Guest guest Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Well, it's been a full week without coffee for me. I've been having trouble with my throat and stomach and decided to make this one small change for the better. Having no caffeine has created some interesting feelings/experiences for me. 1. I have less indigestion 2. I dont seem to be as crazy hungry around 3-4pm as I used to. 3. I am " itchy " for something to occupy me. I'm finding it interesting how coffee and diet sodas used to fill a void. There is also an exerpt in the IE book about how we use these products to " pacify hunger....without eating or calories " which I'm sure was my ultimate reason for incorporating them into my day. It's sort of sad because my poor body is telling me it's hungry and I'm so afraid of gaining weight that I opt for the caffeine. And all I think it really did was make things worse. I guess I could trick my body into thinking it was eating but then the price I would pay would be greater later on when my blood sugar would drop more dramatically than if I would have just eaten something in the first place - resulting in eating more food. It's very sobering not having that crutch in my hand. There is somewhat of a death. On Saturday mornings I used to blast my music and drink alot of coffee and clean my house. I miss that euphoric feeling. It sort of makes me feel " old " now. I imagine after I become more at peace with myself I wont be missing these feelings so much. I dont have a choice to go back to the coffee. My body made it perfectly clear that it cant handle it anymore. The decision is made. What a scary thing to lose that crutch. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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