Hands up who loves their caffeine boosts? Yep me too, I can’t imagine a day when I won’t consume my numerous cup of coffee to get me going in the morning and then sustain me throughout the day.
The thing is, the boost runs out and your find yourself needing another one, and then another one. If I have to work late and know that I must finish before I can even think of going home, those caffeine drinks are a necessity to make sure I get through it.
Resisting caffeine late at night is the hardest part. There’s nothing quite like a coffee to round off a meal in a restaurant, and this is the hardest one for me to say no to.
Apparently, I have to fight my urge for caffeine if I want to sleep at night. The later in the day you drink caffeine, the later it’ll be before you can go to sleep, etc etc.
The experts have told us that caffeine will be in your system up to 10 hours after you last consume it. If this information is correct, we shouldn’t be drinking any caffeine any later than the afternoon. Everyone is different obviously, but this is the average time that they go off.
If you use sugar in your drinks, you will lose not only your caffeine boost but also your sugar rush; resulting in a crash. You may be able to sleep if you do this.
Your best bet is to test yourself and how your body reacts. Take your last cup later each day and gauge the reaction and whether you can sleep or not.
Ensure that you do this gradually though; only by having that drink 30 minutes or an hour later per day. This makes sure that you get your cut off point without a sleepless night.
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