u/StrengthOfMind1989

As a ritual, I have drank two cups of black coffee every morning for years now. I drink the second and last cup by midday. Each cup has just one teaspoon of Nescafe coffee granules, no sugar. As I understand it, that is still between 100 and 150mg of caffeine. I drink it as a ritual first thing waking up in the morning before my meditation session and the gym and then one more cup once back from the gym and after my cold shower.

Even though it is just 2 cups before midday, it will be interesting to see just how bad the caffeine withdrawals I experience will be. I believe that even though my last cup of coffee is by midday, the half life of caffeine in my system is still lingering around by bedtime which is 9pm to 10pm for me. I've had sleeping difficulties and problems for many years. Most nights, it can take me between 1 and 2 hours to fall asleep. I also have regular awakenings throughout the night.

I am very excited to see how my life will improve from cutting out caffeine. I believe it is a small sacrifice worth making for the great benefits. I have actually purchased some Chicory Coffee which is naturally caffeine-free as a temporary replacement for my morning coffee but I intend to replace this as well over time with other healthy drinks.

I'm hoping these areas of my life improve slowly:

• Sleep. 100% sleep needs to improve. I want deep, restorative sleep each night or most nights and to wake up feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to tackle each day
• Anxiety and social anxiety - I am hoping these are somewhat improved even by a small but appreciable margin
• Productivity and focus - I love to do stuff during the day like study, read books, watch TV shows, anime and movies, and also play games. My productivity and focus are quite poor and I feel like I crash with inertia, fatigue, and brain fog by 2pm
• Working out - I am hoping to run on clean energy from the body rather than the caffeine energy to fuel my workouts as well as better healing and recovery during deeper sleep