The Beginning

Day 1:

Today is the first day of my 30 day challenge, where I will be giving up caffeine. For this first week I will still allow myself one caffeinated beverage a day, if I so choose. My consumption of caffeine has been apart of my daily life for as long as I can remember. More recently, the only beverages I drink are ones that have caffeine in them like Coke, Monster, Dr. Pepper, and Peace Teas. Lately I haven't been feeling the affects of caffeine as strongly, I never have a problem going to sleep or feel jittery due to the effects of caffeine. I can feel a little bit of a difference when I don't have my caffeinated beverages, for example getting going in the morning is more difficult without the use of caffeine. I have also noticed that and increased use of caffeine leaves me feeling tired and dehydrated threw out the day.

After doing research about caffeine it allowed me to see what beverages I can and cannot drink. There are a lot of drinks that I will have to give up like most carbonate beverages, teas, and energy drinks. The drinks that I will still consume are Gatorade, water, and Mugs root beer. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the brand of root beer sold on campus does not contain caffeine. I am excited to see how the next 30 days will turn out and the difference it will make in my life.