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At the beginning of April, I quit coffee out of spite when withdrawal gave me a headache. I later learned that coffee can aggravate hayfever, so I stuck to my decision on those grounds as well.
Now, three months later and just past the end of my personal hayfever season, I noticed that I had put on 3-5kg in that time. I was aware of heightened appetite, but didn't actually weigh in, so this came as a mild shock, though not as a surprise. Since my efforts to exercise more are only very moderately fruitful, and thus CO isn't about to increase, I need to cut CI. And because willpower is a valuable resource, I'd rather spend it where it matters. So back to coffee it is.
Had my first full-size, full-power cup this morning, and man, does it kick. I'm a lot more alert, productive and, surprisingly, social. Better mood, too. In comparison, I spent the last three months brooding and antisocial. I got a lot of work done, and took about a ten-minute break to hammer out a quick lore document for my private project in order to put some random thoughts to paper, then got back to work.
And come lunch, I got a completely oversized portion by force of habit, and regret it greatly - appetite was in fact much reduced; I could've probably skipped lunch altogether.
The jitters are real, though. So I probably need to better calibrate my coffee intake.
I wonder whether I was always going to be better off with coffee (family history of low blood pressure), or whether this is simply a consequence of my having gone 20 years with, and now no longer functioning properly without.
The arguments for coffee are just too strong, aren't they? It really does have some nice benefits. For my part, it tastes good, it's cheap, and it doesn't have any calories. Like you said, it puts me in a better mood and makes me more social. And I've found that it can help me from not just taking a super long nap once I get home. Super long naps are net negatives.
What I'm trying now is to reduce consumption a bit. I posted a photo of myself to another person (not quite overweight but a pudgy belly, slight love handles) to ask what I should do (diet? work out more?), and he told me I'm just plain unhealthy and should get healthy, get good sleep and exercise properly, including resistance training. I'm happy he told me that, and in furtherance of that goal, I've decided to cut coffee down to 2 tablespoons, 4 cups of water, and only drink before 2 PM in accordance with @FtttG's advice a little while ago. However, I might add some decaf in the afternoons, if I'm feeling particularly thirsty...
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