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They say it’s normal to have a relapse with any form of addiction.
It starts off slow – one sip here, another sip there. Then, those sips start to add up. One sip becomes one drink a week. That one drink a week becomes every other day. Suddenly, the addiction is full fledged and you need a drink each and every day.
Somehow, some way I have found myself drinking coffee again.
I know, I know – not the worst thing in the world. There could be worse things, such as the Husband refusing to kill spiders for me. Or, the Husband refusing to clean up Charlie’s ::ahem:: business in the backyard.
But my coffee relapse isn’t coming cheap. I refuse to make coffee at home. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing on my mind is not to make a cuppa Joe. The first thing on my mind is always “when is breakfast?”
What I have been finding lately is that if I don’t drink coffee until after some food is in my stomach, then I’m good to go – my stomach does not hurt, and well, the caffeine high isn’t so bad either.
So the urge for coffee – preferably iced coffee at the moment – always happens to hit me when I’m out running errands. I will be innocently coming home from the grocery store, the post office, driving around the block just so I “happen to be out of the house” (I swear it counts), and well… the Starbuck’s drive through just happens to jump out at me. It doesn’t help that the employees are just too friendly and don’t charge me extra for adding any soy milk to my drink like some Starbuck’s do.
I’ve got it down to a science. Susie or Bobby come on the mic asking if they could interest me in a new passionberry lemonade – and I want to laugh. Don’t they see I’m coming? We’re at this at least once a day by now – they should know what I’m going to order.
“No thank you. Can I please have a grande iced coffee, light ice, extra soy?”
“Sure Lady Who Comes Here Too Much When She Shouldn’t Drink Coffee Every Day – that will be $2.65.”
And then I am somewhat proud/somewhat ashamed that I know how much my drink order costs.
The thing about this is I have been using gift cards as of late – my birthday funds are quickly dwindling, however. This will be a problem in a week or so when my once filled to the brim gift cards that brought me so much caffeinated joy run out. Then, I will be scrounging around in our change jar and paying in quarters so the Husband doesn’t realize how bad my addiction has gotten. I’ll be throwing away my drink containers in neighbors’ garbage cans, just so he doesn’t see.
I tried to get through one day without the iced coffee – and I succeeded yesterday. Today, I rewarded myself with an iced coffee for getting through my day yesterday without it. What a sick and twisted system I have got going on here.
While I really do love my coffee, I hate relying on it to perk me up and get me through my day. I have been waking up more groggy than usual, have been “crashing” and wanting a nap every afternoon (which isn’t always a bad thing), and have been getting headaches without the aide of my drink.
This is all fun and games, of course, until I go back to work.
I know if I continue on this track, I am going to need coffee every day to get me through the work day – and that will be bad news. I already had one student comment last year that I was “in a much better mood when I have Starbuck’s in the morning.” Thanks for noticing kid – I think.
Sometimes I wish I had another addiction, like cleaning my house… or knowing when to keep my mouth shut when I see an opportunity for a smart aleck one liner towards the husband – but no, my addiction is coffee.
At least I’m not in denial anymore. I suppose I’m on the road to recovery… except I’m not because I don’t want to be.
Please don’t scheme an intervention on me – I’m not ready for rehab yet.
Question: What is an “addiction” you have? Can you get through your day without coffee?
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Hm, maybe I should try waiting until after eating to have coffee and see if that helps me…
I lied - I kind of had a stomachache… not too bad, but it was still there. I guess I wrote that while I was still on a caffeine high.
I’m definitely an iced coffee “addict” - and I’m proud of it!
P.S. - LOVE your new pic!!
Thanks!
I just relinked my iced coffee in my last post, about 2 mins ago that i hit publish. Girl..make your own iced coffee. Just brew coffee, let it cool down or put it in the fridge, pour over ice with milk/cream/stevia/etc and voila…you will save so much money. I can down an iced coffee in like 2 secs. I am a power drinker..hah!
But i know what you mean…the urge to just pop thru ‘Bucks is a real slippery slope. ha!
But it tastes so much better when Starbuck’s does it.
Like the new pic
I dont really drink/like coffee, but I have a serious dark chocolate and black tea addiction haha. I have both everyday!
Funny you posted this! I am going through the same thing with coffee. I started to cut back from 5-6 times a week to 3 max, and did good but then slipped back up and this week has been tough (haven’t had coffee since Sunday) - groggy in the mornings, and headaches every day
But I love it too much to give it up completely! Oh and the french press the hubby bought, not helping matters! haha
I got completely away from coffee too until I smelled it one day and have been craving it ever since, I have a coffees shop within walking distance which is a huge problem!
