Woohooo! And I hate being pale too! Yumm pink lemonade candle.. sounds amazing. I seriously have an addiction to candles.

lol tan as a Mexican. That made me laugh so hard.

I take my accutane with dinner, and always make sure there's something either with olive oil, coconut oil or coconut milk (like a yummy Thai curry), avocado, meat, along with my usual vegetables, brown rice, whatever I'm having...and definitely some dark chocolate for dessert. I'm not saying I eat all of those things for dinner....I have one or two fat sources with my dinner, cause that's just what I like. Even small amounts of cheese could work.

Maybe Rachel was right in that just taking the pills in the morning with a small amount of food, or no food at all could be affecting your progress? I seriously think a good amount of fat with the pills is critical to seeing results. This is because accutane is similar to Vitamin A, and Vitamin A is fat-soluble, meaning, you must eat foods like carrots, squash, egg yolks with some fat for your body to absorb it. Otherwise, it just excretes it and it's useless to you. So get some of that fat girrllll!!!!

P.S. Fat won't make you fat. Seriously, it's that damned yummy sugar.

UPDATE UPDATE WHO WANTS AN UPDATE.

Hey everyone

So... Betsy I know will yell at me, but lets just say I got some sun alright. I did put block on my cheeks, which is the only area I get burned, and I still got a light pink tint on them. The rest of my face is tan and red at the same time.. The good news is, is that yesterday when I went to the lake, I came home and my body was red. I mean RED RED. I woke up and it turned into a tan that makes me look crazy mexican Yayyy. My face is pretty pink though hehe......... It will go away which is good. I do have two whiteheads that popped up on my temple, weird! Those hurt the worst in my opinion. I also have two TINY whiteheads that are in a row on my right cheek, but they're kind of close to the hairline, so unless you're looking at me from the side, you can't see them which is always a plus. I do have an active RIGHT near my mouth, it's so weird, I've never had one there. It is true when people say they break out in places really weird while on Accutane. All together, I have about 5 actives, which is kinda bleh, but they're very small so I am thankful. I always want to sulk when I get a pimple, but then I make myself think about those who have terrible cystic acne, and live everyday positive, so it makes me realize how little I have to feel bad about, but there are days where I just want to cry over it haha.. us girls . I'm pretty happy though! The two whiteheads I had near my jaw got so dry that they just shriveled up, left two scabs, and now a couple days later the scabs are gone! Yay! MY FOREHEAD IS CLEAR! COMPLETELY. Que bueno I don't care if I get jinxed about that, I'm enjoying it now.

Wow that was a rant. I don't really feel like posting on my log anymore, cause I always post on yours or Betsy's if thats okie . I feel really tired and waterlogged from yesterday, or however you spell it, plus I'm pretty weak from being dehydrated from all the sun, sooo I'm currently relaxing in my bed, with Friends on! O M G YOU GUYS. You have to go to Bath & Body Works if you have one near you and get the candle: Summer Boardwalk. FUNNY STORY TIME!

My friend and I went to the mall two days ago, and as we were leaving, we smelled something really good, and stopped dead in our tracks to hunt it down. I ended up sniffing my way into Bath & Body Works. I went up to the lady and said "WHAT IS THAT SMELL!?!" And she was like.. "uhm.. what smell? I'm sorry I'm so used to all the scents I can hardly tell the difference, what's it smell like to you" and I got so sad cause I couldn't describe it! But then she brought over a candle that they had lit all around the store, and THAT WAS THE ONE! YAY! I'm veryyyyyy cheap and don't like spending 20$ on candles.. so I got the mini one for 5$, I was so happy I got it though. They're having their semi-annual sale on Wednesday, so I'm going that Friday when I get paid to pick out the same candle except a bigger size Taylor's very happy.

 

Seriously Taylor reading your posts ALWAYS makes me smile - you are so fun, fun, fun! I love candles too. I have them all over my house. I am very partial to food smells - my candles are all in the yummy smell catagory like vanilla icing, pumpkin, spice cake, apple pie and such. I like buy Party Lite candles from a friend of mine but they're expensive so my next two favorites are Yankee Candle and Pier One.

