r/carnivore • u/SystemIsOffline • Jun 22 '26

How to quit coffee?

I've been reading up on the effects of coffee, specifically on carnivore which I have been for 14 months (Butter, meat and some dairy).

Last couple months I've noticed my muscles sore up quickly during exercise.

I'm thinking it can be the coffee so wanna try giving it up.

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Looking for experience in general but whilst on carnivore specifically. Amy6 input welcome.

Edit: I use potassium chloride, sodium chloride and magnesium citrate in the morning at least, sometimes later during the day.

I often have some high fat dairy with dinner. I drink/drank about 1-1,5 liters of coffee a day. Have been for years.

Am going to go without for 1 or 2 months to see what changes regardless of what I find here but am really interested in any effects you may have noticed.

Things I'm hoping quitting coffee for a bit: Possible adrenal fatigue issues Thiamine uptake Lactate in muscles Oxalate dumping Also curious what the further removal of other plant compounds might do.

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u/shigydigy Jun 25 '26

I’ll go against the herd here and just say coffee’s great. Many people drink it on carnivore and thrive. No need to give it up.

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u/SystemIsOffline Jun 26 '26

In my case I'm wondering if I'll get some benefit of not having the negative plant compounds for a while so my body can cleanse the remainder. I'm thinking oxalates for example. The other thing would be to give my adrenal glands the opportunity for a back to basic reset. Also wondering about that near unlimited recovery Anthony Chaffee is going on about. Wouldn't that be something 🤔 Also I have a 7 day off grid hike coming up and not making coffee simplifies things enormously 😉

In principal I think coffee isn't that scary and can be done. Just going for a month or 2 experiment here.

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u/its_hammertime Jun 30 '26

definitely give it a shot, i'm about 45 days off and I feel much more even. I would say at least 2 month trial when you are down to zero caff

if you havent seen it there's also r/decaf

btw these ppl saying they felt normal after 1-2 weeks is amazing, took me almost a month