So, I most certainly, definitely make 4 cups of coffee in my coffee pot, and drink them all, every day. Every day. I love coffee
Oh my gosh, my stomach would haaaate me - you’re so lucky. I think the acid would burn a hole in my stomach.
We were just talking about addictions at work today! Mine is definitely water! I can barely go an hour without sipping on some! My second addiction would be my homemade granola bars. YUM! I’ve eaten them every week since about Memorial Day. And not just one or two a week, but sometimes one or two a day! At least both addictions are healthy
Oh I drink waaay too much water! I don’t ’til the point that it’s bad for you, but I definitely have to ration my water when I’m working because I don’t have the opportunity to go to the bathroom all morning! haha!
I’ve been having sbucks coffee frapps everyday this week!
They have a deal for 2$, couldn’t resist.
& I always have my cuppa jo in the morning, made at home with starbuckjs verona bold.
Coffee is my addiction. I refuse to give it up. I have a Keurig and love it. It turns on automatically in the morning so the water is hot…all I have to do is put in the coffee pod and push the button. It’s bliss!
Sometimes I wish I had a Keurig! I feel like I could ration how much coffee I drink in the morning that way!
We sound like one in the same… only I usually go to Dunkin Donuts! I cannot help myself! I make hot coffee at home, but not iced. And just like you, I’ve got my $2.43 order memorized & always have exact change!
There is nothing better than an iced coffee on a hot morning
You are so right. I don’t feel bad anymore.
Hilarious post, especially the bit about just happening to find yourself driving round the block
I do drink coffee every day - and tea, I’m a pig for both - but think it’s more about just having a hot drink… mind you, don’t know how I’d function without! Maybe I should try it…
I’m trying to not be as much of a coffee addict! I started buying decaf and regular grounds & mixing them in a mason jar. With one cup I still feel refreshed without being jittery!
I was doing that when I weaned myself off the caffeine in March - worked well!
I was definitely addicted to diet soda!! I haven’t had a drop in over a month
I drink coffee at least once or twice a day. I can definitely make it through the day without it but it’s something I really enjoy so why would I stop? I almost never buy coffee out though (mostly because I don’t do dairy or soy), I brew at home and make iced coffee after letting it chill in the freezer for a while. As Averie already mentioned, it saves a ton of moo-lah!
I do love it too - but my stomach probably won’t after a while. This has happened before!! I start off slow and then BAM! My stomach hurts. Not fun!
I definitely used to be addicted to coffee and it was not pretty. Thankfully I stopped and though I still LOVE it I try to go days without it and when I do have it, usually go for decaf. After about a month with no caffeine I had ONE cup last month at about 3pm and literally could not sleep that night - I didn’t connect the the 2 until I was lying in bed and realized I had just crossed everything off the to-do list and rearranged and cleaned the entire living room beginning at 9pm.
hahaha - YESSSS! I used to rearrange my bedroom in the middle of the night when I was a teenager. My parents would wake up in the morning and be like “ummm what in the world did you do last niht at 2 AM?” “Oh you know… just moved my furniture around!”
I loveee iced coffee. I would buy it every day if I could. We just got a Keurig, so I make it at home now! But there’s something so wonderful about a purchased iced coffee.
More importantly - I LOVE your new picture! You.are.gorgeous.
Thanks love!
I loooove iced coffee. So refreshing - but yes, I do limit it and never buy it out. It helps that there’s only one place in town that I can get it with a non-dairy milk, and it also helps that I’m super cheap
I don’t consider myself addicted though. (isn’t that what they all say?) But really, I’m fine without it (no grogginess, etc)…but it tastes good, is refreshing and I’d much rather have it! lol
Im a big coffee addict, first thing I do when I wake up is make a cup of coffee. I also have a machine that makes lattes, cappucinos etc. Their cold be worse things to be addicted to in life
I do love coffee! If it helps - I had a really bad addiction to sugar so I decided to give up sweets for 30 days (that’s how long they say it takes to kick an addiction). And thought the first days were brutal - by the second and third week I didn’t want to give up because I was so close and by the time it was done I honestly didn’t crave sweets afterwards. Maybe just see if you can do it for 30 days and you might find your need totally goes away! Best of luck!
I just reaaalllly don’t want to haha!
