Niva & Natural Glow Update

I've been using both of these products since March 10th pretty consistently. However, I know I missed a few days in the month (see all previous posts).

Natural Glow: Seems like this product works. I should have purchased the medium tone though. I like the moisturizing aspect and scent. I'm completely out of the body moisturizer, but the still have plenty of the face (probably since you don't need as much). I plan on purchasing the medium tone and doing another "test".

Nivea Good-bye Cellulite: Again, due to a little inconsistency I don't think these products worked as well as they could have. It may be important to apply the gel-cream twice a day instead of just in the morning. I've decided that I don't like the patches. They don't stick all over as well as I'd like them to and it's difficult to wear jeans with them. I'm not so sure about the supplements either. But I do like the gel-cream and will continue to use it as much as possible.

Check back soon for another update!

March 26th: Off Day

EXERCISE

PBS (morning)
HD (after lunch)

SKIN CARE

Brush AM: yes

Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Gel-Cream: yes

Natural Glow: yes

SUPPLEMENTS

Alfalfa (6 caps): 3
B12 Plus (6 sprays): yes
Cellfood (8 drops/3x): 2

Natural Calm (2 tsp): yes
Pyruvyl Glycine (12 sprays): 8

Water (8 glasses, 8 ounces each): 6

FOOD: GM Day
B-fast: fresh juice (romaine lettuce, carrot, cucumber, organic apple, lemon juice, celery) with hemp protein powder, coffee with cream and sugar
Lunch: leftover curry chicken with brown rice
Snack: Grape Nuts cereal with plain soy milk (not so GM, but still not bad)
Dinner: tuna steak, steamed spinach and broccoli, lite feta cheese, lemon water

JOURNAL
Natural Glow Update: I guess I should have made a place for me to put in the Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer. I have been using it everyday since March 10th. Now I'm thinking the "medium" tone would have been a better place to start because it would be easier to see. The bottle does say "gradual" glow and the moisturizer aspect works well. I also saw another ad for Natural Glow Express, which gives visible results within 3 days!! Then watched a few consumer review video clips and it seems like it's a good product. One of the consumers mentioned that you need to wash your hands after each application and not to put it on your lips because you will turn orange! Check out some of the video reviews at ExpoTV.com.

Hemp protein powder: This stuff is strange. I'll have to look up the brand that my boyfriend purchased. I was amazed that it has 7 grams on protein and 7 grams of fiber per serving! I wasn't able to finish the very end of the drink because it was way to gritty. The taste isn't bad though. Seems like it needs something else besides just juice. Maybe I'll try a banana and/or some frozen fruit to make it more like smoothie or milk shake substance.

Say "Good-bye"

EXERCISE

PBS (morning)
HD (before lunch)
BW

SKIN CARE

Brush AM: yes

Brush PM: yes
Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Gel-Cream: yes (morning/night)
Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Patches: yes (8 hours)

SUPPLEMENTS

Alfalfa (6 caps): yes
B12 Plus (6 sprays): yes
Fibertox (1-3 caps): 2

Priority Women's Complete (8 caps): 6

Natural Calm (2 tsp):
Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Dietary Supplement (3 caps): yes
Pyruvyl Glycine (12 sprays): yes

Water (8 glasses, 8 ounces each): yes

FOOD: GM Day
B-fast: fresh carrot and beet juice, Spiru-tein vanilla and green drink with 2% and water, Tazo Zen Green Tea
Lunch: Sprouted Grain Wrap with Boar's Head oven gold turkey, organic lettuce, garlic feta, cherry tomatoes, organic low fat sour cream, Tazo Zen Green Tea
Snack: Pacific Cashew Carrot Ginger soup, 1 orange, 1 Tbsp raw almond butter
Dinner: egg salad (2 boiled eggs, lettuce, green peppers, a little cheddar cheese, mayo, spicy mustard)
Snack: a taste of vanilla almond milk (about 4 oz)

JOURNAL
8:30am
Today is day 1 of my Nivea & Natural Glow challenge. After PBS, brushing and a shower I applied the Nivea Gel-Cream. It smells pretty good and is blue. It doesn't leave the body sticky and seems to rub in nicely. Then I applied the Natural Glow to my entire body. Then I waited a few minutes before applying the Nivea Patches. They didn't stick so well, but it might be the lotion. I have to say it was difficult pulling my jeans on afterwards. The package says to use the patches 2-3 times per week and gives you 6 per package, plus a coupon. I will need to buy more to complete the 30 days. If they work, I'll be stocking up for sure. Can't wait to say "good-bye" to mine.

9:14pm
I did pretty good today!

Nivea & Natural Glow Challenge

Spring is here and Summer is coming!

What's a girl to do about the dimples? And I'm not talking about smiles.


Well, I *try* to do the T-Tapp CRT Body Brushing Sequence daily. You can't beat the benefits (health and beauty wise) and it feels amazing.

A tan always makes you look thinner and skin look smoother with an even tone. I would LOVE to have some color. Even though I live in Florida my skin is pale. When I visit relatives up north they are tanner than I am! You'd think that I would make it to the beach or pool more often, but it just doesn't happen. Plus, I wear SPF15 or 30 whenever I plan on going outside, so I never come home with much color and RARELY "lay out" to bake. Tanning booths are very harmful to the skin and I had a bad experience in high school (never went back) - not an option for me. So I saw this commercial for "Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizers" and decided to give in to their marketing efforts and purchase. Can't hurt to try, right? The woman on the commercial looks amazing. Maybe this stuff actually works. Here's what I purchased...

• Jergens Natural Glow Face Daily Moisturizer SPF 20, Designed for Fair Skin Tones
• Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer, Fair Skin Tones

In my Fitness Gear Wish List post, the first item I mentioned was the "Nivea Good-bye Cellulite" product line. I've read great things about this stuff. I know there's no such thing as a quick fix for the dimples, but if it helps to smooth things out before swimsuit time... why NOT?

• Nivea Body Good-bye Cellulite Patches
• Nivea Body Good-bye Cellulite, Smoothing Cellulite Gel-Cream & Dietary Supplement Capsules

So I'm putting these products to the test. Here's my game plan:

• Daily use of Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer for face and body
• Daily use of Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Gel-Cream and Dietary Supplement
• 3 times per week use Nivea Good-bye Cellulite Patches on upper thighs
  

Can they deliver tan, smooth skin in a few weeks? We'll see!