You know something's wrong when...

[PirateJafa]

You know something is wrong when ... your up at 5am drinking a V for breakfast!!!!!!!!! Iv noticed I have been drinking V's for the past 2 weeks in order to get a quick pick-me-up-and-fast .. I am resigning myself to the fact this is not a healthy start to the day! Any ideas on an energy boost other than normal breakfast stuff????? Cereal tastes like cardboard early in the morning.

As a regular 5am-waker, I find the best method is to go to bed at a reasonable hour.

Radical idea I know, but 8 hours sleep a day does do wonders.

[peasea]

Something I learnt when I was riding courier in the UK.

For an instant "pick me up"

Small plunger coffee container.

Loaded with coffee grounds

Fill with Coke

Allow to infuse.

Tastes like shit but wow the caffine hit lasts for hours.

Fill with coke? You must earn shitloads.

[ynot slow]

You git yourself down to Morriesons for their breaky,damn Shazz not there lol.

When we used to do a fair bit of hunting/tramping we used to drink shitloads of raro with glucose,probably similar to V for the day(as an 18yr old)25 yr ago or so.Seemed to work with energy levels not waning,mind you would have spaghetti/baked beans eggs,sausages,toast for breaky.

After my surgery my surgeon said I needed to take more salt in my diet,than normal as I lost sodium quicker than before,he also said not to get dehydrated in hot weather,I said drink water,he said yep and sportsdrinks like lucozade,mizone,but not energy drinks with caffiene.

Can understand the problem with giving up the drinks,similar to stop drinking coffee,bloody hard.Funny thing is I never drank coffee till 19 or so,at home we drank tea (not bags),morning and night rarely coffee,even my first job we had a pot of tea for smoko,now I have coffee most times I have hot drinks,still have tea now and then.

[peasea]

As a regular 5am-waker, I find the best method is to go to bed at a reasonable hour.

Radical idea I know, but 8 hours sleep a day does do wonders.

We're a bit later at 5.45 but yes, a good kip works wonders. Vege's for din-dins, drinking water, walking to work. All dumb shit for sure.

[Mom]

yes Mom! V problem! I went and got me some Womens Multi Vitamins today .. threw out the coffee in my house and stocked up on Green Tea ( I also got some panadol for the next few days lol) ... I figure after posting today the money I spend making the V people rich I can put towards my bike or plane fare which ever comes first (still undecided lol) its funny eh .. we already know what we need to do its applying it thats half the battle! but alot of what people have posted in here has been a wakeup call so big hugs for everyone.

Dont knock the V though. I have experienced the need for a pick up (getting up at 5am, driving 2.5 hours, pick up sick Mom, driving 1.5 hours and endless wait at hospital, 1.5 hours back to settle sick Mom to bed) knackered and facing a 2.5 hour drive back home, gassing up and buying a 330 ml bottle of V.

[ynot slow]

Dont knock the V though. I have experienced the need for a pick up (getting up at 5am, driving 2.5 hours, pick up sick Mom, driving 1.5 hours and endless wait at hospital, 1.5 hours back to settle sick Mom to bed) knackered and facing a 2.5 hour drive back home, gassing up and buying a 330 ml bottle of V.

That is when it comes into it's own,quick pick me up.I wonder at times if it is almost a placebo effect,think it works so brain says I feel awake lol.And hospitals tend to make you drousy due to wait and warmth.

[CookMySock]

[....] I never drank coffee till 19 or so,at home we drank tea (not bags),morning and night rarely coffee,even my first job we had a pot of tea for smoko,now I have coffee most times I have hot drinks,still have tea now and then.

Cool, another one converted off that evil substance, to the obviously more socially-desirable drink.

[....]I wonder at times if it is almost a placebo effect,think it works so brain says I feel awake lol

Yep. Try a big drink of water - it will do the same. Most people are dehydrated most of the time, and any drink of any sort results in an instant spark-up.

I notice many young folks will only drink highly-sugared carbonated drinks, and flatly turn their nose up at water, and I watch them barely able to stay away due to their dehydrated state. Oh well.

