Comments on: I’m a big, fat, caffeinated cheater

By: Anna Leachman

Anna Leachman — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:41:14 +0000

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By: Elinor

Elinor — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:00:45 +0000

I think it would be so hard to live without caffeine. If you’re desperate to stretch out that coffee and can stand the taste, do what I did in college when I was flat broke: don’t empty out the last brew’s grounds and just add a little bit of new coffee grounds to the pot before re-brewing. It ain’t pretty, but it’ll get you by in a pinch.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:41:04 +0000

oh I understand the caffine love. I have been starting to ween myself from the stuff to make a much better new years resolution this next year of no caffine. I am down to two DC’s a day, and right now all I can think about is that second one I can still have. It has taken everything out of me to not run to the machine and buy one. But I must hold out!

Don’t worry – the coffee isn’t the point of your week. The point is to undertand other people’s limitations. Sounds like you already get it.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:56:35 +0000

If we could just have coffee transferred directly into our body and need nothing else, life would be good! Your post made me laugh! I did a 40 day partial fast/cleansing diet and about died from lack of coffee….I had to cheat and drink a small cup every day and cheated a few times with Coke. I’m not just addicted to coke, I stinkin’ LOVE it. It’s horrible! BUT when I did drink less. I did feel better…..

Hang in there!

By: rosie

rosie — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:39:49 +0000

Just make sure you’re drinking fair-trade coffee and I’d say you’re good to go!

By: Gracie

Gracie — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:44:14 +0000

I’m italian, I can’t live without my daily dose of coffee, so I can understand you perfectly!!

By: jt

jt — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:19:17 +0000

If it’s any consolation, you rate higher on the living-a-moral/green-life meter if you truly appreciated your dietary/budgetary transgression (and it sounds like you did). It would be much worse if you blew the budget and didn’t even appreciate it.

By: beki

beki — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:06:03 +0000

I love my morning coffee. I don’t know that I could go without it.

By: Blair

Blair — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:24:03 +0000

Kelli, I just read back through your last few posts and I have to say I am really impressed at this whole experiment, you deserve a coffee dear!! Good for you!

By: Catrina

Catrina — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:42:49 +0000

Coffee + Kelli = a very happy girl…good for you! I hope you enjoyed it

By: LLA

LLA — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:14:21 +0000

I’m currently weaning myself off caffeine (although my drug of choice is Diet Coke. What can I say, I’m from Atlanta!) and so I feel your pain.

I also thought of you today, when I stopped by the grocery store to pick up “just a few things” for dinner tonight, and lunch tomorrow – and spent close to $30! I realized that was more than your budget for the week. It really gave me pause….

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:59:42 +0000

Two years ago this month I used to spend an average of $4.50 PER DAY on a pack of cigarettes & a large cup of 1/2 coffee, 1/2 cappuccino. I knew all the cashiers at my gas station & they always knew what I wanted before asking for it. Since then I have kicked the nasty expensive smoking habit & I brew my own coffee in the mornings. I make 3 cups of Folger’s French Vanilla roast coffee in my mini pot with a packet of Sweet ‘n Low & I’m good to go. It’s tastier, not nearly as fattening, and much less expensive! I love all your points in your previous post, too. Our country seriously needs to get it’s priorities right with nutrition for everyone.

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:48:34 +0000

heh- I’m the same. I wouldn’t mind living on lentils as long as i had my black plunger coffee every morning.
Fascinating posts about living on food stamps. It’s amazing how easy it is to forget about how lucky we are.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:43:31 +0000

Dude, I would sell myself for a coffee fix. It’s a sickness.