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[admin]

Congratulations - you're now past the half way mark in the 6 Week Sleep Challenge!

This week we are turning it up a notch and asking you to give up drinking coffee 8 hours before bed time.

What are you going to drink to replace that caffeine hit? Tell us in the forum and support other sleep challengers through the week.

THE CHALLENGE
Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated drinks at least eight hours before you go to bed.

[Lawsy01]

errrrmmm.....shoot....this is going to be tough! Decaf at home but regular at work....buckling up for the withdrawl ride!!

[ally]

This is going to be easy i dont drink coffee and a couple of months ago i cut out caffeine drinks so this will be fun

[Cherrie73]

The only challenge that is a total no brainer for me! I don't drink any caffeinated drinks at all!
Hooray I can answer that I always did the challenge!!

[CRL4448]

I have never been a coffee drinker and recently started drinking decaffeinated tea. I do enjoy the occasional hot chocolate and am aware that there is caffeine in that. Will have to make sure I'm eating my Easter chocolate earlier in the day Will cut out my decaffeinated tea in the evenings too !

[cammy275]

I tend to drink a couple coffees throughout the day but not too late - so I should be fine. Although I have a total Coke Zero addiction which I know I should curb. I'm not sure if it's caffine free or not but either way, some water or a herbal tea would be a lot better for me so I'll definitely give it a go!

[Traceyg]

This challenge will be easy for me too.
I only have a half strength coffee a few days a week either after lunch or early afternoon.
8 hours before bed & I bet half strength is a lessened effect anyway.
I'm sure a good number of us will be fine!

[dragonlady]

I don't drink coffee, and cut out caffeine a long time ago. So this week will be a doddle. So not much help for me this week. I need a good nights sleep!!!

[beetlebailey]

Well this should be a breeze as I can't stand the smell of coffee let along drink the addictive crap and if I do have a drink with caffeine , hey whats with the spelling of caffeine ! isn't the rule i before e except after c , any way the drink is usually with lunch so this week should be no different for me , gotta feel sorry for you coffee drinkers though !

[joey]

The challenge this week will be mainly easy for the whole week!! I don't drink any coffee during the week but do love a cappuccino with floating marshmallows on the weekend and never do cinos within 8 hours of bedtime. During the week business networking (meetings over iced teas) is always only in the mornings as I am very busy in the afternoons. This week I will need to be careful not to eat chocolate at night. On easter Friday, Saturday and Sunday was the large splurge of sugar free fruit and nut yummo milk chocolate and peppermint crisp!! Oh soo yum and a dark chocolate feast at midnight too. All choccy has to go and no more cacao nibs on my fruit salad at night.....mmmm just realising that there are a few caffeine issues.
For those sleep challengers that reach for the milk and dark chocolate try white chocolate instead as it has no caffeine in it and if you love coffee then drink a lush coffee by lunchtime and then have some delicious fruit salad later in the day with shredded coconut and dates sprinkled over top. Yum and healthy too!