@philrmcknight's Journal, 22 September 2023

If you’re still looking for a gentler energy boost yerba mate is nice. 

My husband likes yerba mate! I switched to black coffee and haven’t looked back. I just chug it while it’s piping hot to bypass the bitter taste. Also, unflavored sparkling water has been my go to with meals. 

I'm rooting for you  

Hey, bro. Nice to see you back.  

Great!!  

Wow! You have lost a WHOLE human! You must be doing lots of things RIGHT! So Proud of You!  

I gave up soda but I cannot give up coffee due to the fact that I don't want to go to jail lol 

We got it Diet Coke had to give it up  

Well, you can definitely expect fatigue for about a week, maybe a headache or two. I’ve given up caffeine a couple of times but in the end decided that I simply enjoy coffee and tea, so just ditched the soda. Give it 2 weeks to be fair about the experiment 🤓 

even black coffee?! oh my, you're brave! good luck! 

No coffee?? Geesh! You're an animal, phil! 😂 I have to have my coffee. I drink it black these days, but it is still such a morning ritual.  

Why coffee? I get diet sodas, but coffee can be minimal to zero calories. Are you trying to ditch caffeine? 

Good luck!! I have given up all soda about 15 years ago but coffee - I don't think so! LOL 

I'm with RPL, I gave up soda about 7 years ago. Coffee, no way. Just ask my husband what I'm like if I don't have my coffee!! 

I use a tiny pinch of table salt it smooths out the bitter in black coffee 

oh man good luck no coffee I drink half a gallon a day.that would kill me 

I gave up coffee a few years ago for about 4 days I think to see if I'd sleep better. It had zero impact on anything. Good luck.  

Coffee is a tradition for me. A start of the day. 

There’s benefits to drinking coffee. Is there a certain reason you are trying this? Curious. 

Sometimes you just need to tweak it to see if that works! Let us know, I drink the coffee and drink Ice drinks