Jolt

It has been 3 months since I've had any caffeine. No wait, that's not completely true. I should say it's been 3 months since I've consumed any large amount of caffeine. I have had chocolate (which has small traces) and I've had a decaf fancy latte (which has a small amount of it, too) and I did partake in about 3 sips of a Dr Pepper one day last month when I had a headache that just would not go away. I was desperate and thought a jolt of caffeine might just do the trick. But otherwise, I haven't had my regular weekend Starbucks drink. I haven't had my usual morning tea at work. I generally don't drink enough soda to worry about caffeine, but the few times I did, it was ginger ale or rootbeer... oh, and I did splurge with some grape soda (delish, btw). I've done this before. I've just stopped cold turkey. This last time I had the help of getting sick though. And when I get really sick, I avoid caffeine like the plague. Personally I don't think it's good for your body when it's already doing it's best to fight off germs as it is, to try and give it a boost like that. I have done no medical research on it, it's just a personal opinion. It's like how I don't believe mixing Red Bulls with alcohol is smart. One revs you up and the other calms you down. Why confuse your body like that? Anyway, I'm off subject now. So yea, it's been three months. I can't remember how long I went last time I did this. Probably not for this long. But now? Now I'm doing it because it makes me feel better. I like not feeling the need to rely on caffeine to get me going in the morning. I do miss drinking my green tea though... for other beneficial reasons. I know it's a matter of when, not if, that I go back to indulging. But I have to say, for now, it just feels good to say no to it.