Days Eight and Nine - Out of MonaVie

Yesterday I ran out of the juice. The bottle lasted just a little over a week, which makes sense since you are supposed to drink 2oz-4oz each day and there are just over 25oz in the bottle. I think I was expecting it to last longer. Today was the first day I was without it and felt a little drained despite having slept an hour more the night before than I have been the past week. I drank two cups of coffee later in the afternoon to pull through the day.

I missed the little energy kick I felt with my first serving in the morning. I missed the sweet tartness that started each day. I even missed the polite glug glug glug `of the filling of the shot glass.

I suppose I got used to the little routine, the small ritual of drinking a shot of juice that I knew did me good. I can see how it would be a little habit-forming, but not a bad habit to have.

Day Two - Craft Burger

I took a shot of MonaVie this morning as I rushed out the door. I felt the same bit of a kick you get from an energy drink again and skipped breakfast. By noon I was pretty hungry but not ready to eat just anything. I craved a burger.  A great burger. I went to Craft Burger, which for the uninitiated, makes one of the best hamburgers you'll ever put in your mouth. For those who know, I had the Craft Spicy. 

Lunch was made even better by running into a comedian friend who I've rarely been able to sit down and chat with. Great food + great company = happy lunch for Jason.

By 3pm I was yamning a bit and felt a little low on blood sugar but passed on the usual coffee fix. Coffee was made by a co-worker, but I forgot to bring my mug to work, and didn't feel like scrounging for one.

I generally felt pretty good today.  Let's attribute it to a combination of productive work, a great lunch, a nice conversation, and perhaps MonaVie? It's only been 2 days and about 4 oz of the stuff. I'm not expecting miracles to shoot out of my butt.

Day One - First Impressions of MonaVie Juice

Opening the bottle, and taking a sniff I thought the juice had a strong smell. Nothing bad, just a stronger smell than your typical juice. It poured well into my little measured shot glass. The taste was familiar (I drink a lot of blueberry, pomegranate and acai juice blends) and had a consistency similar to tomato juice. I suppose that's from the fruit pulp. There is a kind of greenish oil left behind in the glass, which doesn't taste all that bad on its own. Yes I licked the inside of the glass. I wonder what fruit that is? I drank two ounces and I think I feel a little of the "pick-up" you get from an energy drink.