Bye-Bye, Latte.

"I orchestrate my mornings to the tune of coffee".
-Terri Guillemets

Good-bye, latte.  For the life of me I cannot understand the reason why my stomach rejects caffeine.  Okay, well, maybe I do understand.  Darn you, gastritis.  Acid problems, got 'em!  I'll go weeks without drinking a caffeinated latte and I slip one time, ONE time and it's done.  Like today, silly me assumed that having a regular latte would be fine (it didn't take much convincing).  It wasn't.  Not even a little.  My stomach right now, burning.  Burning, I tell you.  Tums?  Doesn't work.  Alka Seltzer?  Hasn't done its job.  The worst part is that this pain, well, it normally runs for hours only stopping at around 6:00 in the morning.  I have to be at work at 8:30.  You do the calculation.  I've made many pacts with myself.  "Renata, NO MORE COFFEE (decaf or not), ever", but I am weak.  I falter when exposed to delicious lattes.  So, here I am, once again telling myself to stay clear of those yummy french vanilla drinks.  And, I figured that if I somehow shared my plight I'd be more inclined to avoid it all together.  Because, lets be honest, this burning sensation I have in my stomach is not a consequence I'd like to pay.  It just isn't worth it.  Delicious or not, feeling sick for hours on end isn't the way I'd like to spend my Sunday.  I am making a decision.  I am making a conscious decision to stay away from all things coffee.  I am sad, yes, very sad.  But, that is it for me.  No mas!  Tomorrow begins day one of my journey to a coffee detoxification.  I'll keep you posted!  Wish me luck!
xoxo