Hahaha, I can so relate. I have written about my own coffee addiction too! And like you, I realize there could be worse things. One thing I’ve realized is that I like, no love, the taste of a good cup of coffee. So I try, just like you, to go without it some days, so that I don’t get back to my crazy gotta-have-a-cup-to-function days.
Coffee is so delicious, I say, just enjoy it.
I am a coffee and tea addict - o ya, and watermelon
Firstly… gorgeous profile pic, girl! You look great
And I wouldn’t consider myself addicted to coffee, ’cause I don’t go through all of the withdrawal symptoms if I don’t get any, but I definitely enjoy my morning cup of Joe, and look forward to it everyday.
Thank you! Would you believe I drove to the Husband’s shop and I am actually standing against a wall in a truck garage? haha!
I stopped drinking caffeineated beverages regularly last year. I was always holding a cup of tea while teaching, and realized that I could probably live without it, and I wasn’t sure if I even liked it anymore. My energy levels seems to be totally fine without caffeine, which makes me happy, and have a cup of tea or coffee when I feel like it, or when I’m at a coffee shop.
Love the photo of the iced coffee in the grass - so cute!
Not gonna lie. I love dat coffee, but I haven’t drank any in aaaages thank god. I am so addicted to diet soda!!!! I can’t help it it is just so good. I try to buy zevia as much as possible though.
p.s. I LOVE YOUR NEW BLOG PICHAAAA!!!
I have a cup of coffee every day. Just one. I’ve never deemed it as a “pick me up” or “something I need to get through the day” (I actually function just fine without the bean.. I tried giving it up because I thought I was addicted and my energy levels remained the same, even without.. so I started drinking it again). If you ARE fearful that your body is going to start relying on it, could you try out decaf? or half caf? It sounds like you genuinely enjoy it (rightfully so. Coffee is amaze!!!) and I don’t want you to deprive your pretty little self
speaking of your pretty little self.. j’adore the new pro pic! stop being so gorg!
I do love decaf, but when I drive through Starbuck’s they won’t do iced decaf! It’s pretty tragic. j’adore your usage of French.
You should register your giftcards on their website! Then after like 10 drinks you get free modifications (at ALL Starbucks) and you get free drinks for your birthday, for because, free snacks for because, and after 25 drinks you become a ‘Gold Member’ and get a card with your name on it and free drinks every 10-15 drinks… It’s a dirty trick to get you to go more often, but it’s working for me…
Thanks for posting this! I was going to comment to Chelsey and say this, but you wrote it much more eloquently!
And the free Mods come after just FIVE!!! Free soy milk all the time, any SBUX you go to =D
Don’t feel bad. My Starbucks coffee costs $6.24. How I don’t know. It’s less if I use a giftcard because the soy is “free” but it’s still pretty ridiculous. Most days I bring coffee from home though. Fourbucks is a treat!
Holy crap! What do you buy!??!
I like your nail polish!! I lurve iced coffee, but I don’t think I’m addicted…
My daily addiction = my phone. I’d pass out without it. I’m writing this on it!
Thanks! That is a totally recycled picture from last September, so I forget what it was - it was OPI something!
I’m addicted to coffee, too. Totally addicted. I’m pregnant and not drinking it right now but I can’t wait to have some again!!
TOTALLY did not know you were pregnant again! Congrats!
i’m the same way! i always get stomach aches if i drink coffee before or during breakfast! i’ve found that it works best either in smoothies or after i eat breakfast! it’s so annoying though haha
Oh I love you…your posts are so entertaining! I must have coffee every morning. But, I don’t need any more than one cup, so I’m okay with my addiction
. My giveaway right now is for a healthy energy drink…you might like the stuff! It tastes good and you don’t crash after drinking it!
It used to be that I couldn’t do ANYTHING in the morning before drinking coffee. These days I like to get my family out of the house first, before enjoying my coffee in peaceful solitude. Never could I go through a day without coffee. Never.
I recently got on the coffee boat and I’m really enjoying it!!! I stick to decaf though cause the caffenated makes my heart race!
I used to drink so much coffee that I could have a venti at 9pm and still sleep through the night. I decided to give it up so that when I need the caffeine it’ll actually do something. Boy was THAT a tough withdrawal! My real addiction, though, is oats. I don’t see myself giving that up. And kombucha, but man is that expensive!
