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[iamthat]

Update: couple white heads on chin but nothing major!


Food:
2 big pieces of salmon
2 servings of zucchini and onions (garlic salt, salt, pepper)
Broccoli and hummus
2 tsb almond butter
Seltzer water
Tea
Water
3 pieces gum ..opps

Supplements:
3000 mg taurine
b 50 complex

Edited by biologygirly, 26 August 2010 - 01:10 AM.

[iamthat]

I had a really bad eating day!! I ate so muchhh.. I hope I don't pay for it tomorrow...

Food:
like 1 pound salmon
Broccoli and hummus
1 whole onion and 1 1/2 zucchini (sale, garlic salt, pepper)
Way to much Almond butter

Supplements:
emergence C
3000 mg Taurine
B complex

Acne:
One kinda painful but small one under right bottom lip
a few others spread around chin
Forehead is great!
Cheeks are good.. besides my left side which has little tiny bumps on it (been there for a while just haven't noted them) .. but the right side doesn't have them


I'm still overly happy with my skin compared to before

[iamthat]

Food:
2 servings salmon
2 servings zucchini and onion
85% dark chocolate with almond butter
seltzer water

Supplements:
2000 mg Emergence C
3000 mg taurine
vitamin B-complex

Acne:
feel great about it! chin is looking better then yesterday! nothing new

Exercise/health:
Acupuncture
Ran

[iamthat]

Food:
1 servings salmon
1 servings zucchini and onion
85% dark chocolate with almond butter
seltzer water
3 avacados
Broccoli and Hummus

Supplements:
3000 mg Emergence C
3000 mg taurine
vitamin B-complex

Acne:
doing pretty good one small but on left sife of chin....still feel amazingggggg and I got my taurine powder in the mail so I will be useing that instead... lets see if Inotice a difference..

Exercise/health:
swam a few laps
Ran

Edited by biologygirly, 29 August 2010 - 12:27 PM.

[iamthat]

A couple breakouts surfaced on my chin during the day today... One on right right side.. one on my left.. And I don't know it just looks 'inflamed'.. So heres what I did that was weird today..

Ate more lemon then usual
Ate cherry tomatoes
Ate more hummus then usual
Had about 9 pieces( little squares) of dark chocolate (85% only 5 grams sugar per 4 pieces) the past 2 days (4 yesterday and 3 the day before and 2 today)
Kinda stressed about school
Switched to taurine powder
Drank 3000 mg emergen C
And my period might be starting soon so that could be it too
Had more salt with spinach so could be the iodine overload.. which now that I think of it may be the culprit


Food:
2 servings salmon
spinach
3 servings zucchini and onion
1 square 85% dark chocolate
Almond butter
3 Avocado
Seltzer water
Broccoli and hummus


Supplements:
taurine powder
b-complex
3000-4000 mg emergen C

Acne:
blah :/
took pix and still looks better then last week.. but I have 3 'under the skin' ones.. one of the 3 is starting to become painfull. Duno why I have so many ups and downssssssss.. I was feeling great last week and didnt have a care or stress.. Then today I started to get stressed out so stress may be the main cause .. not sure though

having visitors soon so hopefully it goes down

Edited by biologygirly, 29 August 2010 - 11:16 PM.

[iamthat]

Food:
2 servings salmon
3 servings zucchini and onion
Lotsss of Almond butter
2 Avocados
Seltzer water



Supplements:
3000-5000 ? taurine powder
b-complex
1000 mg emergen C

Health:
Ran for 15 minutes.. walked for 15 minutes.. cleaned for 2 hours

Acne: one below right bottom lip kinda hurts.. 2 small bumps on each side of chin dwindling but they don't hurt.. they arnt white heads.. just bumps? no more sugar in any form for me till these go away!! then I can see if it was the chocolate or tomatoes.. Iv also cut back on salt.. havnt used any all day

Edited by biologygirly, 30 August 2010 - 11:59 PM.

[azz1]

are you the one who posted recently that you are going on an antibiotic and trying to kill candida at the same time?

chocolate is the biggest break out culprit for me, just fyi.

[CheyCheyenne]

Don't you use sea salt? You can buy the kind that's not iodized and it shouldn't give you any trouble.

[iamthat]

are you the one who posted recently that you are going on an antibiotic and trying to kill candida at the same time?

chocolate is the biggest break out culprit for me, just fyi.

Yah as the days move on (past the last breakout) I'm starting to think that it may have been the chocolate.. However my mom is allergic to tomatoes so I may also be allergic and get minor acne from it but I'm not sure because I haven't been tested for tomatoes yet..

Chocolate is just so good.. even dark chocolate like 85% taste like heaven to me

But im off of it now *sigh*

[iamthat]

Don't you use sea salt? You can buy the kind that's not iodized and it shouldn't give you any trouble.

Yes I have sea salt and I was using a lot of it.. I guess once again I added in to many things in one day to know what really caused it...

