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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I'm now on another round of scaling back.
• Coffee: all stop. Though I may have an espresso in the morning on weekends.
• Tea: green mainly—double-brewed, so half of what I drink is virtually caffeine free. One oolong or Darjeeling here or there.
I've been drinking up to 3 or 4 cups of coffee per day lately, and it's been taking its toll on me. I figure my caffeine intake has been up past 400 or 500 mg/day. It's likely now around 100 mg/day, which is less than a cup of coffee.
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Oh, man, here I go again.
I'm such a junkie.
I was back on the bean for a while, back up to my usual habits, but now I'm on a tea kick. I'm currently drinking lots of black and green tea, with some oolong thrown in, and maybe one cup of coffee on the weekend (which I hope to eliminate). I'm currently drinking as much as 200 mg to 250 mg or more, depending on the day.
So this means I've scaled back to about half by stopping the coffee again. My goal is to scale back once again to below 100 mg/day. I hope that this time it will stick. I've had some more hands on experience with what coffee does vs. tea, and I notice that coffee is brutal on my system. I notice distinctly how it causes anxiety, among other things.
I also notice the difference when I drink herbal tea instead of caffeinated tea. I want to keep my caffeine to the morning, and drink herbal tea for the rest of the day. This will give my system plenty of time to process the caffeine before the evening.
I've recently been trying out various rooibos blends, and I'm finding them rather tasty. I hope to keep things interesting by trying various herbals. The shop I go to has such a wide variety and they're always coming up with new products every month or so.