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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 12:36:47 GMT -8
Taos Mountain Energy Bar (2.2 Ounce, 12 Count) (Pinon Coffee)This AM, I ate a light breakfast and then went to the gym where I did over 30 reps on the SkiReg and lifted a total load of 37,700 pounds. I was near bonked and felt this would be a good time to try one of those Taos Mtn. Pinion Coffee bars. I found the bar to be moist and tasted like eating coffee with just a hint of chocolate and pinion. I downed the bar with an 11.1 ounce coconut water. By the time I got to my car, to drive home, I felt energized, not hungry, clear headed, and ready to go. My wife, who did CrossFit this AM and then rode her bike into work, tried one of the Taos Mtn. Pinion Coffee bars. She reported positive results on the flavor and energy results. Her words were that she will be taking those bars on her solo trip this spring. My wife tends to be a bit picky when it comes to energy bars so I was a bit surprised by her declaration of wanting to take these as part of her solo trip food items. Me, I'll be adding them as one of my breakfast choices for backpacking and day hikes.
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Post by johntpenca on Dec 21, 2017 18:02:01 GMT -8
Gonna have to try them. When I was a kid in ALB we made a trip every fall to harvest pinion nuts.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 10:15:05 GMT -8
From Taos Mtn,
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 10:53:47 GMT -8
Well, that does it for me....I'm caffeine free and trying to stay that way....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 12:38:43 GMT -8
Well, that does it for me....I'm caffeine free and trying to stay that way.... Good for you.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 12:42:08 GMT -8
I hope so....it's only been 4 months, so, maybe...
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Post by cweston on Dec 30, 2017 6:24:54 GMT -8
I hope so....it's only been 4 months, so, maybe... I went completely caffeine free about 10 yrs ago, on doctor’s orders. My advice would be to give your body a minimum of a year of completely avoiding caffeine (to the extent possible), before reintroducing any small splurges. The condition that forced me to do this is much more under control now, and I can have a cup of coffee a day now. THe thing I missed the most was not the alertness boost—it was that feeling of my brain kicking into a higher gear. At the same time I quit caffeine, I also started taking a drug which is widely believed to dull mental sharpness a bit, although that is not listed as an official side effect. So that was a real double whammy. I went off that drug this past summer, so hopefully...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 14:51:27 GMT -8
I had a wisdom tooth out last year and although I was told not to eat or drink for 24 hours before the surgery, I had a cup of coffee before I even thought about it, which delayed the surgery.....
Coffee's been an every day thing for well over 50 years......I felt like it was controlling me, rather than me controlling it.....
I still have a d-caffinated cup in the morning, and I'll probably give that up pretty soon.
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Post by rebeccad on Dec 31, 2017 11:15:33 GMT -8
I still have a d-caffinated cup in the morning, and I'll probably give that up pretty soon. I have gone decaf more than once, and I think drinking coffee at all inevitably leads me back to having the caffeinated stuff. Plus it's probably the acids in the coffee that you need to give up more than the caffeine, though that addiction...yeah, I don't like it. I try to keep it to one cup of the real stuff/day, and even that means I suffer if I don't get it.
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