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Fuck this is hard.

I've only been doing it for a couple of days and my body is craving for it. I've gone completely cold turkey, from 10+ cups of tea & coffee a day to no caffeine at all.

I feel like shit, I've got a headache and I'm getting twitchy. Apparently it can take up to 2 months to feel the full effects of giving up caffeine.

why are you doing it? just out of interest?

Living without tea would be like hell

at my old job people were addicted to Diet coke - some used to drink 5 or 6 cans of it a day -  I was actually suprised how addictive it was - when they tried to cut down or give up they were like wild animals!

good luck sam, twont be easy

I swaer by my coffee and Red Bull these days. Good luck Sam.

Having problems with sleep and general lethargy, weird as it sounds too much caffeine can actually slow you down and make you tired.

I've started drinking decaff in the evenings and cutting down on the coffee I drink at work (which is caffeinated). I used to drink 12-15 cups of coffee a day, mainly because I like coffee, more than the caffeine.

I think I drink about 6 cups (maximum) a day of regular coffee at the moment.

I'd rather shoot myself in the face than give up tea. Coffee I go trough stages of drinking fuck loads but then my desire for it seems to switch of for a few weeks, maybe a month. Then it switches back on and I'll go back to drinking a fuck load.

agreed. i drink 8 /10 cups a day

you can get decaf tea...

Roibos (Red tea) is naturally decaf and taste nicer than your PG tips or whatever your usual tipple is

my nan always used to have a cup of coffee before bed.never could work that out?

why not just reduce the caffeine intake sam. then cut bit by bit

Additions are not easy to give up, but didnt think coffee would be hard!

I gave up smoking the same way, just completely stopped one day and haven't smoked since.

If I can do it for that I think I can do it the same for caffeine.

Ive been drinking alot of the options hot chocolates recently

They are only 40 calories so Ive been trying to have one of those rather than having a whole bar or choc in the afternoons

they are full of E numbers though!

and most boys dont like hot choc anyway

so this is a bit of a pointless post

sorry!

Aero hot chocolate is ace!

Is it actually Ace though Bushey.

I've been off Caffeine for 5 days and it's a nightmare! Didn't realise how much I relied on it.

Try giving up Nicotine!

Hardest thing i've ever done.

A girl at my work went without Niccotine for nearly a year, then went back on it and now smokes more than she did before! Must be horrible, that's why I'm glad I never really got into smoking....

I can't stand the smell of cigarettes now, makes me vomit.

I think I'd prefer to smoke than risk becoming one of those knobheads who's life revolves about how brilliant they are because they've quit smoking and how hard it is.

Am I one of them then Ben ? :D

I only mentioned it because addictions was bought up.

Yes the mint aero flavour is great, your mrs loves it after sex

I dont like it it tastes of clouds

I brought a massive tub of it without trying it first

Clouds  :?

I think im one of the few people who doesn't like coffee. My mate though drinks about 5 cans of red bull a day, and is only 5 ft. He's long overdue a heart attack

I tend to mainly drink water as opposed to coffee or tea and if i have tea its green tea.

ahem

Rovers away ?

I don't like coffee either really but I love tea.

I probally drink 4 cups a day.

Subtractions and divisions are even harder.

Nah I didn't think of you at all Ralphy  :D

Layabout.

 
I probally drink 4 cups a day.[/quote]

   I get a mental picture  of you drinking from a tea cupsomething like this Ralphy....http://www.teahaven.com/images/tea_accessories/teacup_8.jpg

 little finger cocked Eric Bristow stylee.

 Would I be right?

I do like tea out of a cup I must admit Reg but I normally drink out of my mug.

 4 big mugs a day is quite a lot Ralphy. I'm a two mug man.

Reg I make tea in pots and drink it out of cups like that!

 You're a girl though JFW...so tend to be more refined.

I bet Sonic drinks tea out of fine china - I kinda hope he does

I got this image of you having tea parties with your cats now

 I've a Welsh dresser full of fine china....I keep it for best.  Got the lot, piddly little coffee cups,  proper tea cups, cake plates...etc etc.

