Teh Caffeine Has Spoken

[plumtreeblossom]

Alright then. Do not have your blood pressure checked after 3 cups of strong coffee and no breakfast. That was a marvelous lack of foresight on my part. Scared my poor nurse-practitioner half to death, since I've never had a read that wasn't perfect or near-perfect. She's making me come back another day properly fed and not caffed-out.

Almost all of my life I've allowed myself to drink coffee until I levitate. 3 cups in the morning before work is standard for me, plus a big wailing tankard-full once I get to work. I mean yeah, I knew being a caffeinated human superball for half of every day couldn't be particularly good for me. But I really didn't think it was doing that. I'm not an absolutist type of person inclined to banning substances completely from my life, but it's time to set some limits. 2 cups a day, I think, and maybe alternating cups with healthy herb tea.


_{I use the icon of my hero/crush-boy to remind me that while over-indulgence can stack up some consequences, life is about saying "yes" to as much pleasure as you can without dying.}

Comments

[majes.livejournal.com]

Coffee is one of my true loves. However, coffee doesn't necessarily feel the same way about me.
One of the things that came out when my arm pains started was that caffeine contributes to muscle inflammation. Since I'm trying to work that down, I had to cut the coffee significantly. Now I am down to two cups a day - one for the drive to work, and one for the drive home. Elsewise, I'm having herbal tea or decaf coffee. It has worked out well.

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

I met you over the weekend; I know because you told me your lj name, but I do not remember who you are. I was the dark fairy.

[majes.livejournal.com]

I was the guy with bells on.
At previous parties, I was the guy with the nice dress coat, tie, and hose, or the guy done up as a devil.
Ah, now to go back-read your journal...