I love the concept of a 30 day trial.  But I’ve never had a place to write it down…

Here I go!  This seems to be the perfect place!

I’m actually on day 21 without caffeine.  I gave it up cold turkey on Feb 1st.  But I remember some of it, so let’s recap where I’m at.

Jan 31st started badly, as I loaded up on an energy drink, three sodas, etc.  I told myself to go easy on that day, but I didn’t listen.  Feb 1st was going to hurt!

Feb 1st, I felt just fine.  No different.  Until about 2pm.  The headache started.  By 4pm, I was thinking of having one soda, and then moving forward from there.  But I decided cold turkey was best.  If I gave up now, what was the point?  It really wasn’t about giving up caffeine.  It was about learning discipline…

Feb 2nd.  Headache didn’t go away until about noon.  The weird thing about that day was I had this HUGE apathy issue.  I didn’t care about anything.  I didn’t want to do anything.  But at least I didn’t have a headache, or would I have even cared?

Feb 3rd.  This day was FULL of irritation.  I was yelling at my wife, kids, etc.  It was terrible.

Feb 4th and beyond… I woke up on the 4th feeling GREAT.  I can’t remember sleeping better than that for a long time!  And every day since has been terrific!  It’s not as great, actually, as those first days.  But I still feel good, I wake up easier.  I sleep better.  I fall asleep faster.  All good things.  I’m very happy.

As of today, Feb 21st, I’m feeling pretty good.  I’m tired, but it’s 8pm.  By 10pm, I’ll be out like a light.  That would not have been true 30 days ago…

I’ll try to post daily from here on out…

Congratulations on all your progress so far!  It’s so great to hear that you passed through the withdrawal symptoms and are now feeling fantastic. 

Good for you!

Cheers,
Julie

Good for you! I have gone off caffeine a few times, but I’ve always eased off. I did one of those Master Cleanse fasts for three days, and I really tapered off the caffeine first, went through the headache and lethargy before giving up the solid food. I stayed off coffee and diet soda for several weeks, though I did drink a little tea in the morning, and then herbal tea.

I imagine I will go off caffeine again before having surgery, so that I won’t have to worry about a headache in addition to my other recovery challenges.

Best of luck,

Ann

Congrats on giving up Caffeine, thats a pretty big step in my eyes. Makes me think, What would I do without my Coffee!?! ((gasp)) I bet your feeling so good tho without those added chemicals in your body.  I gave up Soda three years ago, and havent looked back. Its the best thing I’ve done for my body, and had horrible withdrawls too.  So you just keep up the good work, and I cant wait to see your progress in this quest!

Great job, Eric! Just curious, what do you drink instead? Just water?

Bree

Eric I am just full of admiration ! I’ve tried to give up caffeine a couple of times, the last one was two years ago, and I just couldn’t stick to it. I felt that it was tough enough giving up all the foods I love on account they’re too full of calories and sugar and sat fat and other bad things, without losing my beloved coffee as well ! So I never got beyond the withdrawal symptoms… But you’re inspiring me (almost ) to have another go.

Do keep up posted on how it’s going. I’m longing to hear, and it’s really inspirational !