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Offline Raptor

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I hate addiction!
« on: January 21, 2010, 02:16:50 PM »
Ugh... go one day without caffeine and have a horrible headache!

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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2010, 02:30:20 PM »
I limit caffeine to once or twice a week, in Ice Tea with natural sugar.

Instead of having coffee, switch to OJ. I use to prepare a 32oz cup with soda (DR Pepper) every morning before work. Until I realized it was making me sick with nausea and stomach pains. Now, I pour a 16oz glass with OJ and Ice every morning. I feel better and actually lost a little weight.
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Offline Estes

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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2010, 03:06:21 PM »
I feel ya rap. Whats your poison, soda or coffee? I for one cant stand coffee, but dr pepper is the nectar of the gods.

Offline VonMessa

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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2010, 03:11:39 PM »
I feel ya rap. Whats your poison, soda or coffee? I for one cant stand coffee, but dr pepper is the nectar of the gods.

Then switch to pomegranate juice (or something combined with it)

It's one of the main flavoring agents (out of the 23 they claim to have) in Dr. Pepper        :aok
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Offline ChickenHawk

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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2010, 03:12:00 PM »
It only lasts a day or two and it's worth it.

After I was able to quit smoking, dropping caffeine was easy as pie.  And I lost over ten pounds just by taking soda out of my diet.
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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2010, 03:51:29 PM »
I feel ya rap. Whats your poison, soda or coffee? I for one cant stand coffee, but dr pepper is the nectar of the gods.
Both, however I drink soda much more than coffee. I am not too worried about my weight considering I am still young and have an over-active metabolism (for now). I would give up soda but today is not that day because I need to be productive and not to mention the lack of pain killers. Today I have been rather slow and easily distracted. I think I will start this weekend.

I know I have an addictive personality, so I am glad I never started smoking and have to be careful with alcohol (especially considering my father is a bad alcoholic)
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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2010, 04:34:04 PM »
Mountain Dew and Excedrin all day long...

Offline Estes

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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2010, 04:46:29 PM »
Von, lets try one of those other 22 please. :)
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Re: I hate addiction!
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2010, 05:40:12 PM »
I have the same thing, if I don't drink any caffeine by late afternoon I can fell the headache starting.  Usually happens if I run out of pop, but if this happens I found a good way to counter the headache, just take 2 Excedrin, each pill has 65mg of caffeine in them.
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