I tried to do that a while back but the taste of caffeine-free Diet Coke was just too awful....my plan is to transition from regular Diet Coke to the caffeine-free version, and then to substitute water for every other drink.
I tried to do that a while back but the taste of caffeine-free Diet Coke was just too awful....my plan is to transition from regular Diet Coke to the caffeine-free version, and then to substitute water for every other drink.
...is heaven on earth.... An occasional Mexican coke ...
That's an option, a jolt in the morning to get me going and then be a good boy the rest of the day.As for caffeine I have one cup of coffee per day, its a full 14 oz cup, then the rest of the day I drink non-caffeine ...
I understand and agree. I had one yesterday and I'll have one today. At least I don't have to trudge down to the methadone clinic and beg for my hit.Ben you don't have to do this in one day. Just make a plan ...
You have a talent for cutting through to the heart of the matter. I'm diabetic and neither (most) artificial sweeteners nor caffeine are good for me. So I'm trying to quit.Caffeine causes an insulin response just like carbs (sugar). I was a huge diet coke and ice tea drinker.
I could not consume that much but I'll definitely be drinking more.One should drink half their body weight in ounces of water day.
Then I'll skip the Excedrin. Thanks for the tip.Excedrin will give you the caffeine
I can do that.You have to drink a gallon of water a day Ben.
My intake of Diet Coke is (or has been, I hope) roughly twice that.I used to drink 2 liters of dp a day.
I sincerely hope so.The feeling like crap will go away in a couple of days.
You have a talent for cutting through to the heart of the matter. I'm diabetic and neither (most) artificial sweeteners nor caffeine are good for me. So I'm trying to quit.
Funny how when we get closer to the end of life we work so much harder to increase the quality of the time we have left, isn't it?
I could not consume that much but I'll definitely be drinking more.
You're retired right? Just sleep in or take a nap when you feel tired. That's what I do and I'm not even retiredThat's an option, a jolt in the morning to get me going and then be a good boy the rest of the day.
My bad. I misread the first time, missing the "half". You're telling me to drink half as much as I first thought.Half your body weight in ounce
I'm rotating two water bottles in the fridge already.Buy a water bottle and fill it several times a day, every time you would have got up to go get coffee. It helps to fill in for the habitual activity and not just the drink itself.
For me it would be 90 oz. That is a lot, even for me who drinks a lot already. 14 oz coffee, 3x 16 oz cups of tea and about 16 oz of water. Which is more than enough for normal activites. If I am out on the ranch slinging my chainsaw then I can double that.If you weighed 300 pounds that would only be 150 ounces of water. That gallon you can do is 128 ounces.
A gallon may be proper for some, for others it could be too much.
Half your body weight in ounce
Also, slowly increase your fiber.
For me it would be 90 oz. That is a lot, even for me who drinks a lot already. 14 oz coffee, 3x 16 oz cups of tea and about 16 oz of water. Which is more than enough for normal activites. If I am out on the ranch slinging my chainsaw then I can double that.
One thing that I do is to take the larger water bottles (like a Dessani) and fill it a 3rd full and stick it in the freezer. Then fill it with room temp water when I take it with me to go out. Very cold water tastes soooo much better to me. I rotate like 3 bottles through, washing them evrry few days. Makes drinking water much better!I'm rotating two water bottles in the fridge already.
You are correct they are diuretics, but very mild, you really have to drink a lot to get them to trigger. My tea is caffeine free green tea. I have not found a diuretic side effect to the qty I drink and a single cup of coffee is not enough of a diuretic to have an impact on my system.To get the diuretic effects you need more and concentrated qty.The coffee and tea are diuretics. The 16 oz of of water a day is not NEARLY enough water for a person.
You only need five and a half 16 oz bottles of water in a day. One with each meal, 1 between breakfast and lunch, another between lunch and dinner.