I notice so many people like you looking online, curious if the acai berries that Oprah and Rachael Ray have talked about are really the next big thing. In short, they're not. All the people who are really seeing results don't waste their time running around panicked trying the latest "tummy fat burning while you sleep and eat 5 sticks of butter in your sleep" pill.

So why exactly is chasing acai berries such madness?

Reason #1: Acai berries are marketed as a miracle product

Many people have paid thousands of dollars looking for a miracle product. But they keep on getting the same results. Last time I checked, that was insanity, right? Here's the reality of miracle products - they just don't work. However, the monthly advertising budgets for these products are more than you will probably see in your entire lifetime. If you think they're going to work, it's not because you chose that reality. It's because you let yourself fall prey to the marketing and money behind the sales approach.

Being easily influenced by advertising sabotages your chances of making real progress in losing weight.

Reason #2: Acai berries are not a substitute for your relationship with food.

Let's be real here. Your struggle with weight loss is not the result of something that happened overnight. Instead, it's a collection of behaviors over the years that you have been largely unconscious of. Any advertisement that says "Eat what you want and you'll still have Angelina Jolie's body" is seriously mistaken. If you read the legal disclaimers closely, you'll find out that's exactly what they say too.

Maybe focusing on your relationship is not the easiest thing you could do. But you'll be developing something that you can keep forever, doesn't cost you anything, and can change your whole life, not just your weight.I don't know about you but I get really excited when I can use something in my life that actually helps.

Reason #3: Acai berries insult your intelligence

I agree that life can sometimes get you down - but it doesn't mean that you have to give up your dreams. Acai berries are the new hot thing being marketed right now and that will change in the upcoming months, just wait. Inside, I think you know that it really isn't the solution to your problem. Of course, there haven't been many other options, have there? Chances are, if you're reading this, you want to escape the madness that has been fad diets, acai berries, and colon cleansing. Don't let another fad insult your common sense.

Remember: The issue isn't if acai berries actually work but it's if you're willing to grow a relationship with food that nurtures you for the long term.