kicking coffee

Or, since someone I'm close to has recently been giving me a hard time about using violent language :-), maybe that should read: gently releasing coffee from my life.

The time has come to let go of my two-cappuccinos-a-day habit. My last cappuccino was 48 hours ago. I'm primed with backup options as soon as withdrawal symptoms strike (headaches, other aches, tiredness, irritability). Green tea and rooibos teabags in my pocket, deep breathing and stretching routines marked on my calendar. I'm practising replacing "coffee" with "tea" in my vocabulary. As in:
Let's do tea tomorrow afternoon.
Wanna meet up for tea next week?

They say it takes 4 days to a week max for the cravings to pass. Then, you find you have loads more energy. You sleep better. You eat healthier. You're no longer leaching potassium and other vital nutrients out of your body, and putting in way more dairy than it needs.