tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post112170883067449157..comments2023-08-03T04:54:54.068-04:00Comments on Abacaxi Mamão: Day One Without CaffeineAbacaxi Mamaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06604184268628243496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-1122930412450649252005-08-01T17:06:00.000-04:002005-08-01T17:06:00.000-04:00Why wean? The principle of the matter. I hate bein...Why wean? The principle of the matter. I hate being addicted. And since I am now on Day 15 without caffeinated coffee, there are no headaches. I only had one headache, actually, towards the end of Day One. I don't know about the getting up early thing. I've never tried that. And if I had coffee, how would I go back to sleep right afterwards? I know about the Gatorade or Powerade thing. My sister told me. My sister told you about my blog, too, no?Abacaxi Mamaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604184268628243496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850330.post-1122929827740525022005-08-01T16:57:00.000-04:002005-08-01T16:57:00.000-04:00Why wean yourself off? What I do is this: before ...Why wean yourself off? What I do is this: before any minor fast, I get up at 4 (or whenever) and have a cup of coffee and a protein shake [aside, Orange and Lemon-lime gatorade are both kosher, and a good nephrologist here said that they're fantastic as isotonic drinks - you hold the liquid longer...].<BR/><BR/>For a major fast, have an extra cup or two the day before, especially right before the fast actually starts: you can just power through it...<BR/><BR/>I figure that the risk of a headache one day (fasting) is worth avoiding the surety of multiple days of weaning headaches...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com