But coffee was always there for me.
Need an emotional pick-me-up?
Instead of approaching it from a functional standpoint, coffee became a mental and emotional crutch.
What changed my relationship with coffee.
Sometimes I felt like I was going to pass out.
Others, I needed to find something to eat immediately and rest.
But I didn’t trace it back to coffee, nor did my doctors.
I’d hadmatchabefore and wasn’t soldit was too grassy and bitter for my taste.
For me, the tipping point was convenience.
Also, it was Februarythe shortest month of the yearI figured I could do it for 28 days.
And so I did.
I’m not gonna lie; the first week was rough.
I endured withdrawal headaches, but they were never as bad as relinquishing caffeine altogether.
I also learned the hard lesson that not all matcha is created equal.
“Single origin” means it all comes from the same farm and allows for better quality control.
Here are the benefits I experienced when I gave up coffee and replaced it with matcha.
Anxiety decreased, big time.
After a month of matcha, this stopped completely.
I saved a lot of money making my morning beverages at home.
As a result, I’m saving $20 to $25 a week, which really adds up.
I had more energy.
Buh-bye, 4 p.m. slump.
I realized how much of my day was structured around coffee.
When drinking coffee, I’d eat more to balance out the acid and anxiety-inducing effects.
With matcha, eating intuitively comes more easily.
I started to notice this close to a month in.
Moving forward, I’m going to stick to matcha save for one day a week.
My only regret is not trying it sooner.
