Product Review: 21st Century Slimming Tea

Don’t be fooled by the photos of carefree people of the 90’s…

this tea will not make you smile or want to wear a

geometric pattern leotard.

This is Amazon.com’s description of the product.

Dietary Supplement.Free Diet Plan Included.Drink Anytime – Hot or Cold and See Results!100% Natural Blend of Traditional Herbs to Increase Metabolic Activity and Cleanse the System.Caffeine Free21st Century’s Herbal Slimming Tea is a blend of 100% natural herbs which provides a light, delicious beverage that helps achieve results in aiding digestion and contributing to weight loss. This all natural herbal tea offers a rich, satisfying taste in hot of iced tea and provides slimming and digestive benefits that may be enjoyed after every meal.21st Century’s Herbal Slimming Tea combines herbs to promote a “thermogenic” reaction which increases metabolic activity. The results is the elimination of storage of excess calories and toxins.

 

Did you read the last sentence? “The results is the elimination of storage of excess calories and toxins.” Yeah. I think most of you can gather what this means. Yeah, lots of elimination.

As I’ve mentioned multiple times, my boyfriend joined the Navy and before leaving to boot camp he was told to watch his weight. I watch YouTube videos when I get spare time and one of the beauty gurus mentioned Slimming Tea. I’m not one to try dietary supplements and I really don’t believe in them but because Da’Vi needed to drop a few pounds before he left I bought him a box on Amazon.

He never really got around to drinking it until the night before he left. I’m not sure whether he read the directions because he chose to make a huge cup of it with two tea bags. Bad idea. Bad, bad, bad idea. He was cramping and running to the bathroom multiple times that night.

Even though Da’Vi told me of his bathroom woes I brushed them off and decided that I didn’t want to let the other 22 tea bags go to waste. Now, the tea was only around $4 for a box but my want to not waste mixed with my curiosity and sprinkled with the fact that I had a weigh-in for myself with my surgeon drove me to try the tea for myself. What a mistake.

I made a cup of it before I went to sleep, steeping one bag for far too long. It didn’t taste all that great (I bought the honey-lemon flavor), so I added some Sweet N Low and honey to make it more palatable. I drank the cup, felt nothing, and went to sleep.

When my daughter woke up sometime around 7am the next morning my stomach was killing me. The cramps were terrible. I tried to just lay down and wish them away but that didn’t work. The cramps continued for hours and the… cleansing went on all day long. It was crazy. That tea might as well just be a laxative.

As for how it works as a ‘slimming tea’ I have to say, it doesn’t. Yes, you are cleansed but you aren’t necessarily slimmer. I was right back at my regular weight the following day and it was as if all that cleansing never happened. Obviously, you are meant to drink it regularly but c’mon who wants to be THAT cleansed regularly? Not me.

For those of you considering purchasing Slimming Tea, I recommend that you follow the directions, unlike me. The directions say you should lightly steep ONE bag until you can build up some tolerance to it. Some people really enjoy the product and swear by it but my honest opinion is that it doesn’t work so don’t waste your money.

Have you tried the slimming tea? Let me know what you think in the comments below!