I drink about one cup of coffee or tea a day now that I don't smoke. always used to go hand in hand.

I need plenty of fluid cos I run 5 miles nearly every day at the moment Reginald. Water is so boring.

Yes I dress them up in clothes like little dolls and make them drink tea!

My freinds daughter has a little play tea set and she makes me sit on the floor and drink pretend tea and eat plastic cake! its great fun

I want a proper tea set - maybe when my mum dies I can have hers - my favourite thing to do when I was little was get it all off the Welsh dresser and clean it

try squash (or cordial for Reg) - it's like water, but fruity.

 If you feel the need to revisit your childhood anytime give me a shout.

only if I can bring my imaginary friend Dallas and we can pretend in my head that the queen is coming round
That would really be re-visiting my childhood

Will you marry me

I don't mind No added sugar Ribena but I love a warm cuppa!

I drink Lucozade Sport while running.

only if you give me your shop when we get divorced?

 Dallas can clean the cutlery...I've a nice set of antique fish knives and forks.

  Decent fish should always be eaten with proper cutlery...

wow is your house like Buckingham palace? full of antiques and stuff?

 Not exactly....more like Oil Drum Lane, home of Albert and Harold Steptoe.

I seem to have replaced cigarettes with a good cuppa which means im drinking way too much tea now

is coffee actually bad for us?

I don't remember that?! Infact, I don't remember most of that whole day...

I heard something on the radio t'other week, i think it was saying caffeine is good for us... i could be way off the mark
It's not good for me though.

it has a lot of good properties in moderation - reduces risk of one type of diabetes and also Parkinsons and is very rich in anti-oxidants which mop up the free radicals (bad shit) in your cells. But caffeine in excess causes nerve issues and can lead to addictive problems. They also spray a lot of shit on coffee beans which is why I buy organic coffee - Clipper Arabica is lush.

Everything is bad for you apart from water and salad!

Or so how the Daily Mail would have us believe.

Ironically, the Daily Mail is also bad for you.

Indeed.

I'm a Times reader.

Smoking is a waste of good beer money. :beers:

Mind you it could have been Cheltnum away (they all roll into one for me), it was the night we went to The Groves after getting off the train. You were smoking more than a Beagle in a Life Science Lab

All depends on what you smoke

Cheers

Fred

 :D

Donkey, thou shalt never be allowed to forget.

I usually have 1 cup of coffee at work a day (If I have time) and maybe 2 or 3 cups at the weekend. I could give up easily though, people who get addicted are weak! :twisted:

Yes, coke and smack are a walk in the park to come off. Silly comment.

I've drank coke whilst walking in the park, overrated.

and porn

I've come off to porn, granted!

I prefer pepsi.  :D

Shirley was better

I tried diet coke. Problem was I was having twice as much of it compared to my usual coke.

Is diet coke where they cut it with laxatives ?

 :D

Think I have already...could it be the beer causing memory failure?

no. it'll be the stupidity. :wink:

i read an article in National Geographic about caffeine's effect upon the brain and body, and since have always been very careful about my intake. it's drastically underestimated.

Blimey I've heard some poor excuses about why people support Oxford Utd, but caffeine intake...?  :D

Ahhh, it's all coming back to me. It was after Cheltenham Away, the night that me and Nic had that really big row and she gave the ring back. To coin a phrase, I was rather blindo. I don't remember getting home but apparently the making up was ace  8)

I can remember you phoning me at 2 am saying she had locked you out !

 8)  8)

i'd get back on it if i were you

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3675626.ece

Coffee stains your teeth and makes your breath smell like a school teachers.

So do sugary drinks such as Lucozade.

so does smoking, but I wont start you off on that again

 :wink:

Normal original fizzy Lucozade yes, not Sport, it's like orange squash.

Fuck it, I've just had a cup of tea. I have no will power.

You're a strange man

Touche.

Strange, but able to realise a glucose based drink probably* contains a lot of sugar  :P



*does

I've not had a beer for 5 days i've only 6 to go to break a 25 year old personal record