Well did you miss me?

I took time to go on a Men’s retreat this last weekend, got a lot of good work done. Well back to caffeine reduction.

Days 2-5 were very interesting. I decided to go drastic on day 2 and 3, slipped up on day 4 and day 5 is going good! In fact I had 1 sip of coffee today and that is it.

Feelings: Day 2 and 3 were great, I was focused and even on the retreat I kept up a paleo diet and didn’t have the craving for caffeine. However, day 4 was a very long rainy day on the Oregon coast and with that came the desire to have a few cups of hot coffee. They were great, I could see the increased effect of it on me now though. Due to going a while without a large amount of caffeine, it hit me real hard. Luckily I could go on a nice long brisk walk to get it out of me.

Diet: Temptation was great on the retreat but I stuck to my guns, I felt much better for it. The first day I did have some carbs, and I paid for it with a stomach ache. As the week went on I even passed on fresh baked cookies each night. Wow, I have grown!

Caffeine Content:

N/A on days 2, 3, and 5

Day 4 115 milligrams x 6 = 690 milligrams

Normal intake: Coffee 115 milligrams x 4 = 460

Headache?

Nope

Things that helped:

• Paleo meals
• Hot herbal tea
• Talking with good friends to keep my mind off of it.
• Walking outside (brisk ocean air)

Days 2-5 went satisfactory, but I really need to get going and start being drastic. If you have any tips to fight cloudy day coffee cravings, let me know by making a comment or it me up on twitter @paleoaddict

Keep it lean!

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