YUM!!!! But if I am with thee in the wilderness, we still must practice social distancing.moksha wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:34 pm Past memories: Chocolate marshmallow peanut butter shake with added macadamia and walnuts at the Iceberg Drive Inn.
A loaf of bread
A chocolate marshmallow peanut butter shake with added macadamia and walnuts
And thou beside me in the wilderness
Ah, paradise enough!
If you can drink diet soda, why not try low-cal sweetener in your coffee?
My first (completely fallible) memory of anything coffee related was a cub-scout trip, where the heathen father in the car I was riding in had a thermos of coffee. Every time he cracked it open and the smell hit me, I remember gagging a bit. I'm pretty sure that part of the gag reflex had to do with being brainwashed into believing that coffee was evil, but still remember hating the smell as a young-un.alas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:16 pm...I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire the taste for the nasty despicable stuff...
I weaned myself in the beginning with a bit of sugar-free hot-cocoa mix. I haven't become one of those "black or nothing" folks, but I can truly say that no matter how sh!tty life is, I look forward to a cuppa magic-bean-infusion-juice every morning...I have tried the artificial sweetener. It doesn’t really make much difference. But one of the reasons for switching to coffee, was that I hoped to get so I liked it and go to black. Artificial sweetener has its own bad health effects.wtfluff wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:37 pmIf you can drink diet soda, why not try low-cal sweetener in your coffee?
My first (completely fallible) memory of anything coffee related was a cub-scout trip, where the heathen father in the car I was riding in had a thermos of coffee. Every time he cracked it open and the smell hit me, I remember gagging a bit. I'm pretty sure that part of the gag reflex had to do with being brainwashed into believing that coffee was evil, but still remember hating the smell as a young-un.alas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:16 pm...I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire the taste for the nasty despicable stuff...
Fast forward a few years to my 2-year "voluntary" sales-servitude for the Corporation™, and what-do-you-know? All the other volun-told missionaries love the coffee ice-cream at a specific restaurant, so I learned to love coffee ice-cream on my mission. Everyone told me that coffee ice cream is nothing like "real" coffee, but even so, after that I became "one of those MORmONs" who loved the smell of the coffee aisle.
My first experience with the magic bean juice was like most heathens: I tried it black, burnt the holy krap out of my tongue, and gagged. But finding out coffee "might" protect from Alzheimer's, when one of your parents is dying with Alzheimer's, well... I was gonna learn to like the stuff.
Meh. A few packets of Splenda™ aren't going to cause any ill health effects.
After a few years of drinking coffee (not every day), I still hate the taste, too, so I understand where you're coming from. It doesn't put me to sleep any longer, but it still never wires me up. Still has a calming effect, too.alas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:16 pm I haven’t replied here in forever, so this is kind of an update. I have been drinking coffee now for a few years, for medicinal purposes. It gets enough caffeine into my system to calm the ADD, with out drinking so much liquid that I am water logged. I still hate it. Still drink it way weak with creamer (no sugar as I am diabetic). My brother is visiting and he drinks cheap instant very very strong. The smell turns my stomach. Whoever said coffee is an acquired taste lied. I started out hating it and have not gotten any closer to liking the crap. But if I don’t have it, my husband is after me as soon as I start acting all ADD. He can tell real quick if I have not had my cup worth of coffee, plus diet soda all day. And I can have coffee right before bed and it doesn’t stop me from sleeping. People think I am weird because coffee calms me down. Of course, two cups and I get More talkative, or less introverted. I use medium roast, 100% Kona coffee, expensive as all get out, but less nasty than anything else. You have to buy it mail order or at a US commissary for military.
I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire the taste for the nasty despicable stuff. I am seriously considering asking the doc for meds. Oh, and straight caffeine pills make me sick to my stomach, so No-Doz isn’t an option.
Still hate the taste of wine, and hate the burn of hard stuff, and mixed drinks are full of sugar. So, I still obey the WOW as far as alcohol goes. Good thing that alcohol is just plain bad for diabetics because I have not found anything that I like that isn’t a day and a half worth of sugar. So, I don’t know if I like the way I feel on alcohol because I have never had enough even to help relax.
I began to seriously consider that I had ADHD when I had the soda equivalent of two cups of coffee at a work lunch, then returned to the office and fell asleep on the lobby couch.alas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:16 pm I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire the taste for the nasty despicable stuff. I am seriously considering asking the doc for meds.
My daughter is on Adderall and that was why I decided I didn’t want to go that route. I don’t get side effects from coffee, but my daughter gets much more anxiety on the Adderall. But she says she hates coffee which is why she went with doctor prescribed meds she has to pay for because her insurance doesn’t cover more than about half. I stay out of my kids business, otherwise I would tell her that the Adderall makes her a nervous wreck, or maybe it is marriage to someone with full blown anxiety disorder. But she didn’t used to be so anxious about stuff. And this daughter and I tend to be identical twins with the exact same allergies, Drug intolerances, skin sensitivity, ADD, ASD, etc.Reuben wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:25 amI began to seriously consider that I had ADHD when I had the soda equivalent of two cups of coffee at a work lunch, then returned to the office and fell asleep on the lobby couch.alas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:16 pm I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire the taste for the nasty despicable stuff. I am seriously considering asking the doc for meds.
