Mon, Jul-13-09, 09:57
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Senior Member
Posts: 4,737
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Plan: Ray Peat (not low-carb)
Stats: 00/00/00
BF:
Progress: 51%
Location: Brit in Europe
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Originally Posted by chicagomaj
Ok already!! I get it about the caffeine and am currently weaning off. I am now 5+ months into the SB program and could not recommend it more. The weight has not suddenly dropped off my frame although I have lost some weight. I decided not to weigh myself because it becomes this "thing" and when i don't lose, i get psyched out and quit. Welcome to my 7 yr Weight Watchers story!!
I have been on bioidentical hormones for 4 of the last months and all and all my mood is amazingly more balanced, my period is less tramatic (pms and during menstral syndrome
The one thing I have been unwilling to give up is the coffee/caffeine thing and so listening to this conversation and feeling better overall has given me the courage. I have switched to green tea first and then plan to wean down to no caffeine. I know i am already drinking so much less.
Wish me luck!! 5 days in!!!
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Hi Chicagomaj,
On the caffeine thing: I did my first week with 75% regular coffee/25% decaf last week and that went fine. Didn't have any headaches or anything.
Today I started on the 50% regular/50% decaf mix and this time I noticed the difference. I could tell that the 50/50 mix didn't give me the kick of last week's mix. However, the morning went fine and I actually liked the feeling of not being all wound up from the caffeine jolt. I could tell that it meant I didn't start running around like a headless chicken! I was a lot calmer and just got on with my chores and didn't feel frantic.
However, since lunchtime I've been feeling tired and even went for a nap (I had a teaching appointment at my home at 4pm and wanted to be alert for that, but I know it is "against" the teaching of SPII to take "power naps"). I shall have to get used to this slight fatigue, I suppose, as she warns that your "true current metabolism" will be unmasked when you follow her programme and wean yourself off caffeine. What I must be careful not to do is to drink twice as much coffee as I was drinking before!!! That's what happened the last time I tried 50/50 decaf/regular. Doh...
But, the good thing is that I haven't had any headaches.
Hope you're doing fine,
amanda
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