Still going strong with the plant based diet, and even getting better at incorporating the 'whole foods' part of whole foods plant based eating into my regular routine. My hormones have always been whacky, but when I got off birth control last spring and was also using a topical retinoid, skin became increasingly terrible. Don't want to go into it all of it unless someone wants me to, but periods were very irregular still, so I ended up seeing a naturopath (got really tired of doctors trying to give me pills/topicals and never figuring out what was wrong with me internally to explain why I have hormone problems/acne) who recommended doing an elimination diet and also made some recommendations based off a blood panel and saliva test (for hormones). I was already vegan, but I could definitely stand to make some slight tweaks to what I was eating. The elimination diet required not eating night shades and gluten (also dairy and meat, but I already haven't consumed those in a while). That plus a few recommended supplements (holy basil and vitex/chasteberry for adrenal/hormonal support) my skin is finally looking so much better. So while I wasn't eating that junky before, I feel like reducing nightshades and gluten and generally eating more truly whole-foods-plant-based as helped so much. Hormones are still a work in progress but it is MUCH better than it was, and my periods are starting to become regular again, too!
Also, found that chickpea pasta (banza) is very, very good! Give it a shot if you haven't yet. I also recently tried out a recipe from Chloe's Vegan Kitchen cookbook and it was very, very good. Essentially its a white sauce, except no dairy so you don't get that disgusted bloaty feeling during or afterward. Someone has copied the recipe here:
https://www.tipsonlifeandlove.com/recipes-2/chloes-kitchen-recipe-fettucine-alfredoThe sauce is a bit thinner, I've found, because you're supposed to coat/toss the pasta in it, but if you use less water you can thicken it up to your liking.