castingnasturtiums
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I cold-turkeyed out of caffeine about half a week before I started the diet. This was mainly for my own benefit because I love coke (err, the beverage, not the drug - sugar and caffeine ARE my drugs) but I can't really control my intake of it very well. One glass for a treat becomes half a bottle in no time. And, actually, I'm a fundamentally anxious jittery person - why the HELL am I taking something that makes me even more anxious and jittery? At the point I stopped, I was also having trouble sleeping.
I think the generally recommended thing when caffeine is affecting your sleeping is to not have it too late in the day (before 3pm I think?) but obviously that's not so helpful if it's plugging a different craving.
I hope you find a good substitute. And things get less stressful for you.
I'm excited by your adventures of fajizzas. I haven't tried either the fajitas or the pizzas yet - I was dubious about the pizza because it had quite bad reviews (and I'm not mad keen on even non-diet pizza, weirdly) and dubious about the fajitas because it looked like too much effort. But you've definitely encouraged me to branch out. I mean, when I've finished my 16 pots of dhal.
I think the generally recommended thing when caffeine is affecting your sleeping is to not have it too late in the day (before 3pm I think?) but obviously that's not so helpful if it's plugging a different craving.
I hope you find a good substitute. And things get less stressful for you.
I'm excited by your adventures of fajizzas. I haven't tried either the fajitas or the pizzas yet - I was dubious about the pizza because it had quite bad reviews (and I'm not mad keen on even non-diet pizza, weirdly) and dubious about the fajitas because it looked like too much effort. But you've definitely encouraged me to branch out. I mean, when I've finished my 16 pots of dhal.