First Rattle Out of the Box

Yay for Me Thursday!

Not really sure how that happened so I'm going to call it a happy accident and move on. The Product arrived in the mail last night. I eagerly opened it and... 

Augh!!!

So.Many.Rules.

If you are reading this you know me....so you know how well that was received...

But I'm in, so here we go. I'll give you my raw, first rattle out of the box impression.

I opened the protein powder first. Smells like Bed & Bath. I like it. But I kind of want to sprinkle it around the house or take a bath in it. I'm not sure it smells like food.

Pills. Lots of pills with cute names. I dug out my mom's pill boxes and divided out what I would need. I also got a post it note and made notes to myself about what not to forget to do. Then I took a picture of the post it note and the first page of rules because I'm not going to drag those things around with me all day long!

First thing I did this morning per instructions was pop a pill. I didn't really pay attention to it.

Oh,  I should have. This was a freaking Starbucks Venti QuadShot in a pill. And I had a cup of coffee afterwards. As the effects began to settle in I started calling people. I had fourteen conversations while I brushed my teeth. I zipped up stairs and down about 769 times. I wasn't jittery. I was just really really fast. Like a speeding bullet. Like ... wonderwoman!

Note to self: no coffee tomorrow morning. This could be the dealbreaker but I'm in. IAMIN.

Breakfast was a Bed & Bath scented shake. It tasted okay. I added in some spinach because my early morning snack calls for leafy veggies and just ... no.

No leafs before noon.

So mid morning snack was the eggs spinach bacon muffins. And lots of tobasco.

Lunch was another shake - sans the greenery.

Mid afternoon I have two baked drumsticks and a salad. I can have another zippity doo dah if I want, but I think I'll pass. I'm already typing so fast my keyboard is smoking.

All in all, I can't tell if I'm hungry or if my insides are just really really AWAKE.

Maybe tomorrow, I'll give you a lowdown on the team support. It's good. I find the format and interaction to be very helpful. And if you are ON the team, rest assured I'm never going to be specific in my critique. But I do want to emphasize the extras, whether they are positive or negative.

Side note: the corporation has STILL not responded to my inquiry regarding whether these products will cause a false positive on a UA. I've googled and according to what I read the answer is no. Their slow response doesn't comfort me though. Either the answer is yes or it is no. It is not 'I'll get back to you on that.' 

(Late edit: I was able to get a response by contacting them on chat. They assured me that unless I am a collegiate athlete competing and being tested for performance enhancing drugs I was good to go)

Score: Product - maybe a 5 out of 10 so far. But I'm on Day one. I'm making this decision based on the fact I didn't die.

Company - 2. I have no patience for bullshit. Okay edit this to 5. Shouldn't have had to reach out three times. On the other hand they did respond and everyone makes mistakes at times. 

Team support - 9. And that's an important number because changing how you eat is hard. It helps to be able to ask whether this is something you can substitute or whatever and get a real time answer.

Unlike the corporate office (ahem cough cough)

Also - and I will elaborate on this tomorrow - I almost did it the first day but a last minute decision to add cheese messed up my macros. Bad cheese. Bad. Alas tomorrow is another day.

- Stella