I’ve given up coffee let’s see if I can do it for good this time
@shaggin (74987)
United States
October 15, 2018 6:03pm CST
Yesterday I went over to my boyfriends house for a few hours. We watched the first episode of a new Netflix original called “The Haunting of Hill House”. I had been really excited about it for weeks but the first episode was only okay.
He untied his beagle from how I had tied it in the kennel and he immediately ran over to the side and stuck his face through and managed to get himself out. He happily ran around the yard. He was all excited to play with my dog but she was scared. He’s a sweet little dog I wish he were an inside dog 
I took a shower quick while I was there and then my dog and I left. But the sticker decided she wanted to run around his yard more instead of getting in my van. I chased her around his property for at least 10 minutes.
I slept terrible last night. I was cold and I have to be good and warm to sleep. This morning I woke up and turned the heat up a notch.
I ran out of coffee yesterday and I had said a week ago next time I run out I will be quitting. I thought I had another bag in my cellar though so I wasn’t expecting to have to quit so soon. I do have homemade cappuccino mix enough for two cups. I drank one today but it has very little coffee in it. It’s 7pm now and my head is really hurting from caffeine withdrawal.
Due to not sleeping well and not having coffee I was unbearable tired today and any spare change I got I had to lay down. I made sure to take my iron pills that I had forgotten to take the past 3 days.
Since my water heater isn’t fixed yet I had to boil water on my stove to wash the dishes with. The cut on my hand from a few days ago hurt terribly in that hot water. I did a large load of dishes and then dried the pans off that I had boiled water in. It had been sitting on the burner to cool down. I didn’t expect it to be hot and bumper the bottom of it on my wrist and burnt it.
I’m debating if I should take some Advil. Right now I’m laying on the couch and will be reading for a bit. My phones battery is going to die but I want to save enough battery life to play SwagIq since there’s a team challenge on Swagbucks right now.
I took a shower quick while I was there and then my dog and I left. But the sticker decided she wanted to run around his yard more instead of getting in my van. I chased her around his property for at least 10 minutes.
I slept terrible last night. I was cold and I have to be good and warm to sleep. This morning I woke up and turned the heat up a notch.
I ran out of coffee yesterday and I had said a week ago next time I run out I will be quitting. I thought I had another bag in my cellar though so I wasn’t expecting to have to quit so soon. I do have homemade cappuccino mix enough for two cups. I drank one today but it has very little coffee in it. It’s 7pm now and my head is really hurting from caffeine withdrawal.
Due to not sleeping well and not having coffee I was unbearable tired today and any spare change I got I had to lay down. I made sure to take my iron pills that I had forgotten to take the past 3 days.
Since my water heater isn’t fixed yet I had to boil water on my stove to wash the dishes with. The cut on my hand from a few days ago hurt terribly in that hot water. I did a large load of dishes and then dried the pans off that I had boiled water in. It had been sitting on the burner to cool down. I didn’t expect it to be hot and bumper the bottom of it on my wrist and burnt it.
I’m debating if I should take some Advil. Right now I’m laying on the couch and will be reading for a bit. My phones battery is going to die but I want to save enough battery life to play SwagIq since there’s a team challenge on Swagbucks right now.15 people like this
17 responses
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Oct 18
I hope with time your headaches will go away from not drinking coffee. I hope you have hot water soon.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
The first time I stopped drinking coffee I had a headache for a week and went back to drinking it. Last time it lasted two weeks and I started drinking it again. I had a horrible one last night but I am determined to quit once and for all.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
16 Oct 18
@shaggin I wish you well with it.
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@allen0187 (59827)
• Philippines
16 Oct 18
Good luck. Hopefully, this time it is for good.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@allen0187 thank you I am determined to stop drinking it for good!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Oct 18
I have heard that it's easier on the body if you just lessen how much you drink each day instead of going cold turkey. I only drink coffee on weekends but have green tea on weekdays - so obviously I haven't tried cutting the caffeine myself 
. Good luck!
. Good luck!2 people like this
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@much2say I don't like tea but I do have some. If I get a headache again later maybe I should make myself a cup rather then take Advil. Cutting back would have been better but I didn't listen to people's advice and had such a bad headache last night I thought I was going to be sick.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@JudyEv I really wish I had listened to others who mentioned that. I thought the only way I'd ever be able to quit is by just completely avoiding it! The headache I had last night was debilitating and I was really kicking myself for not listening to others. I had to take two Advil but felt better when I woke up. Now my head is starting to hurt again. I'll avoid Advil as long as possible but I am sure by tonight I will have to take it again.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Oct 18
I will give up food before I give up coffee, yes I am addicted!
