Hi, thanks for replying to my post. Thank you for all your great tips. I read Stanley's book, and realized what I was doing wrong. I will not cut out any more lemonades, and I now use 1/8 tsp. of cayenne pepper. Thank you for suggesting that I alternate drinking lemonades and water. Prior to the mc I used to drink at least eight glasses of water daily. I think that my body really missed drinking water. I switched to a heavier moisturizer and my skin is doing better. Thanks again.