The Grouchy Gastronome

So this weekend I finally, finally tried the energy Enlyten strips. Besides me, the following people were taking part in the experiment: That Guy I Know, Middle Sister, Youngest Sister and her Flat Footed Friend. In the interest of Science, everyone recorded their energy levels before they ate the strip, with the average hovering around 5/10 on the energy scale. After a hearty breakfast casserole (made by yours truly, who says I can’t be fucking domestic?), we all ate a mint flavoured energy strip; placing it directly on the inside cheek to get the maximum absorption.

Middle Sister immediately reacted to the taste, stating that the mint did not agree with her and she refused any part in additional experimentation. Half an hour later (after watching a thrilling episode of The Price is Right where this guy totally guessed within $400 of his showcase!) we all felt pretty much the same. The problem was wondering if the changes we felt was due to outside forces (food, energy strips, waking up) or because of a psychosomatic effect. About an hour later Youngest Sister, F-cubed and I all took an additional two strips. The love birds went out to visit a lady and her cat, while I stayed behind to do homework. From 11-5 I worked on a school project, taking a short break to have some lunch and update my blog; compared to Sunday when I took an hour nap in the afternoon. So, overall the Enlyten strips were effective at keeping me on task to complete a project I needed to get done. I would say half my energy came from the strips and the other half came from my looming deadline.

With all the experimentation on Monday, I have used up half of my cassette (STILL a horrible name) of Enlyten. This coming weekend I’m going to wait until I get the urge for my afternoon nap and try taking three strips and see how I feel.

I wanted to include a picture of the “cassette” but I forgot to take a picture, so here’s a nice shot of the envelope the strips came in!