Adderall's side effects are generally milder than caffeine's, it lasts slightly longer, and it tends to do better at improving emotional regulation. Both drugs affect anxiety level, too, but can either increase or decrease it. Which one happens depends on... a lot of stuff, including psychological factors like how you react to a raised heart rate, but most factors are unknown.
For me, Adderall works much better. For my brother, caffeine does. It wouldn't hurt to explore your options.
I really like the taste and smell of coffee. I haven't had a cup since lockdown, but I had the coffee truffles from a chocolate box last night and realized I miss it greatly.
My dear believing wife gets her caffeine fix from pills because she doesn't like the taste of Diet Coke. Is that an option for you?alas wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:05 amMy daughter is on Adderall and that was why I decided I didn’t want to go that route. I don’t get side effects from coffee, but my daughter gets much more anxiety on the Adderall. But she says she hates coffee which is why she went with doctor prescribed meds she has to pay for because her insurance doesn’t cover more than about half. I stay out of my kids business, otherwise I would tell her that the Adderall makes her a nervous wreck, or maybe it is marriage to someone with full blown anxiety disorder. But she didn’t used to be so anxious about stuff. And this daughter and I tend to be identical twins with the exact same allergies, Drug intolerances, skin sensitivity, ADD, ASD, etc.Reuben wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:25 amI began to seriously consider that I had ADHD when I had the soda equivalent of two cups of coffee at a work lunch, then returned to the office and fell asleep on the lobby couch.alas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:16 pm I think people are either born liking coffee or not. I am a not. My mother loved the taste and liked coffee ice cream. Same with my daughter. They loved the smell of coffee long before they started drinking it. Me, I gag from the smell going down the coffee isle in the store. I just cannot acquire the taste for the nasty despicable stuff. I am seriously considering asking the doc for meds.
Adderall's side effects are generally milder than caffeine's, it lasts slightly longer, and it tends to do better at improving emotional regulation. Both drugs affect anxiety level, too, but can either increase or decrease it. Which one happens depends on... a lot of stuff, including psychological factors like how you react to a raised heart rate, but most factors are unknown.
For me, Adderall works much better. For my brother, caffeine does. It wouldn't hurt to explore your options.
I really like the taste and smell of coffee. I haven't had a cup since lockdown, but I had the coffee truffles from a chocolate box last night and realized I miss it greatly.
I have started drinking iced coffee, still weak and it has to be really cold, but I am tolerating it that way. No additives except lots of ice. I am thinking maybe I can work toward stronger coffee over the ice eventually.
Meanwhile my brother is visiting for a week, and twice now I have gagged on the smell of his Folger’s instant and had to leave the kitchen. That isn’t helping me adjust to the idea that coffee is edible.
Are you actually cold-brewing this iced coffee, or using the hot-brewing technique and pouring that over ice?
I tried the pills years ago and since I got diabetic nerve damage to my stomach, the pills add to the constant problems with a stomach that does not empty. I also can’t take aspirin or any of the other pain pills that irritate. So, pills are not a good option. Another reason to stay off Adderall, as it has the same issue.Reuben wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:24 pmMy dear believing wife gets her caffeine fix from pills because she doesn't like the taste of Diet Coke. Is that an option for you?alas wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:05 amMy daughter is on Adderall and that was why I decided I didn’t want to go that route. I don’t get side effects from coffee, but my daughter gets much more anxiety on the Adderall. But she says she hates coffee which is why she went with doctor prescribed meds she has to pay for because her insurance doesn’t cover more than about half. I stay out of my kids business, otherwise I would tell her that the Adderall makes her a nervous wreck, or maybe it is marriage to someone with full blown anxiety disorder. But she didn’t used to be so anxious about stuff. And this daughter and I tend to be identical twins with the exact same allergies, Drug intolerances, skin sensitivity, ADD, ASD, etc.Reuben wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:25 am
I began to seriously consider that I had ADHD when I had the soda equivalent of two cups of coffee at a work lunch, then returned to the office and fell asleep on the lobby couch.
Adderall's side effects are generally milder than caffeine's, it lasts slightly longer, and it tends to do better at improving emotional regulation. Both drugs affect anxiety level, too, but can either increase or decrease it. Which one happens depends on... a lot of stuff, including psychological factors like how you react to a raised heart rate, but most factors are unknown.
For me, Adderall works much better. For my brother, caffeine does. It wouldn't hurt to explore your options.
I really like the taste and smell of coffee. I haven't had a cup since lockdown, but I had the coffee truffles from a chocolate box last night and realized I miss it greatly.
I have started drinking iced coffee, still weak and it has to be really cold, but I am tolerating it that way. No additives except lots of ice. I am thinking maybe I can work toward stronger coffee over the ice eventually.
Meanwhile my brother is visiting for a week, and twice now I have gagged on the smell of his Folger’s instant and had to leave the kitchen. That isn’t helping me adjust to the idea that coffee is edible.
I've made Mormon-friendly tea before by dropping one of them into some chamomile. It's pharmacologically nearly equivalent (antioxidants, caffeine) but is lower in evil.