I'm glad you're face is looking good! 🙂

Yay for the healing jawline! My big ol jaw cyst is healing too, it's at the really red stage but it is getting flatter. I love being tan too but I gave that up awhile ago but I do love to be in the sun. I haven't tried it yet on the accutane, I'm on the fair side so I'll have to really load up on the sunscreen. I hate sunscreen.

I agree with Gina, fat doesn't make you fat sugar does which sucks cuz I do love me some sugar. 🙂 I'm sure you'll see better results once you start taking those pills with your dinner.

Katie part of that above post where I was talking to Taylor was supposed to be for you-all the stuff about healing jawline and taking your pills with fat. Not sure what happened - oops!

lol tan as a Mexican. That made me laugh so hard.

I take my accutane with dinner, and always make sure there's something either with olive oil, coconut oil or coconut milk (like a yummy Thai curry), avocado, meat, along with my usual vegetables, brown rice, whatever I'm having...and definitely some dark chocolate for dessert. I'm not saying I eat all of those things for dinner....I have one or two fat sources with my dinner, cause that's just what I like. Even small amounts of cheese could work.

Maybe Rachel was right in that just taking the pills in the morning with a small amount of food, or no food at all could be affecting your progress? I seriously think a good amount of fat with the pills is critical to seeing results. This is because accutane is similar to Vitamin A, and Vitamin A is fat-soluble, meaning, you must eat foods like carrots, squash, egg yolks with some fat for your body to absorb it. Otherwise, it just excretes it and it's useless to you. So get some of that fat girrllll!!!!

P.S. Fat won't make you fat. Seriously, it's that damned yummy sugar.

 

I am definitely going to be taking both pills at the same time (with dinner) during the week. Dinner is always my fattiest meal of the day. I really, really hope that me taking my first pill without food in the mornings didn't screw me up at all. Ughh, that would really suck. All of this frustration, I want the best results from this medication!

Seriously Taylor reading your posts ALWAYS makes me smile - you are so fun, fun, fun! I love candles too. I have them all over my house. I am very partial to food smells - my candles are all in the yummy smell catagory like vanilla icing, pumpkin, spice cake, apple pie and such. I like buy Party Lite candles from a friend of mine but they're expensive so my next two favorites are Yankee Candle and Pier One.

I'm glad you're face is looking good!

Yay for the healing jawline! My big ol jaw cyst is healing too, it's at the really red stage but it is getting flatter. I love being tan too but I gave that up awhile ago but I do love to be in the sun. I haven't tried it yet on the accutane, I'm on the fair side so I'll have to really load up on the sunscreen. I hate sunscreen.

I agree with Gina, fat doesn't make you fat sugar does which sucks cuz I do love me some sugar. I'm sure you'll see better results once you start taking those pills with your dinner.

Katie part of that above post where I was talking to Taylor was supposed to be for you-all the stuff about healing jawline and taking your pills with fat. Not sure what happened - oops!

 

Taylor's posts always make me smile too. She's too cute. 🙂

YAY for healing cysts! My jawline cyst from last month is really healing. I still have one on the same side that is healing, too. It's at the really annoying itchy stage. Sunscreen makes me feel sticky, but I'll take that over a painful burn. I HATE being sunburnt!

Interesting about the fat thing. I love sugar as well. I was just craving soda, so I poured myself a glass. 🙂

Hell yes Katie!! So glad that you are clearing up! I am too!!! Thank the lord right! About damn time! I was also at the pool today. Felt wonderful to have sun. Yay for 30 SPF for making it possible for me to even go in the sun!

Taylor you are always welcome to post on my log too. Update all you like

Hell yes Katie!! So glad that you are clearing up! I am too!!! Thank the lord right! About damn time! I was also at the pool today. Felt wonderful to have sun. Yay for 30 SPF for making it possible for me to even go in the sun!

Taylor you are always welcome to post on my log too. Update all you like

 

I'm very happy to wake up and see progress being made, instead of new zits. I have a few bothersome spots, but since my jawline is starting to make a turn-around, I feel like everything else is bound to follow. Hell yes for us making some progress!!!!! I spent about two hours by the pool. I lathered on SPF 55 this time because I was paranoid. Turns out it became cloudy right after we got to the pool. I love being able to sit out and not burn though, thank god for SPF!

You two talkin about not getting a sunburn....

