Decaf Marco

David inspired me to try cutting back on caffeine. Previously, I drank about 8 ounces of coffee per day — not a huge quantity, but a high frequency.

Now, it’s been about 5 days with zero caffeine. Experiences so far:

It’s not hard to stay awake in the morning, but 3 PM really sucks.
With the 3 PM exception, my energy level is much more even throughout the day. I don’t have the extreme lows that I’d get when the caffeine buzz wore off.
My… final digestive processes have become more normal and less enthusiastic. (someone had to say it, I’ll be that guy this time)
I don’t feel hyper, nervous, or tense in the early evenings (when the caffeine would previously catch up to me).
I get tired and want to go to bed at normal times.
There’s a lot more incentive to get enough sleep. I can’t just stay up too late at night and borrow against the next day, thinking, “I’ll just drink some coffee tomorrow and I’ll be fine.”

And here I am, going to bed at 1 AM when I have to wake up at 7. Tomorrow might suck.