Need to replace my caffeine!

Posted on March 23, 2006 
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I’ve cut out drinking regular Pepsi and/or Coke and have switched to drinking Diet Dr. Pepper or water. All this in an effort to drop 20-30 pounds this year without going on some crazy crash diet that I know I’ll just ditch in a month anyway… This has had some good and some bad side effects. Since I’m not a huge fan of diet sodas, I’ve notice I drink a HELL of a lot less soda than I did before. So that’s a good thing. But, I’m finding that around 1:30 in the afternoon, I’m freakin’ tired! I don’t have nearly the same level of caffeine going in to my body that I had before and I think it’s affecting me in a bad way!

Well, I think I may have found the answer. BUZZWATER!! It comes with either 100mg or 200mg of caffeine, no carbs, no sugar, no calories… nada! I may have to order a case of this just to check it out. If I can pop one or two of these in the morning, I may have just solved my dilema. And, it may be the end of the Diet Dr. Pepper for me, too! I’ll let you know how it goes!

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3 Responses to “Need to replace my caffeine!”

  1. Doug on March 25th, 2006 7:46 pm

    Look for H20Joe as well.

  2. Brian Johnson on November 2nd, 2006 9:34 pm

    Thanks for the good word.

  3. Kevin on December 4th, 2006 10:56 am

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    Introduction: The World of Caffeine
    What is it in man’s devious make-up that makes him round on the seemingly more wholesome and pleasurable aspects of his environment and suspect them of being causes of his misfortunes? Whatever it is, stimulants of all kinds (and especially coffee and caffeine) maintain a position high on the list of suspicion, despite a continuing lack of real evidence of any hazard to health.
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    Editorial Reviews

    Chicago Tribune(November 4, 2002)
    To those obsessed with Starbucks: Your Bible has arrived. It’s called “The Caffeine Advantage.”

    Review
    Peter R. Martin, M.D
    Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Addiction Center and Institute for Coffee Studies, Vanderbilt University
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    Harris R. Lieberman, Ph.D.
    Military Nutrition Division, USARIEM Visiting Professor, Tufts University
    This book is an excellent example of how to introduce good science into public debate and how to help people benefit from science in their daily lives. The authors do an exceptional job of synthesizing extremely diverse research to reach important, novel, and practical conclusions. Caffeine has been unfairly tainted by many opinion makers in the media, and this book should push the debate in a more fruitful direction. I was particularly happy to see recommendations regarding caffeine use and driving. I fear that many well-meaning but uninformed health “experts” urge people to avoid caffeine — advice that could actually cause the death of a person driving at night in a drowsy state.

    Professor Andrew Smith
    Director, Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, Cardiff University, U.K.
    This book does an excellent job in organizing a vast amount of complex information about caffeine. Readers will find the prescriptive approach helpful and the practical advice well presented. It represents an excellent example of how to go about improving the public understanding of science.

    Dr. Paul Kulkosky
    Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University
    The Caffeine Advantage will be an important and popular book, indeed a boon to humanity! It is a wonderful work of popular science that will improve many lives if read properly. A copy should be placed in every café! It should win public-service awards and sell many copies. Reading it was a pleasure not unlike drinking coffee made from freshly ground beans.

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