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@andriaperry since I started drinking coffee about 8 years ago I rarely have ever eaten breakfast. So now I will actually be eating more food then usual with having to eat breakfast.
@snowy22315 (209167)
• United States
16 Oct 18
Why do you want to give up coffee? Coffee is actually good for you. It is a big anti oxidant. it can even help with Alzheimers prevention.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@snowy22315 The coffee itself does have health benefits but all the junk I put in it does not. When I first started drinking it I out in a heaping tablespoon of hot cocoa, 3 T. Sugar, 3 T. Powdered creamer and 3 T. Sugar and milk. I had a red stripe down my face that would itch. I've cut it back to 3 tsp. Hazelnut powdered sugar, 3 tsp artificial sugar and milk. But still it's just not healthy with that junk in it and I can't it out anymore and still drink it because I hate the taste.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@snowy22315 because it tastes disgusting lol I'd rather not drink anything then it taste that bad 
@snowy22315 (209167)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@shaggin Why can't you just train yourself to like a little milk in it?
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Oct 18
If you are able to stay off coffee you will have my admiration. I went without coffee for a while recently. It was the longest drive from home to the Burger King where I get my breakfast I've ever endured. Thank goodness, they had coffee.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@LadyDuck yep coffee itself is good for us but I put in hazelnut powdered creamer, milk and artificial sugar. The creamer and sugar are not healthy so I'm not helping my health any by drinking this. Since I started drinking it years ago my face has a redness down the center. The more sugar and things I put in it the worse it was. I cut back a lot over the years but it's still not good!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Oct 18
My husband and I drink a pot of coffee every morning. Its a tradition and has been all our life together. Sharing the pot with another means we both get three cups over a few hours with the papers and news in the morning. He is still at the Y and I am on my first cup.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
29 May 19
@PainsOnSlate that is a nice tradition you and your husband have together. I am copying the discussions from mylot to my computer and did not see this comment of yours until now. I apologize it being so late. I haven't had coffee since this post!
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
31 May 19
@PainsOnSlate I was going through my posts and coping them to my computer and noticed the comments at the bottom weren't answered.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 May 19
@shaggin we still have our three cups in the morning but that is all - we don't drink coffee any other than first in the morning. I often drink tea in the afternoon... Holy cow, how did you even find this comment from17 Oct to May 29
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
16 Oct 18
Sorry you didnt get good sleep, and your hand hurts. Hope you can do this no coffee thing. Goodluck.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@Courtlynn I'm really hoping my brother in law can fix my water heater that will make everything else a little better and easier to deal with.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@shaggin right. That would be great if he can.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@josie_ I quit twice before and it didn't last either but this time I am determined to quit for good! The coffee has health benefits but the stuff I put in it is not healthy at all and I feel worse for my health. If I could drink it black or with just a little milk that would be healthy but I can't stomach the taste of it without all the other things I put in.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Oct 18
I hiope you feel better with the lack of sleep, cut on your hand and all
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@FayeHazel the first Advil last night didn't even touch the pain but the second one and laying down in bed did help. I went to bed about 8:30 and felt so much better when I woke up. I'm still waiting on my brother in law to come look at my hit water heater. I'm really hoping he can get it fixed I want to do the dishes and shower at home so badly!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
16 Oct 18
@shaggin Sometimes it does seem to take that second pill.
I hope you can have a nice long warm shower soon
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
17 Oct 18
I slept again after almost two weeks. I hate it and now I seem to have a slight head ache.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
16 Oct 18
I've cut back on my coffee, but I have no intention of giving it up completely. I drink a cup in the morning and one with supper. In between ill have decaf.....my hubby has consented to give up some of his coffee and drink decaf...so it works for both of us.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
29 May 19
@Morleyhunt thats good if it works for you and your happy with it. For me it was not healthy enough to be drinking it all the time. I stopped drinking coffee and haven't had it since. I did start drinking tea about a month after quitting coffee though.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Oct 18
Why don't you plug it in?
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
16 Oct 18
I didn’t want to have to get up to plug it in then go get it when it was time for SwagIQ. My head is hurting so badly! I took two Advil because the first one didn’t help at all. I’m heading to bed so I will charge my phone while I sleep.
