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to recaffinate or not to recaffinate?

ok so Im trying to cut down on coffee because: science

so Im trying to limit myself to one double shot latte per day... not easy and I dont always succeed but over these last few months Ive only fallen off the wagon so-to-speak a couple of times!

So anyway i made myself a cold brew on ice with milk this morning - my own brew of course - and it was delicious!

In fact i used 100ml of cold brew which in theory is any amount of caffeine and which is pretty much the equivalent to two strong serves of coffee which is great in theory but guess what? caffeine depletion headache kicked in about lunchtime and my body started screaming for more caffeine!

so what to do - top up the caffeine levels and break my pledge with myself, or push on through?

what would you do under the circumstances?

oh the humility!

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Comments

  • It's not like it's whiskey or cigarettes.... have a nice cup of coffee or even a decaf which will have less caffeine and trick your body into believing it is caffeinated.
  • totally - I relapsed and had another cold brew it seemed to be the right thing to do Speaking of ticks I got bitten by one recently one of those nasty paralysis ones which when combined with excessive amounts of caffeine gave my heart palpations which is why Ive cut down to (mostly) one cup per day And it's also the reason why I go to great lengths to ensure that that one cup is a gold! Anything less would be an admittal of defeat and I refuse to be defeated! P
  • Lots of nasty Tics up your way.  Every time we holiday in that neck of the woods my kids are a magnet for them. 
  • on 1486437934:
    Lots of nasty ticks up your way.  Every time we holiday in that neck of the woods my kids are a magnet for them.
    Ive had quite a few and mostly they don't bother me but the one paralysis tick that I had on my neck near a major artery really knocked the shit out of me Still my one coffee per day limit for the last two months is the greatest break Ive had from coffee in gheast 20 years and it's given my body the chance to recouperate a bit ... P
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