jld Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I stopped drinking caffeinated drinks when I was pregnant with Hobbes - I read that it was a better idea - then didn't start up again whilst breastfeeding. After this gap of over 2 1/2 years I found that caffeine affected my sleep, even if I only had it in the morning. I now drink decaff tea and sometimes decaff coffee. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It makes my joints ache if I have several in a week. I can have one sometimes. I like it. Love the smell. Dh and dd16 are addicted to it and we have an expresso machine at home- not to mention they love to go to cafes (and it's a nice thing they share). But if I try to keep up, even drinking decaf, my joints start to ache after a few days. I just know it is not good for my system so I trust that. I drink 2 cups of low caffeine tea in the mornings and a coffee perhaps once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I can't stand the taste of it. Even just the smell of coffee brewing or the smell of coffee on someone who has been drinking it makes me nauseous. Fortunately, my DH doesn't drink coffee because I honestly don't know if I could have married a coffee drinker. I love Starbucks hot chocolate though... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I simply can't stand the flavor. I've tried multiple types and gourmets and cappuccinos and I can't stand any of them. I've quit trying. Coffee is one drink I can't even tolerate just to be polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcyB Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I love how it smells, but it's bitter and bad tasting to me. I don't like the stale smell of it on people's breath. But give me some tea, and I'm in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I simply can't stand the flavor. I've tried multiple types and gourmets and cappuccinos and I can't stand any of them. I've quit trying. Coffee is one drink I can't even tolerate just to be polite. This. And it bugs my husband to no end. He looooooves coffee, has a superduper espresso machine, buys specialty coffebeans etc and I still don't like it :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't care for hot drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I love how it smells, but it's bitter and bad tasting to me. I don't like the stale smell of it on people's breath. But give me some tea, and I'm in heaven. :iagree: I also can't tolerate the taste of red wine and beer. I do drink other alcoholic drinks, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My DH can't stand the flavor either. I am a HUGE coffee drinker and make a double shot latte every morning. If I make a blended coffee drink the afternoon, he has been known to try it, but he doesn't like them.....mind you, I don't like a lot of sugar or flavors, even in my blended drinks....I am a coffee purist and love just strong coffee flavor..... Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 :iagree: I also can't tolerate the taste of red wine and beer. I do drink other alcoholic drinks, though. I agree with the bitter taste of coffee also and I'm not a red wine and beer drinker. I love the smell of all three but not the taste. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 But give me some tea, and I'm in heaven. :D Is it immature that I giggled out loud at this? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Coffee doesn't love me in return so I gave it up. Hot chocolate is so much tastier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It tastes nasty unless full of cream and sugar.I do not need the calories. And - it can tend to give me a headache. I can make expresso with the machine Pioneer Woman let me win once - but I add milk and Splenda. Expresso doesn't seem to bother me as much as straight coffee. I prefer plain old black tea, Lipton, not generic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't like the taste. As I have gotten older, I can tolerate a cup once in a while at a social gathering, but them it is more cream and sugar than coffee. Funny thing is that neither one of my parents drank coffee. My DH doesn't drink it and neither do his parents. Sometimes I wonder if one drinks it because they have been brought up around it all their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Inman Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I really don't want to get addicted to the caffeine... i do have a Starabucks drink once a week for fun though.. love the taste :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyFL Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I hate it and always have. It's a good thing since now I can't have caffeine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in VA Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Love the smell and can't stand the taste. It also doesn't sit well in my stomach. But anything mocha flavored I love :001_smile: Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I love how it smells, but it's bitter and bad tasting to me. I don't like the stale smell of it on people's breath. But give me some tea, and I'm in heaven. This. No matter how much sugar, milk or flavoring it has I don't like the taste. I stick with tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It gives me....digestive issues. It's very unfortunate because I LOVE the smell & taste of coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I love how it smells, but it's bitter and bad tasting to me. I don't like the stale smell of it on people's breath. But give me some tea, and I'm in heaven. :iagree: I have to add way more sugar than is healthy to enjoy a cup of coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Because it is nasty tasting! Yuck. I do love the smell though. I've been known to make coffee just to smell it. I pour it down the drain later.