For years I drank Dr. Pepper. A whole lot of Dr. Pepper and have suffered some consequences of this habit.
3 years ago I went Diet Dr. Pepper most of the time. Again, a habit formed.
About 4 months ago I told myself I was going to quit soft drinks except on weekends and have followed that plan.
One thing I didn't kick is the intake of some caffeine. I wanted a way to moderate my intake. Drinking anything from Coffee to Red Bull it's tough to know how much to drink for the desired results and out of habit dose too much or too little even though the daily "need" is different. It's also costly. Take the price of an energy drink per gallon or per dose of caffeine and it gets $$.
You know you're in a habit when you "know" how much coffee, tea, soda or energy drinks you drink every day. I drink 3 sodas a day, or I start my day with 2 coffees or I need a red bull at 2pm every day. That's a bad habit.
My solution is to buy 99% pure caffeine. - $12.00 for 100 Grams.
That and a scale that can do milligrams. Milligram Scale, 20 by 0.001 G $25.00
This way I just add it to water. If I want I can add flavouring or not.
Coffee as, on average, 120 mg of caffeine. So that 100 Gram bottle of caffeine has over 833 cups worth for $12.00.
Monster Drinks Average 160 mg of caffeine.
Sodas 30 - 60 mg of caffeine.
It's also possible to mix your own energy drinks for pennies compared to buying off shelf.
Results after a few months:
Controlling when and how much caffeine I've taken really helps. I've found some days I don't need it and just drink my water plain instead. I've developed a good water drinking habit and have broken the soda habit.
I do feel better now. I don't know exactly what it was but I started feeling better after kicking the soft-drink habit.
Side note historically I also use caffeine to self medicate attention deficit when needed. I've never taken any prescription meds. just have noticed caffeine helps me focus when I have a long boring task to do.
I've found I can also mix about 50 mg of caffeine will cure some headaches if over the counter pain relievers aren't working.
http://www.energyfiend.com/the-caffeine-database Caffeine Data Base of Drinks.
Stevia Extract Ascorbic Acid Vitamin Caffeine Arginine Spirulina Pure Bulk Powder Herb Store USA - Caffeine
Amazon.com: American Weigh Gemini-20 Portable Milligram Scale, 20 by 0.001 G: Kitchen & Dining Scale
3 years ago I went Diet Dr. Pepper most of the time. Again, a habit formed.
About 4 months ago I told myself I was going to quit soft drinks except on weekends and have followed that plan.
One thing I didn't kick is the intake of some caffeine. I wanted a way to moderate my intake. Drinking anything from Coffee to Red Bull it's tough to know how much to drink for the desired results and out of habit dose too much or too little even though the daily "need" is different. It's also costly. Take the price of an energy drink per gallon or per dose of caffeine and it gets $$.
You know you're in a habit when you "know" how much coffee, tea, soda or energy drinks you drink every day. I drink 3 sodas a day, or I start my day with 2 coffees or I need a red bull at 2pm every day. That's a bad habit.
My solution is to buy 99% pure caffeine. - $12.00 for 100 Grams.
That and a scale that can do milligrams. Milligram Scale, 20 by 0.001 G $25.00
This way I just add it to water. If I want I can add flavouring or not.
Coffee as, on average, 120 mg of caffeine. So that 100 Gram bottle of caffeine has over 833 cups worth for $12.00.
Monster Drinks Average 160 mg of caffeine.
Sodas 30 - 60 mg of caffeine.
It's also possible to mix your own energy drinks for pennies compared to buying off shelf.
Results after a few months:
Controlling when and how much caffeine I've taken really helps. I've found some days I don't need it and just drink my water plain instead. I've developed a good water drinking habit and have broken the soda habit.
I do feel better now. I don't know exactly what it was but I started feeling better after kicking the soft-drink habit.
Side note historically I also use caffeine to self medicate attention deficit when needed. I've never taken any prescription meds. just have noticed caffeine helps me focus when I have a long boring task to do.
I've found I can also mix about 50 mg of caffeine will cure some headaches if over the counter pain relievers aren't working.
http://www.energyfiend.com/the-caffeine-database Caffeine Data Base of Drinks.
Stevia Extract Ascorbic Acid Vitamin Caffeine Arginine Spirulina Pure Bulk Powder Herb Store USA - Caffeine
Amazon.com: American Weigh Gemini-20 Portable Milligram Scale, 20 by 0.001 G: Kitchen & Dining Scale
