Caffeine…I have a love/hate relationship with it. Well, maybe I should say I had a love/hate relationship because we’ve worked through some things and now we are full blown in love again.

My love for caffeine started in 2000 when I started working for a bank. Everyone in the office was lining up in the break room to make themselves a cup of brown joy. So, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and that’s when the love affair began.

Me and coffee went to together real bad. Over the years I’ve had every Keurig and espresso machine you could imagine. Once I decided they weren’t making it strong enough. I started going to a local coffee shop. I was paying almost $8 per day for a coffee that was gone before I even made it back to the house. Everyone was supporting this affair…my mom would drop a cup off to me here and there, my husband would leave for work extra early in the morning to get it for me and drop it off before he had to work. Until the day he came home and said,

“This is the last time I’m buying you coffee. I’ve spent close to $200 on coffee this month!”

Yes it was ridiculous and i immediately quit going to the coffee shop. But I was back to making it at home. Drinking 3 or 4 cups per day added up to the caffeine I needed, right?

This went on forever until this last January. I started having heartburn and indigestion to a whole new level. After days on Google, I found that some were saying that coffee may be contributing to the problem. I worried about how difficult it would be to quit. But I will always put my health before anything else. So I quit cold turkey. Surprisingly it was very easy.

I was doing good until a Dutch Bros. opened across the street from me and I was back it. For a short time though. Spending $7 everyday is just ridiculous.

Now, I only consuming energy things when it’s time to exercise. I’ve discovered energy chews and let me tell you. They work. I don’t know if they work while you’re just sitting around the house. But taking 2 before going out to exercise really gives me the boost I’ve been looking for.

Without further ado, here are the two things that have really been getting me through a good workout.

They are organic, taste great and they work! Maybe it not exactly the caffeine jolt I’ve been chasing since my first cup. (Wow, that sounds very much like an addiction.)

Eating two gummies right before leaving out the door. Or even just half of the waffle somehow gives me an increased amount of energy when I’m working out. I can’t explain it. And I won’t complain. They don’t break the bank.

Have you tried these? What do you use for energy? Let me know in the comments.

Stay Fearless 💋