A Tasty Alternative  

Ok had to go to the books for this one...
Coffee is the WORST offender. at
Coffee 80-135mg caffine/8 ounces (brewed). That is one small cup of coffee
Pepsi 37.5mg/ 12 ounces (one can)
Hot Cocoa is only 14mg/ 8 ounces
Remember even decaf coffee has 3-4mg but that is WAY less than the 135mg you are getting with coffee.
Remember unless it is caffine free, diet-sodas have just as much caffine as their sugar-laden brothers do.
I have a condition (won't get into it) where my doctor actually wanted me to take MORE caffine. I don't drink coffee, cut out soda, drink only water and 100% juices so no caffine in my diet.
Somehow the medications I take need a little boost to work at their peek efficiency but I feel fine they work fine and I still don't drink any of the above.
Great you found a wonderful alternative!Picture below are the Kona coffee fields from when I was in Hawaii... where I tried all different kinds of coffee and dang was I wired that day... it really has an effect on someone who is not used to it.

Hey Wolfie,

I am not supposed to drink coffee, but I thought heck I love coffee.
So I changed to decaf years ago.
I couldn't really notice the difference either.
coke and Pepsi are loaded with caffine.
You can buy decaf coke and pepsi. Do not buy the diet ones if you still want to drink pepsi, get the decaf.
The stuff they put in the diet drinks is really really bad for you.

Glad you are enjoying it but whatever you do sweetheart don't stick to just decaf unless you are getting caffeine some other way as to switch would make you ill , this I know from bitter experience. As for having to use an alternative the worst I can think of is switching from full fat milk to semi skimmmed , sonething I always swore I would never do, unfortunately I had to make some adjustmments due to my cholestorol being too high and not wanting to take medication for it! I hated it at first but I am used to it now even if I do sometimes buy a little carton of full fat just to enjoy drinking it! xxx

well yeah i drink a decaf coffee since im too were advice not to drink coffee due the caffeine in it and had bad effects on me(palpitations)...but i had successfully get over the coffee thing..not even a decaf i guess...

Good for you wolfie follow your doc's suggestions!!My mom said the same thing to me to get off of the caffeine. I thought it would be a whole lot harder than it was, that's for sure.I just can't give up my cup o tea!!I can no longer drink pepse & I love pepsi, it sucks sometimes getting older!!!XXXXLori

Hey Wolfie,

Congrats on cutting the caffiene out of your coffee and cutting back on it with in other drinks...

No its not easy to do, but yes it can be done, I can usually tell the difference, but chocolate has caffiene in it yes, but I'm sure you can splurge every once in a while on some hot chocolate....

I have substituted before but not usually for health reasons, more due to being out of something and I needed to improvise.

Like cream cheese for sour cream

Mooch

I like you love my caffine but had to cut down also..I tried the decaf coffee and got sick to my stomach and had headaches...They use a chemical to cut the caffine and I was having a reaction to the chemical..I have found if I drink just one large mug of coffee each morning I'm ok..I have all but given up the cola drinks now just having a diet pepsi one in a great while..Hot chocolate makes me sick also but I do love it...I just can not have it...
xoxoxoxoxo

I loathe decaf. My tastebuds are quite sensitive and I can tell the difference. If I had to cut back I would have to try 1/2 and 1/2 for a while and ween myself. It would take a while. I tried to go cold turkey and had such a headache by mid morning. That is a sign of caffeine addiction or so I have been told.

Yes, I also had to shift from an ordinary coffee to a decaf when I was pregnant and until now that I am having palpitation and high BP, I still use Decaf. Sometimes, there is no difference in the taste but there are some food that doesn't taste the same just like the regular and diet coke. I find diet coke sweeter than the regular coke and the smell is also different.
If you wanna live longer, you will follow your GP but sometimes, we can't deny the fact that we long to taste the food we use to love so much.

Hello dear wolfie. I think that we need to always follow the doctor's advice for the sake of our good health. My father-in-law stopped smoking immediately after his doctor told him that he could not smoke any more years ago. He immediately quitted smoking and it has been many years that he has not had the desire to smoke once again. I am so glad that he is so determined to stop smoking as the doctor advised for his health.

I also wish that you would gradually quit the unwanted eating or drinking habit that your doctor suggested to you and stay healthy, my dear friend.