Getting Fit

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I’m weaning myself off Caffeine. Tea and coffee specifically.

On a typical day, I start by brewing a kettle of high octane breakfast tea, a little over a liter. Then I sip that as I start my day. Then, if I go to lunch, I’ll get an iced tea and usually refill it at least once, and then again for a roadie.

This makes getting to sleep a challenge some nights. In addition, I notice when I do this, I’ll get into a state where I stand up at night, and my brain starts checking out. Dizzy, blurred vision, that kind of thing.

So what I started this week was brewing by cup, and having no more than two. If I need something hot later in the morning, I’ll have herbal tea – like lemon ginger. For lunch – water.

So far, So good. I haven’t had any sort of headache and I’ve been sleeping pretty soundly.

I’m thinking I’m allergic not to caffeine, but tannins in the tea or coffee. I’ve noticed if the tea is darker and stronger, I get that symptom. Lighter and more watery, not so much.

As I age I find I no longer had the appetites I once had.

I’ll see where it goes.

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  1. Interesting your findings and I get it. But when read the first few lines a “Memory Greener” flooded back that gave me a chuckle. Early on, I was having some digestive distress and it was at that juncture I was attending a LOT of meetings…

    Doc says… you better lay off the coffee… My initial Knee-Jerk reaction was… “How the HELL am I gonna stay SOBER?!?!?!?”

    Yeah…. we do get better. (I switched to tea for a while)

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  2. Do you have a smart watch or would you consider one? I normally wouldn’t want one due to privacy/security issues but I justified getting a Garmin one as a fitness and wellness thing. And it’s working pretty well for me, it might be something to consider. My old Garmin watch I used for exercise logging would count up how many hours and minutes of sleep each night, if you wore it to bed. But the newer fitness watches not only do that but give your sleep a grade, sorting it into light/deep/rem etc.

    One thing that helped me do was to cut back on alcohol (in your case, caffeine or something else maybe). Having a couple of drinks in the evening puts a significant crimp in the quality of the sleep and I found that having some kind of a number grade or measurement feedback on the health things is helpful. Helps keep up the motivation to see that the diet change or conditioning regimen is having a real effect.

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    1. I have an apple watch. I had one years ago, but the screen kept breaking. Later, I got a wyze watch (it’s cheaper). I liked some of the features but missed the integration the apple had, so I got a new apple watch. Sure, you can be tracked on it, but you can be tracked the same on your mobile anyhow. I like the way it displays alerts and texts, it taps me when using maps, with a brief command, I use the timer constantly, and I like how it tracks workouts. It integrates with a ride logging app the bike manufacturer has. I don’t wear it at night, so it can’t track sleep, but I have a sleepnumber mattress that does.

      Interestingly, I went to dinner with the boy last night and had Seared Ahi as an appetizer, pecan/pumpkin seed covered hailbut over some sort of greens/couscous thing, and half a slice of coconut cream pie. Went home and slept like a champion. I’d have loved to have a glass of wine with that, but it’s never one and I had a 40 min ride home. I generally don’t miss alcohol.

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  3. Good Lord- a litre of tea to start the day. Even in my heavy tea-drinking Irish family, that would be excessive.

    The dose is the poison.

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