Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Coffee Chronicles

August 9, 2023

Well, crap, I’m down by a post or two in my blog challenge, but I’m going to post something quick while I’m editing a really huge post about all my new CD purchases this year. There have been A LOT so it’s going to be released over several Mondays. Stay tuned for that!

I really needed to take a break from the coffee because I was starting to drink way more coffee than water and in the summer heat it’s just not a great idea. So I stopped about a week ago and here are the results.
- Less bloating. I was drinking some caffeinated and some decaf and decaf is definitely not my friend. It causes me to get constipated and is more dehydrating than regular. The last couple of days I think my body is finally finding it’s normal again. It feels better. I’ve known this for awhile so I need to consider it before I drink decaf again.
- My mind is clearer. I think caffeine shrinks vessels in the brain and with all the stress I’m under that’s just a recipe for disaster mentally. I’m not as cranky and am feeling less mental pressure as well.
- I’m making better eating choices – less sugar, more water, considering what I eat before I eat it. And I feel like snacking less as well. Sometimes when we snack it’s really because we need water so I’ll reach for a glass of water instead.
- I’m losing weight. I haven’t weighed in yet, but already my too tight pants are easing up. And I believe there is a cortisol connection with caffeine and it all gets involved in weight gain too. I’ll be weighing in on Sunday and we’ll see how that looks then. I only weigh once a week and I’ve not weighed in for a while. I’ll probably be asking my new doctor about all this too.
So far those are the changes I’ve noticed and I’ll be keeping it up for awhile so I’m sure by the end of the month I’ll have a better idea of how coffee affects me and if I can keep my morning cup in or if it’s out. Am I craving coffee? Not really. Do I miss it in the morning – most definitely! But maybe I can just get my coffee fix down to 1-2 times a week to treat myself or when I have my hanging out with a kid days. It’s just messing with too much right now so it’s time to cut it way down for the short term. Overall though when I think about having coffee I ask myself if I’m ready to deal with the issues and the answer is no. So, for now coffee and I are having a break time.

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