I'm ALIVE.
I'm on the first day of my elimination diet and even though the food is bland and I feel kind of left out of what everyone else in my house is eating, I'll be alright, I think. It kind of sucks that Easter is on it's way and I will have to use every ounce of willpower to withstand the allure of the Cadbury Eggs, I think I'll manage. I'm only doing the really restricted diet for three weeks and then I plan on adding one food group every three days so I can carefully monitor the symptoms I'm experiencing.
To give a bit of history about this, I've had gas issues for years, lately my stomach has been on the fritz more often than I'd assume would be normal and--most importantly of all--I've had consistent acne ever since I hit puberty at age 11.
And I'm nearly 24.
I literally haven't had a single day in the past thirteen years where my face has been acne free.
And in the past six or so months, the acne has spread down to my chest and back.... I've seriously had enough.
I stumbled upon a blog post a few days ago (I don't remember where it was from, otherwise I'd post the link) where the author said she had really bad acne and then she went on the elimination diet and discovered that she had issues with both dairy and gluten, both of which were affecting her acne growth.
A lightbulb came on in my head and I decided to try it out for myself and see if I'd get the same results.
I've tried every topical cream, every home remedy, every trick in the book to get rid of my acne and I'm praying that this elimination diet will be the answer of so many tearful prayers to make my acne go away.
ANYWAYS.
Today is day one and I'm experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I'm lethargic and I have a gnarly headache, but I'm determined to push through. I NEED TO KNOW IF FOOD IS THE CAUSE OF SO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT AND SELF LOATHING. I can definitely handle three weeks of misery to discover the truth.
I'm seriously crossing my fingers that this will yield some results for me.
Love, Mackenzie
I'm on the first day of my elimination diet and even though the food is bland and I feel kind of left out of what everyone else in my house is eating, I'll be alright, I think. It kind of sucks that Easter is on it's way and I will have to use every ounce of willpower to withstand the allure of the Cadbury Eggs, I think I'll manage. I'm only doing the really restricted diet for three weeks and then I plan on adding one food group every three days so I can carefully monitor the symptoms I'm experiencing.
To give a bit of history about this, I've had gas issues for years, lately my stomach has been on the fritz more often than I'd assume would be normal and--most importantly of all--I've had consistent acne ever since I hit puberty at age 11.
And I'm nearly 24.
I literally haven't had a single day in the past thirteen years where my face has been acne free.
And in the past six or so months, the acne has spread down to my chest and back.... I've seriously had enough.
I stumbled upon a blog post a few days ago (I don't remember where it was from, otherwise I'd post the link) where the author said she had really bad acne and then she went on the elimination diet and discovered that she had issues with both dairy and gluten, both of which were affecting her acne growth.
A lightbulb came on in my head and I decided to try it out for myself and see if I'd get the same results.
I've tried every topical cream, every home remedy, every trick in the book to get rid of my acne and I'm praying that this elimination diet will be the answer of so many tearful prayers to make my acne go away.
ANYWAYS.
Today is day one and I'm experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I'm lethargic and I have a gnarly headache, but I'm determined to push through. I NEED TO KNOW IF FOOD IS THE CAUSE OF SO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT AND SELF LOATHING. I can definitely handle three weeks of misery to discover the truth.
I'm seriously crossing my fingers that this will yield some results for me.
Love, Mackenzie
