Let me explain…
I love coffee.
It is comforting.
I drink it 7 days a week.
I will partake of it in the mornings and in the evenings… sometimes even at nights.
I will keep a whole pot on Saturdays if I’m just fiddeling around the apartment.
Café Brazil has awesome coffee, esp the Choc Cheery Kiss flavor
So a few weeks ago while chatting it up at Ckids, one of the guys I spoke with mentioned he had recently made the switch to decaf. I thought to myself, ‘I could totally do that, no problem” since (for some reason) I enjoy taking on challenges to see if I can do something or not. Also, I had some questions brewing (ha).
--> Do I enjoy simply having a warm beverage in the morning, or... do I really crave the caffeine that comes in coffee?
--> Is drinking coffee something mental that makes me only think that I’m more awake because its coffee and caffeinated?
--> What happens when you replace the regular with decaf… will you still function the same?
Here’s what I discovered.
The past week and a half of trying this has been destructive to my social skills. People probably know me to be a pretty laid back, mellow gal but I’ve been downright out of it! This short adventure in the world of decaf probably has people thinking I’m either highly chilled or someone who just doesn’t have a lot of enthusiasm going on… and as many of you know, that’s simply not true. Too bad I met way too many people just recently so I suppose we’ll just blame it on the fierce running schedule I've been on. Whatever the case… this past week or so has had me in such a fuzzy daze… and I’m pretty sure I can't handle it any more and am POSITIVE that the bag of decaf will be sitting in the cabinet for quite a while.
In short, I am dependant. I will go back to drinking caffeinated coffee asap. I conclude that it is not a mental thing… it really does effect me when I don’t have it. Though this adventure in decaf was short lived, I have to go back… I couldn’t even make it two weeks! I am a caffeine-aholic. SIGNED: THERE COULD BE WORSE ADDICTIONS
3 comments:
LOVE THE PHOTO!!!! Can we go back? Just for the J&J and Pinkberry!!!
I agree on the decaf... my opinion the caf is half of what makes coffee sooooo good! :)
have you ever thought of joining the DRC? It's only $20ish dollars for the year and all DRC races are free or at a wicked discount. it's fun! (and I'm a member, so it's obviously cool!)
girl. remember back in Nov. I thought it would be a great idea for reducing stress to cut out my coffee/caffeine? i did it cold turkey and got heart palpitations and the most blinding headache ever. I have since realized that I need to embrace my addiction and realize it's ok. I'm glad you are my kindred spirit in this regard.
loved this post!
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