[iamthat]

Food:
2 servings salmon
2 servings zucchini and onion
Lotsss of Almond butter
2 Avocados
Seltzer water
Decaf coffee
3 cups of tea
Sugar free gum

Supplements:
3000-5000 ? taurine powder
b-complex
1000 mg emergen C
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Walked for 30 minutes

Acne:
Everything seems to be fading away/drying out. There is a new reddish one up by the right side of my nose. Still a few dwindling on my chin..

[iamthat]

Food:
2 serving salmon
2 servings zucchini and onion
Almond butter
2 Avocados
Seltzer water
Cooked spinach
4 pieces of gum
Tea

Supplements:
3000-5000 taurine powder and pills
b-complex 50
1000 mg emergen C
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Ran for 30 minutes

Acne:
Nothing new..face is a little itchy but iv had makeup on for like 7 hours now.. Nothing hurts on my chin anymore

Mood:
Extremely content.. Which is weird since I just got my period.. The acupuncture is the best thing I have invested in in a longggggggg time.. I didn't even have cramps today Which is a first...

Edited by biologygirly, 02 September 2010 - 12:03 AM.

[iamthat]

Food:
2 serving salmon
2 servings zucchini and onion
Almond butter
2 Avocados
Seltzer water
Walnuts
Tea

Supplements:
3000-5000 taurine powder and pills
b-complex 50
1000 mg emergen C
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Walked for 30 minutes

Acne:
Everything has died down on chin. 2 small white heads on jaw one on left one right...not bad and didn't bother me. Pimple by nose n right cheek went away without ever appearing. A hairdresser scratched my face on my left cheek and there is something aggravated there now.

Mood:
Excited for acupuncture tomorrow.!!!!!

[iamthat]

Food:
2 small servings salmon
1 serving of zucchini and onion
Almond butter
1 Avocado
Seltzer water
Walnuts
Tea
Starbucks espresso shot and water (had to study and sty up till 3 :/ )

Supplements:
3000-5000 taurine powder and pills
b-complex 50
1000 mg emergen C
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Swam
Acupuncture
Yoga class for an hour and on my own for 15 minutes

Acne:
It's actually doing really well.. Nothing new on chin.. Can't even believe how clear it looks.. Still scaring but that takes a long time to go away. Not sure if it's the diet, taurine, acupuncture, or red and blue lights I have been using.. But I think all of them combined are helping. My forehead is now 100% and wonderful looking!

*Acupuncture is helping with my stress and helping me deal with school
*Diet is helping with health and not aggravating my messed up digestive system since all I eat is fish
*Taurine and b-complex seem to be helping but I would have to stop taking the supplements to really test it.. Which I might do when im 100% clear
*Red/infrared light is healing my skin and closing my pores
*Blue light is killing acne possibly.. Only use it for 2 minutes.


Mood:
Happy about skin but stressed about school

Edited by biologygirly, 04 September 2010 - 03:20 AM.

[iamthat]

Food:
2 servings salmon
1 serving of zucchini and onion
Almond butter
1 Avocado
Seltzer water
Walnuts
Coffee (made me breakout)
Flax seeds

Supplements:
3000-5000 taurine powder and pills
b-complex 50
1000 mg emergen C
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Ran for 25 minutes
Swam
Got sun by the pool

Acne:
Nothing new.. Face is looking good.. Of course I still have a couple dieing down but no cysts or anything that is really bothering me or I think people are 'staring at' when I go out. I am actually happy with my skin not 100% but it's SOOOO much better then before.. And someone called me pretty today For the first time in a while.

New update for later in the day.. I drank some coffee and had a bad reaction.. I have a new pimple or group surfacing on the right side.. They hurt.. I always mess up right when im clear!! I don't know why I can't learn!!!!!!

Mood:
I've been in a really great mood.. Just happy about life in general. When acne calms down= happiness. But I have to say it's not just about the acne.. It's about your thought process/exercise and what you eat. When I stopped thinking about my acne it seemed to go away more. Which was also the time that I stated acupuncture. I feel more balanced and excited about life in general. If you would of known me or I had a log going back a few months it would of been really depressing. My whole chin was inflamed and my forehead. I looked like a monster.. So right now me feeling normal about my skin is craziness..

Edited by biologygirly, 05 September 2010 - 01:29 AM.

[ThatPrimalGuy]

Hey biology - glad to hear you're doing so well. I agree, not thinking about acne is one of the biggest things that helps to clear it. It helps you avoid picking at things you shouldn't and mood plays a big part in acne I've found. Even now that I'm clear, I'm still in the habit of only briefly looking in mirrors, because I used to be so obsessively checking my skin over.

On a side note, since the taurine may be working for you (and what you're describing with the drying out sounds pretty familiar) maybe we have some similarities in what we can tolerate. I've found that fatty foods like pizza, burgers etc don't cause breakouts, but anything with a significant sugar content does. What taurine does is linked to helping you manage sugar, so the fact that its effective at all possibly indicates something wrong with our baseline sugar processing.

About the bumps under the skin - I got some of those early on too, that stayed for a week or so but never broke through the skin. I'd never had them before, not sure if yours are the same, but I thought they might have been a transitional stage before all the formations stopped.

