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I love coffee but I feel three per day is pushing it. Do people really drink much more than that?

duxup 7y ago
I started coffee late in life. 2 cups a day is my thing, all before lunch because after that it messes with my sleep. But I've worked with people where effectively there wasn't a moment in the day they weren't drinking coffee and they were going to get more pretty much constantly. I didn't realize how much people drink until I started.
dllthomas 7y ago
My dad would set a pot of coffee on a timer at night. In the morning, he'd get up and pour himself a cup of coffee, pour the rest in a thermos, and set another pot of coffee, most of which also went in to the thermos, which would be empty by the end of the day.
yoz-y 7y ago
Yes. If I don't manage myself I could drink 6-8 cups. Basically I would go make a coffee, sit down, reach for the cup to drink and realize that it's already empty. Now I mix in decaf and limit myself to 5
diminoten 7y ago
I probably drink 6-8 cans of soda daily, though they've got less caffeine than a cup of coffee. I find I just like to sip on something constantly, and water gives me a headache.
- swarnie_ 7y ago
  You'll probably save money on shoes later in life with stats like that... Every cloud ect.
  - diminoten 7y ago
    I didn't know Sucralose had any effect on my blood sugar!
- flukus 7y ago
  > I find I just like to sip on something constantly, and water gives me a headache. I'd see a doctor about that, water shouldn't give you a headache unless you drink much more than 6-8 cans worth a day, you might have a sodium deficiency or have something else wrong. Maybe even a sugar come down from the 6-8 cans of soda which is far from healthy.
swarnie_ 7y ago
Just finished my 7th, wondering if i can fit an 8th in before home time in 35 mins. Not a conscious effort... Just sorta happens.
butteroverflow 7y ago
I drink about a couple of liters per day, sometimes less, depending on the mood. I think I have no caffeine sensitivity at all, since I have normal BP, no sleep problems, and am able to stop drinking all caffeinated beverages for a few weeks without any (obvious) problems (did it several times after getting tired of the taste). All these personal anecdotes (when I stopped drinking coffee, my wife returned to me, and I won in Powerball!) sound very strange to me.
- S_Bear 7y ago
  I'm about at the 25 cups point (2-3 pots of coffee a day), and I too have no issues, drinking sunup to sundown (and have done so for close to 20 years).
- arandr0x 7y ago
  People greatly enjoy feeling like they made a worthwhile sacrifice and giving up coffee is an easier achievement than running a half-marathon (though that one is also a popular cause of returning wives and Powerball wins). Anyway, I'm like you, and actually once said "I have no caffeine sensitivity LIKE AT ALL", and then I cut down from "last coffee before dawn" to "around 1.5L" and the amount of psychological side effects I stopped having did change my life (no Powerball involved). At the time, of course, I would have called such side effects "that's just me". So, mileage varying. And some people are super sensitive to that somewhat racing adrenaline feeling, even though it is not actually dangerous.
propogandist 7y ago
Espresso shots. Yes, there are some of us that enjoy coffee. In certain countries within Europe, I saw people drink coffee after dinner...didn't make any sense to me, but it seemed to be a common cultural thing.
ben509 7y ago
I used to work across from a Starbucks and I'd routinely have three venti light brews over the day, 60 oz is 5 cups. And Starbucks was very high in caffeine content for drip coffee, plus light roasts have more caffeine. For me, it was something I could sip all day long, especially as black coffee is a tasty zero-calorie beverage, and at least in the morning I'd feel that rush of focus. Eventually had to give it up due to insomnia.

I started coffee late in life. 2 cups a day is my thing, all before lunch because after that it messes with my sleep. But I've worked with people where effectively there wasn't a moment in the day they weren't drinking coffee and they were going to get more pretty much constantly. I didn't realize how much people drink until I started.

dllthomas 7y ago

My dad would set a pot of coffee on a timer at night. In the morning, he'd get up and pour himself a cup of coffee, pour the rest in a thermos, and set another pot of coffee, most of which also went in to the thermos, which would be empty by the end of the day.

yoz-y 7y ago

Yes. If I don't manage myself I could drink 6-8 cups. Basically I would go make a coffee, sit down, reach for the cup to drink and realize that it's already empty. Now I mix in decaf and limit myself to 5

diminoten 7y ago

I probably drink 6-8 cans of soda daily, though they've got less caffeine than a cup of coffee. I find I just like to sip on something constantly, and water gives me a headache.

swarnie_ 7y ago
You'll probably save money on shoes later in life with stats like that... Every cloud ect.
- diminoten 7y ago
  I didn't know Sucralose had any effect on my blood sugar!
flukus 7y ago
> I find I just like to sip on something constantly, and water gives me a headache. I'd see a doctor about that, water shouldn't give you a headache unless you drink much more than 6-8 cans worth a day, you might have a sodium deficiency or have something else wrong. Maybe even a sugar come down from the 6-8 cans of soda which is far from healthy.

swarnie_ 7y ago

Just finished my 7th, wondering if i can fit an 8th in before home time in 35 mins. Not a conscious effort... Just sorta happens.

butteroverflow 7y ago

I drink about a couple of liters per day, sometimes less, depending on the mood. I think I have no caffeine sensitivity at all, since I have normal BP, no sleep problems, and am able to stop drinking all caffeinated beverages for a few weeks without any (obvious) problems (did it several times after getting tired of the taste). All these personal anecdotes (when I stopped drinking coffee, my wife returned to me, and I won in Powerball!) sound very strange to me.

S_Bear 7y ago
I'm about at the 25 cups point (2-3 pots of coffee a day), and I too have no issues, drinking sunup to sundown (and have done so for close to 20 years).
arandr0x 7y ago
People greatly enjoy feeling like they made a worthwhile sacrifice and giving up coffee is an easier achievement than running a half-marathon (though that one is also a popular cause of returning wives and Powerball wins). Anyway, I'm like you, and actually once said "I have no caffeine sensitivity LIKE AT ALL", and then I cut down from "last coffee before dawn" to "around 1.5L" and the amount of psychological side effects I stopped having did change my life (no Powerball involved). At the time, of course, I would have called such side effects "that's just me". So, mileage varying. And some people are super sensitive to that somewhat racing adrenaline feeling, even though it is not actually dangerous.

propogandist 7y ago

Espresso shots. Yes, there are some of us that enjoy coffee. In certain countries within Europe, I saw people drink coffee after dinner...didn't make any sense to me, but it seemed to be a common cultural thing.

ben509 7y ago

I used to work across from a Starbucks and I'd routinely have three venti light brews over the day, 60 oz is 5 cups. And Starbucks was very high in caffeine content for drip coffee, plus light roasts have more caffeine. For me, it was something I could sip all day long, especially as black coffee is a tasty zero-calorie beverage, and at least in the morning I'd feel that rush of focus. Eventually had to give it up due to insomnia.