Day 8 - My Cold Turkey Jar

A couple days ago I found an empty canning jar on my shelf. I decided to use it as a water glass to stay hydrated as I moved toward kicking my coffee habit, which I wrote about on Day 6. It's true I only drank 1-2 cups of coffee a day, but even if I drank them before noon, I noticed a steady degradation of my sleeping patterns. Anyone who has experienced insomnia, even for one night, notices a parallel degradation of their day because the mind and body don't work as well with little or no sleep.

But back to the canning jar. I poured water into it nearly full and instead of sipping on it throughout the day, I chose to drink the entire jar of water. It holds 4 cups. I drank two of these the first day I went without coffee. I repeated this yesterday and I've already drunk my first jar this morning.

Here's what I notice. First, I'm on my third day of caffeine withdrawal. Granted, I haven't been drinking an excessive amount of coffee. But another time I decided to quit I had a horrible withdrawal period, even with only the 1-2 cup habit. I dreaded the period this time, and braced myself for it. But now I'm on day 3 and...no headache, no nausea, no body aches, no groggy feeling. I keep waiting for the shoe to fall, but so far, nothing.

I can't say for sure what is happening, or if the horrible withdrawal has only been postponed. But except for this morning when I didn't eat soon enough and got low blood sugar and snapped at the Mr., I've been feeling remarkably all right.

I've been reading websites that either say to go cold turkey or not to, but none of them say to drink massive amounts of water in one go at least twice a day. Maybe I've discovered something. Of course, if you decide to kick coffee cold turkey by drinking massive amounts of water, your experience may vary. All I can say is, try it. The worst that will happen is that you'll be nice and hydrated.