Acne, especially adult acne is a very taboo subject in a world where Instagram filters and skin-smoothing apps are so easily accessible, and despite 80% of British 11-30 year olds suffering from the condition at some point, using a blur to get rid of those pesky spots is something, even I’ve fallen victim to using.
The closest thing, at the moment, to a cure that is available in the UK is the controversial drug Isotretinoin (Aka Roaccutane) & after years of using antibiotics, topical creams, toothpaste, and not being comfortable taking my make up off infront of anyone other than my wife, it’s safe to say I was more than willing to give it a go.
Roaccutane works by decreasing sebum production in the skin (blocking acne-causing chemicals), but for patients and dermatologists alike, it’s a last resort due to its bad reputation of extreme side affects including dry, fragile skin, aching muscles, increased risk of liver inflammation (requiring monthly blood tests throughout the treatment), and even links to depression and suicide.
However, getting your hands on the drug, isn’t easy, requiring a GP’s referral to a skin specialist at your hospital dermatology clinic, blood tests, pregnancy tests (due to high risks of birth defects) and exhausting every other treatment possible. It’s statistically proven that 9/10 people will never have their acne return after using the drug, and so for me, this was the motivation to end my skin troubles once & for all. Here I’m going to share my journey, for those who might be considering the controversial skin drug, that is Roaccutane.
I would also like to add that everything you will read in my month by month account is my personal experience, so the side affects/experiences will differ for each person..
To be continued…
We booked a night away, & went out for a Chinese tonight, it’s been so lovely. 
We’re currently back in our hotel room, in bed, watching love island. Of course. We’ve eaten M&S red & black wine gums, & salted chocolate pretzels.. all of our lovely friends & family have sent us such sweet messages today, which has meant the world to us.
Lots of love, 
I absolutely love it. It’s so on trend, and the colours, I feel will go really nicely with the walls and furniture that we have ordered. This bedding set is from NEXT but I’ve also seen it available in a few other places online too. Asda also have some really gorgeous on trend bedding sets at the moment, so there’s a high chance I may end up purchasing a back up duvet just in case. I love this one though & I’m really excited to get it on our bed & see what it looks like once we’ve decorated.
(yep that’s the same cup as they have in Love Island, but I had it first!)
Dinner was suuuuuuper late this evening. It was a quick and easy dinner, chicken nuggets, salad and new potatoes. Simple and SO good! 
As I write this blog post now, we’re currently watching Love Island (of course!) with our evening snack of a mini pack of chocolate digestives at under 100 calories per bag. Can I just say, Michael is a toooooootal dick. I think the whole nation are laughing at him now. I can’t stand amber anyway but..
We are currently watching an episode of my 600 pound life, and eating strawberry jelly. We’re off to buy paint tomorrow to start decorating on Thursday! Ordered new things for our bedroom today too, I can’t wait for it to all be done.
Very yummy! And so filling too.
it’s my absolute favourite thing to do. These three albums are all full now & I still have about 100 photos needing albums to be homed in! I’m going to fill more and more, creating memories is special, but documenting them and keeping them forever is everything.
So today, is day one. Although I’m not sure I’m going to count each day this time round.. we don’t really have a goal, obviously we want to lose what we gained whilst we were off plan, & by Christmas we’d love to have lost a significant amount of weight just so that we feel really good about ourselves, but there’s no goal, no numbers, no deadlines or targets. We just want to continue living our best lives, with a healthy mindset and all the energy! Diets – healthy eating plans, definitely should always start on a Monday! Who agrees?
I’m still to get through my first litre of water of the day, but I’m aiming for 3 litres per day. A fourth litre will be a bonus (Tazmyn always manages more water than me!) & of course, many, many cortado’s from costa! What would we even do without costa?! We haven’t meal planned yet this week, but we’ll do that at some stage, & try to keep our meals this week all pretty basic, and low calorie so we know where we are. Tonight, we’re having red lentil pasta, with chicken and reduced fat red pesto. I add loads of spinach and peas to it as well to bulk it out & it’s really filling.
I hope you’re all well!
For pudding I had a choux bun filled with mascarpone and strawberries and my tummy is still so full, but it was amazing. You opened the car door for me & kept telling me how pretty I looked all night. 
I adore you.