Posted by Laurie | June 13th, 2009

One week ago today I gave up my morning cup of coffee. I thought it would be easy – I’m not a major coffee addict – I only had the one cup every day. Okay, it was a huge mug, not an 8oz cup, but still.

Saturday and Sunday I ended up with a brutal long-lasting migraine. Now, I do occasionally get similar bad headaches, but I doubt the timing was a coincidence. Usually my bad headaches are related to hormonal surges. Lots of Advil and a long Saturday afternoon nap helped. By Monday am the headache had gone down to a dull throbbing and I knew I was getting past the worst of the withdrawal.

Since the headache eased I have to admit I’ve noticed an increase in energy in the mornings – which is funny since most of us think we need that caffeine jolt to get moving each day! But the absolute best result? Last Saturday I weighed in at 151.7 – today, drumroll please………..147.4!!!! I lost 4 pounds somehow this week!!

I was trying to eat better this week too and I drank WAY more water. Still I also had a couple of cookies along the way so I was hoping for at beast 1.5-2 pounds of weight lost. Proof that the morning caffeine and sugar rush (I put a ton of sugar in my coffee, one of the biggest reasons for quitting actually) was a big thing holding me back. The morning coffee started my daily ups and downs and cravings for junk I honestly think now. So I won’t be going back to morning coffee anytime soon and I totally recommend giving it up at least for a week to see if it helps you feel better.

Now, it’s Saturday and supposed to be gorgeous weather for a change here in Edmonton, so I’m off to spend the day outside with the kiddos!

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