Not a good poster child

They always say the best way for someone to understand, admire or aspire to your vegan ways, is to set a good example. So far, I look like a reason not to go vegan. I am five pounds heavier than I'd like to be, I'm still breaking out and not especially energetic. I do have to give credit to some of this crap to my damn surgeries. I'm working on it though! I guess I thought going vegan was an automatic pass to skinnydom. Wrong. It's calories in/calories out, plain and simple. Just because they are not made of animals, doesn't mean they count any different. And I, of course have made it a priority to find vegan sweets. It's a process and I'm not beating myself up. I do believe I will lose these 5 pounds, my face will clear up, and I will find my rhythm.