Drinking too much coffee

[Garlick]

Started with the instant but now I'm on three or four large white Americano's a day while at work and a couple of espresso's at home. I must pay a visit to a coffee place over the weekend too for a large Americano.

I knew they said coffee was addictive, but I never really believed them.......

[21TonyK]

It's also potentially dangerous if you drink it in very large quantities or just very strong. Years and years ago I used to go through at least 3 8 cup jugs of percolated coffee a day. I ended up in front of the Doc and 3 weeks off work. Rarely drink it now but lots of strong tea (which is just as bad really) and copious quantities of red wine which cancels out the tea in my mind.

[Johnnytheboy]

I drink a fair bit of black filter coffee at work, but none if I'm out and about.

Gives me a headache in excess but I suspect I'm much nicer to work with when coffee'd up.

[Bebee]

One large wet latte every morning with the paper in my local coffee shop, wakes me up for the day but no more coffee after that.
In the papers from time to time they claim coffee prevents cardiac's, alzheimer's and cancer, then again I've been a veggie since 1995, never smoked and gave up alcohol three years ago, as I was drinking on average a pint a month, so why not stop all together.
Coffee however, I will not give up!

[GG89]

Bebee said:

One large wet latte every morning with the paper in my local coffee shop, wakes me up for the day but no more coffee after that.
In the papers from time to time they claim coffee prevents cardiac's, alzheimer's and cancer, then again I've been a veggie since 1995, never smoked and gave up alcohol three years ago, as I was drinking on average a pint a month, so why not stop all together.
Coffee however, I will not give up!

Party animal.

[missdiane]

The better the coffee machine and beans, the less you feel you need

That's my motto anyway, lucky we have a crap machine at work else I'd be in the same boat

[dave0010]

I dont smoke, drink alcohol, do drugs but I have a vice for instant coffee. Yep I'm addicted to it, have before on average drank 16 cups a day. I like it strong (heaped spoon full of coffee) with only a little milk. Which has been described as bulls blood before.

[Bebee]

GG89 said:

Party animal.

No, just good at sex!

Edit to add: for a 45 yr old

Edited by Bebee on Tuesday 5th July 18:44

[caffeine]

I often crossed the line into double figures when it came to cups of coffee during working hours.

It can break the monotony of sitting at a desk all day too. Others would go for a smoke break, I went for coffee.

I try to limit myself now though.





Having said that, all this talking about it is making me crave a steaming hot roasty espresso (with just a smidgen of sugar).

[Barletta]

I drink 10-15 cups per day

[mattdaniels]

There's no such thing as a "white Americano" apparently. Or so I was chastised at a Starbucks in New York. An Americano is a black coffee. Oh the shame I felt.

[Garlick]

Ah....An Americano with milk? Or is it just frowned upon altogether?

[Taffer]

Garlick said:

I'm on three or four large white Americano's a day while at work

I hope by that you mean an Americano that's not filled to the top of the mug (leaving a 'white' band) and not an Americano with milk.....which isn't an Americano.


Want some warm gazpacho soup?

[Garlick]

I order an Americano with a splash of cold milk. Am I doing it wrong?

[Boobonman]

Can I just alert everyone to the 'flat white'? I feel like I have found the coffee I've been searching for all my life...

[juice]

Garlick said:

I order an Americano with a splash of cold milk. Am I doing it wrong?

Not if you like it.

ETA - According to the Coffee machine in the kitchen - I've had 6 (american sized) cups of coffee today...I feel such a lightweight compared to some of you

Edited by juice on Tuesday 5th July 20:01

[Xtriple129]

I have three cups of coffee and a cigar before I even contemplate starting the day!

Is this bad do you think?

During the day I reckon I drink one coffee an hour (after breakfast 'natch) so about 15 - 17 cups of Nescafe a day. If we go out anywhere then a decent brew is first on the agenda.

I "could" have an addictive personallity.

[Dino D]

Garlick said:

Started with the instant but now I'm on three or four large white Americano's a day while at work and a couple of espresso's at home. I must pay a visit to a coffee place over the weekend too for a large Americano.

I knew they said coffee was addictive, but I never really believed them.......

The only coffee you drinking is a couple of espressos so no big deal - your fetish for White Americanos is your own business but not sure how you get away with it at work..

PS: 2 espressos a day (either on ice in the summer or straight in winter) is a minimum for me - 1 in the morning and 1 at around 2-3pm.
Cut the funny milky and sugary drinks they call coffee in the UK and you will be fine.

[mattdaniels]

Garlick said:

Ah....An Americano with milk?

Yeah if I remember rightly.

TBH I was so staggered at being told the drink I was ordering didn't exist and I was somehow stupid, despite the fact that the drink itself is only on the menu in the US because it is "European", my flabber was too ghasted to argue the point so I sought solice in a cinnamon swirl.

Edited by mattdaniels on Tuesday 5th July 20:09

[james_gt3rs]

Xtriple129 said:

I have three cups of coffee and a cigar before I even contemplate starting the day!

Is this bad do you think?

During the day I reckon I drink one coffee an hour (after breakfast 'natch) so about 15 - 17 cups of Nescafe a day. If we go out anywhere then a decent brew is first on the agenda.

I "could" have an addictive personallity.

You must spend your whole life in the toilet!