Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Kicking The Coffee Habit

It has been raining 24 hours straight, pretty much nonstop and I am loving it! Here in the desert, rain is pretty rare so when it happens it is all over the news and is all anyone talks about.

I have been really working on kicking my 3-cups-of-coffee-a-day habit for the last few days. My goal is 1 cup of coffee per day which have been doing... but hopefully it gets easier! It's hard on days like this when it's cold and rainy.

I savored my 1 cup of coffee this morning.




Followed by a big mug of hot Cinnamon Calli herbal tea.




How much coffee do you drink each day? Have any tasty substitutes for coffee?

5 comments:

  1. I feel for you, it's a hard habit to break. I've cut back dramatically, but still drink the equivalent of two cups a day. I cut back by using half decaf/half regular. If you can find a few herbal teas you like, and it sounds like you're a tea drinker too, that helps. Is it just me or is it the warmth you crave as much as the coffee? My sister recently gave me a sample of a tea that tastes like a mocha and it's completely caffeine free. I'll have to ask her where she got it and get back to you, but it was yummy-and this is from a huge coffee lover.

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  2. I've never had a single cup of coffee in my life. For more than 20 years I've been drinking yerba mate'. I brew a huge thermos full in the AM and it lasts the whole day. It does take a knack to get it just right, but there are instant alternatives to start with: http://bit.ly/teWFpz

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mat%C3%A9

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  3. When I was pregnant I would do half coffee half milk so that way if I had 2cups really it was 1. Haha. Right now with Breastfeeding I'm cutting caffeine and milk ;( but I still drink 3 sips a day just to feel like it will wake me up lol

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  4. I gave up coffee a few years ago. It was definitely hard at first, but now I don't even think about it. Right now my favorite substitute is hot chocolate, but in the summer it's lemonade! :o)

    My dad used to drink 13+ cups of coffee a day. Now he's down to one. If he can do it, I know you can!

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  5. Love that coaster!! I'm loving tea lately!!

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