"It's kale, spinach and melon," I said, calmly. I explained how I need to eat more vegetables and putting green stuff in a smoothie seemed like the best way to do it.
He raised an eyebrow.
"And how is it?" he asked.
"I think it might be an acquired taste," I said, truthfully.
This is part of my attempt to get my health back.
I'm growing tired of my face peeling like sawdust, and I'm absolutely fed up with eating the wrong things out of hunger (I'm looking at you, pizza), leading to shame and bloating, not to mention the constant dreary tiredness that has pervaded me since July.
It's easy to do too. Chop stuff up, stick it in the blender. That's pretty much it.
What it's not so easy to do, is drink it. I haven't got the viscosity right yet and so at the moment it's lumpy green gloop. Plus there's a niggling thought that a spoonful of sugar might help the 'medicine' go down. Go on, spoon in some of the sweet stuff, says a helpful part of my brain.
I'm resisting that, thank you, Mary Poppins.
"Well, I hope it works out for you," said my manager, sceptically. "It doesn't look healthy," he added.
Neither do I, I thought. That's kind of the point.
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