CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

What's the feeling on coffee or any caffeine ?

Im not a soda drinker at all. very rarely take a sip here and there,
Im already a HUGE water drinker.

But

I like my coffee

and now with summer, iced coffee

I do try to go half decaf, and when I make coffee at home, I make coffee VERY light.

What's the general feeling on coffee overall ? Is it best to try to cut it out, or is a little coffee no harm ?
I hear different views on this.

ETA: I have anywhere from 2-4 cups per day. mostly out of like just wanting to sip coffee, not so much a caffeine addiction, kwim ?

Message edited 4/14/2008 3:29:59 PM.

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

I drink tea, but I think what counts is what you put in it. Sugar? Full fat milk?

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

I was a HUGE soda drinker- 4-5 cans a day!! I pretty much cut it out all together! I allow myself a fountain coke (my fav) when I go out to dinner (only once a week). DEF miss it but I'm hopong it'll help!

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

I am a relatively big caffeine drinker.
I like my fountain Diet Coke and my coffee/iced coffee. I also liked my sugar in the coffee.

Since I started WW, I have tried to limit my intake to one OR the other each day.
I use Splenda and skim milk.

I am not sure of the health benefits/drawbacks, but for me, I knew I had to get a grip on it.

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

I did cut it out for a while, then I got preggo so I really wasn't drinking it. Now I'm back to my regular coffee every day and I'd really like to cut it out again (even tho it is delish!) The buzz on one cup is wearing off and I refuse to drink more than that so now its like whats the point...I might as well not drink it at all.

Anywho, I do find that having the caffiene in the morning makes me xtra thirsty in the late morning, thereby probably confusing it w/hunger and making me eat bfast earlier than normal. If I don't have it at all, I can go w/o eating breakfast longer...oddly enough.

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

can't live without it. i tried giving up coffee once and was such a grumpy B%**% that my students actually bought a large cup and begged me to drink it

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

I never drank soda much, mostly when I was out.

However I love coffee! I cut down on it when I was TTC, and once I got pregnant I cut it out completly.

I did not notice much difference, but I missed haveing coffee in the morning with my DH.

Now that is here I am BF, so I am still not drinking it......PROOF that you can survive on little sleep and no caffeine

Re: CAFFEINIE - Anyone cut it down or cut it out ?

I used to drink a lot of coffee throughout the day, but now 'ive cut way back on it. it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and now I'm pretty much down to just one a day and either its decaf or half caff.