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Timothy 05-07-2003 02:01 AM	I kept Wais diet strictly for about three weeks but my acne didn't vanish. Therefore I ate roaked salmon ( 100g a day for one week! ) and my acne exploded. Now I'm completely confused. on the one hand I cannot get rid of my acne by maintaining the diet on the other hand "normal food" makes everything worst. Whew! I stopped consuming the roaked fish immediately, of course. This was one week ago but I'm still getting deep, aking spots. How long does it take untill all the dirty protein I consumed is gone? Is it normal that it takes more than one week?
Wai 05-09-2003 11:12 AM	Tim, how soon your skin clears up, is individually very different there is a large minority in which it takes longer than 2 or 3 weeks to clear up, and you can find some of their testimonies in this forum the simple fact that you broke out severly from roaked salmon, proves that your acne is related to diet, so i would advice to give the diet a few more weeks... had you seen any improvement in those first 3 weeks?
Timothy 05-09-2003 12:16 PM	Hello Wai. Thanx for your quick answer! Yes! I made improvement during the first three weeks. The skin was softer and less oily but I was still getting pimples...although I was really strict with the diet. Because of this fact I thought it was ok to eat "some" dirty protein ( I think 100g a day is not really "some" as you write not to eat more than 15g a day during the sample diet ). After having consumed the roaked fish it took very long since all my new pimples formed - therefore I am unsure if the fish is really the cause ( but I made no other mistakes...). Can you tell me how long it takes since the dirty protein you've consumed reaches the face and causes the new acne breakout? Is it possible that it really needs almost a week until it causes new spots? Of course I will give your diet a second chance ( I'm already doing so ). One more question: Reading many books I found out that consuming only fruits, but no salt can ruduce your digestion power dramatically. The text says that your body needs up to 3g salt a day and if you do not consume enough of it for many month or even years your gastric will produce less acid. Therefore you won't be able do digest "normal food" anymore. I'm kinda worried about such "facts" but my main target is to get rid of the acne which is destroying my face...and my soul, too. Respectfully Timothy
Schmolch 05-09-2003 12:41 PM	Hi Timothy :-) quote: Originally posted by Timothy: as you write not to eat more than 15g a day during the sample diet Made the same mistake. 15g of dirty protein is what Wai suggests AFTER the sample diet. While the SampleDiet NO dirty protein is allowed. quote: Is it possible that it really needs almost a week until it causes new spots? I dont know how many times more i will be caught in this trap. I eat Munchfood and think its ok because i dont get new pimples immediately. I was eating tons of munchfoods for more than a week without getting _any_ new pimple. I thought without the coffee, which i quit for the first time since 10 years, i am much more resistant. Wrong thinking!!! I got the worst breakout i had since a long time But the peak was around yesterday and im already on the road back to clear skin
Wai 05-09-2003 01:07 PM	quote: Timothy wrote: Is it possible that it really needs almost a week until it causes new spots? it is possible, since the actual development of the zit (after the sebum has become trapped) may aslo take a few days, if the water pressure is relatively low (which was the case in you) quote: The text says that your body needs up to 3g salt a day and if you do not consume enough of it for many month or even years your gastric will produce less acid. Therefore you won't be able do digest "normal food" anymore. RRM (after almost 8 years on the strict diet) wouldnt be able to digest any food anymore then... but his digestion is perfect...