Lastly, if you're looking for something to add to your (already hefty ) regimen, I can recommend drinking watered down Apple Cider Vinegar. I've been trying it for the last few weeks (I stopped experimenting for ages and am starting again aiming on clearing my arms) and have found that it actually helped my face go from 95% clear to just about 100%. I was drinking it leading up to a formal event I had and it really paid off. Also seems to have reduced the slight general redness that I hadn't been able to shake. If you're interested, I've been diluting a small amount in a large glass of water, basically going by ear. If you mix it right it's kind of like apple juice with an acid tang to it. Up to you if you want to try it, just thought I'd give the heads up

Good luck,
Pan

[iamthat]

Hey biology - glad to hear you're doing so well. I agree, not thinking about acne is one of the biggest things that helps to clear it. It helps you avoid picking at things you shouldn't and mood plays a big part in acne I've found. Even now that I'm clear, I'm still in the habit of only briefly looking in mirrors, because I used to be so obsessively checking my skin over.

On a side note, since the taurine may be working for you (and what you're describing with the drying out sounds pretty familiar) maybe we have some similarities in what we can tolerate. I've found that fatty foods like pizza, burgers etc don't cause breakouts, but anything with a significant sugar content does. What taurine does is linked to helping you manage sugar, so the fact that its effective at all possibly indicates something wrong with our baseline sugar processing.

About the bumps under the skin - I got some of those early on too, that stayed for a week or so but never broke through the skin. I'd never had them before, not sure if yours are the same, but I thought they might have been a transitional stage before all the formations stopped.

Lastly, if you're looking for something to add to your (already hefty ) regimen, I can recommend drinking watered down Apple Cider Vinegar. I've been trying it for the last few weeks (I stopped experimenting for ages and am starting again aiming on clearing my arms) and have found that it actually helped my face go from 95% clear to just about 100%. I was drinking it leading up to a formal event I had and it really paid off. Also seems to have reduced the slight general redness that I hadn't been able to shake. If you're interested, I've been diluting a small amount in a large glass of water, basically going by ear. If you mix it right it's kind of like apple juice with an acid tang to it. Up to you if you want to try it, just thought I'd give the heads up

Good luck,
Pan

Thanks for the info! Yah throughout this whole thing I am finding that I am veryy sensitive to everything!! Even minor things like folders coffee will cause a minor breakout. That's so weird that you say that about the small bumps.. I had them everywhere on my left side and not on the right and wasn't sure what was causing them. And it's weird because every morning they aren't there and sometimes by the end of the day they are there. I just woke up so they aren't there right now and I think they are actually going away. I don't remember seeing them when I looked in the mirror last night. I will go get some organic apple cider vinegar soon. I actually had some but returned it because I tried it before and remember how weird it tasted. How much apple cider vinegar a day do you drink? And can you tolerate more glucose/fructose or CHO(carbohydrates) in your diet now? I have high faith that my acupuncturist is going to fix what ever is wrong with me and I will one day be able to tolerate some about of sugar again.

May as well put in this post..
So far since I started this diet I found out I am sensitive to
1) Organic carrots or any carrot
2) Dark chocolate
3) Coffee
4) Salt (possibly)
5) Tomatoes (possibly)

All 3 made me have a slight setback breakout.

[iamthat]

Food:
2 servings salmon
1 serving of zucchini and onion
Almond butter
Spinach
Seltzer water
Walnuts
Flax seeds

Supplements:
3000-5000 taurine powder and pills
b-complex 50
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Ran for 20 minutes
Swam

Acne:
Right side of my chin hurts from the surfacing coffee pimple.. Other then that looking good

Mood:
Really hungryyyyyyyyy

[ThatPrimalGuy]

Hey - I drink one glass of water/acv a day. It's a fairly big glass, but only a dash or two of ACV. Not sure exactly how much that measures. Funny, I had my suspicions about tomatoes at one stage. Never really managed to rule them in or out.

As for the sugars, I find i'm relatively tolerant now. I ate a medium sized chocolatey dessert thing a few nights back and it might have given me like one neck pimple (or that might have been the copious amounts of alcohol )

[iamthat]

Hey - I drink one glass of water/acv a day. It's a fairly big glass, but only a dash or two of ACV. Not sure exactly how much that measures. Funny, I had my suspicions about tomatoes at one stage. Never really managed to rule them in or out.

As for the sugars, I find i'm relatively tolerant now. I ate a medium sized chocolatey dessert thing a few nights back and it might have given me like one neck pimple (or that might have been the copious amounts of alcohol )

OO well thanks for the info!! I am seeing improvements everyday I finaly feel NORMAL again.. and not embarrassed about my skin.. I'm not sre i it's the taurine.. acupuncture.. red/blue light.. strict diet or what.. But my skin is looking so much better!! I Haveee to put some edited pix on here so ppl will believe me.

Food:
2 servings salmon
1 serving of zucchini and onion
Almond butter
Spinach
Seltzer water
Walnuts
Flax seeds

Supplements:
3000-5000 taurine powder and pills
b-complex 50
mg/ca and vitamin D-3

Health:
Yoga
Swam

Acne:
Chin is clear again besides scars.. upped the taurine last night since I saw the breakout coming in and it went down.. NO NEW PIMPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!