Quitting Coffee: Done

June 15, 2025

Well, I was planning to provide daily updates on my journey quitting coffee, but I failed in that plan. Sad. But I nevertheless succeeded in quitting coffee, and that’s the more important goal.

So, yes, I quit coffee on June 1, 2025, and, to date (June 15), I have not had a single drop! Not that I haven’t wanted some a few times, but I stayed true to the plan.

There was some withdrawal pain, of course. I experienced a mild but nagging headache a lot of days and a lack of mental focus and some pretty bad leg pain for about three nights and a feeling of extreme tiredness and exhaustion for more than a week. But I persevered through it, and came out clean on the other side.

I have pretty much adapted to no coffee now and seem to be ok.

The big question is: Will I stay quit or resume as I have in the past? We’ll see. But if I judge by the past, it’s too early to throw away my coffee pots!