Does anyone have any recommendations for a supplement to take to help with dry skin? My face & lips are horrible (they were before MRC too but seem to have gotten a little worse).
I currently take B-12, B-6, a multi-vitamin & just recently started taking MSM (from WalMart, not MRC).
Any input is greatly appreciated!
One thing I found last year that really helped with my lips is vitamin E oil, I'd actually pierce a capsule & use it on my lips. You could probably do the same thing with flax oil (no sure what that would taste like). Make sure you're drinking all your water & taking your flax-seed oil. Aside from that, if you're flaky use a good exfoliator (something like Clinique's 7-day scrub cream). And a good moisturizer. I use Eucerin cream on my uber-dry legs - it's greasy so I only use it at night every few days. In between, Fruit of the Earth Vitamin E cream is absolutely the best moisturizing cream I've ever used, it's cheap, comes in a jar, it's wonderful stuff (you can find it at Target, WalMart, K-Mart, etc). Everyone I've ever recommended it to who tried it ended up loving it - I even gave it as Christmas gifts one year, I liked it that much!
Just a quick check-in. After my whirlwind trip to DC last week, I came down with a miserable cold so haven't been keeping up. Congrats on all the losses and NSVs. And here's a for moral support for all of you jumping back OP.
My trip was great. We took 211 WWII veterans on an Honor Flight to see the WWII memorial. I was so busy that I didn't think about eating, making it easy to make good choices when I did. Those MRC bars were a godsend, especially on the airplane (2 hours late taking off, then a huge club sandwich with ham and cheese for lunch on it and the same on the return flight). When I went to WI last Friday, I stayed the same. So the stabilization is working, but I still have 2 lbs I'd like to lose. Next week we leave for Hawaii, so that is going to be harder but it is the week I can add back in some fats, so macadamia nuts -- HERE I COME!.
I changed out my avatar to show my 4 G-kids (hence my Gma to 4 screen name). And it shows me on the slide that I can easily fit my formerly large bottom on.
Keep up with all those successes.
Judy
Gma to 4
I love your picture..... you have a beautiful family there!
One thing I found last year that really helped with my lips is vitamin E oil, I'd actually pierce a capsule & use it on my lips. You could probably do the same thing with flax oil (no sure what that would taste like). Make sure you're drinking all your water & taking your flax-seed oil. Aside from that, if you're flaky use a good exfoliator (something like Clinique's 7-day scrub cream). And a good moisturizer. I use Eucerin cream on my uber-dry legs - it's greasy so I only use it at night every few days. In between, Fruit of the Earth Vitamin E cream is absolutely the best moisturizing cream I've ever used, it's cheap, comes in a jar, it's wonderful stuff (you can find it at Target, WalMart, K-Mart, etc). Everyone I've ever recommended it to who tried it ended up loving it - I even gave it as Christmas gifts one year, I liked it that much!
Yes! That fruit of the earth moisturizing cream is nice....!
Hi All--we got back from our 9 day Colorado trip yesterday. It was really a fantastic trip--Colorado is just gorgeous this time of year. I tried to make good choices and, for the most part, I did. I did have some wine, did eat a cinnamon roll, but aside from those I just tried to stay away from starches and sweets. I ate a bar almost daily for lunch and I didn't measure my water intake, but I tried to drink as much as I could every day.
NO! They were full by the time our friends called them to make reservations. So we stayed at Carr Manor instead which is a really cool B&B in an old gold rush era school house. Our room even had an old blackboard on the wall. It's an absolutely beautiful renovation & was a great place to stay.
One of the breakfast items there was a homemade cinnamon bun and that's when my will power broke down! But it was worth it because it was delicious
My husband's a train nut and we did get to ride on the old railway there in Cripple Creek. We were only there the one night and then we headed up to Aspen and our friends went back to Colorado Springs.
It was a really fun vacation--the weather was just perfect!
Where in NW Arkansas are you? Do you go to the Fayetteville or the Bentonville center?
Hi WorkingARMom - I go to the Fayetteville center... I've only been there 2 times and everyone seems nice. I go Friday for my food class.... Which one do you attend?
I'm having a hard time finding La Tortilla or another low cal brand of tortillas. The best I could do at Walmart was 85 calories. Any tips on where I can find something with less cals? Thanks!
I'm having a hard time finding La Tortilla or another low cal brand of tortillas. The best I could do at Walmart was 85 calories. Any tips on where I can find something with less cals? Thanks!
If you don't get an answer here - be sure to ask at your center - they usually know where to find the good stuff!
I'm having a hard time finding La Tortilla or another low cal brand of tortillas. The best I could do at Walmart was 85 calories. Any tips on where I can find something with less cals? Thanks!
Did you look at the premium breads in front of the deli counter? I've found La Tortilla factory tortillas there at a couple of different Wal-Marts, but they don't seem to be stocked with the other tortillas.
Did you look at the premium breads in front of the deli counter? I've found La Tortilla factory tortillas there at a couple of different Wal-Marts, but they don't seem to be stocked with the other tortillas.
I will look there! Thanks for the tip. Meemo, I will definitely check w/ my center if I still can't find it. Thanks!
Another question: I want to make a cottage cheese smoothie tomorrow for lunch. I was thinking of adding either strawberries or blueberries, and was wondering if I should also add a HNS. I don't want to make anything too nasty as my frugality will force me to drink it anyway I'm going to browse through the recipes but if anyone has a quick suggestion I'd love to hear it.
I will look there! Thanks for the tip. Meemo, I will definitely check w/ my center if I still can't find it. Thanks!
Another question: I want to make a cottage cheese smoothie tomorrow for lunch. I was thinking of adding either strawberries or blueberries, and was wondering if I should also add a HNS. I don't want to make anything too nasty as my frugality will force me to drink it anyway I'm going to browse through the recipes but if anyone has a quick suggestion I'd love to hear it.
I add the strawberry/banana gelatin along with strawberries, cottage cheese & water to mine. I put it in at the last minute so it doesn't have time to set at all. I like it
You could maybe try the wildberry or mixed berry, too.
for moral support for all of you jumping back OP.
Two meal plan
I'm going to browse through the recipes but if anyone has a quick suggestion I'd love to hear it.
