Tue, Mar-17-09, 10:18
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Senior Member
Posts: 151
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Plan: Carbs <30g/day
Stats: 131/127/125
BF:
Progress: 67%
Location: Western U.S.
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Originally Posted by costello22
I've been drinking coffee since I was 12. Now I'm 47. Over the years I've given up coffee for extended periods of time, but I always come back. Kicking the caffeine is easy. It's the habit of preparing the coffee first thing every morning, the smell of it brewing, etc. Probably more of a psychological addiction. Maybe I should just brew a pot and throw it away?
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This is one of the reasons I believe in using coffee substitutes. There's a real thing called the "brewing ritual" that people are used to.
The other reason I use them is they allow you to gradually reduce your caffeine (by blending them with coffee in your pot), reducing the chance (IMO) of returning to caffeine.
I think some people can quit cold turkey, and if they have even a little coffee substitute it just makes them crave the real thing...but in my experience, having a substitute is what enables me to stay caffeine-free. (It's like eating low-carb cake, for example.)
Anyway, in earlier posts in this thread I listed some coffee substitutes that can be brewed in a coffee pot (my favorite is Teeccino but there are others); maybe those would help? And some of them taste very good and are good for you, too. I don't know which ones would fit with a paleo diet.
One I definitely don't like is pure chicory; too bitter for me. It's a component in some Teeccino flavors, though, and I don't mind it there.
Congratulations to all of you who are giving caffeine up; it's no small achievement.
--SF
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