coffee-owns-you

About 6 weeks ago I decided to quit drinking coffee. I love coffee and I get up at 4am, so this was not a decision I came to lightly. I was not having any negative health problems or anything like that, it was more of a mental thing.

I felt like the coffee drinking was getting out of control. It was the first thing I did every morning, every day. It got to where I would have a cup at 4am, then 7am, and then started having on in the afternoons as well.

It was beginning to feel like too much of a crutch, so I gave it up. There were some headaches and cravings, but overall it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Along the way I was checking to see if there were any health improvements. I did notice a slight increase in energy, but nothing major.

Fast forward to now and I am back drinking coffee, but on a slightly different level. It is not an every day, several times a day habit now. Coffee is something I appreciate much more, but have less.

My whole reason for sharing this with you is so you can take an inventory of your nutrition habits. Is there something that has gotten out of control? Do you feel like you can’t go a day without it? If so, whatever that is might be a candidate for quitting.

Maybe it is a daily Mountain Dew, Little Debbie, or pack of Skittles at 2pm. Give yourself permission to give it up. This is not forever, and you get to determine how long you will give it up for (1 day, 1 week, 1 month). The end goal is for you to take control of your habits, instead of them controlling you