acaislim

elle · Veteran Member

Hi everyone I'm new and excited....

marga · Guru

@ elle: welcome to the forum! :)

the regular dosage is 2 per day but yes you can start with 3 to boost the effects on your body. take one before breakfast, before lunch and another before dinner. if you think 3 tablets is giving you slow progress, try increasing it to 4 then. maximum is 4 AS.

yes, you should drink more water to see faster results.

if you have any question, just ask us, we'll be happy to answer you. :)

good luck! :)

pretty_georgia · Senior Member

Hello there Elle! Welcome to the site :)
In my case I take the pills 5-10 minutes before meals. And I can say that's the best time to take them. Well then Good luck! Keep us posted :)

dinkidi · Guru

Welcome to the forum Elle and good luck with your journey. Can you give us some info on you, like how much you'd like to lose etc ? That'd be great, it's nice to hear and support each other, we are all good at that.

khloekobe · Guru

Welcome to the forum ELLE.. :) Looking forward to your progress.. :) Good luck!

elle · Veteran Member

Hi everyone thank you for the lovely welcomes, it's nice to have found this site and to have others so supportive :)
To answer your question Dinkidi I'd like to lose about 15 kg and I have no real time limit but before the end of the year would be nice, I realise that it is better to not pressure myself to reach a particular goal too soon or it will just be too off putting if i dont reach it. So im trying to to this the right way the healthy way, which means more exercise eating right and of course forcing myself to drink more. It also means not caving into chocolate cravings which will be hard. But if you all can do it and you're all doing really well from what i have read :) then I'm sure I can and will.

I don't own a tape measurer but I'm hoping to go and buy one tomorrow so I can see if im getting results that way and also on the scales too.
From what i have read it's best to weight in weekly and measure too? Some of you have said you may not lose on the number but it will show in cm is that right for everyone?

I'm so excited about this!

I'll keep posting if you dont mind as it will be good to have some others who are doing the same thing especially if im having a bad day or visa versa so we can all encourage eachother.

elle · Veteran Member

ive been having three in the am and at night i thought you were suppost to have that.... opps

khloekobe · Guru

You mean your taking 3 a/s am and 3 a/s pm? So a total of 6 a/s a day? Or your taking 3 a/s in the morning then 3 c/c at night? :)

LoveMe · Senior Member

Hi Elle, welcome to the forum. :)

Yes, if we did it, you can do it as well.

Not all need a tape measure actually. It's just for people who don't see weight loss in kgs. But if you see kgs lost, I think no need to measure yourself. Yes, weekly weigh in is the best to track your progress. You can post your progress in this thread. Own it. :) You should set a fixed day to weigh yourself. Do not weigh everyday as you will just see fluctuating results and get confused.

We don't mind if you post everyday, we actually love that, right girls? Don't you just love it when your posts get replies in just few minutes?

elle · Veteran Member

Um i was having 6 ac a day as my friend told me to have three in the am and three at night but i haven;t had any for the past 2 days just to make up for the fact that i was having way too much!
I havent had side effects or anything so thats good but i am worried so i may just lay off the tablets for a week then start again? what do you think?

elle · Veteran Member

and i havent lost a huge amount of weight either from taking too much just so you know incase anyone was wondering but i may just call the manufactures today to talk about it....
oopps cant believe i was told the wrong thing i dont have the bottle my friend gave me half of hers *sigh*

khloekobe · Guru

As far as I know elle, 4 is the maximum you can take each day.. Don't stop, just take 2 as morning and 2 a/s evening and see how you go..

LoveMe · Senior Member

You can continue but decrease your AS intake to 4 a day. 2 before brekkie and 2 before dinner.

-- Edited by acaislimmoderator on Monday 14th of March 2011 03:23:03 AM

dinkidi · Guru

Hi Elle,

I certainly lost centimetres before i started losing any weight, I lost 8 cms in 3 weeks but the scales didn't move, just be certain I'd measure as well as weigh it covers all bases !

hopefull · Senior Member

hi elle i wish the best of luck biggrin

marga · Guru

@ elle: have you lowered your AS intake? good luck! am excited to hear your progress soon.

ellevis · Member

Hi Elle :)
Nice name ;)
Hope all is going well with your weight loss! I just started taking the AS and CC today, I've started myself and my partner on 2 AS and 1 CC a day just to see how we go :)
I've been reading all these though and starting to think I should be taking more? I might give us both another 2 AS this afternoon :)
I'm really excited for them to start working as I'd really like to lose 8kg by my 21st (May 26th)
Hope all is going well for you and everyone else on this site :)
Everyone on here is so lovely and always able and ready to answer any questions you have :)

Good luck to everyone here, I hope everythings going as you'd like :D

xoxo

elle · Veteran Member

Hi everyone, thanks for the notes after much stressing over my overdosing of the tablets i am happy to know that it's not going to do any damage and that i have been told to start with two a day. I wont be taking colon cleanse due to the st johns wart in it but im taking the acai so far no difference in scales or cm but im hopeful.
Has anyone found themself not feeling hungry at all and going nearly all day before remembering to eat?
I'm just never hungry on these which is good but i have come out in hives did anyone else start out with hives from the pills?

