So it was sugar this whole time?

sedici · 2011-01-21T17:49:36Z

I've had acne since I was 13, and I'm 25 now. I'm fortunate, because it's always been mild. However there hasn't been a stretch of longer than 1 week I was acne free, and even in my moments of clear skin, I didn't have nice looking skin. The most common breakout for me would be a giant cystic zit I couldn't pop that took 2 weeks to clear up. Then that would finally go away, and I'd have "clear" skin except with the red area slowly fading of the freshly healed zit.3 years ago I moved in with my boyfriend, and started buying my own groceries. I started eating healthy, natural foods, and the difference in my skin was very obvious. My skin went from little zits all over, to just dealing with the 1 cystic zit I mentioned above. Though for some reason about 1 year ago I started getting 2 or 3 at a time, and usually around my mouth. I feared I fell into the common adult acne phase, and there was nothing I could do about it.I've tried to do elimination diets before, but one I could never manage was with sugar. I finally had the will-power to try in December. My skin cleared up immediately, and I haven't had a single zit since. I've been fighting this for over a decade, and the whole time it's been sugar?! It's been almost 2 months, and my skin has calmed down so much. I look in the mirror and have that clear looking skin I never thought I'd have.So I'm posting this to get some support and ideas. My original theory was that spikes in my blood sugar are the cause, however I've had pasta, bread, and potatoes almost every day. The only thing I restrict with my diet is no more than 8 grams of sugar for the day. Not eating sugar has made me very very tired for 2 months. Not even coffee or a solid 8 hours of sleep helps. I was hoping someone else has cured their acne this way, and can offer me some ideas about how to live the rest of my life without having sugar.

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Desired Cough

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Posted : 01/25/2019 6:50 am

Blood sugar spikes also caused my acne. I'm a bodybuilder so i kinda need be consuming as many calories as possible and i thought lots of carbs and protein was the way to go for bulking szn (spoiler: it isnt)... I've been on a low carb diet for about 2 weeks and noticed a HUUUGE difference. I eat about half cup blueberries a day (7 grams sugar), 1/2 cup of oatmeal, 1/3 cup of brown rice, and 1/3 cup of noodles as my carbs. Before i'd literally eat 2 cups of brown rice, 2 cups of noodles and 1 cup of oatmeal wondering why i ever had breakouts. im 17 and have had acne since around 15. im lucky to have found my answers early on.

i also mix 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water each morning

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