Mon Avie Week 1

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I got my "product" on November 29th and left town the next day for a week. Last thursday, I started my N=1 trial.

Well, I must say, I am a bit surprised at my experience thus far. The "product" comes in bottles that look like wine bottles. It is liquidy but has texture. It is not viscous. It has fluidity to it. Not pulpy though. It is quite hard to explain.

It has an acidic taste that I wasn't expecting. At first I wasn't so sure about it. But it is actually not too bad. I wouldn't call it delicious, but it certainly doesn't taste bad. It's just different.

The very first drink I took last thursday gave me an immediate rush. Almost like a jump start. I was definitely NOT expecting it. Today, I found myself looking at the ingredients to see if caffeine is added to it. It doesnt' look like it. But it gives me a rush all day long. An energy boost others said it would. I guess, so far, I believe them.

I'm actually quite surprised by that. At work, I am a coffee spigot. During the day, a constant stream of hot coffee, just to keep going. Since last week, I have cut my consumption by about 2/3.

I actually don't feel like drinking coffee all day long. The strange thing is I don't consider myself addicted to caffeine. When I'm not working, I can go several weeks without coffee and have no withdrawal. So my immediate explanation would be that the juice makes me not want to drink coffee.

The "jacked up" feeling can be good or bad. I made the mistake of taking it before I went to bed the other day. I was warned not to. But I thought ( like any good American) to do the opposite of what the doctor said to.

When I'm busy, I can go 12-13 hours without even an ounce of food. I did this the other day, but found I wasn't even hungry when I got home. No weight loss for me, but I have noticed a subtle change in my hunger pattern. So we shall see if it sheds 10#'s of me waist.

Over all impression: Quite an energy boost. I checked my pulse. Still normal. Still feeling it out. Don't take it at night.