Day One

I was not planning on writing until this evening. I wanted to actually get through the day before I started bitching about it. However, my day has been almost comically bad thus far, so I have decided to start sharing now.

This detox has a ridiculous amount of supplements. 10 pills... Three times a day. The dietary restrictions are really nothing compared to the supplements. In addition to the pills, there is this powder that I need to use in "shakes" every day. So in addition to the pills, I need to drink 2 to 3 shakes with the powder. I think the shakes are just something to keep you filled up during the day.

I have an insanely low tolerance for things that taste even remotely medicinal. It takes very little to get me sick. So I was feeling a little anxious about how the powder might taste. Noah had put some of the powder on his finger last night and tasted it, and said it did not taste like anything. Before I could eat the shake, I had to take the first batch of supplements. So the first thing I did when I got up this morning was grab a glass of water along with the 10 pills. All I could think about though was the powder for the shake, so I was not paying attention when I put a pill in my mouth and took a swig of water. Holy hell. This stuff is disgusting. So disgusting that I almost threw up, and in my effort not to, I spilled my entire glass of water. The water went directly onto the other 9 pills I had to take, and the gel caps started to dissolve. So I end up grabbing a banana and just shoving a pill in my mouth with a bite of banana. Nine times. I managed to get them down, but it was no easy task.

I am not going to get into the whole situation with the shake, all I can say is Noah was right. When you put a little bit on your finger to taste, it does taste like nothing. When you add two scoops to a smoothie, it tastes like something. Something disgusting. Not that it mattered, since I ended up spilling the entire blender full of smoothie onto the counter and floor. Ahhh... It went everywhere. But I got back up on the proverbial horse, and made myself another batch. This time with some more potent fruit. It's still pretty gross, but hopefully I will get used to it.

I have a read a bunch of reviews on this detox, and everyone has had nothing but wonderful things to say about the results, but almost everyone has had problems with the taste of the pills and powder... No one seems to have an answer to this. I briefly thought about spraying my mouth with some cold spray, which would be gross, but would numb my throat and mouth. I am really hoping to come up with a better solution.

I guess I could look at the bright side of things... I have been so worried about the taste of this stuff that I have had no time to think about all the carbs I can't eat.