Body Mint: Test Subject #2. Day 4-9

It's been a pretty busy week.  Work has been really stressful and been pulling some long hours in the office.  Actually got sick this weekend which was a total bummer.  Friends were going to have a party, but they cancelled it for next week since I couldn't make it... how sweet! 

Anyway, my Body Mint test subject friend sent over her notes for the past week.

Tuesday:  Took first pill at 8am and second pill at 10pm. Haven't noticed a difference in any odor. 

Wednsday: Took first pill at 8:50am and second pill at 9pm.  Might be starting to work today.  Didn't really chew any gum which I usually always do since low carbing it.  Also, mouth feels 'fresher' throughout the day.  Hard to explain. 

Thursday: Took first pill at 7:45am and second pill at 9pm.  I think there is a difference in the way my breath smells.  [Deleted boyfriends name] said my breath smells fine.  Even he thought that my breath smell changed when I started dieting.  Not in a gross way, but moreso just different.  He said now it's back to normal in a good way; whatever that means. 

Friday: Took first pill at 8am and second pill at 10pm. Definitely starting to notice a difference.  Before, my breath would have this kind of eggy smell.  I was told it was from the high protein intake.  Now, that eggy smell is gone. 

Saturday: Took first pill at 9:30am and second pill at 8pm.  Same as yesterday.  So far so good. 

Sunday: Took first pill at 9am and second pill at 11pm.  Same as yesterday.  Noticeable difference in breath smell. 

Body Mint: Test Subject #2. Day 1-3

Welp, as mentioned in my last entry, I asked my friend to give Body Mint a try because of her low carb dieting issue.  Mostly it was for my blog, but like a good friend she started this past weekend; Saturday to be exact.  I asked her to keep a log and to try to be as detailed as possible... yeah right :).

Anyway, she emailed me her 'report' today which I thought I'd pass along.  Strictly copy and paste:

Hey JenJen, ok so here's my Body Mint report.  Saturday: I took my first pill at about 9am and my second one around 10pm.  Didn't notice anything, but I read that it takes a few days to work. 

 

Sunday: Took first pill at around 9am and second pill around 9pm.  No difference in breath

 

Monday: Took first pill around 7am and second pill around 8pm.  No difference in breath.  I did notice that something else is turning green... haha!

 

Thanks girl!

Low Carb Dieting and Bad Breath

So I was talking with a friend who is on the Atkins Diet.  She was talking about how great it was because she can eat bacon, steak and all this other good stuff.  She does miss her starch, but she keeps saying how it's worth it and how it's the best thing ever.  I do have to admit that she's lost a bit of weight. 

She then mentioned that her breath smells different.  She was saying how it's similar to weight lifters who increase their protein.  Their breath starts to smell funny.  I guess it's called ketosis breath.  She seems not too overly concerned though, but it made me think of Body Mint.  I asked her if she heard of it and she said no.  I told her about my little experiment and she didn't seem to interested.  Oh well.

So I did a little research on the side.  Apparently, people who are on low carb diets tend to have bad breath because of the meats and fats they are eating.  In normal quantities along with a balanced diet it isn't a big deal, but when you're loading up, I guess it can start to seep out... gross!

So high protein foods are also high in stinky gases.  They get absorbed into the body and have to come out somewhere.... that somewhere tends to be the biggest hole in the body... the mouth.

Well, because I'm weird like that I went back to my friend and told her about it.  I also asked her to try the Body Mint and let me report on her for my blog.  I told her I'd keep it total anonymous.  After a few days of asking she's finally agreed.

Yay!  A new test subject other than myself!

Front Load Washer and Dryer

So we just got a brand new Kenmore front loading washer and dryer.  The installers came and did there thing and left.  I did a test run to play with my new toy and it was a different experience than what I'm used too.

First of all, my old washer didn't have any of the cool digital features this new one has... yes my old one was that old! 

Second, this front loader doesn't fill up with water.  I wasn't sure if it was working properly, and I'm still not sure.  It's like, the machine releases just enough water to saturate the clothes, and that's it.  There isn't the pool of water that the clothes normally sloshes around in.  I know these things are suppose to be energy and water savers, but I'm wondering if that is normal or if something is wrong. 

I also had to go out and buy all new laundry detergent.  These front loaders only use HE type detergent.  Not a big deal.

If anyone has a front loader, feel free to drop me a line as to whether or not this water issue is normal. 

Also, yes I'm still using Body Mint.  I actually went out and bought another bottle.  Morning breath results are still there which I like.  No sweaty smell after tennis and workouts.  Thumbs up!