I couldn’t decide what was worse - kombucha or coffee. Kombucha is definitely more expensive!
we got back on to drinking coffee again too, we stopped for a few years, we were so proud but then for some reason this past year we got a cup, and now that one cup has turned into a everyday cup
it happens!
It’s just soooo good!
I have the exact same problem! during winter I totally phased out coffee and started drinking tea tea tea! Well now that it is warm out iced coffee has drawn me back into it’s clutches, and I am once again fully addicted to coffee. It is just so good though. so, so good.
Iced coffee is really good! I started to drink it on Saturday mornings working at lululemon, but then I stopped before it became a habit. That $$ adds up! And then there’s GT’s Kombucha…
I’m on the iced coffee train too! But what I do is go to McDonalds and they have any size iced coffee drinks for $1. So I get a medium (ok…actually a large), get it black then add my own almond milk and a little stevia. And not that I know or anything…but (here) it comes to $1.05 taxes in. How could you NOT get an iced coffee for that price?
And hey, it’s a way to get rid of 5 useless pennies everyday….plus the dollar.
That’s a really good idea! I might have to do that and add my own almond milk at home! Or have a carton of almond milk at work. You’re a genius!
I’m definitely addicted to chocolate! But…I’ve been drinking a lot of iced coffee this summer too. And Starbucks always charges me for soy milk…I need to figure out how to get it at no extra cost
You bat your eyelashes at Bobby in the window - that’s how. Just joking… kind of.
Starbucks rewards ! Use a gift card and after 5 drinks, mods are always free (syrups, soy milk)
I definitely need my coffee- but either with breakfast or after I eat. Because yeah- definitely gives me the shakes otherwise. Rarely do I go a day without it!
I’ve become addicted to the grande iced coffee with soy every morning (sometimes twice a day) ever since I started working (in the city with a Starbucks on every corner) in June. It’s kind of become a routine to see $2.65 come out of my bank account every morning. And no, I don’t want to do that math on how much I’m losing per year but hey, if the coffee makes me a better person than I am without it, I guess it’s worth it.
Just think about it this way - if you were a smoker, you’d be spendinga lot more money than that. Or if you purchased beer every week to have after work, then it would be a lot more!
Been there, done that. Multiple times. I’ve just learned to catch myself when my trips get too frequent. I try not to have coffee two days in a row and never 3 days in a row. Playing it this way, at least I don’t get the withdrawal headaches or even really feel like I NEED my coffee. So it works out. I am totally jealous of those people still in coffee la la land where they can drink coffee whenever they want.
I agree about making your own… I follow The Pioneer Woman’s directions, but use 1/2 pound coffee and 2 quarts water to make a pitcher that lasts me 4-5 days. Absolutely perfect and I use a different coffee (or combination) each week.
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/
I have the same problem! I’ll quit cold turkey, but then I’ll decide to swing by starbucks on a random Wednesday. Then the next week it’s Wednesday and Friday. Then, before I know it, I’ve spent my entire savings at Starbucks. Why, oh why, do their white chocolate mochas have to be sooooo delicious????
I forgot to add that if you must go to Starbucks (I understand, there’s one in our food court near work that I rely on in the colder months), then get a gift card and reload it. You get a “star” for each drink if you register it, and after you accumulate enough you get extra perks and free drinks for your birthday, etc.
I am in the same boat sistah! I gave up coffee for lent and was so successful I totally impressed myself! Since then it’s been a fast descent back into the pit of coffee addiction ahhhhhh. Now I stick to black (gross, I know…). I figure if I”m gonna drink it everyday I’ll at least cut out the sugar and milk. If I only have 1 cup a day, I think of it as a win.
i am totally riding the iced coffee addiction too! my grandma just gave me her old 12 cup percolator from her WEDDING (how cool!) and we made 8 cups of joe the other night and stored it in the fridge for instant gratification. paired with so delicious’ french vanilla coconut milk creamer and i am in heaven!
I’d never plan an intervention on you because they’d lock me up too!!! NO WAY! I’ll let you drink your coffee and NEVER judge. Teachers love their coffee, I am no exception! It makes me an A+ teacher!
Coffee is my crack. Just give it to me through an IV.
I usually need to have at least one a day. And I have gotten withdrawal headaches too. Not fun at all.
I definitely have a caffeine addiction too. Iced, hot, blended, you name it - i love it.
i never used to drink coffee, but my roommate got me hooked this year. im trying to wean myself off it though because it got to the point where i would be getting headaches if i wasnt drinking it each day. i quickly went from 1 to sometimes 3 a day. at one point, i would make it in the morning then drink a large iced coffee from dunkin in the afternoon.. have you ever seen those things? theyre huuuuuge!
