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Originally Posted by mlc82  one thing you might want to try is taking your 12oz cup in the morning, and turning it into two smaller 6oz cups, one in the morning and another in the early afternoon. The "up and down" feeling you're describing is likely from having one big caffeine boost in the morning, then having withdrawal symptoms hitting you in the late afternoon or evening from that blast of caffeine wearing off all at once. |
Thanks for the suggestion. That would work for the up/down thing, but over time... I just get crankier. Like that would make the day-to-day swing work out, but after several days... I'm just kinda mean! And short-tempered. I don't feel as present. Even though it's a relatively small amount of caffeine, it affects me a lot over time.
I got a lot from reading the part about addictions in A New Earth... being very mindful with whatever you're choosing. I think if I give myself the freedom to *choose* coffee, that will help that inner teen not feel so controlled.
I gave up restricting my kids' food choices about a year ago, and I'm amazed how much *less* junk they eat now. They know they can have what they want when they want, so they don't need to have food to rebel. I guess I need to acknowledge that I do have that same freedom.