Well, I was. Coffee, Redbull, tea, vitamins with caffeine in them. Redbull (sugar free)especially was my vice. (There's a long story how that happened but that's for a different time.)
Since I started my "lifestyle change", I was able to wean myself off of the caffeine a little by little until I was no longer dependent on it for the energy I needed in my day to day life. I was very happy of this accomplishment until I realized what a big deal it actually was.
My loving boyfriend, Kris, came home from work yesterday in a rather foul mood. After talking with him a little, I understood why. I noticed he had purchased a 4 pack of Redbull (regular of course. ugh!). This just clarified that it was, in fact, a terrible day. He only buys Redbull for one reason, and one reason only... to go with the Jagermeister in the freezer. 4 oz. Redbull + 1 oz. Jagermeister = our FAVORITE drink... the Jagerbomb.
I had already used my last can of (sugarfree) Redbull to mix with the leftover vodka we had and was enjoying said cocktail as he walked in the door.
We had dinner with the kids (mmm. Turkey burgers...), had a few drinks (for a grand total of 2 cans of Redbull, one regular and one sugar free) and talked about buying this AMAZING house we found!! I look at the clock at it's 12 midnight! WTF!?!?! I'm usually knocked out at 10:30 - 11:00 at the latest. Needless to say I was NOT tired. UGH!! I got into bed around 12:30 am and actually fell asleep... but right around 1:30 I was awake again, found Kris sleeping on the couch and got him into bed. More sleep. My eyes re-opened around 5:50 am and had enough time to catch Kris' elbow to my face. Ugh! I finally got out of bed and showered, exhausted.
I made it through work... sans coffee and went to the gym to complete my 3 miles, not to mention having the monthly visitor. As I sit here now, 6:22 pm, I am tired... ready for bed! There's a thunderstorm going on outside and it's making it really hard to keep my eyes open.
What I now realize: Caffeine was a major part of my everyday life and I always felt like crap! Without caffeine, I feel so much better, more energetic and I fall asleep faster and sleep better. I think Redbull is thing of the past... unless I don't have to get up early the next day.
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