Today is one week with no caffeine. The tracked results in these Oura ring images are pretty profound.
Wanted to quit because I could feel the physical characteristics of caffeine anxiety pulsing inside me. Hours after the last coffee and I could still feel it, literally.
But, I like coffee. I like the taste. I like the ritual of having it. Yet, the prolonged caffeine feeling kept bothering me so I stopped.
Took about 3 days to feel any difference. Then, boom, instant mental clarity. By day 4, peak clarity, and sustained since. Also gone most days without hitting “stressed” on the tracker. And if I do, it’s just minutes a day as opposed to hours.
The need for naps has decreased. And, I just feel… better. So much better.
