Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Are sugar sensitive people negatively effected by caffeine as well? In 'SATRP' Kathleen never mentions this explicitly but she does give examples of recovering people ordering 'decaf lattes'. Thoughts? Experiences? Thanks, -Kathie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Kathie I have very limited proper scientific knowledge, but I know that caffeine is a biggie for me - i.e. I get a good buzz from it (which I like!), but then get the subsequent 'low'...(less keen on). I also find that when I've had caffeine I want to eat more. How does it affect you? Do you have a lot? When I met with a nutritionist in the past about my sugar issues, she suggested reducing/eliminating caffeine as it's just another stimulant, as is sugar. All about the adrenal glands/hormone balance (won't say more in case I am wrong). I'm trying to stop coffee, but totally love my morning cup....don't have much otherwise. Would be good to chat more on this Cheers maya up_path <up_path wrote: Are sugar sensitive people negatively effected by caffeine as well? In 'SATRP' Kathleen never mentions this explicitly but she does give examples of recovering people ordering 'decaf lattes'. Thoughts? Experiences?Thanks,-Kathie Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 When I met with a nutritionist in the past about my sugar issues, she suggested reducing/eliminating caffeine as it's just another stimulant, as is sugar. All about the adrenal glands/hormone balance (won't say more in case I am wrong). I'm trying to stop coffee, but totally love my morning cup....don't have much otherwise.<smile> I would say just enjoy your morning cup <smile> and work on the food.Kathleen Would be good to chat more on this Cheers maya up_path <up_path wrote: Are sugar sensitive people negatively effected by caffeine as well? In 'SATRP' Kathleen never mentions this explicitly but she does give examples of recovering people ordering 'decaf lattes'. Thoughts? Experiences?Thanks,-Kathie Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Mail Beta. Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.This is Grace Unfolding, we are not alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 I got off of caffeine because I took it on faith that the stuff was not good for me. I found that caffeine effects me greatly but I didn't notice until after it was gone. When I drink it, without fail, within a few hours I find myself remembering all kinds of negative things from my past. Some examples: stressful conversations, negative memories, embarrassing moments, and I also find that I will create new conversations in my mind with people who I am upset with. I also experience a level of inner stress and anxiety that is really unpleasant. Without the caffeine my mind doesn't cycle around negative, sad, or horrific thoughts. At all. That's so scary to me that I may have gone my whole life ignorant of the real reason for why I was experiencing so much stress and anxiety. I thought my problem was my past and my personality and that I would always have to deal with it, but without caffeine I don't even think of that stuff. Scary. : ) I don't touch the stuff anymore. Kathleen has an article somewhere on the RR website about how to effectively wean yourself off of it, so maybe give it a try. Maggie Are sugar sensitive people negatively effected by caffeine as well? In 'SATRP' Kathleen never mentions this explicitly but she does give examples of recovering people ordering 'decaf lattes'. Thoughts? Experiences? Thanks, -Kathie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi Kathie! I found that as I got steady on step 3 I started losing interest in tea, which used to be a big favorite. I still drink it and enjoy it, but a lot less than I used to. So I guess it's related to SS since the program healed my desire for it. I talked to some coffee-drinkers on the forum, and they had pretty much the same experience. Lisa , " up_path " <up_path wrote: > > Are sugar sensitive people negatively effected by caffeine as well? > In 'SATRP' Kathleen never mentions this explicitly but she does give > examples of recovering people ordering 'decaf lattes'. Thoughts? > Experiences? > > Thanks, > > -Kathie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 > I got off of caffeine because I took it on faith that the stuff was not good > for me. I had to extract and purify caffeine from 2 tea bags last week for my organic chemistry lab. The purified caffeine kind of looked like white fiberglass. Not appealing to have in my body. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 That's really funny - White fiberglass.... LOL, Bob , " shadowedorchid " <shadowedorchid wrote: > > > > I got off of caffeine because I took it on faith that the stuff was > not good > > for me. > > I had to extract and purify caffeine from 2 tea bags last week for my > organic chemistry lab. The purified caffeine kind of looked like white > fiberglass. Not appealing to have in my body. Tina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hi, Thanks for the responses on caffeine earlier. I too found that in withdrawl (detox) I started to just not want caffeine and I felt that it was going to add to my headaches or it seemed to. So after the second day I didn't have any. I used to get a regular afternoon crash & kept thinking my snack should help but it never really did. Now I don't have an afternoon snack (because I have the potato at night) & I don't seem to crash so it must have been my tea wearing off. I had never considered that before & it's been a bit of a shock to think about. I thought tea/caffeine was my friend! (Whereas I'd long come to know sugar was my enemy LOL). I've still got strong psychological associations with caffeinated tea (tea as a treat, a comfort substance, a nice lift, great taste etc) so a part of me does NOT want to say that I'm giving it up completely. And I don't have to say that yet or ever. Right now I'm just making a decision each day not to have it 'today'. So far it's been 7 days. -Kathie The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Kathie, Caffine has two effects on my body. Makes me wired and pee way too much. I tend to crave caffine when I don't get enough sleep. I also choose (like you) not to put this chemical into my body. Peace, Bob , up path <up_path wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for the responses on caffeine earlier. I too found that in withdrawl (detox) I started to just not want caffeine and I felt that it was going to add to my headaches or it seemed to. So after the second day I didn't have any. I used to get a regular afternoon crash & kept thinking my snack should help but it never really did. Now I don't have an afternoon snack (because I have the potato at night) & I don't seem to crash so it must have been my tea wearing off. I had never considered that before & it's been a bit of a shock to think about. I thought tea/caffeine was my friend! (Whereas I'd long come to know sugar was my enemy LOL). I've still got strong psychological associations with caffeinated tea (tea as a treat, a comfort substance, a nice lift, great taste etc) so a part of me does NOT want to say that I'm giving it up completely. And I don't have to say that yet or ever. Right now I'm just making a decision each day not to have it 'today'. So far it's > been 7 days. > > -Kathie > > > > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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