The wonders of lemon juice + tips for skin/weight loss

So I'm in a pretty bad rut right now...bad skin (pimples everywhere, horrendous) + bloating/weight gain. So desperate to start feeling better about my skin and increase energy, I'm focusing on a healthy diet full of greens and lots of water.

This is what I've noticed about my skin in the past:

• lots of sleep = glowy skin, less pimples
• blasting my skin with acne masks and treatments for more than a few days makes my skin very unhappy (dry, peeling skin is no fun with bb cream/foundation/concealer)
• during the summer, when my skin gets oilier, I get a lot more pimples. I try to combat this with powder and face mists, but not sure how well they work.

So the past few days, I've been on a water/lemon juice kick. I've been drinking so much water with lemon juice that I pee every other hour (TMI?). What I do is just put a tall glass of cold water with a lemon wedge in it, and top it off every time I''m done with the glass. Combined with watching my diet so I don't eat after 11 pm (I do cheat with a small snack sometimes), I really do feel like I'm detoxing! Plus, water with lemon juice is so refreshing :)

I've also started using lemon juice on my face to reduce acne, acne scarring, and hyper-pigmentation. While I've only used it last night, my acne has gone down and my face is a lot less oily. Be careful with using lemon juice because being too vigorous with it can lead to pain down the road. Try diluted lemon juice first before applying lemon juice directly to your face. It will definitely itch and burn at first, so see where your tolerance is first before taking the lemon wedge and rubbing it all over your face.

Small steps to improving your skin AND your body:

• Drink at least 2 liters of water a day. Bonus if there's lemon juice in it for detoxifying!
• Drink green tea to boost your metabolism. Extra plus is that it's great for your skin too.
• Take advantage of lemon juice's AHA qualities and use it to exfoliate your skin and reduce scarring at the same time. It may also improve your acne as well.