Day #2 and NO COFFEE

I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!
Laureen

Laureen wrote:
I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!
Laureen

Hey, I hear you. I still haven't cut it out, and the other day I was really
wishing I could have a regular cup with my cream and honey. Now that I
think of it that way, its more like dessert. But you're right, it's easier
cutting out the carbs than the caffeine.
I've cut down about half of what I used to drink and now its usually black,
or with some cream.
Best of luck to you.
Monica.

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I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!

Caffeine headaches can make you think you are DYING! I would recommend weaning
yourself off caffeine, rather than cold turkey. Try mixing half caf/half decaf
or maybe every other cup and tapering off. No sense in making yourself
miserable.

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205/171/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
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(Laureen) wrote:

I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!
Laureen

It gets better. You know it does. (((Laureen)))

I was able to quit a 4-cup a day habit in one weekend. Had a dull lingering
headache for two days, then nothing. All better. I do still love my
coffee, however. The only decafe that I have found that is anywhere close
to my regular coffee is Starbucks House Blend Decafe Whole beans. If I
hadn't found this, I would probably still be drinking 'real coffee'.

My 2 cents.

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AmyB
LC since 12/01/03
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"Laureen" wrote in message
om...
I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!
Laureen

In article ,
(Laureen) wrote:

I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!
Laureen

I've decided that my coffee addiction is the one I will live with for the
rest of my life. Unless of course I develop some health problem related to
drinking coffee. Now this smoking thing, on the other hand, that needs to
stop.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Laureen wrote:

I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!
Laureen

Did you observe a need to give up caffeine when you were LCing
before, Laureen? If not, you may not need to. At any rate, you
will have a much easier time if you decrease your consumption
gradually.
--
Jean B.

Hi,
On 11-Feb-2004, (Laureen) wrote:

I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!

Some of us never gave it up and did just fine. If you want to give it
up it'd be a better idea to cut down the caffeine gradually, by
altering the composition of your coffee grounds. Start with half
decaf and half regular coffee in the maker and then taper it from
there.

Take care,
Carmen

AmyB wrote:
I was able to quit a 4-cup a day habit in one weekend. Had a dull lingering
headache for two days, then nothing. All better. I do still love my
coffee, however. The only decafe that I have found that is anywhere close
to my regular coffee is Starbucks House Blend Decafe Whole beans. If I
hadn't found this, I would probably still be drinking 'real coffee'.

I drink too much decaf to waste money on specialty brands like Starbucks.
I prefer Chock Ful'o Nuts decaf, which is not as bland as other common
supermarket brands of decaf.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Hang in there!! OMG I totally know how you feel. This is my 2nd day
of induction and 1st day with no caffeine (had a half cup yesterday).
This is a challenge, no doubt! ARRRRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I needed
to whine too :-D

Kara


I'm jonesing for one real bad! I'm trying to give up coffe. I said
TRYING. It was easier to give up carbs than my CAFFEINE!! I have a
headache, I feel sluggish,I feel bitchy, and I miss my SF carmel
coffee!!!! Wahhhh! Just needed to whine!