I guess I'm lucky in that I can't drink caffeinated drinks like I did alcohol. I'd be horribly sick.
I think the litmus test is
- is it negatively impacting your life or your health?
- can you easily give it up?
- are you obsessed about coffee in the same way you obssessed about alcohol?
for me, I gave myself a pass for the first 30 days or so to eat what I wanted etc.
Not drinking was hard enough.
I didn't want to deprive myself of something and have that be interpreted as an alcohol craving.
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