Here I am, dehydrated with 8 glasses of water by me and exhausted with a nice pink face I look like a piglet..

How cute

POOP.

OOOO I just found out what I'm doing tonight..

America's Next Top Model is on alllll night!

I know all these girls are magically tall, clear, and gorgeous, and total kills girls self-esteem but I'm drawn to it.. it's fun to watch

I'm my own damn model baby.. although I'm only 5'3"

You two talkin about not getting a sunburn....

Here I am, dehydrated with 8 glasses of water by me and exhausted with a nice pink face I look like a piglet..

How cute

POOP.

OOOO I just found out what I'm doing tonight..

America's Next Top Model is on alllll night!

I know all these girls are magically tall, clear, and gorgeous, and total kills girls self-esteem but I'm drawn to it.. it's fun to watch

I'm my own damn model baby.. although I'm only 5'3"

 

Im telling you taylor, get yourself CeraVe AM it doesn't break me out and it has 30 SPF in it. Works like a charm. Maybe even too much I got 0 color on my face like I was hoping. I guess that is the point though right? Don't want to make these red marks any worse.

That is true about the red marks, mine do appear more red, but thankfuly that goes down with the sunburn, I learned my lesson from this, so I will be SLATHERING spf on errrrday.

Katie, I'm SO glad things are clearing up for you! Hope it continues to go that way!

That is true about the red marks, mine do appear more red, but thankfuly that goes down with the sunburn, I learned my lesson from this, so I will be SLATHERING spf on errrrday.

 

I cant wait till these bad boys fade away. It is going to be awesome! Now that I am actually clearing I can start to see hope that the red marks will fade eventually. I am going to go into sephora sometime this next week and ask for some samples of foundation. I'm excited to try the Clinique stuff you recommended. It will be nice to have something cover these things red marks up. I have never actually ask sephora for samples before, anyone know how that works?

That is true about the red marks, mine do appear more red, but thankfuly that goes down with the sunburn, I learned my lesson from this, so I will be SLATHERING spf on errrrday.

 

I cant wait till these bad boys fade away. It is going to be awesome! Now that I am actually clearing I can start to see hope that the red marks will fade eventually. I am going to go into sephora sometime this next week and ask for some samples of foundation. I'm excited to try the Clinique stuff you recommended. It will be nice to have something cover these things red marks up. I have never actually ask sephora for samples before, anyone know how that works?

 

You have to be kind of persistent, because they won't really offer it to you. Just go up to a sales associate in one of the aisles and ask for a sample. They will take out little plastic pots and dump some into them for you, label a tiny baggie, and put them in the cute baggie. I once came home with like 5 different moisturizer samples. It was AWESOME...except I hated them all. Hahaha

I hope they give some to me. If I drive out to the mall for nothing I am going to be pissed lol

You two talkin about not getting a sunburn....

Here I am, dehydrated with 8 glasses of water by me and exhausted with a nice pink face I look like a piglet..

How cute

POOP.

OOOO I just found out what I'm doing tonight..

America's Next Top Model is on alllll night!

I know all these girls are magically tall, clear, and gorgeous, and total kills girls self-esteem but I'm drawn to it.. it's fun to watch

I'm my own damn model baby.. although I'm only 5'3"

 

Yes you are your own damn model! Haha I love that show. Such a guilty pleasure. Only thing I hate is when they get too catty. I like the challenges, though, and the mental breakdowns!

Goodmorning everyoneee

I can post for a wittle bit, but then I work 130-7 which isn't bad at all, I just am super lazy right now. My sunburn is getting wayyy better! Yesterday I seriously drank 20 glasses of water haha, I peed like 1,000 times. I just feel so dehydrated it's crazy. Right when I woke up I chugged down some water. But now I'm making my beautiful coffee I didn't have any yesterday, and I seriously think that affected the way I felt, cause everyday I wake up and have at least 3 cups. I know that's really bad, but I love coffee, and it does do the trick at waking my butt up. Maybe I'll try to ween myself off of 3 cups and goto one, no promises...

I already have my blood tests next tuesday and my derm appoint on friday! CRAZYYYYY! That means it's been.. 55 days as of today! Holy shit that's nuts. I am starting to have tiny whiteheads around my cheeks, but all those clogged pores and blackheads are gone, YES. Now it's just time to get these pimples outta the way.