Belle · Guru

Oh my god hives???? Isn't that something that you get when you have to much stress in your life?

The only problem I had was when I was taking 4a/s a day I was having pretty bad dizzy spells so I have cut back down to 3.

dinkidi · Guru

I forgot to eat breakfast more days than not because I just wasn't hungry and it didn't cross my mind that I'd forgotten something, it would get to around 1pm and I'd start to think hmmmm I'm a bit hungry !

Belle · Guru

I get like that but with lunch. I find that when I'm stressed I tend not to eat.

elle · Veteran Member

Hi just wanted to post todays measurments:
77cm stomach
102 hips
103 bust
62cm hips

My weight this am was: 69kg yikes!
I need to lose 11kg minimum to get to healthy weight so if you all can do it i can hives and all though they are quite itchy.
what sort of diet are you eating like whats a normal day for you all? are you eating the same all the time or swappping a few meal plans? just curious youre all doing so well i want to follow you all!

i exercise for about 30 -45 minutes a day in between looking after the kids so im fairly active but i should do some weights or something...

hope you're all doing well id check all your progress but im short for time today so ill check tonight

-- Edited by elle on Friday 11th of March 2011 03:59:36 PM

Belle · Guru

I count kilojoules and try and eat a healthy diet. I usually have a balanced diet with fruit and vege and a bit of chocolate everyday.

I also have one cheat day a week. I do a lot of exercise as well, today I walked for an hour and a half and for some reason I have sore arms today.

elle · Veteran Member

Were you walking the dogs today Belle? Prehapse they pulled a little too much and you've just pulled a muscle or something?
have you lifted anything heavy lately it could be a delayed muscle reaction.
keep an eye on it!
I've also been counting clories i try to stay under 1000 a day mainly healthy but i allow myself a small piece of chocolate (my weakness) a day or ill binge if i deprive myself.

khloekobe · Guru

I eat 3 times a day and I eat healthy foods most of the time, like less fats, less calories.. I seldom eat sweets, sodas and junk foods.. :) I go for a walk 30-40 mins every morning but not everyday.. :)

marga · Guru

@ ellevis: how's your boyfriend's journey with the tablets? any good news?

@ elle: i think the most wonderful effect of the pill aside from it gives us energy is the appetite suppressant.it's just so wonderful that it helps our minds get rid of the craving with a happy and full stomach.

Belle · Guru

elle wrote:

Were you walking the dogs today Belle? Prehapse they pulled a little too much and you've just pulled a muscle or something?
have you lifted anything heavy lately it could be a delayed muscle reaction.
keep an eye on it!
I've also been counting clories i try to stay under 1000 a day mainly healthy but i allow myself a small piece of chocolate (my weakness) a day or ill binge if i deprive myself.

Hi Elle

I am so happy that someone else is counting calories. smile

I walk my dog every day and when I walk at Peninsula Animal Aid the dogs get over exhited when you take them for a walk and pull on the lead. They usually calm down as soon as we get outside though.

I have a finger infection now and I think it was from the cute little kittens I was playing with on Saturday. They were found in a box in the bush and they're a tiny bit feral.

I love working with animals but unfortunately you can get bitten, scratched and sustain all sorts of injuries.

I have to go and wake up "Her Royal Highness" now so she can get ready for schoo.

ellevis · Member

@marga

My partner hasn't really lost much weight because he hasn't been very consistent with taking the pills :s I try to remind him to take them when I do but he forgets alot of the time, especially when I'm not there to remind him. He does look a bit less bloated which he's happy about :) and he hasn't been eating all my leftovers since taking the Acia slim and colon cleanse either :) so I think they're working for both of us, thankyou :D

xoxo

DanaG · Guru

Hi Guys,

Sounds like you are all doing so well in the weight loss area. I hope to do the same. Am looking at loosing 30 kg. I excerise everyday and not eating any junk food and trying to eat smaller. A friend of mine is so impressed with the site that she is going to give it a try. Thanks for all your encouragment. biggrin

Belle · Guru

How do you get the fonts to be so big danag...I can never get it to work for me.

elle · Veteran Member

I find counting calories give me more of a control feeling, I dont know if thats a good thing but it keeps me honest with myself too, also i have my partner keeping an eye on what i eat so i do have to report to someone which helps, though i gave into tempatation over the weekend it all comes back off with the exercise, ive noticed im less round in the face so it has to be a good thing but a tad bloated in the stomach :(

hows the finger belle?
how are the rest of you all doing?

