Hi everyone i am looking into taking Acai berry supplements now it is 2 months away from the wedding just to give me an extra boost. Now i am not a fan of diet pills etc as think you get the body you want with hard work and lifestyle changes but from what i have read this is more than just a diet pill it's good for you in many other ways.

Does anyone have any thoughts/ knowledge on this? has anyone tried it?

Also i am reading conflicting advice about if i can use it while breastfeeding or not? My daughter is 16 months so only has 2-3 feeds a day usually morning and evening and some atricles have written that it's great for babies for the extra antioxidants and some say it's not reccomended so am confused! can anyone shed any light? Breastfeeding comes first without a doubt but i am at the point now where if i wanna gud few drinks (not very often at all) i will still feed her the next time i see her and it does not cause a problem and i eat what i want and it never has an effect on her so just wondered about peoples thoughts on it all?


Thanks in advance x

From reading various information about Acai berries it seems that they are just another fad with scientifically unproven results.
You would probably get as good, if not better results from drinking green tea, which has proven weight loss claims and is a LOT cheaper. You can get green tea in different flavours too from the supermarket.

I am a midwife and i don't know what to advise myself lol!! really annoys me that they write discuss with your doctor or midwife as we are never given any info and research asd to how to advise women lol!!

oooh never thought of green tea might look into that thanks :-)

Wow Karlie lots of advice there :-)

lol, sorry Stave... Been there done that and know how to do the 'quick' fix!
TBH if you reduce portion sizes your stomach will shrink, then in time you will eat less as will be full quicker.
Also to drink water when eating as that bloats you out too and stops fdeeling hungry and doesnt want to eat much..

I also have the milk diet that the obese clinic at the hospitals give obese people 4 weeks before they go into surgery.
Weight loss on that too, if you like milk.

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They didnt work for me either,mind you i find diets only work while you are on them as soon as you divert off slightly weight goes back on, well for me that happend. So all i do is cut down on fatty/sugary foods, eat plenty of fruit and veg and drink lots of water instead of coffee/tea, have a couple of cups a day, im a sucker for chocolate and i found before cutting it out was worse than actually saying ok well ill just have a small bar or a couple of chunks, i know the old willpower thing but i have and although it took me a year i lost over a stone, got a picture of me on holiday last year in my swimming costume on the inside of the choccy cupboard and its not a pretty sight but if i lapse and end up wanting chocolate that pic is there to make me think. Will step it up as i get closer to the wedding though. Ive heard about the properties of green tea have got a few flavours in the kitchen will have to make habit of having some.

How much do you pay for a Colonic Karlie and would you say it's worth it for more than weight loss reasons?

I am a size 12-14 and have already lost a stone through diet an exersize and kept that off in the last few months even though i went off the diet track a lot during my mates hen night and sisters birthday etc etc. I am quite tall so weight around 12 stone atm. i would like to lose another stone probably and tone up. the toning up i know i can do with hard work at the gym but i find i get bloated easily so wondered if a supplement would help shed the bloat and a bit of exess weight?

I am gonna look into green tea and the slim plus tea and see if its safe for me etc

Thanks for your advice ladies anymore is welcome too as like u say it shouldnt just be for my wedding but for my lifestyle as a whole. just find it difficult living with just my daughter as my partner works away and i work a lot of nights as a midwife so find it difficult not to overeat when having to stay up both day and nightime when i dont have childcare! oooh get me i sound like am right hard done to and am definitly not!

going to body pump tonight for the first time so that shud be gud!!

and btw i already fit in my dress so at least i aint got that pressure!! just wanna look healthier with less of a bloat and nicer skin and hair!!

Me and h2b been taking acai - not done anything x

oh booooo. I bought some acai this weekend - lured in by advertising. :( Am flippin well gonna take them now since I've spend £15 on them! but I guess I wont expect much. They do seem to be giving me a bit of a *ahem* clearout though.... will see what happens....... Can't drink green tea. tried it lots, but missed normal tea too much. perhaps I'll try the slim tea if you think its good... I'll look next time I'm in the big supermarket with a t...!

I wanted to try a colonic - bit scared though, don't fancy the idea of bareing my bottom and having a pipe stuck up it...! ha ha sorry..... :-S

Boooooooooo why is all the nice food bad for you :'( xx

I used to to body pump, body attack and body combat every week. So 3 sessions a week, and I lost nothing!! Yes I started to tone up, but I didnt lose any weight. Then I started doing spinning once a week too, so was at the gym 4 times a week. This was before I went to police college. i thought I was doing the right things to get my fitness up. BUT OH NO! got to police college and felt SO unfit. Spoke to the PTI who said those classes are rubbish for getting your stamina and cardio levels up (apart from spinning). He said I would have been better doing spinning or running 4 times a week with a little bit of strength training before or after my session.

So when i got back from police college I started a proper programme at the gym, but to get results you have to go at least 3 times a week. The weight fell off pretty quick and my fitness was pretty darn good. I also did spinning once a week too.

That was a few years ago and now however I cant be bothered with the gym, so am healthy eating and smaller portion sizes to get the weight off. (Slimming world!).

well this is good to know, i almost bought some myself.
What i can suggest is dr stuarts slimming tea aswell! it really helps stop snacking

i will have to get some of this tea!! i am really stressing now, i lost a stone and 4lbs and now i have put on 4lbs when i weighted myself, not snacking or anything and have still been going to the gym 4 times a week! i know it could be because its the time off the month but feel like i am just always making a back ward step .... thing is i know i have ages before i get married but my partners currently away and i wanted to lose another stone before his back in nov his currently in libya :( and i wanted to lose 2 stone and half before he got back just seems its not coming off... arghhh but defo wont be trying these tablets now as i was thinking of trying them lol x

I've tried the Dr Stuarts tea as well and did not really get on with them. Still have them so might try them again seeing as I am doing more exercise as well. When I went running on Wednesday evening, one of the more hard core women there said she has been running since January and has lost 2 stone in weight without changing her diet at all.

@MrsWard.2b yes I do drink caffeine as I have around 3 cups of coffee a day and a cup of tea. I'm going to try to cut that out then to see if it helps. To be fair I have noticed that the flab has lessened since wearing my hotpants but now they have a hole in them and I'm waiting for a replacement. Thanks for the advice hun, I'll see if it works or will I just be a mardy bum without my coffe fix. x

Slightly off point but Acai Berry tea from whittards is absolutely gorgeous!
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