Welcome to The Day that Decaf Tasted Good. Yes, kids, it’s true. Here’s how it happened…
I celebrated Day #60 of my Accidental Coffee Detox with a decaf Americano.
“Who are you and what have you done with Danica?”
I know!
In my days BACD (Before Accidental Coffee Detox) I would not have partaken of any decaf affair. What have we learned, kids? Never say never.
So, I ordered a decaf Americano. The barista nodded and went about fixing my drink. He must have glimpsed my soul because when it was ready he realized that he’d made a mistake and given me full caffeine.
He made a new decaf version which I happily took to a quiet bench, sipped and thought, hmm this tastes good. I may also have meditated. It’s hard to know for sure because it was still before sunrise.
What have we learned from The Day that Decaf Tasted Good?
We’ve learned that anything can happen. We’ve also learned that coffee — regular fully caffeinated coffee — doesn’t seem to be physiologically addictive.
Not to argue with science, but…
Over the past 60 days I’ve experienced no cravings for coffee. None. I even have coffee on hand (lovely organic shade-grown fair-trade dark roast) and it sits untouched. It wasn’t difficult for me to stop drinking it; I merely stopped. There was no struggle, no pining, no deals made with the universe.
What to make of this?
Perhaps coffee is psychologically addictive. Perhaps some people are more given to coffee addiction than others. Perhaps it comes down to body chemistry. Perhaps there’s another element that is as yet undiscovered.
What to do now?
I’m leaning toward making a run for Day #90. What do you think?
Happy Christmas Eve day, dear Danica! I like the flavor of almost any form of coffee, including Instant Maxwell House which Mom will serve up when I arrive in Cleveland. Sorry, I will come back to see all that I missed! 🙂 Hasn’t this December flown by? My own blog is a disaster of unresponded messages (by me) 🙂 ♡
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Thank you, Robin! Happy Christmas Eve day to you as well! 🙂 I don’t believe that I’ve tried Instant Maxwell House but I know that anything made with love has its own special deliciousness. Enjoy your trip to Cleveland and have a lovely holiday. I’m already looking forward to your full return to the blogosphere!
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Thank you for such a kind reply, Danica. I agree almost anything made by someone you love, tastes good. My full return has meant being busy and trying to catch up. Next year, won’t be so excited about Christmas and go overboard with too many posts. . .
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Mocha from Peet’s! Tell me they have Peet’s where you are! Merry Christmas!
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Thanks, Juan! This is my new mission. Merry Christmas to you. 🙂
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It’s hailing here… Got refuge in my truck!
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I’m so glad that you’re warm and dry — and with mocha! Is this the Red Mocha Haraaz of which you speak?
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Na… Nothing as exotic… Just a mocha
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Well, just a mocha sounds wonderful.
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A merry decaffeinated Christmas to you Danica!
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Thank you, Geoff! Merry Christmas to you as well. 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Danica! Have a great 2016!
Better latte than never!
Cheers!
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Brad, thank you! Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2016!
Always better latte than never! 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Danica! As an ex coffeholic – (15 cups a day!) I now am happy to drink 1… in the morning, in the glorious morning. Okay…it took some doing, but it is done!
Happy Holidays & WOO HOO New Year is almost here! 😀
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Merry Christmas, Resa! Maybe the amount of effort is a function of consumption? The mornings must be glorious with that one cup!
Happy Holidays and the New Year shall be grand! 🙂
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⭐ Agree! ⭐
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🙂
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Go on – push for the 90. I always give up all alcohol, chocolate and crisps for January at least – don’t see why I should be the only miserable soul around!
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The push for the 90 shall be known as the Era of Deprivation. Come to think of it, I haven’t had alcohol or crisps either…chocolate, however, is another story….
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EoD – it’s catchy. Just give it a logo and a hashtag and you’ll find yourself at the forefront of a phenomenon.
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An inspired idea! Do you tweet?
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No I keep meaning to, in order to publicise 1537 but then again, I’m not really quite bothered enough about numbers to make it worth my while. Lazy? Probably.
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The world needs Lego tweets!
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Entering 2016 decaffeinated, eh? If you feel it go for it, that’s what I say. You got this far …
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The Year of Decaf! I like it. Well, I feel committed to the cause and 90 days seems like a fair run… maybe there are some as yet undiscovered results.
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