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I started getting acne when I was 12.
It peaked when I was 16.
I looked like this on the outside.
I felt like this on the inside.
It peaked when I was 16.
I looked like this on the outside.
I felt like this on the inside.
I was willing to do anything to make it go away. I went on:
- Accutane
- Hormonal birth control
- A vegan diet
The results were everything I hoped for. I managed to:
- Clear my skin
- Lose 15 pounds
- Improve my quality of life
End of story?
- Accutane
- Hormonal birth control
- A vegan diet
The results were everything I hoped for. I managed to:
- Clear my skin
- Lose 15 pounds
- Improve my quality of life
End of story?
Not quite. My acne returned.
I didn& #39;t want the pills. I got off birth control and never considered Accutane again.
I stuck to my diet, thinking that veganism would cure all my problems.
It didn& #39;t.
I didn& #39;t want the pills. I got off birth control and never considered Accutane again.
I stuck to my diet, thinking that veganism would cure all my problems.
It didn& #39;t.
Gradually, my skin reverted back to its teenage state.
I didn& #39;t know why. I thought I was doing everything right.
I didn& #39;t know why. I thought I was doing everything right.
I wasn& #39;t drinking *that* much.
I wasn& #39;t consuming *that* much sugar.
I thought I was healthy because I was:
- Vegan
- A student-athlete
- Working out regularly
I chose to ignore that I was also:
- Drinking too much
- Stressed out of my mind
- Gaining weight from processed foods
- Vegan
- A student-athlete
- Working out regularly
I chose to ignore that I was also:
- Drinking too much
- Stressed out of my mind
- Gaining weight from processed foods
In March 2020 I was given a life-changing opportunity.
The opportunity to slow down.
I lost the weight I had gained.
I stopped drinking to get drunk.
I started sleeping more.
I started stressing less.
The opportunity to slow down.
I lost the weight I had gained.
I stopped drinking to get drunk.
I started sleeping more.
I started stressing less.
My acne got better but the spots still lingered.
There was only one thing left that I hadn& #39;t tried:
Diet.
Could the one thing I was so sure of be causing my problems?
I was willing to try anything.
Diet.
Could the one thing I was so sure of be causing my problems?
I was willing to try anything.
Overnight, I went from a high-carb vegan to a low-carb meat-eater.
I lost more weight.
I gained more energy.
And best of all, my skin was clearer than ever.
This was the best decision I ever made.
I lost more weight.
I gained more energy.
And best of all, my skin was clearer than ever.
This was the best decision I ever made.
I never thought that I would look in the mirror and see the girl that I see today.
I had teenage acne.
I had adult acne.
They both sucked.
But maybe I had both so that someone else won& #39;t have to have either.
I had adult acne.
They both sucked.
But maybe I had both so that someone else won& #39;t have to have either.
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