So I feel like a zombie today. I know I used to live like this all the time, but I don't really remember that time well, mostly because I was so tired.
It's days like today that I wished I drank coffee. I used to drink coffee back in college, but then in my last year of graduate school, I started to get a lot of stomach troubles and severe heartburn. It turned out that I had a ton of H. Pylori bacteria in my stomach lining and I had an ucler too. If anyone reading this has really bad heartburn, ask your doctor for the H. Pylori test!
Anyway, to get my ulcer to heal I had to give up caffeine. I've never been able to add it back because now it makes me feel queasy if I have too much caffeine. So, that's the long story as to why I don't just drink some coffee on days like today. A Diet Coke with caffeine is enough for me to feel buzzed! Plus, my husband drinks coffee and from what I can tell, it doesn't help much on days like today. I think it helps him for an hour or two and then he crashes again. I still wish I could have that hour or two of feeling alert!
Are you a coffee drinker?
I am a HUGE coffee drinker. I have to have my morning cup and my afternoon cup or I am just not the same person.
ReplyDeleteHope you're able to get a nap in...I'm not sure if this will work with Faith since she's so young, but I know if I'm particularly tired, I put on a movie in our bedroom, pop some popcorn, put the boys in my bed and konk out while they watch TV. I'm such a bad mom. :)
AHHH giving up coffee is my biggest fear! Sorry you had a rough night, hopefully Faith feels better today and tonight :(. I think I'm going to email you because I have many 50K questions, too many for the comment section.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge coffee person...when I worked somewhere that made coffee, if I had time, I'd have some, but if not no biggie. I don't brew it at home. Lately, I'm in love with cocoa cappuccino or mocha latte but that's just a flavor thing, not caffeine.
ReplyDeleteI cut out all caffeine when preggo, and still refrain from while nursing, but I used to drink so much soda that caffeine wouldn't phase me a bit. As in, I could quench my thirst with a 20oz mt dew at night, and go to sleep 30 minutes later. Crazy!
Hope Faith is more herself today and you magically feel more rested :)
I gave up caffeine about two years ago because I thought it was affecting my sleep. It was and so I never went back. I'll drink decaf coffee and tea, and don't really miss the jolt that caffeine would bring me. But there are those days where it's rather tempting.
ReplyDeleteHope you and Faith have a good day!
I never even tried coffee until 2 weeks ago. Then my husband went and bought a coffee maker and now I look forward to a morning coffee... what have I become??
ReplyDeletePoor Faith...and poor you! I'm very impressed that you're still going for a run.
ReplyDeletei hate coffee! i like how you say "you used to live this all the time". i'm starting to think i havent really NOT been exhausted since before giving birth. i'm just as tired now as when i had a newborn! and i think he wakes up just as much!! i'm so tired and so hungry everyday it just overwhelms me!! [maybe it is the time change getting me down]
ReplyDeletei started drinking the occasional cup of coffee in high school. in college i drank it all the time. now in grad school, it makes me nauseous and dizzy. i have no idea why. i think one day i od'd on coffee and the caffeine made me sick. now i prefer tea or juice in the morning, but sometimes i drink half a cup if i'm really struggling to wake up.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately on a day like today you basically have to just keep throwing coffee back...alll day in order to get the "awake" benefits.
ReplyDeleteI used to avoid caffeine like crazy, but my fiance makes coffee in the morning so I drink it. It's just easier than making a separate pot of decaf, though I dislike ingesting caffeine. I don't think it's healthy and I know I have an addiction to it. If I don't drink it in the morning I get a major headache by 2pm. I hate that!
What unsweet green or black tea? it has less caff than coke or coffee but gives me a painless boost! <3
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I never really cared about coffee until a few years ago; and now that I'm a new mommy to an almost 4 month old, I think I'd like to become a coffee connoisseur! Also, my best friend had the h pylori bacteria a few years ago, and she was on a special diet forever to get rid of it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I love your blog! I stumbled upon it from another site about how to work out with newborns and I just adore it! Keep up the fun and entertaining entries, please : )