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I despise the taste of anything coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've never learned to like it. I can't stand the smell of it brewing. Dh did not drink it when we first go together. Now he can't seem to live without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't care for coffee even in food (coffee cakes...). As a child of the 60's-70's, coffee flavored hard candy was very popular... I GAVE mine away (after Halloween)-- my siblings knew I hated it so much they would not trade...and I just wanted it out of my stash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Aside from religious reasons, I don't like the taste or smell, I don't want to get addicted to anything, caffeine triggers migraines, and I generally avoid drinking my calories. I will enjoy an occasional cup of hot chocolate after being outside on a cold day or a cup of herbal tea when I have a sore throat/upset stomach. I prefer to drink water. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It's very hard on my stomach. I occasionally treat myself, but only decaf and only after a meal. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Even small quantities make me jittery. I consume caffeine in other forms without any problems, but I haven't been able to handle coffee since I was pregnant the first time. I definitely think my mornings are easier for me than they are for people with serious coffee addictions (or mere habits) though. ... On the other hand, of course, maybe the people for whom mornings are hardest are the ones most likely to develop a coffee addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I am very allergic to coffee. I never could stand the smell of it. Just smelling it gave me a headache. When I was pregnant with my middle dd, I did allergy testing. That was when I found out about the allergy. It was the 3rd day of skin testing. When they did the scratch for coffee, it felt like somebody had poured acid on my back. There was no more testing after that. My back was one huge welt. It took several hours for the itching and burning to go away. I've never tasted coffee. My primary problem comes when coffee is ground. Inhaling the particulates makes me very sick. I can stand right next to somebody who has coffee without any problems though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RecumbentHeart Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I need to quit but mostly because I can't have it without sugar and I need to cut back my sugar intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Religious reasons. I've never even tasted it, and I can't say I've ever wanted to. At least I like the smell, after associating it with books when a B&N opened in my town when I was a teenager. I rarely drink anything hot because I never got in the habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) I don't like the taste. Well, most especially I don't like the aftertaste. I love the smell. Too bad it doesn't taste like it smells. I've never liked it. However, without self-constraint I could drink my weight in cold caffeine drinks! :) Edited to quote: "I don't like the stale smell of it on people's breath." Oh my goodness, I forgot this! GAG!! Major reason not to drink it or enjoy being around it. There aren't many smells that I feel this way about but cigarette smoke and coffee breath really gags me. Edited January 14, 2011 by PinkInTheBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It makes me feel horrible! I get dizzy and shaky and feel just nasty! The smell is okay but that bitter nasty flavor....no thanks I will pass. Plus I try to avoid anything that is habit forming, just seems healthier to me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've never been able to stand the smell or taste of coffee. Even if I wasn't LDS, I wouldn't drink it. My dad, who always liked visiting different churches, originally got interested in the LDS Church when he heard about the whole no drinking/smoking/coffee thing. His parents drank coffee and he hated it. He figured that Mormon girls wouldn't do any of those horribly stinky things. It was only later that he decided it was true; the first attraction was the 'no coffee' rule. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda S in TX Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 why not? Tastes nasty. Smells good though. Blessings, Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I REALLY don't like the flavor of coffee - I don't even like coffee ice cream or tiramesu. I do drink a pot of caffinated tea most days, though.