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How many cups or tea and coffee do you drink a day?

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AbsentmindedWoman · 08/07/2020 20:57

If you drink them? And what time do you generally have your last caffeinated drink?

I probably have three or four (a mix of both) on average, and try to not have caffeine after about 5pm. Still think this is too late and interferes with my sleep though which is annoying Hmm

Back in my early twenties I would drink 10 to 12 cups of tea a day no problem Shock

How about you?

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CaptainFoulenough · 08/07/2020 21:01

8 or 9 cups a day. Always end about 11.30pm with coffee made with all milk. Doesn't stop me sleeping.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 08/07/2020 21:04

2 cups of tea at work and one latte in the afternoon. I only like lattes (coffee flavoured milk, apologies to all the coffee connoisseurs Grin) so I only have one a day because of the calories.

RandomMess · 08/07/2020 21:05

6-9 cups of filter decaf coffee stop around 5pm as it still has caffeine in.

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PawPatrolMakesMeDrink · 08/07/2020 21:10

Cup of coffee with breakfast, cup of decaf tea during the evening. Rest of the time I drink squash with either water or Fizzy water.

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Thewoodstar · 08/07/2020 21:15

Cup of tea I morning. Even caffeine free gives me a slump in the afternoon. Any caffeine drink interferes with my sleep, and after 12noon I’d be awake until the early hours. No idea why. It suddenly affects me much more after having a baby!

Sunbird24 · 08/07/2020 21:16

I usually have 2-4 cups of tea at work and a coffee in the evening, but they’re all decaf. Sometimes I have a chamomile tea at bedtime too

BikeRunSki · 08/07/2020 21:18

Today, about 8!!
DD (8) has learnt how to make tea, and I made the mistake of telling her it was perfect! (She’s pretty good). So she entertained herself all afternoon when she’d run out of school work and I was working by making “perfect tea”.

Usually, probably 4 or 5. One first thing, one when I start work, one mid morning, a couple in the afternoon.

JustaScratch · 08/07/2020 21:18

2-3 cups of coffee in the morning. I am a terrible person as I have instant. I do prefer decent coffee but I haven't found a quick convenient way of making it at home yet. I try and stick to herbal tea and water in the afternoon.

KingOfDogShite · 08/07/2020 21:20

Usually 2 proper coffees and two teas. All before about 2pm. Occasionally I’ll have another cup of tea in the evening.

SophieB100 · 08/07/2020 21:23

Coffee first thing in the morning.
Another coffee or mug of tea with breakfast.

Decaf coffee or decaf tea mid morning.

Chamomile tea mid afternoon

Decaf tea or coffee after dinner.

Drink a lot of water/squash rest of the time.

Never drink caffeine after noon.

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AbsentmindedWoman · 08/07/2020 21:27

DD (8) has learnt how to make tea, and I made the mistake of telling her it was perfect! (She’s pretty good). So she entertained herself all afternoon when she’d run out of school work and I was working by making “perfect tea”.

Aww, this is very sweet!

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Bodgedboxdye · 08/07/2020 21:27

I drink tea and the amount can depend on the day.

Today I’ve had 3, will be having one before bed. Some days I’ll have more than that.

I have one after brushing my teeth, then brush my teeth again and have another then it varies through the day. (:

LardiLaLardiLi · 08/07/2020 21:29

Two cups of coffee - one for breakfast, one after lunch. If I drink coffee any later than 2 pm it interferes with my sleep (new thing with age!). Sometime will have a cup of herbaltea in the evening. The rest of the drinks - water only.

BogRollBOGOF · 08/07/2020 21:29

None, ever! I really don't like them.

I do sometimes have Red Bull if I need a kick, especially when I have things like PMT fatigue.

Thinkpinkstink · 08/07/2020 21:30

3-4 cups of filter coffee (or equivalent) a day.

The odd cup of tea. Maybe one or two a week.

midsomermurderess · 08/07/2020 21:31

I have about 8 cups of tea a day. Yorkshire tea.

Minikievs · 08/07/2020 21:33

About 8-10. Mostly coffee just occasionally tea. When I realised how many I had, I moved to decaf (for both) and now only have a couple of full caf ones in the morning. Lockdown is costing me a fortune now I have to use my own supplies rather than office supplies!

Jeffers5 · 08/07/2020 21:33

I have 2 sugars so only allow myself one, maximum two a day. Always have one in the morning, and another if I pop into my mum’s on the way home from work.

whichteaareyou · 08/07/2020 21:34

Normally 1 or 2 before work
1/2 during work depending on how busy we are
About 7 in the evening- I drink it non stop and stop when I'm ready to brush my teeth!
All tea

wineandsunshine · 08/07/2020 21:34

One decaf AM only!

whichteaareyou · 08/07/2020 21:34

Normally 1 or 2 before work
1/2 during work depending on how busy we are
About 7 in the evening- I drink it non stop and stop when I'm ready to brush my teeth!
All tea

Elouera · 08/07/2020 21:36

2 instant coffee a day for me. I like tea, but rarely make it. I limit caffeine till noon, otherwise I dont sleep.

DH can drink 8 coffees a day and one in the evening right before bed with no effect. He has even fallen asleep with the coffee mug in his hand! Confused

SauvignonBlanketyBlank · 08/07/2020 21:39

One cup of coffee at 8am another at 10am and maybe a cup of decaff tea around 5

AlwaysOnAbloodyDiet · 08/07/2020 21:40

4 or 5 coffees throughout the day
Cup of tea before bed