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[terrorlynn]

Oh boy...I forgot how much quitting soda sucks. I havent had any since yesterday, which also means no caffeine since yesterday. My head is splitting in two and my hands wont stop shaking. This is making me the crabby. I dont like being crabby, so i try to be cheerful, but that just makes me annoyed with myself and thusly, more crabby. Oh, and in case I needed more examples of how much I depend on caffeine to focus and not spaz out, last night I ruined 3 pots of spanish rice. How can you ruin rice, one might ask.

1st pot- After sauteeing the onions and garlic for a bit, i dump in an ENTIRE CAN of petite diced tomatoes...undrained. Annoyed at myself, i manage to siphon off some water and scoop out some of the tomatoes. I then add the water. Without waiting for the water to boil, I promptly add the rice. Pot one, screwed up.

2nd pot- I happily remember that i have half of an onion left from the previous pot. I chop it and sautee it. Since I have no more diced tomatoes, I decide to use some tomato paste to get that yummy tomato flavor. Things are going well. Then, I dump all the rice in to the pot, as if I were making risotto. Pot two, wrecked.

3rd pot- As I am far too enraged to attempt to make my own recipe at this point, I dig out one of those lipton rice thingies. I follow the directions EXACTLY...except for the remembering to stir occasionally. Most of the rice burns to the bottom of the pan. Pot three, ruined, but enough was salvaged to count as a side dish.

So now, here I sit, writing to the interwebz, eating Reeses Pieces for breakfast and wanting a case of soda more than just about anything. I will prevail, dammit. I WILL PREVAIL!

Comments

[uncle-twitchy.livejournal.com]

Going cold turkey on the caffeine is killer -- I've done it before, so my sympathies. This last time, I slowly weaned myself off and it went much smoother (I'd step down the amount of caffeine I'd do daily until I felt the headache no longer there, then step down to the next level, and so on and so forth. I was drinking over a liter of Pepsi a day when I started -- I went down to 20 oz. bottles, then 12 oz. cans, then a can of Coke -- less caffeine than Pepsi -- then a can of Dr. Pepper, then a can of A&W Root Beer -- which has some caffeine in it -- and then I was done).

So maybe stepping down would help you better?

Anyway, you have my full support and sympathies.

[terrorlynn.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the tips, dear :) Its not the caffeine im trying to quit, but more the soda. I dont really drink much else with a lot of caffeine though, so its almost the same.

[cheetahvet.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I know it sucks trying to go cold turkey form ANYTHING, but, you have a good support network. :) Even if you have one soda now & then to calm the headaches and the loss of temper, we'll let it slide. It's better than having one cigarette every weekend. :)

[terrorlynn.livejournal.com]

thanks, dear :)

[greensilk.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Withdrawl sucks.. drink lots of water to flush your system.

[terrorlynn.livejournal.com]

Im drinking enough water you'd think I was a fish :) Thanks for the tip!

[greensilk.livejournal.com]

You are a fish.. water is your lifeline. Just keep repeating the mantra. And take Tylenol for the headaches if they get bad enough.

[nhyrvana.livejournal.com]

So you are quitting the soda-ie for to remove caffine from your system or for another reason?

Because chocolate has caffine in it doesn't it?

-e

[terrorlynn.livejournal.com]

Nope, im quitting soda because soda is bad for things like my teeth and my tummy. That, and my increasing dependence on caffeine was irritating me. So for now, no soda, and Im drinking a little bit of caffeinated tea. Im tough. I can do it :)

[rinifer.livejournal.com]

Chai is the bomb. *hugs*