I Quit Coffee for 100 days and almost lost my job

[@Jordan_Thomas]

Cracking video, Jon. I quit coffee 3 weeks ago. One thing that always pushed me back to coffee was simply that everywhere you look there is pro coffee propaganda “it gives you energy, it makes you focus, it makes you cool” but it’s basically a tool to make workers perform mundane tasks. I am so calm with a sense of self I haven’t had in a long time. I know who I am, I know what I want and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years. My skin, and hair look great. I’ve also shed a ton of abdominal weight despite eating loads!

[@kkevinj1]

There is a loop hole. Water with electrolytes, works like magic, I drink until energized, salt, potassium and magnesium in a liter of water

[@camisnyder3460]

Same for me and I just eat straight up real butter. Withdrawal this time has been a breeze!!!

[@Realimpact7]

Great video! You have a great energy and seem like a genuine and kind person.

[@benf101]

I've been on coffee for 25 years or so. It wasn't enough mental stimulation so I added nicotine lozenges. That wasn't enough stimulation so I added kratom. I was on all three of those things for 3-5 years but I couldn't figure out why I was so depressed and had no enthusiasm for life. Soon, I realized that kratom was killing me so I quit (5 weeks ago). That was awful. The withdrawal feels deeply emotional, like a heartache. I felt like I got dumped by someone I loved. After a couple weeks it went away. Then I realized that caffeine and nicotine are also not helping me so I quit both of them 3 days ago. Compared to kratom these are easy to quit, but still difficult. I am now very averse to addictions. If anything hurts when you stop doing it then it owns you.

[@JonBear]

@@benf101 thank you for sharing. That last line is very true and insightful. Best of luck with your journey

[@MarcusRideout]

Top freakin' notch video, dude! Proud of you for documenting and sharing your experiments and the things that inspire you in life! Keep it up.

[@JonBear]

Thank you Marcus!!

[@matthewbrown1510]

Flawless video Jon. Really enjoyed it!

[@JonBear]

Thank you for the shining review Matt! ❤️

[@bmtenoch8230]

Your content is top class! Thank you!

[@JonBear]

Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed

[@JohnL1950]

Your experience is preparing me for what I might face. Thanks…

[@miguelvillegas9241]

You are hilarious! Your videos are great !

[@七竃]

いつかアイスランドに行ってみたいです！

[@MarcelClobus]

Jon, that subtraction advise part of your video just resonated deep within my being, thank you for making this video brother

[@JonBear]

Glad you found some value in this video! I have started to adopt the mantra that 'food is mood' and that if I am feeling bad, I most likely ingested something that doesn't work well with my body.

[@MarcelClobus]

@@JonBear Something to research deeper perhaps. There are 2 resources that might be interesting to you. First of all is Michael Pollen, known for the book "How to change your mind" but before that known to be a professor of food (Probably had a more fancier title, I just came up with that) at Berkeley university. Another is the practice of Ayurveda, a yogic path of food intake. Claiming that anything that is being accepted into your being has spiritual value and properties.

[@JonBear]

@@MarcelClobus Thank you for the book recommendation! I read a lot and put it on my list. I want to read more about Ayuveda. I see the value of having a world view where everything you eat is something you 'accept' into your body. Gives one a pause for thought before going to some cheap junk food when in a rush

[@Jessicab-u7c]

Not drinking coffee is also more earth friendly

[@janalexandermyhrvold9554]

I like your emphasis on allowing yourself to enjoy a cup of coffee and enjoy it well when you have control over your addiction. Completely cutting off what you love will not help with your state of mind in the long run.

[@JonBear]

Thank you for watching and your feedback! Yes even now, 6 months later I enjoy it once or twice a week.

[@yavoripavlov]

Very educational and entertaining 😊

[@JonBear]

Thank you Yavor!

[@sonjagrothaus4254]

That’s funny, I feel the same. I wake up and think ‘life is boring’

[@clausm2203]

Great video

[@liteguy7267]

It is indeed good to not have a coffee every day. As you said, the boost effect you get from a coffee is really impressive when you aren't used to coffee. I think it is a good "last minute work" beverage that you can drink if you have urgent work to do that can't be done tomorrow but the fatigue just keeps staying

[@JonBear]

Agreed! It’s the way to use it. It can be a tool if used like this. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@adinwalls]

I have one cup of coffee a day but then I also drink a lot of Ceylon tea which also caffeine. But I weirdly reach a point where I suddenly don’t want coffee. I get one headache and then I’m fine.

[@JonBear]

Sounds like a reasonable amount 👍

[@JustReadTheBible]

Day 6 off caffeine and this is giving me a window into the other side of this… thank you.

[@FlyEnri]

I literally had forgotten the laundry since yesterday until the moment you mentioned it, hahahahahahaha And I HAD coffee today !! ahhhhhh

[@JonBear]

Ahahah well you’ve got so many projects going on I totally get it ! ❤️

[@hanskazan7403]

Good job man, people who drink caffeine everyday are every morning at 50% and need to drink coffee all day to get to 80% its called reverse withdrawl i think, but because you remove te withdrawl with drinking it you thinking you get a boost but actually youre still lower energy than people who never drink caffeine. Watch out with the every now and then i did that too for a while but after a while it gets more and more, before you know it youre drinking daily again.

[@TheAntarcticaProject]

Excellent video. Are you still not drinking coffee up to this day? Have you thought about giving up sugar and alcohol?

