news is that it's a
lot easier than losing weight. If you have your weight under control
(or even if you don't) you should seriously think about stopping
sooner rather than later. Caffeine comes a long way behind.

Ray