DB

[ynot slow]

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I notice many young folks will only drink highly-sugared carbonated drinks, and flatly turn their nose up at water, and I watch them barely able to stay away due to their dehydrated state. Oh well.
DB[/QUOTE]

Always made me laugh after playing soccer(top local league) and after the game the guys who would grab a beer once in changing rooms,me I grabbed my water bottle,had a shower,then grabbed a coke,and then beer.

[bobsmith]

ohhh I have to get up earlier to bloody cook it! (cook me own eggs? ummm) I get out of bed at 4.30am as it is! but its all good, Ill work it out .. maybe protein shake???? whatcha think DB .. I am finding it hard to actually eat food fullstop that early in the morning ..

Simple. Get pies. Put them in the oven before you get in the shower. After shower get the pies out of the oven. Get dressed while the pie cools down a little. Shove your face with the pies as you run out the door.

Problem solved. You're not spending any time cooking this way.

[MyGSXF:Me]

I have a formulated meal replacement shake for breakfast, which totally fills me up till lunchtime!!! & 2 Guarana tablets, which gives me heaps of energy!

If you're in a hurry to get out the door, you can just mix the shake in your shaker, take it with you & drink on the way to work!! SOOOOOOO easy!!

I am an agent for the products.. so give me a bell if you want to know more!

Jen

[PrincessBandit]

Vege mix must be cooked first or it will be crunchy and weird.

DB

I love crunchy veg!

Failing that, cold from last night is good.

Reheated tastes better to me, but still great for easy brekky.

I couldnt offer you any facts on that, Mully. In the end, it's just my opinion.

It doesn't have to be. Try throwing a cup of dried maize, and a handful of rice into the grain mill and process until its very fine. Add milk, spices, raisins, custard powder, and cook it up like normal porridge, except for the spectacular taste and aroma. Serve, and add grapes, thinly sliced bananas, fresh yogurt, artificial sweetener, and milk, for the best damn porridge you have ever had.

DB

Good grief, how much time do you have to make your breakfast man!

No Doze...... nothing like 500mg of Caffine in the morning.

I wish i was 18 again, life was awesome back then.

Have read apples have more "wake me up before you go-go" than coffee.
p.s. quite happy not to be 18 again - was finishing my degree that year and wondering what I would be doing out in the big wide world.

Radical idea I know, but 8 hours sleep a day does do wonders.

Definitely too rad for people here PJ, what planet do you come from?

[CookMySock]

Good grief, how much time do you have to make your breakfast man!

er, all morning.. why ?

DB

[Number One]

You know something is wrong when ... your up at 5am drinking a V for breakfast!!!!!!!!! Iv noticed I have been drinking V's for the past 2 weeks in order to get a quick pick-me-up-and-fast .. I am resigning myself to the fact this is not a healthy start to the day! Any ideas on an energy boost other than normal breakfast stuff????? Cereal tastes like cardboard early in the morning.

Dirty biarch slaps Fire eyes bottom....crack!

LMAO FE!!! I started the day today with 2 of the farken things and a Mrs Macs pie...admittedly this wasn't at 5am but it was the first thing I put in my body...not good.

Apparently the caramel extract in V is carcenogenic and it is banned in heaps of countries. I can say that it is also highly fricken addictive! I fell off the wagon recently...

[Number One]

Simple. Get pies. Put them in the oven before you get in the shower. After shower get the pies out of the oven. Get dressed while the pie cools down a little. Shove your face with the pies as you run out the door.

Problem solved. You're not spending any time cooking this way.

So it were you who ate all the fricken pies?!!!

[Mom]

I started the day today with 2 of the farken things and a Mrs Macs pie.

Lucky you! I remember the last time I started my day like that. What a night It is a long weekend this coming, maybe I will put a couple in the fridge to share with maha man for old times sake

There was a time not so long ago that I could not get past 10am without my "V". Once I twigged to my NEED for it, I stopped (wish it were that easy for the smokes though).