22/11/2025
Over 6 months without coffee 🌿
I didn’t give up coffee on purpose, it just kind of happened when I started drinking cacao. After the first week, I decided to keep going to see how long I could last and how my body would feel without my usual caffeine habit. I didn’t set a time frame - I just knew I’d been drinking way too much before. Some days I’d have 6+ coffees. Looking back to early on I remember noticing steady energy, less anxiety, and better sleep.
6 things I’ve realised since stopping coffee:
•I wasn’t drinking coffee for how it made me feel - it had just become a habit
•You don’t have to skip the social side - order a decaf, a tea, a chai, a hot choc, a frappe… whatever you like!
•You’re not missing out on the fun stuff either… decaf espresso martinis are totally a thing, and actually pretty common! (Thanks to the girls atPiccolo Vintage Coffee Vann for not making me feel silly when I first asked🤣)
•I went from the one wanting a new coffee machine at home to the one saying we don’t need one
•I get nervous when someone else orders for me in case they forget to say “decaf.” I also wonder… would I even notice if they didn’t?!
•I still feel like a bit of a fraud every time I order a decaf, like I should be going for the real deal😂
When will I go back to regular coffee? Honestly, I have no idea🤷🏻♀️ - maybe tomorrow, maybe next year, or maybe I’ll stick with decaf and keep the real deal as an occasional treat.
Have you ever taken a break from coffee (or anything else) and noticed a change?
