H-H-How Much C-C-Coffee Have You Had This Morning?

[BillyBob]

I generally only have one cup per day (Folger's Instant)! The reason for this is that I am the only coffee drinker at home.
I cannot drink coffee from a coffee shop such as Starbucks. If I did, I would have it diluted 4 parts water to 1 part coffee. To me their coffee is like trying to drink a cup of mud.
I drink my coffee black. I had only one cup this morning but I am going to more than make up for this tomorrow!

 

[EternalFire]

Some of you may find this information about coffee to be of value.

 

[Westward]

I use a French press and grind my beans. It's a little more effort but makes a big difference in taste. I like darker roasts and I add nothing to it. Strong and black, two mugs every morning. One of my favorite ritualistic practices I must say. Caffeine doesn't affect me at all, I could drink coffee before bed and it wouldn't disrupt my sleep at all. I just simply love the smell and the taste

 

[Lifted_by_the_word]

Quit coffee and pop about 4,5 years ago.There's days where I'll think about having a cup though.It's all about black tea right now.

 

[Going_Nowhere]

I love a dose of caffeine, but coffee is not my drink of choice.

Soda is. 😋

 

[Lynx]

I love a dose of caffeine, but coffee is not my drink of choice.

Soda is. 😋

Good ole mountain dew
Them what refuse it are few
I'll hush up my mug
If you'll fill up my jug
With some good ole mountain dew

My uncle Bill
Has a still on the hill
Where he knocks off a gallon or two
Them buzzards in the sky
Get so high they can fly
Smelling that good ole mou...


Uh...


Sorry. Different kind of dew. Ne'mind.

 

[Dino246]

There was coffee, and the people rejoiced... and temporarily suspended their usual practice of assaulting one other over the slightest of micro-aggressions.

Two large-ish mugs a day, typically, is enough to keep me 'rejoicing'.

 

[cinder]

Well as some here know, I don't touch coffee. Especially not the gourmet weasel coffee that is processed through the digestive tract of a weasel and then the coffee beans are picked out of its droppings (if that doesn't put you off coffee I don't know what will).

But I'm big on tea and drink a lot of it. I have a 24 oz mug on my desk and I'll have 3-4 of those mugs of coffee throughout the work day - the first two in the morning will be caffeinated (one teabag of black tea per cup) then I'll switch to herbal stuff (or tisanes if we want to sound very fancy about it). Hard to say how much caffeine I take in from it as how much caffeine you get from a cup of tea depends on how the leaves were processed to make that particular type of tea (generally more processing means more caffeine).

It's such a normal part of my day to day that I don't notice too much how caffeine affects me anymore. When I was younger I learned to stay away from caffeine in the afternoons so I could get to sleep and there's enough tasty tisanes out there to make that a pretty simple thing to do. In the summer I'll drink iced tea all day and not have a problem. The only problem I remember having with caffeine recently (and it may not have been wholly the caffeine) was taking a vitamin for energy and metabolism that included caffeine and when I stopped taking it (because my new doctor said it wasn't good for me and I should stop taking it) my blood pressure that had been getting high normalized and has stayed at normal levels since.

 

[Gojira]

Hey Everyone,

We all know that coffee is an almost essential part of most people's morning routines.

But with lawsuits being filed over things like energy drinks and Panera Bread's "Supercharged Lemonade," I'd like to start a conversation about caffeine in general, no matter how people choose to intake it (coffee, tea, soft drinks, health supplements, chocolate, etc.)

I'm someone who seems to be extra sensitive to caffeine and probably should just go without it. But like most people, I've fallen pray to that steaming cup o' Joe that seems to beckon me every morning (and decaf just isn't the same!) And so I've been trying my best to limit myself to just one cup per day (while trying not to cheat by using my 16 oz. purple Minion coffee mug!)

I've also noticed that I seem to be much more prone to rogue snacking throughout the day when I've had caffeine, and have always wondered if I'd drop a few pounds if I could just kick it for good.

How about you?

* How much coffee, tea, soda (caffeinated drinks) caffeinated foods do you usually have in a day/week?

* Do you find caffeine to be a necessity? Or can you easily go without it on any given day?

* Does caffeine affect your health? Do you have problems with jitters, withdrawal headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure?

* What do you do to to control your caffeine intake (if at all,) and have you noticed a difference?

* What age do you think is appropriate for someone to drink coffee everyday? Or does it not matter, because some kids drink colas/soft drinks on a regular basis?

With caffeine being such an integrated part of our lives, I'm interested in hearing how it affects others and if you see it as a harm or a helper.

I have several coffee drinks per day. I'm now immune to caffeine. Only espressos give me that uptick in energy now.

However, I was told by my doctor a few years ago that I'm dehydrated from all the caffeine, and that I need to ingest more water. But, I don't like water. So, her assistant told me to buy these 0-cal, 0-caffeine water flavorings. So I do, I'll mix a little lemon juice with them, and boom, I got some highly ingestible water to counter the caffeine.

Of course, with all this water and caffeine, I'm in the bathroom quite frequently

I can anticipate Seoul's response...

