How I change my habits
Thanks to a recent article circulating some of my favorite blogs, I found this article on quitting caffeine through LifeHacker.com.
I am drinking tea right now. At 9 a.m. Those of you who know me at all know this is something of a feat in itself. I guess we'll see who the real friends are around Saturday, when the caffeine withdraws get ugly.
Honestly, though, this is exactly what happened when I decided I wanted to start eating healthier. One day I woke up and I simply didn't feel like putting crap in my body anymore. This morning I woke up and I was tired and I wanted to feel energized, not caffeinated. When I walked into the office kitchen I glanced at the coffee pot, and without a second thought, I headed to the hot water instead.
This is how it's worked for me lately when I decide I want something in my life to change. I start to think about it as an option. Then, I try to force myself to do it and fail a few times. I typically take on a "screw it" attitude and gorge myself on something I'm trying to quit or totally ignore something I want to do. It doesn't take long before I come full-circle with conviction to just do whatever it is without really thinking about it. This is how it's been when I quit drinking, started eating healthier, took up running, and decided to launch a business.
Think it, try it, fail, screw it, succeed.
I am drinking tea right now. At 9 a.m. Those of you who know me at all know this is something of a feat in itself. I guess we'll see who the real friends are around Saturday, when the caffeine withdraws get ugly.
Honestly, though, this is exactly what happened when I decided I wanted to start eating healthier. One day I woke up and I simply didn't feel like putting crap in my body anymore. This morning I woke up and I was tired and I wanted to feel energized, not caffeinated. When I walked into the office kitchen I glanced at the coffee pot, and without a second thought, I headed to the hot water instead.
This is how it's worked for me lately when I decide I want something in my life to change. I start to think about it as an option. Then, I try to force myself to do it and fail a few times. I typically take on a "screw it" attitude and gorge myself on something I'm trying to quit or totally ignore something I want to do. It doesn't take long before I come full-circle with conviction to just do whatever it is without really thinking about it. This is how it's been when I quit drinking, started eating healthier, took up running, and decided to launch a business.
Think it, try it, fail, screw it, succeed.
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3 Comments:
Glad you're trying the caffeine free diet...maybe I'll try it too! (Don't know if I have the same will power, we shall see!)
Hi Holly, Take a look at Moneythoughts. As someone interested in investing, you might enjoy what you read.
Fred
P.S. I paint a little too.
marta:
I'm in Day 5 of my coffee-free diet. Notice I said "coffee free"! My intake of hot tea has definitely increased since I quit coffee, but the amount of caffeine is drastically reduced. I have to admit the green tea takes a bit of the edge off the caffeine withdraws, but yesterday was the first day I really felt it. Today, however, seems to be better.
And, I'm happy to report, I am sleeping much better since I quit!
Fred:
Interesting thoughts at your blog. I especially like the idea of the government sending vouchers for hybrids along with our rebate checks. I think the amount of people who would actually use them would be few enough for the amount to be negligible to the government, but great enough to affect a change.
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