How many cups of coffee do you drink to start the day?

[Marthe48]

I drink 3 cups. I could drink more, but with bp, should probably drink less.

If you don't drink coffee, how do you start the day? Tea? Something else?

[Freddie]

1. One 12-oz

Sometimes a second cup later. Tea is a pleasant beverage but does nothing up wake me up.

[Marthe48]

9. I like hot sweet tea in the afternoon

whether it's the sugar or the tea, it gives me a boost if I need it

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. As many as it takes. My Keurig set to ludicrous speed.

[Walleye]

3. I'm with you at least 3 cups. One of the few vices I have left

I even set up the coffee maker the night before so all I have to do is push the button

[Marthe48]

6. I put the water in and clean the filter

the next morning I add ground and rinse out the pot. When I worked, I'd set the coffee maker so the coffee was hot and ready when I got to the kitchen. Magic! lol

[riverbendviewgal]

4. I drink decaf coffee

I usually have 2 to 4 cups. Since getting off caffeine I sleep better.

[Marthe48]

5. I sleep better with 2

but that 3rd cup is such a luxury

[brewens]

7. I drink coffee all day. At 62, my last BP was 120/78. I smoke a pipe regularly too. What helps is

I also walk at least three miles a day and do another 45 minutes or so of strength training.

In fact it's time for a homemade cannabis edible and then out the door for my walk.

[Marthe48]

8. Enjoy your day!

Sounds like you're covering all the bases

[brewens]

17. I'm also a homemade whole foods fanatic. I made turkey noodle soup with homemade noodles

yesterday with the last of my Thanksgiving turkey from last year. Today I'm making a big batch of Chinese barbequed pork for my Asian dishes.

[we can do it]

10. 2-3 big cups drip or 4 shots espresso.

[Ferrets are Cool]

11. At least 3

[Yonnie3]

12. 2 Mugs

I make 24 ounces most mornings. The pot says that is 4 "cups." I finish it most days.
On some days I decide to drink tea instead. On rare days I drink decaf tea..
Lately I've occasionally made a second half pot of coffee and have a third mug.

About a year ago I tried some caffeine free days. I don't drink caffeine other than in coffee and tea. I didn't see any BP difference or change in sleep.

[mucifer]

13. I used to drink 2 or 3. Now it often gives me a little nausea for more than 1. So I take 1. IF

I have a REALLY bad insomnia night I by coffee between patients homes. But usually I drink a lot of water

[MOMFUDSKI]

14. 2 12 oz. cups of

half-caf takes me about 5 hours to consume. I LOVE coffee!

[Tetrachloride]

15. 1 is plenty . it used to be 2-3.

[hlthe2b]

16. You need to define the size of the cup. Six ounces? Eight ounces? !2? 16?

For me, a 16 ounce travel cup (typically)...

In the winter, I often start with caffeinated tea like Earl Grey and then drink coffee mid-morning.

[Yonnie3]

23. Sometimes I start with Earl Grey as well,

but I often have some Earl Grey later in the day rather than more coffee.

[a kennedy]

18. 2 six Oz cups of coffee for me.....

[doc03]

19. one or two 12 oz cups

[KarenS]

20. most of 2 12oz mugs of black coffee

only while it's piping hot

I have low BP but high heart rate,,,,

[Diamond_Dog]

21. Two or three.

[lark]

22. I drink 4 cups a day, usually.

The first 3, I probably drink 10-12 oz. of coffee well diluted with 1% milk and stevia, but the last one I usually only drink about 8 oz of coffee at most and it's half and half coffee/milk plus the stevia. I have my last cup around 4-5. My stomach cant take the coffee without the milk or at worst i dilute it with water in an emergency. I truly love coffee.

[PJMcK]

24. One mugful

I used to drink two in the morning then two or three or even four during the rest of the day.

Nowadays I have just one in the morning.

[2naSalit]

25. One. 16oz.

My morning treat, kind of a ritual. But that's it for the day and if, on the rare occasion that I might go out for breakfast, I have another but it has to be before 10am or I won't be able to sleep at night. Any other caffeine during the day is tea or something other than coffee.

[jcgoldie]

26. 2 but...

The 2nd one is 32 oz and lasts me till noon.

[Harker]

27. A Yunnan green, usually followed by a Taiwanese or Wuyi rock oolong...

then red or pu'er.

I very much enjoy two or three double espresso shots during a typical year.

[markbark]

28. As with any other drug....

one eventually develops a resistance.

I drink on average a litre and a half of coffee a day (yes, I'm serious)
I start at 0730 and have my last cup around 1530 or so.