No change on the scales but feeling a lot better so thats a plus
anyway just quick touch in gotta run off to a zumba class (well at a friends a group of us are doing the dvd)

Belle · Guru

I like counting calories (well kilojoules in my case) because if I have a bad week I can go back and see what I've done wrong.

My finger is much better. I can't believe how something so small can cause so much pain. I have had infections b4 but this one was a doooozzzzyyyy.....

I just soaked it in apple cider vinegar and water about 100 times and stuck a pin in it and squeezed all the pus out numerous times. It seems to have worked.

DanaG · Guru

Belle, just click on advance editor and then click the font size that you want smile

elle · Veteran Member

glad your finger is recovering infections are never nice, but salt water is also helpful ive never heard of trying apple cider vin does that really work?
i thought some people actually drank apple cider vin for weight loss?

onto some good news im finally fitting into size 14 just jean pants i havent fit into in neraly 7 months :) very happy with that!

weight and measuring tomorrow

Belle · Guru

I have apple cider vinegar when my stomach plays up. I mix it with water it's good stuff. I was soaking my finger in watered down apple cider vinegar and it really works.

Good on you for fitting into your size 14 jeans.

DanaG · Guru

Belle · Guru

My finger still hasn't recovered....I thought it was getting better but then it started playing up again this morning.

I worked at Peninsula Animal aid today and had to wear a glove to protect it but unfortunately a dog bit it off and it bit the top of my finger off.

marga · Guru

@ ellevis: you are welcome. a bet would be a nice game for both of you, who loses weight faster is the winner. that would be fun! because i know you will be the winner if he forgets it always.

@ danag: your friends should hop in the forum as well. they are welcome here.

@ belle: that sucks. adding insult to injury. animals' temperament are not predictable. there are times when my dog acts crazy. sometimes, he will bark and then hide under the couch. hope your finger will feel better soon. btw, are the dogs/cats vaccinated? hope they are.

Belle · Guru

I was joking about the dog biting my finger bit. I have only ever been nipped by a dog. I have been bitten by cats though, it really hurts.

As a lot of our animals at Peninsula Animal Aid are strays and we don't have their history there are a lot of animals that haven't been vaccinated. We have to get them vaccinated, de-sexed and micro chipped b4 we can sell them.

The kitten that bit me last week has been fostered out to a womens prison in Brisbane and the prisoners look after the kittens until they are old enough to be adopted.

elle · Veteran Member

Well time for progress updates was 70kg when started now 66kg
measurments will be taken when i find the tape measurer that my son was playing with last night lol
thinne rin the face eating healthy drinking more water, so far so good.

Belle · Guru

That's fantastic elle smile

marga · Guru

@ belle: oh glad that was just a joke. you are all heroes at the animal shelter. i salute your dedication to these animals. i am an animal lover too, especially of dogs.

@ elle: great job! you are an ace! :)

DanaG · Guru

Cool :)

dinkidi · Guru

That's great Elle, well done !

DanaG · Guru

good job elle biggrin

khloekobe · Guru

Good job elle.. Keep it up.. ;)

-- Edited by khloekobe on Tuesday 22nd of March 2011 01:12:41 PM

elle · Veteran Member

thanks for the encouragement sorry i cant be on to often i feel so bad but im cheering you all on for the side lines and distance!
belle id love to do what you do working with animals but my allergies would be a nightmare (allergic to cats and dogs) so when my partner goes out with his dog he has to strip off as soon as he gets to back door or im sneezing and eyes water and all make sit hard but i do love animals. Would be such a rewarding job too especially when you find new homes for them i imagine.

measurments:
thighs: 64cm
stomach: 77cm
hips im going to do again coz that includes my muffin top that seems to be shrinking so im happy about that i even put a pair of size 12 temt pants on yesterday though im sure they were stretched already so does that count lol?

anyway seems to be working what im doing so ill keep doing it

until next time keep going ladies you
are all doing great i do read ur progresses just dont note much

hopefull · Senior Member

well done elle thats great your doing well biggrin

dinkidi · Guru

gotta love muffin tops huh !!

Well done Elle, you're doing great.

elle · Veteran Member

lol true the never budging muffin tops lol its getting smaller even my partner is commenting so thats good even my mum who i havent seen for a few weeks commented ive lost weight so happy too something is finally working again well helping me. i just hope it will keep coming off....

thanks for the encouragement ladies it means so much even if i dont note you all personally im on your team cheering you on.
when ive lost 10kg ill try my dress on and hoping it will sit better by then, i dont want november to come and my dress to look hideous correction fo rme to look hideous in my dress lol....

my friend is also getting married then too so i have to be bridesmaid and the dress is tight :(