I've stopped using oil, because, to my surprise, my face has not been itching or stinging a lot the last 2 weeks (a lot less, that's for sure). It's strange. I now have more blemishes, but the accompanying itching and/or stinging (heat rash-y) sensation are missing.abicahsoul wrote:And you don't use anything on your face other than low mineral water and then some oil or nothing (no oil, if you produce so much sebum)? No moisturizers, creams, no soap, no other kind of facial washes etc? Sorry jog my memory maybe you said already?
I know they aren't big. From a distance it sometimes looks like I have no acne at all, but close-up it is one raw, reddish, bumpy battlefield; especially in broad daylight of course.Poor you. However from your pics I think your zits seem very small, which doesn't mean they can't be a pain inn the ass.. However, I must say that you don't look awful, and should not feel too awful to be around people (if that's a problem you think about). That's not to say you should not look for getting healing. I know how it feels to have acne, even tiny ones..
I don't know why it doesn't work for you. Leave it for RRM and Oscar to tackle.
Accutane (isotretinoin) is taken orally in pill form. It's a derivative of vitamin A and is basically taken as an overdose. Your body starts showing a lot of drying symptoms, including the reduced output of sebum, which helps the acne. Paying in the end, at this point, is worth it for me when I see how much this drug has done for me in the past.overkees wrote:Dude, seems like you're stressing out big time. Stress can cause water retention too. As well as drugs and a fucked up sleeping pattern. Hormonal disbalances.
Try to stay calm, I know you think everything sucks now. But come on, heavy chemicals on your face? That's maybe good for the first few years but boy, you're going to pay so much more in the end.
I religiously make it a big focus to go to bed early. My sleeping patterns are perfect. I'm heading to bed 11 pm and wake up, naturally (no alarm clock), around 6-7 am. What have I got to lose? More nagging bad times, being socially unacceptable, having to cope with potentially even more acne as the previously taken Accutane slowly lingers from my body.Try to relax, do breathing excercises, go to bed early and try to maintain this diet and allow yourself a little more munchfoods. I think that's still a better option. What have you got to lose???
I think I look worse. A lot more redness and a lot more (be it small) lesions.Btw, if i compare the pics with the pics in the beginning I would say you're doing a lot better. And my tip would be to eat less apples, too much fructose. Try to balance the glucose/fructose ratio.
I eat my eggs exactly the way I'm told to in the Sample Diet. 20 grams of egg-protein (8 eggs for me) in one sitting. If I do that over more sittings my stomach gets irritated from all the physical stuff I do and trying to break down the protein. My sleep is, as I said, as good as it can get (for me).Question:
Do you have all your eggs at once? Try to break it up in parts, maybe that would help.
I really cant stress enough how big good sleeping is in solving the acne puzzle.
This is a pic of my skin (same side as previous photos), 6 months ago. I was eating 300+ grams of cooked protein, milk, etc a day, in big 2000kcal+ meals (intermittent fasting). I was also on 10 mg of Accutane a day.
As you can see, I had one blemish under the corner of my mouth. This blemish formed over the course of months, starting as a tiny whitehead. That typifies my acne at the time.
) Stick to the diet as much as you can, as I'm sure there will be a time when it will make all the sense to you, both for your body and mind. And about the social problems, be comprehensive that 99.99999% of the people have never heard of this diet before, and it's EXTREMELY different from their "normal" diets. Don't stop going out for a dinner with your friends for it. Just take some dried/fresh/juiced fruits and OO and eat right there... that's what I do, and fuck who doesn't like it!