I have a resting heart rate in the low 60s and BP is around 125/75

I'm 60 years old and start my day with a brisk 4 mile walk that takes me an hour or so
At bedtime, I'm usually asleep 15 minutes after my head hits the pillow (pisses the wife off to no end -- she has trouble falling asleep)

YMMV

[Marthe48]

29. Glad to see I'm in the ball park

The days I can linger over coffee are my favorite.



looks like most of the replies show a great love of coffee!

[alittlelark]

30. One 20 oz half caff/half decaf made in a french press.

Any more than that and I am 'wired for sound'.

[Dysfunctional]

31. I don't drink coffee so I get my 200mg of caffeine in my pre-workout supplement.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Kind Of Depends

I have a 12 ounce thermal cup. I fill it once around 530.
If it's just a golf day & weather is warm, I'll probably drink 6-10 ounces by 10 am. Once the temperature falls below around 110°, I'm done.
On a sub day, I'll only drink a few ounces while piping hot.
Then, I'll refill on way to school. I almost never finish that..
So,, maybe I drink 10 ounces a day.
I drank more of it when I was working, though.

[Brother Buzz]

33. I don't count, but I stop when my drip grounds start producing a weak tea

[highplainsdem]

34. One, typically. And I usually don't have that till I've finished breakfast. But I'll take a

fragment of a caffeine tablet, along with a vitamin C tablet and a couple of glasses of water, as soon as I wake up.

[In_The_Wind]

35. Usually 4 to start.

Then I continue all day without the donut.

[Elessar Zappa]

36. I go through periods where I don't drink any

and periods where I consume about 24 oz a day.

[Marthe48]

38. I know when I'm sick

I don't want coffee, and tea tastes wonderful

When I was in my 20s, I always drank tea. I switched over after 10 days on the Mayo Clinic diet. lol

[Conjuay]

37. number of cups?

roasting has a lot to do with caffeine. Blonde or light roasts are higher in caffeine than mediums, and “weakest” of all is dark roasts.

So four cups of dark roast won’t be as potent as four cups of blonde roast.

That being said, I like dark roasts, I love them concentrated. I often kid that I drink my coffee “ al dente”.

[Marthe48]

39. I didn't know that about strength

I thought dark had more caffeine. I mostly drink dark coffee.

[Brother Buzz]

40. By volume they are equal, but by weight, dark roasted is just a little bit less

Caffeine is NOT lost in roasting, however dark roasted runs circles around light roasted because a lot of the acids are driven off during roasting. In light roast, the acid gets driven up to the surface of the bean where it sits until it's brewed into a bitter cup of coffee.

[Elessar Zappa]

45. By the scoop, light roast has slightly

more caffeine than dark roast.

[beaglelover]

41. I have a cup of tea when I first get up and then a cup of coffee after I start work.

[Midnight Writer]

42. I mix 10 ounces of coffee with 12 ounces of low-carb protein shake in the morning.

When I was working on odd shifts, I used to drink 10 cups or so every day, to the point I had constant jitters.

[Elessar Zappa]

46. Sounds like me when I was working.

I’d drink about 12 12 oz. cups of coffee a day. One time I was dizzy and my blood pressure was 210/120 with a pulse of 150. I cut the caffeine after that incident.

[Skittles]

43. two

then I have another cup of coffee later in the day

[Kali]

44. one. with one spoon of real sugar and 2 spoons of fake powdered creamer

then I switch to lightly sweetened (between 1/2 and 3/4 cup sugar in a gallon) iced tea until 4 or 5. rarely will have a coke instead of tea. usually water after 4 or 5.

[ailsagirl]

47. Don't drink coffee (never have)

Start the day with water or perhaps OJ.

I know:

[Callalily]

48. 2-3 cups in the morning.

Picked up some Peruvian coffee from my local coffee shop. They roast the beans on-site! YUMMY coffee!

[Generic Brad]

49. 1 to 2 cups

My bladder used to be able to handle a whole pot before I had to go. Now all I have to do is take a sip.

[ificandream]

50. No more than two. And speaking of Keurig ....

Ours broke down last year and we abandoned that brand for a coffee maker that takes any pods. Never been happier.

[mike_c]

51. two or three if I drink coffee....

I'm no longer a daily coffee drinker (since I partially retired and only get up early a couple days each week). I make a super strong moka pot then dilute it about 2x with boiling water into a thermos, so a thermos of Americano coffee. I generally do that twice, maybe three mornings a week.

[Marthe48]

52. See you tomorrow!

Turns out, I have my morning coffee, or morning drink, with lots of people. How nice to know