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I was having a heart issue and suspected it was the 4 double espressos per day I was having. It took an agonizingly long time to quit -- I did it in stages -- but quit I did. Then, when I found out that it wasn't the coffee, I never, ever, wanted to be so addicted to something so hard to quit. I drank tea for a long time instead but have recently quit that, as well. I love both of them under the right conditions but I prefer to nix the addiction. Kind of a matter of principle now I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrizia Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm with the hate the taste crowd. I've tried it plain, with milk, with milk and sugar, with flavorings, etc. I still can't stand the taste. I don't even like coffee flavored treats, no coffee ice cream for me! We don't actually own a coffee maker at our house, DH hates the tastes as well, and only my father inlaw regularly drinks coffee. My father will if it is available, but he doesn't drink more then 1 cup a day, and even that is fairly rare. Actually none of my in-laws drink it either. My Mom does have a coffee machine at her lake house for my sister's boyfriend and guests, but no one other then my sister's boyfriend even knows how to work it! That being said I love hot tea (the drink) and hot chocolate. I can't stand the taste of coffee though, and there are a few teas I won't drink because their flavor is fairly close to coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Coffee tastes disgusting. So I don't drink it. Yuck. No amount of sugar makes it palatable. I can't stand the flavor of coffee in anything: cake, candy, etc. It's just too disgusting. And it smells as bad as it tastes, so how could I even get it close to my lips with that terrible smell?? I also can't stand the smell of coffee on a coffee drinker's breath. It makes me want to puke. Dh is an avid coffee drinker. He can't live in the morning without his coffee, fresh ground even. GAG! So, he gets up hours before I do, and his coffee grinder and brewer are in the basement so I don't have to smell them. He enjoys his coffee down in his man cave, and then leaves for work, where he takes a thermos full of his brew, and then he doesn't drink any before he comes home or while he's at home, so I don't have to smell it in the air or on him. It works for us. But, yeah, coffee and cigarette smoke smell a lot alike to me. Sometimes when dh has had coffee in the car and I get in, I think someone has been smoking in our car. I have to spray the car to get rid of the smell or I can't ride in it. They are both nasty, nasty smells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2a&z Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've always hated the taste and the smell. Many a time I would come out of the bedroom in the morning and ask what was burning. Oh yea, dh was just making a pot of coffee. And when I was pregnant, I wouldn't let my dh even make coffee in the house, the smell would make me sick. I have my own mugs for tea that dh is not allowed to put coffee in. Ever. I hate the smell so much and I can't get the smell out of them even after scrubbing. It's even worse for travel mugs. My dh is a coffee snob and loves his Keurig that we got him for Christmas. It doesn't stink up the house like brewing a full pot. Both of my kids love coffee. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've always hated the taste and the smell. Many a time I would come out of the bedroom in the morning and ask what was burning. Oh yea, dh was just making a pot of coffee. And when I was pregnant, I wouldn't let my dh even make coffee in the house, the smell would make me sick. I have my own mugs for tea that dh is not allowed to put coffee in. Ever. I hate the smell so much and I can't get the smell out of them even after scrubbing. It's even worse for travel mugs. My dh is a coffee snob and loves his Keurig that we got him for Christmas. It doesn't stink up the house like brewing a full pot. Both of my kids love coffee. Go figure. Totally agree with the bolded part. I have my own mugs for cocoa and tea, and I have my own travel mugs. I simply can not STAND to drink out of a mug that has once held coffee. It's nauseating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I had to stop coffee as it was making my health worse. It wasn't helping me stay awake, it would just make me jittery and oddly enough MORE sleepy. I tried switching brands, using organic beans, switched to decaf, but nothing improved. I had to just stop altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I love coffee, so does dd11. DH doesn't like it at all, though, nor does any of his siblings. At least he doesn't complain when I make it (he just complains if I go to Starbucks :lol:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I like coffee but it doesn't agree with me. I was a daily coffee drinker but had to give it up as it was giving me migraines. I was never addicted, I just gave it up with no problem whatsoever. I can drink one cup every now and then but it has to be before midday or else I won't be able to sleep at night. I don't do this often because no matter what time of day I can get a little jittery so it is a rare pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 why not? Because it tastes nasty beyond belief. :tongue_smilie: I love the smell, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiebird Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I only drink coffee if it's part of something sweet and fru-fru-ish. Especially if it has either whipped cream or chocolate in it. So I guess I don't really drink coffee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 why not? I can't stand the smell and the taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I break out in hives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Although it smells wonderful when brewing, I think it tastes absolutely AWFUL! I also don't do wine, beer or any alcoholic drinks for that matter, but give me a Pepsi and I'll be your friend for life. LOL:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It's just gross. I can't stand the smell, and the stale coffee breath people get after they drink it is disgusting. Why would I want that? Ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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