Addicted to Caffeine?

[jimmie 48]

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ah maybe i am thinking sagitarian. how could i miss that? she's right there in my siggy (till i get a new member of the day)
she has been free of th dr. pepper for 3 weeks and counting. never really said she was "joining" but i think she will at least be a cheerleader.

[Laurenfra]

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I could feel the prayers of you both as I hads day 1 of no caffine. I really had to look at why I needed it. For me it wasnt really the caffine but the warm smooth taste in the am. So off to the store to get me some decaf and I ran accross one of those international coffee type powder things. It is sugar free and 2 carbs per sserving. I will enjoy that from now on. I see on the lable they have a french vanilla which is what I like in my coffee I will look for that next week. This week I have mocha.

[jimmie 48]

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great to hear, buddy! i drink it for the same reason. i just want a nice creamy hot drink after dinner and when i get up. i can't do caffeine any longer at night anyway. it keeps me up. i have to go to the store sometime if i can fit it in today. i plan on getting some decaf and looking into the very thing you bought.

i've done good and haven't had any coffee of any kind for over a week.

freckles? how you doing?
sagitarian? keeping steady on with what you started?

[hey_nelson]

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How are you guys all doing ? Hope all is well.

[jimmie 48]

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i'm good patty, thanks for asking. i could use some get and go today though... i swear, i am feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. 15 things to be done and all of them are right now things.

[freckles]

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hugs jimmie!

I'm doin fine, no caffeine since that one moment of weakness.

that's how i use it though, it is a total crutch thing, I'm fine and then I get in a bind and I gotta have it. that makes me think it isn't healthy though, if you HAVE to have something?

I don't know, maybe I'm just neurotic about it to be concerned at all, lol.

[Laurenfra]

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I almost caved this afternoon. I was so sleepy, I took a long lunch and a nap and was all better. Thanks for the support ladies

[jimmie 48]

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good to see both of you are doing fine! i am proud of you guys!

i got news about hood chocolate milk. the news does not make me a happy camper.
here is the quote from the company spokesperson:

There are 8mg of caffeine in an 8oz serving of Carb Countdown Chocolate Dairy Beverage.

i finished off what i had in the carton which was probably about 4 oz. no more of this for me till at least the end of june. so my little 4 oz today was 4 mg. of caffeine. just how much is that? i dunno. but it's gone for now.

now my question is this.....how many mg of caffeine is in a 6 oz. cup of coffee? oh yeah, depends on roast and strenth i guess.

[jimmie 48]

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okay, i am not used to thinking so hard about what i eat..... i have chocolate ice cream. i have sent a message to bryers asking the caffeine content of that product.

the milk probably isn't so bad. i did some checking:

Coffee, decaf, non-gourmet (8 oz.) 5**

** = typical value

http://www.cspinet.org/nah/caffeine/caffeine_corner.htm

the chocolate milk has 3 mg. more caffeine than decaf coffee. i have been swigging it so i would be getting the same amount had i been drinking decaf which we said was okay to do, right? do i sound like i am justifiying this? yep!

what say you? can i continue to swig or should i stick with the white hoods milk? i bought some decaf folgers today.

i will let you know what bryers tells me. i might be getting some vanilla ice cream.

[Laurenfra]

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Jimmie do what you think is right. You are at goal so you have a lot more room to play. I have been in a stall for 6 months I am far from goal I will be more careful then you maybe need to.

[jimmie 48]

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[[[[lauren]]]]]]
it hit me last night that perhaps i just shouldn't do all the low caffiene things. we all know that decaf still has some cafffeine, just not enough to buzz your toes. if i drink the chocolate milk i should not do the decaf coffee in the morning and vice versa. no coffee at night if i am eating the chocolate ice cream.

i appreciate the leeway, buddy, but i wanted to be able to hit this with you and freckles. i won't buy any more chocolate milk and i'll fetch me a carton of vanilla ice cream today OR some pumpkin and some cranberries! not together .... bleck! but maybe those can be my snack after dinner instead of the ice cream.

i am havning decaf folgers right now. it tastes creamy and smelled very good while brewing.

[jimmie 48]

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i am wondering where my no caffeine buddies are.

i did not eat the chocolate ice cream last night.
i did not drink any chocolate milk.

i wanted to let you guys know that i am in this to help you and be a support.

decaf coffee is it for now.

how are you guys doing? freckles? lauren? are you on track?

[BellaCarol]

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Hi Jimmie I used to be one caffeine addict too. But I stopped and my cravings for cigarettes went away too... I hope that I can break this habit.

[jimmie 48]

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carol, are you saying you used to be and are again or what? not quite sure i understood that.

the link i posted earilier talked about the twosome of coffee and smokes. myjack was the same way. when he quit smoking, his coffee drinking slowed to creep. he took up candy bars though. lol

[BellaCarol]

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I have been coffee/smoke free for like 3 weeks. They go together, if I dont drink caffeine I dont feel like smoking.