Perhaps it was the placebo effect, perhaps it was the cup of coffee's worth of caffeine or perhaps it was the 8,333% suggested daily value of vitamin B12 that each of these little drinks contains, but something gave me a lot of energy after drinking it.
If you missed my recent 'Moving Day' update, the other day I moved a fairly heavy bedroom suite up two flights of stairs and assembled it all by myself. Unfortunately, I cannot take full credit. I did indeed get a little help from this three inch high, red, yellow and blue bottle with the label '5-hour ENERGY' written on the side... and for what I can tell, it worked.
Unless you live under a rock in Missouri, you have probably seen plenty of advertising for these little energy boosters. I was curious, sure, but it wasn't until I noticed a friend at work with one of these mystical bottles that I really got interested in trying it out. He explained the ingredients and told me they really are good for an occasional boost of energy, so I picked up two the next time I was at the store.
I drank the first one at work on a particularly slow and dull day and it did seem to perk me up. I was chatting with people I could care less about and I was excited to do it. I was moving at light speeds back and forth and up and down stairs, but it didn't really give me 5 hours full of energy. I figured that it was because the dull and boring day overpowered the liquid energy.
Well, jump forward to last weekend... My fiance was at her sister's bridal shower for the entire day, we had just gotten carpet installed in our bedroom and it was time to move our bedroom suite from the garage into the bedroom so that we could actually sleep in a bed. Surprising her was my game and I don't quit easy.
Now I was supposed to have help moving the furniture, but something came up with my help and I was left all alone. Let me tell you, when I really want to do something, I do it, regardless of the hurdles, so my plan was to somehow drag everything up myself.
I was pretty tired, it was early and I didn't really feel like doing anything more than sitting on the couch and watching a 'Flip This House' Marathon on A&E, so I figured I would drink the other '5-Hour Energy' drink and hope for the best.
I downed the drink in two or three sips, went to change into my work clothes and before I knew it, I was steadily pushing a heavy dresser up the last set of stairs in my house and into my bedroom. Time sped by and soon I looked around and noticed that I had already brought everything upstairs... so I began putting everything together and it seemed to take no time at all before I crashed in the bed with sore arms and legs.
So believe me when I say... either I'm a sucker for the placebo effect, or this stuff actually works. My next test is to drink one before we head out on St. Patty's Day and see if I can manage to stay awake longer than normal (9:00 p.m.) Wish me luck!
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