[@user33housecats]

I think it might have gone down better if you'd tapered for a longer period, instead of rushing to get totally off. I spent years drinking a mix of Teeccino herbal coffee and coffee or decaf, and it is funny how once you're totally adjusted. you realize you actually sleep better and wake up refreshed, weirdly not needing coffee any more

[@johnholdson7630]

I don’t do caffeine never got hooked but I was once on tour with your brother Rag and driving the tour bus, I was getting sleepy so I bought a can of monster energy. 23 yours later I had a relief driver😆

[@JonBear]

Ahaha yeah caffeine is a good clutch to have but not a good addiction 😀🔥

[@tombergeronca]

Nice video !

[@johnholdson7630]

Another can’t stop watching video!

[@JonBear]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@iamthefiremanjj]

That last part on point

[@mansourelkhatib7848]

Love fresh coffee ☕️ from beans to the cup all home made Just trying to minimize it to 1 cup per day rather than 2 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@JonBear]

This is a good plan ! 👍

[@UncleJamie]

Thanks for this Jon, it was really useful even if you are just doing it to shill your tea thingy. #LuverlyKappaTea I think I'm going to try to do the same trick with the decaff mixing now. Hopefully this also works with instant coffees. Finally, I'm a bit disappointed by your recent lack of volcano coverage. Could you please use your Dragon Reborn channelling powers to create a new volcano in Iceland and then get lots of drone footage of it? Thanks in advance.

[@JonBear]

I am glad you enjoyed Jamie! Just to be clear, I did it for personal reasons. Promoting my Tea is not the motivation :) Glad you're gonna give it a go! Especially if you're used to drinking a lot every day. Fingers crossed we get another volcano soon! I'll channel my newfound caffeine free energy to make it happen. Promise.

[@Lily_1X]

Jon where did you go?

[@JonBear]

I had a baby girl :) I'd love to return to youtube but don't know what type of videos I'd do

[@Lily_1X]

@@JonBear oh dear. My god bless her beautiful soul

[@JonBear]

@@Lily_1X You are very kind god bless you. If you are curious my wife does vlogs - but it's in Japanese kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5yWgX1mf7R4r9Usi=SuKCP4xnKGO9R2G9

[@Lily_1X]

@@JonBear I’d love to!

[@oscardemarco5108]

Good job.

[@JonBear]

Thanks Oscar 🙏

[@toot4you19]

What do you consume mostly throughout the day?

[@JonBear]

I will continue making videos like this until the only thing left for me to consume is air and sunlight 🫡

[@toot4you19]

@@JonBear 😂 virtual sunlight from your screen I suspect

[@oscardemarco5108]

Quitting alcohol is one of the better things any person can do. Even better than quitting coffee.

[@JonBear]

Can’t argue with that!

[@OdelliaFirebird]

All things are good in moderation. :) One coffee a day, keeps the mind degradation away! lol. I personally am not a morning person and a cup of coffee (1 shot in a 400ml milk mug) to bridge waking up and my body producing enough hormones to be awake. Beyond that, drinking more doesn't do anything and I rarely drink a second cup. Get enough sleep and it will give you more benefits. None of us like to sleep, society pressures you to work more and sleep less, but your body needs it, especially long term. Eat, love, rest. Peace bro!

[@cbilljones]

If your drinking everyday i wouldn't call it moderation, i would call it an addiction. You feel tired when you wake because your a drug addict...

[@OdelliaFirebird]

@@cbilljones all day yes. Not once off. If it was an addiction, you would have cravings all day to have more. Sleep more. Drink less coffee.

[@cbilljones]

Not true, i only drank coffee 1st thing in the morning and quit around 8am while i was an addict. Caffiene has a long half life, if you drink it everyday, it is in your system at basically all times. If you need it to wake up in the morning, your almost certainly an addict.

[@OdelliaFirebird]

@@cbilljones I started drinking at the age of 30 because I finally found the right kind for me. Waking up in the morning was hard since I was a child as I am a night owl. I often don’t drink coffee when I travel because they don’t have what I like and don’t feel any different. The quantity of caffeine in the cup matters. Saying any amount is addictive is like saying any amount of candy or even water is addictive. The more you drink water the more you will need it. I wonder why.

[@cbilljones]

@@OdelliaFirebird Most likely poor diet or lifestyle choices, rather than being a night owl

[@MrDDiRusso]

I'm fixing coffee while watching this video.

[@camisnyder3460]

Day 4 no coffee and if I see one more HPV vaccine commercial I’m gonna scream!!!!!!!! Why are they pushing this (genitalia warts) HPV vax on our kids. Wtf.

[@EgillH]

Did you?

[@EgillH]

Very good experiment! I agree coffee is probably not healthy but coffee addiction better than: Sugar, weed, saturated fat, gmo, alcohol, sex addictions so.... :D

[@JonBear]

Agreed. If controlled, coffee is a great addiction. I can´t control it :D

[@ChronicHypocrite]

Saturated fat isn't that bad for you look into it on "what I've learned"

[@Ramix09]

He stopped uploading after this, I think Big Coffee got him :(

[@JonBear]

Thank you for the kind words! I actually wanted to make a video where I challenge myself to leverage AI to make different stuff. But then the AI project grew. Hope to return to videos soon! Thank you for the encouraging words my friend.

[@Ramix09]

@@JonBear Thanks for the info man! I love the channel, found you because of the selfie video. Looking up to the next one!

[@hamzaahmad951]

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[@affanden-it5uk]

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[@TheForistality]

damn maybe you should have stayed on coffee, you stopped making videos 😂

[@JonBear]

You're right.

[@randomized4222]

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[@JonBear]

What do you mean?