Not too long ago I decided to give up caffeine. I used to drink a ton of pop. I'd also have coffee pretty frequently, but the main source of my caffeine intake was definitely from pop...Pepsi and Mountain Dew primarily. The reason I decided to give it up stemmed from a sleep problem I was having at the time. I figured drinking a 24 ounce bottle of Mountain Dew at 10 at night probably wasn't helping the matter. Not only that, but whenever I would go without any sort of caffeinated beverage for any length of time I'd get pretty brutal migraines. After a while I sort of got tired being so dependent on a substance so I figured it was time to give it up.

 

So I did.

My method was pretty basic...I just stopped consuming any pop, coffee, or anything else with caffeine in it cold-turkey. I've often heard people say that a caffeine addiction was really tough to beat and I honestly have to say that it wasn't. I started out by replacing my coffee/pop (which were, at the time, my primary drinks) with flavored water and juice. Flavored water most of the time is flavored with Asparatame which also isn't good for you so after a couple weeks I got rid of that as well, instead drinking regular tap water. I still have juice or milk every now and then but right now I mostly drink water...anywhere from 2 to 4 bottles a day.

I just wanted to share that because I had heard people complaining about trying to overcome caffeine (especially because we finished Lent not too long ago) and my experience was really pretty easy. So if you're thinking about giving up pop, coffee, or any other caffeine-filled drink don't be too concerned. I'm sure you can beat the addiction.