So for the past two days I have been feeling great without caffeine. I’ve only been feeling tired for short periods of time in the morning after I get up and on the second day I fell asleep quicker with fewer interruptions throughout the night. I worked out yesterday and after leaving the gym I felt energetic. Thinking back to the first week, there were brief periods throughout the day that when I was really focused on a particular task it provided a little bit of energy and a distraction from my withdrawal symptoms. I also must express that those periods were brief, not consistent and did not really change the overall feeling for the day.
I’ve still been trying to convince my co-worker to give up coffee for two weeks but after seeing how I felt, he wanted nothing to do with it. During the conversation we had he made points about how hectic his schedule is and more importantly he is expecting his first child next month and he is in the process of moving into a home. Given his short period of time between these two milestones, he has a lot to do on his days off and he needs a way to maximize his day. The conversation about caffeine and my fourteen day experiment usually only takes place in the mornings and my co-worker usually emphasize his sips and sigh of enjoyment just to piss me off. Since I am a man of revenge, I will be sure to tell him how much sleep I am getting at night and how well I slept shortly after his kid is born and for the next six to twelve months.
I am glad that I have been able to overcome the withdrawal symptoms and for the most part be back to normal. Unless something out of the ordinary happens, I am looking forward to finishing off the week without many complaints. I think the common theme for the past two days is adaptation. I am aware of the body’s capability to adapt and adjust to chemical changes in the body but the revelation I have had over the past two days is that I developed the self confidence to radically change an aspect of my diet, like the intake of caffeine, and still feel ok.
