Strange and Possibly Foolish Behavior

Yes, I understand, I live in LA. As such, my purchase of a bottle of ErogLEAN AMP!! (TM) should probably surprise no one. I am generally able to ignore the deluge of adverts requesting, cajoling, demanding that I try one of the many can't-fail, idiot-proof, guaranteed-weight-loss programs, pills or pill-programs. 

But not today. After a rather long and difficult weekend, the details of which may or may not be shared (haha), I was feeling bloated and nasty. This, of course, was because I had spent a large portion of said weekend ingesting all manner of junk food. Mmm. 

I am still on jury duty... it will be a month on Friday. This is only relevant as I was let out today early, the details of which I suspect I am not able to share. (Once I am freed of my legal obligation to keep quiet, dear reader, I will spill all! It's quite dull, however, so don't hold your breath.) 

Anyhow, I used my free afternoon to go to the gym. Outside the gym is a health food store, selling the usual assortment of snake oils, weight gain powders, untested and unverified memory boosters, sexual endurance enhancers and... weight loss helpers! These pills, as I understand, do generally work. The problem, also as I understand, is that the weight lost is temporary, which is bad for the heart. 

These pills usually seem to involve some proprietary method of speeding ones metabolism. This is, usually, also rather bad for your heart. 

Throwing caution to the wind, I am going to take this regimen for the next few weeks and see what happens. 

I chose this particular brand (Ergolean Amp), as it promises to deliver without making you jittery. 

Interestingly, the directions state one should take between 1-4 pills up to three times a day. Each pill contains 140 mg of caffeine, which is the amount seen in a fairly strong cup of coffee. Hmm. Though it says one ought not take more than eight pills a day, even having six cups of coffee would probably make me jittery. Actually, I know it would. 

Anyhow, I took a single pill at 4:30 p.m. following my workout. I am feeling, not surprisingly, like I had a pretty strong cup of coffee. My head feels clear, I have the slight high that comes from caffeine, and I'm plugging away at the work that needs doing. 

I do feel I need to concentrate a bit harder than normal, else my thoughts fly away. This may be connected to the caffeine or, perhaps, to the proprietary blend of Ergolean AMP!! 

We'll see. I'll do my first weight-in tomorrow, with sporadic postings on my weight-loss, exercise regimen, food intake and whatever damn else I feel like writing about.