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Weight loss and acne?

SteamPug
SteamPug Posts: 262 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone else experienced an increase in acne chin spots tied to their weight loss? I’ve been having on/off acne since I turned 25 (despite never having it as a teen), it’s all centered around my chin and seems to have gotten a lot worse since I started restricting. I started at 140lbs and lost about 8/9lbs over 3 weeks. Could this have caused a hormone issue and explain the breakout?

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  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    Yes!! Not around my chin, but on my nose. I get hormonal breakouts like crazy now. Im 35, I thought that kind of thing stopped and I honestly thought my hormones were settling down. Everything seems ramped up now that I am living a healthier lifestyle. Small price to pay, I suppose?!
  • SteamPug
    SteamPug Posts: 262 Member
    nicoleduran81 wrote: »
    Yes!! Not around my chin, but on my nose. I get hormonal breakouts like crazy now. Im 35, I thought that kind of thing stopped and I honestly thought my hormones were settling down. Everything seems ramped up now that I am living a healthier lifestyle. Small price to pay, I suppose?!
    Can I ask how long you’ve been living a healthier lifestyle?
    I guess the price of acne for weight loss is not so bad, but I was kinda hoping it’d settle once I reached maintenance.
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    SteamPug wrote: »
    nicoleduran81 wrote: »
    Yes!! Not around my chin, but on my nose. I get hormonal breakouts like crazy now. Im 35, I thought that kind of thing stopped and I honestly thought my hormones were settling down. Everything seems ramped up now that I am living a healthier lifestyle. Small price to pay, I suppose?!
    Can I ask how long you’ve been living a healthier lifestyle?
    I guess the price of acne for weight loss is not so bad, but I was kinda hoping it’d settle once I reached maintenance.

    I've only been at this for 4 months, so not in to maintenance yet. How long have you been in maintenance? Maybe things are still settling?
  • SteamPug
    SteamPug Posts: 262 Member
    nicoleduran81 wrote: »
    SteamPug wrote: »
    nicoleduran81 wrote: »
    Yes!! Not around my chin, but on my nose. I get hormonal breakouts like crazy now. Im 35, I thought that kind of thing stopped and I honestly thought my hormones were settling down. Everything seems ramped up now that I am living a healthier lifestyle. Small price to pay, I suppose?!
    Can I ask how long you’ve been living a healthier lifestyle?
    I guess the price of acne for weight loss is not so bad, but I was kinda hoping it’d settle once I reached maintenance.

    I've only been at this for 4 months, so not in to maintenance yet. How long have you been in maintenance? Maybe things are still settling?
    Sorry, I worded that wrong. I’ve only been dieting for 3 weeks, I was just hoping that once I did reach maintenance it would go away - or at least back to more manageable levels.
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    I think maybe hormonal changes could effect acne in certain individuals. Sometimes wright loss can also stop periods
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