 

[Gojira]

OMG... I was editing my post with that last little diddy about the "informative" icon, and BOOM! What did I see?

My prophecy fulfilled.

 

[Gojira]

I love a dose of caffeine, but coffee is not my drink of choice.

Soda is. 😋

I like Coke Zero knock-offs.

 

[seoulsearch]

OMG... I was editing my post with that last little diddy about the "informative" icon, and BOOM! What did I see?

My prophecy fulfilled.

HA!

Admittedly, the "I"(nformative) emoji is probably the one I use most I wish there were other options that could better convey what I'm thinking but this works. To me, it's more than a like because it means the post has either taught me something about life or the world in general, and/or has taught me something about the person who posted it. To me, this is better communicated by the Informative emoji rather than just a Like.

Over the years, I've met a lot of people online who suffer from social anxiety and they say even chats and forums make them nervous, because they're always afraid of being seen as saying something dumb or will just go unheard, just like they feel in real life. Whenever I write threads, I try to be able to read and at least react (emoji) to most responses that struck a chord with me.

I'm not always able to read or react to every one, but my purpose is to hopefully let the poster know that they were heard, and to hopefully encourage them (and others) to respond in the future.

 

[seoulsearch]

About four cups per day. Sunday through Friday, I'll drink what I call "Aldi's Blue bag" coffee. On Saturday, its fresh ground coffee.

Huzzah!!

We've made it to Saturday...

Let's all celebrate along with @RodB651 with his Special Saturday Only Coffee.

Now if we could just convince him to make burgers along with the coffee, that would be a REAL party!!!

 

[Snackersmom]

I work from home and have a strict policy of "no sending important emails before coffe".

Actually I try not to do anything important before coffee. Unfortunately, actually making the coffee qualifies as important. If I'm lucky, someone else will have heard Joe's siren song and made a pot. Otherwise I'm stuck in a self-defeating loop of trying to put the un-brewed grounds directly in my mug and forgetting how the microwave works. Because I can't even coffee before I have coffee.

Story of my life right thar.

That's why I limit myself to one cup a day, French press, regular caff.

 

[seoulsearch]

The only problem I remember having with caffeine recently (and it may not have been wholly the caffeine) was taking a vitamin for energy and metabolism that included caffeine and when I stopped taking it (because my new doctor said it wasn't good for me and I should stop taking it) my blood pressure that had been getting high normalized and has stayed at normal levels since.

It's really frightening how much caffeine is being packed into everything nowadays.

Back in the day, I did experiments with "weight loss pills" (Dexatrim) and the ones that are marketed towards the fitness community (pills for "cutting," when body builders are trying to cut weight in order to get more "shredded" -- leaner with more muscle definition.)

I didn't realize how much caffeine affected me back then and I remember feeling like the room was spinning faster than I could ever keep up, as if I would have a heart attack at any second.

Obviously, I had to throw the pills away and I feel bad for anyone who might start taking these without realizing how awful the side effects (and possibly dangerous consequences) these so-called "health supplements" can have.

 

[seoulsearch]

I work from home and have a strict policy of "no sending important emails before coffe".
Actually I try not to do anything important before coffee. Unfortunately, actually making the coffee qualifies as important. If I'm lucky, someone else will have heard Joe's siren song and made a pot. Otherwise I'm stuck in a self-defeating loop of trying to put the un-brewed grounds directly in my mug and forgetting how the microwave works. Because I can't even coffee before I have coffee.

Story of my life right thar.

That's why I limit myself to one cup a day, French press, regular caff.

This made me laugh out loud!

"I can't even coffee before I have coffee."

Snackersmom wins the Internetz for the day!!!

 

[Lynx]

I work from home and have a strict policy of "no sending important emails before coffe".

Actually I try not to do anything important before coffee. Unfortunately, actually making the coffee qualifies as important. If I'm lucky, someone else will have heard Joe's siren song and made a pot. Otherwise I'm stuck in a self-defeating loop of trying to put the un-brewed grounds directly in my mug and forgetting how the microwave works. Because I can't even coffee before I have coffee.

Story of my life right thar.

That's why I limit myself to one cup a day, French press, regular caff.

I've heard of this problem before...

 

[Snackersmom]

☝That resonates on a deep, soulful level.

 

[Gojira]

HA!

Admittedly, the "I"(nformative) emoji is probably the one I use most I wish there were other options that could better convey what I'm thinking but this works. To me, it's more than a like because it means the post has either taught me something about life or the world in general, and/or has taught me something about the person who posted it. To me, this is better communicated by the Informative emoji rather than just a Like.

Over the years, I've met a lot of people online who suffer from social anxiety and they say even chats and forums make them nervous, because they're always afraid of being seen as saying something dumb or will just go unheard, just like they feel in real life. Whenever I write threads, I try to be able to read and at least react (emoji) to most responses that struck a chord with me.

I'm not always able to read or react to every one, but my purpose is to hopefully let the poster know that they were heard, and to hopefully encourage them (and others) to respond in the future.

So... YOU HATE ME?!??

 

[seoulsearch]

So... YOU HATE ME?!??

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OBVIOUSLY.

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