My Secret Addiction

Well, it's not really a secret: I "heart" me some Diet Coke. And, coffee. Well, just caffeine in general. I like to start my morning with some coffee while completing my daily Bible study. Then, I usually have a Diet Coke for lunch. And, sometimes I need a little "pick me up" of Diet Coke in the afternoon.

Now, for all you health nuts out there, I also squeeze in my recommended daily water intake. That's alot of liquids, ya'll. I bet you are thinking that I must be in the bathroom all day. And, quite frankly, I am.....but, I digress.

I tried to quit caffeine in the spring. Rob gave up caffeine around the new year. I figured, if he could do it, so could I. Have I mentioned I am competitive?

Well, this is a competition I could not win. I tried, I really did. I started to wean myself off and could actually make it a couple of days without a delicious Diet Coke. But, the fatigue and constant need to sleep got old...real fast. I could barely keep my eyes open by the afternoon. I was quickly discovering that fatigue is a common side effect of caffeine withdrawals (besides the monster headaches, of which I only experience one or two during my caffeine weaning).

I don't know about ya'll, but I can't be tired during the day with a toddler, a husband, a house, and a "to do list". I just can't be taking naps all the time because I am denying myself of caffeine!

So, I decided that going caffeine-free is just not a lifestyle change I can make. At least not during this phase in my life! Now, all this talk of caffeine has me really craving a Diet Coke....delicious!