ANYWHO.. I watched Magagascar with my nieces the other day, and couldn't stand not looking at this cutie everytime I saw him:

Holy crap didn't realize it was that big... but awwww look at him!

Katie, I'm SO glad things are clearing up for you! Hope it continues to go that way!

 

Thank you, Rachel! I'm feeling really hopeful. 🙂

Goodmorning everyoneee

I can post for a wittle bit, but then I work 130-7 which isn't bad at all, I just am super lazy right now. My sunburn is getting wayyy better! Yesterday I seriously drank 20 glasses of water haha, I peed like 1,000 times. I just feel so dehydrated it's crazy. Right when I woke up I chugged down some water. But now I'm making my beautiful coffee I didn't have any yesterday, and I seriously think that affected the way I felt, cause everyday I wake up and have at least 3 cups. I know that's really bad, but I love coffee, and it does do the trick at waking my butt up. Maybe I'll try to ween myself off of 3 cups and goto one, no promises...

I already have my blood tests next tuesday and my derm appoint on friday! CRAZYYYYY! That means it's been.. 55 days as of today! Holy shit that's nuts. I am starting to have tiny whiteheads around my cheeks, but all those clogged pores and blackheads are gone, YES. Now it's just time to get these pimples outta the way.

ANYWHO.. I watched Magagascar with my nieces the other day, and couldn't stand not looking at this cutie everytime I saw him:

Holy crap didn't realize it was that big... but awwww look at him!

 

OH MY GOD he is so cute!! Hahaha aww.

Wow 55 days? I'm only 20 days ahead of you. It's crazy how fast this whole thing has been going by. I am half-way done my treatment. That's just insane, but maybe that's a good thing! I think you'll be clearing up really well before you know it.

Hello kaydon, this dose is not it too high, for your weight and that this woman? Is it harmful talk months of high dose?

Hello kaydon, this dose is not it too high, for your weight and that this woman? Is it harmful talk months of high dose?

 

I am on 80mg a day. This is a good dose for my weight. I was on 60mg but I wasn't responding well, so my dosage was increased and since then I have been doing great.

Liver function tests and cholesterol you how?

Liver function tests and cholesterol you how?

 

My dermatologist told me that my bloodwork came back okay, so I'm assuming that everything is doing well. I'm not too worried.

In what month right now? It is very warm. Do you have redness and sweating heavily in the face?

Day 75

Picture post time!

Some of the pinkish marks on my forehead and the left side of my face are from me picking. AH I need to stop it!

Jawline:

Most of these marks on my jawline are flattening. It may not look better from this picture, but it's amazing how much smoother it feels.

In what month right now? It is very warm. Do you have redness and sweating heavily in the face?

 

Month three. What do you mean by redness and sweating? Sorry, little bit confused haha.

Looking good, Kaydon!

Hopefully you'll be able to curb the picking eventually. Never know, maybe you'll totally clear up first and then there won't be anything to pick anyway. Of course, this is coming from the guy who can literally pick at nothing at all and can seemingly conjure up blemishes and red marks from thin air, but all the same...

Best thing there is to just keep yourself busy and not pay too much attention. Not always easy and I find I'm likely to pick if I'm feeling low, so keeping my spirits up and keeping boredom at bay seems to help.

Looking good, Kaydon!

Hopefully you'll be able to curb the picking eventually. Never know, maybe you'll totally clear up first and then there won't be anything to pick anyway. Of course, this is coming from the guy who can literally pick at nothing at all and can seemingly conjure up blemishes and red marks from thin air, but all the same...

Best thing there is to just keep yourself busy and not pay too much attention. Not always easy and I find I'm likely to pick if I'm feeling low, so keeping my spirits up and keeping boredom at bay seems to help.

 

Thank you, Paul!

I was doing very well with not picking for a while, and then I found myself doing it without even really thinking about it. I've found that when I put on makeup I'm less likely to pick, because I don't want to mess it up. Or if I put on Neosporin, I'm less likely to pick. I need to get in the habit of keeping my hands away from my face! I definitely would be able to pick at nothing as well, it's such a nasty little habit.

Keeping busy does help! I need to find more self-control to not pick, because I don't want any more scars.

Your skin is looking great, Katie!