The Life of a Caffeine Addict There are various reasons to why an individual may develop different behavioral habits, whether they are decent or immoral and occasionally those habits could be difficult to break or modify. Over the course of three weeks, we were instructed to choose a habit that we wished to modify, that was specifically related to improving our health. At the start of our project we were to find a partner within our class who we could solely rely on to promote and help us stay true to our project. The first week was considered to be our baseline week, where we self observed our behavior and charted how much we exhibited that behavior. The next two weeks were our self-monitoring weeks where we tried to modify and improve
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On Tuesday, I consumed eight as well. By Wednesday, I started to notice that I was consuming way too much caffeine and I only consumed four caffeinated beverages that day. Thursday I was off of work and I consumed five beverages. On Friday and Saturday I was stuck at work all day and on both days I consumed eight caffeinated beverages. Sunday was an easy and relaxing day, I hardly moved from my bed, and I only consumed four caffeinated drinks. Finally, on the last day of our baseline week, I consumed an enormous amount of ten caffeinated beverages. In total, over the initial self-observing week, I consumed about 55 caffeinated beverages (see Appendix). I honestly could not believe that out of habit and addiction, I had consumed almost 60 caffeinated beverages in just one week. If I were to continuously drink countless amounts of caffeinated beverages every week, I would consume almost 240 beverages a month, and that totals to be 2,880 a year. I felt more shame and guilt within that first week, than I have ever felt in my life. I was utterly embarrassed by just how much I had become addicted to caffeine and that physically I was starting the experience the consequences of consuming that amount of sugar within the caffeinated beverages. Without a doubt, in that moment, I knew I needed a lifestyle change and that is when all of my skeptical thoughts disappeared and I knew I was determined to be able to conquer …show more content…
I felt exceedingly confident when I realized that I needed a lifestyle change, but I quickly went back into my previous habits and I was not so confident anymore. All I kept thinking was, “How in the world am I ever going to be able to control the amount of caffeine I consume, when all I can think about is wanting coffee or soda?” Week two was definitely challenging and I had to overcome many obstacles. I quickly realized that my addiction was more sever than I thought it could be. I started experiencing withdraws early into the morning at the beginning of the week because I did not have my usual two or three cups of coffee that I normally had done in the past. Monday and Tuesday were not the best days, and I reluctantly was not able to watch any Netflix on those evenings. On those days I consumed five and six caffeinated beverages, respectively. Wednesday I buckled down, and I only consumed two caffeinated beverages. As well on Thursday I only consumed two caffeinated beverages. On Friday and Saturday I consumed three beverages. Finally, on Sunday, I consumed four caffeinated beverages. Overall, for the entire week I consumed 25 caffeinated beverages, which was much less than I had consumed during the baseline week (see
On Tuesday, I consumed eight as well. By Wednesday, I started to notice that I was consuming way too much caffeine and I only consumed four caffeinated beverages that day. Thursday I was off of work and I consumed five beverages. On Friday and Saturday I was stuck at work all day and on both days I consumed eight caffeinated beverages. Sunday was an easy and relaxing day, I hardly moved from my bed, and I only consumed four caffeinated drinks. Finally, on the last day of our baseline week, I consumed an enormous amount of ten caffeinated beverages. In total, over the initial self-observing week, I consumed about 55 caffeinated beverages (see Appendix). I honestly could not believe that out of habit and addiction, I had consumed almost 60 caffeinated beverages in just one week. If I were to continuously drink countless amounts of caffeinated beverages every week, I would consume almost 240 beverages a month, and that totals to be 2,880 a year. I felt more shame and guilt within that first week, than I have ever felt in my life. I was utterly embarrassed by just how much I had become addicted to caffeine and that physically I was starting the experience the consequences of consuming that amount of sugar within the caffeinated beverages. Without a doubt, in that moment, I knew I needed a lifestyle change and that is when all of my skeptical thoughts disappeared and I knew I was determined to be able to conquer …show more content…
I felt exceedingly confident when I realized that I needed a lifestyle change, but I quickly went back into my previous habits and I was not so confident anymore. All I kept thinking was, “How in the world am I ever going to be able to control the amount of caffeine I consume, when all I can think about is wanting coffee or soda?” Week two was definitely challenging and I had to overcome many obstacles. I quickly realized that my addiction was more sever than I thought it could be. I started experiencing withdraws early into the morning at the beginning of the week because I did not have my usual two or three cups of coffee that I normally had done in the past. Monday and Tuesday were not the best days, and I reluctantly was not able to watch any Netflix on those evenings. On those days I consumed five and six caffeinated beverages, respectively. Wednesday I buckled down, and I only consumed two caffeinated beverages. As well on Thursday I only consumed two caffeinated beverages. On Friday and Saturday I consumed three beverages. Finally, on Sunday, I consumed four caffeinated beverages. Overall, for the entire week I consumed 25 caffeinated beverages, which was much less than I had consumed during the baseline week (see