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If it's coffee/tea, how do you take it? I typically end up consuming 200-400 Mg a day depending on if I go to the gym or work overnight. I either do black coffee (iced ideally) or sugar free redbull/monster. I'm considering switching to caffeine pills but I know it wont scratch that habitual itch of drinking it down.

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

preworkout, 400mg/day before training, ofc not if I rest

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn that is a lot to be dumping into your system for a workout. Do you not get jitters?

[–] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it? I use to take more than this every day, Just recently cut back down to 400mg because of medication

Never really got the jitters, but then again I do mostly cardio, I do feel the effects in my train of thought tho and in my breathing.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah it's nearly three red bulls worth. It's a lot.

There are studies around caffeine before workouts and from recollection they're at the 200mg level.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

One cup of coffee with milk in the morning

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

two cups a day, stopping before 3pm. usually shit my pants at around 10

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

I drink anywhere from 24-72fz of tea a day. I don't really keep track. Every year I take two weeks to get completely out from under the addiction, but since I enjoy tea it gradually creeps back. If I could find a decaffeinated tea that tastes good I'd put caffeine in the rear window completely. I abhor the idea of being addicted to anything.

[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

140mg daily within about 15 min of waking up by way of ZOA, which is like a seltzer drink, similar to Celsius but less caffeine and no aspertame which I have a sensitivity to.

I pretty much stick between 100-200mg daily though, less and I feel like a zombie, more and my anxiety goes through the roof.

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Whatever two big cups of black, strong coffee is.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Rectally, to mix things up!

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I just eat chocolate occasionally :p

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[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

A cup of coffee in the morning and 1 to 2 Celsius in the afternoon.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

On weekdays, one pot of coffee between 8-11.

Usually a caffeinated soda or two over the afternoon/evening.

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Coffee, black. Minimum two large mugs, but I usually finish the pot.

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I miss coffee, but I can't afford decaff right now. Been drinking a lot of roibis tea recently. Tastes good especially with oat milk and no caffeine

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I used to drink nearly 2 litres per day. Then I got an allergic reaction to it, including sudden coffee aversion. I no longer drink coffee, because it gives me eczema, not worth it.

Do not overdo your coffee drinking if you like it!

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I gave up daily caffeine usage. Now I only drink coffee/tea on weekends , and occasionally during the week, when extremely drowsy.

On weekends I drink 1-2 coffee or tea a day.

Coffee recipe: 15 g coffee for 250 ml water at 95° c.

Tea: 1 bag Yorkshire Gold in boiling water, stir, then wait 5 minutes.

Both get half and half with two sugar.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

100mg from one cup of coffee (in the style of a latte, cafe mocha, cappuccino etc.) on weekdays at work, on some weekdays a tea or coffee 50-100mg after lunch if I am feeling particularly tired. None regularly on the weekends, except for the odd time I meet people on the weekend at a cafe or something like that. ...and I don't drink colas.

I'm trying to keep it to a level that I don't require it to function.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't feel like caffeine even effects me that much. I might have an energy drink few hours before bed and I'll sleep just fine. Same as with coffee - I drink it for the taste. Generally around 3 cups (400ml each) per day.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

im a pop addict. I drink it all day long but I try to switch to caffeine free after 4pm but many times it does not happen or happens at 6 which is when im also eating for the last time which sometimes gets pushed back. Ideally I would be drinking pop from getting up and switching to no caffeine at about 4pm and start eating 2 or 3 hours after getting up and not eating or drinking anything but water after 7pm.

I have 1, 10 ounce cup of black coffee around 7:30am every day. More than that I get jittery and have trouble sleeping. The last time I had an energy drink was probably 2019 and I could only have a couple sips of it before I felt like I was going to take off into the air.

[–] three@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

I buttchug a liter of cold brew at 0430 every morning.

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I detest coffee. My caffeine intake is wholly sodas, specifically Coke Zero. It only has 34mg per 12oz, so I don't get a lot of caffeine every day.

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The last day I consumed a ridiculous amount of coffee was a triple shot long black, two double shots long blacks, and an extra strong cappuccino (or two). All before 2PM. Bad day at work.

Realised I was drinking it way too often and too high of a concentration to be healthy, and it was really affecting me negatively. I quit cold turkey, and I haven't looked back.

Now I can drink matcha and chai (both made at home... Can't justify $8+ for either at a cafe). Only one or the other per day. Coffee is cheaper at a cafe, but unsure if I want to go down that road again.

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