day one

One school of thought says it takes you 28 days to start a new habit. You must start and stick to this habit and after that point, it will become easier. 


I am not sure if it will actually take 28 days to make these lifestyle choices permanent. But in the midst of trying to eat better, live a positive life, and become a generally happy person, I decided to take on a superheroic goal of stopping the caffeine.


Caffeine and I are troubled, life-long friends. Never coffee, but carbonated beverages gave me my fix. In college, I could easily down a four pack of red bull before starting a paper. Now, I see it drain on  my pocket and rot my teeth, so I decided I need to try and stop.


My headache today was in direct reference to the amount of caffeine and, by that I mean, it was huge. Blinding, nauseating, tiring, and everything that made me want to crawl to the gas station across from my house and just start downing bottles of coke. By also subtracting the caffeine, I'm subtracting a huge amount of sugar from my diet too.


But I stayed strong, came home, did some yoga, went for walk, and took numerous advil to get over the hump.


Supposedly, day 2 is even worse. 


But I'm ready for it.


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