Caffeine Guidelines/Diet Coke

[rick055]

What should you limit your caffeine intake to?

I have a serious diet coke habit and wouldn't be surprised if I down 10 cans a day which is about 500 mg caffeine (46 mg/can). I rarely drink coffee.

This is one of the biggest dietary hurdles I face right now, I know all that nutra sweet can't be good, and I'm going one step at a time.

But what about the caffeine?

Any suggestions for cutting down?

One of the main reason I ask is I feel like my heart pumps weird sometimes (an arrythmia?) and was wondering if it could be caffeine.

 

[JanSz]

What should you limit your caffeine intake to?

I have a serious diet coke habit and wouldn't be surprised if I down 10 cans a day which is about 500 mg caffeine (46 mg/can). I rarely drink coffee.

This is one of the biggest dietary hurdles I face right now, I know all that nutra sweet can't be good, and I'm going one step at a time.

But what about the caffeine?

Any suggestions for cutting down?

One of the main reason I ask is I feel like my heart pumps weird sometimes (an arrythmia?) and was wondering if it could be caffeine.

Before 1972, in Poland I would drink coffe on outings or holidays, that is rarely, coffe=expensive there.
1972 I came to USA and friend of mine convinced me that coffe is no newer mind drink. For the next six months I would drink 32oz/day or more.
Then internal shaking and tension started, then I would get extermely angry just sitting by my desk in the office.
It took me a while to put coffee and anger together as I "knew" that it could not be a coffee.

Well when I cut down on coffee everything went back to normal.

Love Dunkin Donuts regular= coffee + cream + sugar

But on daily basis I use heaping 3 teaspoons of Instant Maxwel House, this is long term.
Over that amount is probably too much for me.

Not sure how to translate amount of caffeine in 3 teaspoonfools to number of diet Coke cans.

 

[Scottyo]

Caffeine is very tough on the adrenals...which is problematic for a lot of us. I had to give up all coffee and caffeine last august after being a regular user. not fun, but I think its been very helpful in letting my adrenals heal.


Also, for those who are coffee drinks, coffee is very acidic and hard on the stomach for many of us.

 

[rick055]

Really excellent answers guys, thanks.

I had no idea coffee was tough on the adrenals, too. Interestingly, I think part of my problem may have been adrenal fatigue.

I need to start cutting back, slowly. I hear caffeine withdrawl can be a real b**ch.

I start today.

 

[BigJimCalhoun]

I am trying to limit it as I have heard caffeine/soda also deletes potassium. Unofficially, my BP has dropped from maybe 126/82 to 117/74 or so by decreasing caffeine and eating 10 or so bananas a week. I was drinking Celcius energy drinks at 200mg caffeine each + free diet cokes that my employee stocks for us to keep us alert and working.

I still take NO-Xplode before running and sometimes before working out. One scoop has 85mg caffeine, but the NO-Xplode also causes a bowel movement within 5 min, which is desirable to happen before running not during running.

 

[MarkLA]

but the NO-Xplode also causes a bowel movement within 5 min, which is desirable to happen before running not during running.

It causes a bowel movement in 5 minutes and its called NO-Explode sounds like they should use the NO. lol