The habit of drinking coffee everyday is definitely addicting! I’m not complaining though, I love it!!
I have trouble with coffee because I get a big down after the caffeine wears off. I’ve never been one of those people who stau up because of coffee I could drink some and go right to sleep! And really I just love the flavor of coffee!
I know you have had a ton of replies, but I had to add MY addiction. http://amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com/2011/05/perfect-iced-coffee.html
I’ve learned to make the best iced coffee using the overnight cold brew method. I use almond milk and SoDelicious brand coconut milk creamer, French Vanilla flavor…this stuff is HEAVEN. Love your blog so much, new to it. I am amazed at your ability to answer so many of your comments!
I don’t drink coffee but I do love my soy milk with gingerbread. Or chai syrup that they make for me as an alternative-yum!!
I say chill out. There are far worse addictions than coffee. Even scientists (ahem) say its good for you.
Of course, I’m a scientist with a coffee addiction, so maybe don’t listen to me?
Starbucks iced coffee is so good! And don’t feel bad about buying it - you have gift cards after all. It would be wasteful NOT to buy it!
I have coffee every morning, but I’m not addicted to it… I swear! I just like the taste of it along with my breakfasts.
Love your new picture!
I’ve never been a coffee addict. I probably have coffee only 1-2 times a month… I know I’m weird. I just never got used to drinking it, which i guess is a good thing!
I am in the SAME boat as you girl, haha! I gave up coffee for lent and tried to continue after that, but Starbucks called…and it was loud, I just couldn’t ignore it
I think you should know that your hilarious post is why there is a grande iced coffee on my desk at work right now… first coffee this month… i caved. yours looked so glorious sitting innocently in the grass… you should hold yourself responsible…
You could make the switch to decaf, and that way you can get the taste without the side effects of caffeine.
Ah, for me, the addiction is “dessert”. Whether it’s a little piece of chocolate or some peach crumble or ice cream or froyo, I like to end my meals with a sweetness. Sometimes I can fight it with the Extra gum in Dessert Delight flavors…. but sometimes, I need the real deal. It’s a killer.
i miss iced coffee - i moved to a place where we have practically NO dunkin donuts : / *sigh* I would have to say my addiction is diet coke.
I think it’s funny that they write “EZ ice.” My S-bux writes Lt. ice, as in lite ice. I actually have managed to make it 22 years without developing a coffee addiction. I’m proud considering I went through a year period where I had coffee every morning. Then I just stopped one day. Joey stopped drinking coke (and soda in general) at the beginning of the year and I got in his car last week and he had at least 4 empty cans in there!! So disappointed
uh oh! you better pull out the “disappointed” card!
register your gift cards, chelsey! then you will get rewards!!! And free soy wherever you go!!!
I think I’ve quit 3 times so far and all it takes is one lazy morning where I convince myself I’ll just one today only to get moving…yeah, and a year later I’m still getting one daily. It used to be a mocha, but I’ve worked my way down to iced coffee with a mocha once or twice a week as a treat. Oh, the money wasted!!!
Diet lemonade because there’s no sugar so it doesnt satisfy me and I always want more!!!
Aahaha I feel you on this one! I love love love my coffee each morning, I really do! I’m not addicted - there’s no withdrawal headaches, I don’t get stressed or shaky or anything if I don’t have it; it’s just ‘meh. no coffee.’ BUT I do love it SO much..especially a soya cappuccino……OH nothing compares!
Coffee! I cannot get through the day without it! I’m usually making it in the morning before I’m fully awake
I’m back on coffee too. I was off for about 6 months with my regular hours, but now that I have a wacky schedule I need it! Just half regular half decaf. And the occassional iced americano from Sbux:)
I’m right there with you… coffee is my ULTIMATE addiction. Hot, iced, blended, and any and everywhere in between
Girl, I swear you just told my EXACT story! I just “happened” upon some gift cards that have been hiding away in my wallet for months now. When I got them for my birthday, I was like, “eh, I’ll just save these for a rainy day!” Well, then the rainy day happened…ok, so maybe it was a bright sun-shiney cloudless day, but work with me here! I had my first iced coffee in years…then a couple of days later I had another…and that’s when I realized I’d had my relapse. It started out innocently enough…guess that’s what they all say! Haha!
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