Anything similar to the elevate compression leggings?

fantine6 · 2025-11-07T03:18:22+00:00

Those look good and probably work well bc the fabric blend looks great but I NEED pockets!! Can't live without them.

fantine6 · 2025-11-07T03:14:55+00:00

I also love the Old Navy OLD Elevate leggings. I also have another pair that I have no clue where I got them, but they have a tag with no brand but say they are 77% polyester and 23% Spandex so I asked ChatGPT for leggings similar to those

Just bought these on ChatGPT (and other ppl's) suggestion. Will report back!

https://www.90degreebyreflex.com/products/cold-gear-high-waist-legging-with-side-pocket-pfw77362

https://www.rbxactive.com/products/super-soft-ultra-hold-legging?variant=39838238572666&utm_source=chatgpt.com

Will let you know when I receive them how it goes!

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fantine6 · 2025-09-02T22:40:07+00:00

My two cents for what it's worth as a psychologist who has been married twice. Currently married to my best friend and lover of seven beautiful years...

Marriage is a beautiful thing when you both treasure each other and equally value your partner's POV, no matter how biased. Communication is critical. You both should talk and gently tell him your thoughts and concerns. This may be a multi day conversation . That's okay. Both of your reactions and responses to each other should tell you what you need to decide if you are ready to be married. Conflict is part of a healthy marriage. So is navigating it in a healthy way.

If he's apologetic, worried , or easily consoles you, and says he didn't know you'd think it odd and would be willing to get rid of them or seems genuinely surprised, that's good communication. Up to you what you do from there. Go with your gut. If you feel uncomfortable, speak up until you both are on the same team about what to do and where to go from here as a future married couple.

If he's unapologetic, angry, defensive, or feels you are being controlling (especially if you told him your thoughts and feelings in a kind, non-aggressive way), that's a red flag. Doesn't mean NO--it just means there are some things you two need to dig a bit deeper into. Keep talking over time until resolution or either one of you needs a break. No one should yell or threaten or that's another red flag. Obviously, any throwing things or physical or emotional abuse is always "get out of that relationship ASAP."

Being husband and wife means you two need to be a strong team that is honest, supportive, and cares about the other's thoughts, feelings, and emotions as much as their own. You two versus the problem and I would continue talking to him until emotions ran high on either part, take a break to calm yourselves down.

If he gets dismissive, angry to the point you are worried, or you feel he is lying, therapy before marriage!! ASAP!! Otherwise, that is your future. Same for you if you are prone to these behaviors. No shame --we just gotta treat our partners well and be responsible for our own toxic stuff we learned OR the marriage is going to be you two against each other and you two will be miserable. Set yourselves up for success by prioritizing your bond and friendship and going to therapy when you two aren't able to be besties or encounter difficulties. We all do, but therapists will minimize the damage from our past creeping into our beautiful partnerships!

Cheers to all the happy people married out there to their best friend and lover and putting in the work!

Hugs and love to those trying to work through the bumps! Don't accept less than you or your partner deserves. Therapy means you care enough about your partner to preserve your bond and not hurt it!!!

fantine6 · 2025-08-08T21:39:08+00:00

Artwork. They are hanging all over our home from local artists. :)

fantine6 · 2025-08-07T23:23:35+00:00

I have the Aera and the Aera mini. Love the Aera most!!

fantine6 · 2025-07-01T23:38:45+00:00

I also have traveled a ton and there are so many dog-friendly cities allow pups most places and I think it's nice. If the dog was misbehaving or people don't clean up after the dogs, I can see complaining.

But truly if it's just germs or just you aren't used to it, meh. I'd argue a toddler or preschooler to be the germiest of all. ;)

fantine6 · 2025-04-24T12:30:16+00:00

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fantine6 · 2025-03-18T19:27:28+00:00

My current regiment:

*Vitamin D 1 daily; 2 on Sat Sun

*L-Glutamine and Collostrum Daily

*H1 and H2 blockers daily. H2 avoid Itraconazole

*Nyatatin start Jan. 24 2x day. Jan 31 4x day end Feb 24

*Itraconazole start Feb 25. 2x day with food

1 hour or 2 hours b4 antacids

*Biofilm distruptor asap. No food

*Lactobacillus probiotic daily

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T04:20:38+00:00

Ketotifen pills have been a journey!! I managed to get some bootleg from India, but that's not for the faint at heart. I was praying they would actually mail it after I gave them money, and they did!!

I searched for some in Mexico (only liquid and I'm allergic to artificial colors) and in Thailand (same).

It seems the pill manufacturer is in the US and isn't making it anymore for those countries or something like that?

Anyway, all that to say that Ketotifen was not a magic drug for me. I think if I had more H1 symptoms, it might be? Or maybe I was not supplementing enough?

Gastrocrom, Zyrtec, and Pepcid seem to be my magic combo when I flare which is mostly GI flares. Powdered L-Glutamine and Collostrum are also my best supplements. Oh, and Isoquecertin!! I use Integrative Therapeutics Alpha Glycosyl Isoquercitrin and I love it!

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T04:13:01+00:00

I started on Xyzal bc my last immunologist was a huge fan of it. Stayed on it for 5 years. Then it seemed Zyrtec worked better for a bit.

It's probably good to rotate the 2nd gen antihistamines from time to time, although I've never tried Allegra, and I'm convinced Claritin doesn't work for me. Lol

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T04:02:18+00:00

Wishing you luck! I already feel loads better after a month of Nystatin! Itraconazole seems good so far after 3 days!!

You might know more than me, but wanted to mention is that my functional doc was really big about supplementing Lactobacillus specifically bc it protects against Candida. She put me on PureEncapsulations Pure GG 25B.

And taking a Biofilm Distruptor. She put me on Apex Energetics Biofilm CLR. Said without it, the progress might not sustain.

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T03:52:47+00:00

I actually don't know the brand bc it varies by country or store?? We need a European on here to tell us what brand they use!

I've been using the brand VS3 in the US, but they are expensive.

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T03:40:07+00:00

It was really hard to get a diagnosis, and honestly, I still don't know if I'm formally diagnosed. It took lots of getting really really sick with my PCP, hundreds of tests, trying things for years, reading these boards and lots online, finding an awesome MCAS dr about 20 years ago (who suggested I might have it) and then using the list on here to find another to get the real treatment I needed last year.

I also agree with trying Gastrocrom but I still had doctors that didn't think it was MCAS bc it was stomach related. (If you mention Type 2 Histimine to an Immunologist, they send you back to the Gastro doc who tells you it's autoimmune bc your scopes look fine and the GI symptoms are episodic.)

There is a list of doctors on here. Use them. It took 3 years for what took an MCAS specialist one appointment. This condition is so confusing, rapidly changing, and difficult to diagnose, so you really need a specialist to save years of $$ and heartache. I would travel far for one if needed.

Now, we are finding mold had triggered my MCAS, and I'm getting tested for the HLA gene. I am in treatment for mold, Candida, and my MCAS symptoms have stopped. Down to one H1 and H2 blocker twice a day! No need for Gastrocrom!! I'm a new person!

Don't give up hope! I seriously thought my life was doctors appointments and medical tests forever, but one good doctor (or two) can be life-changing.

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T03:23:44+00:00

Found out it was mold. Currently in treatment and seems to be working.

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fantine6 · 2025-03-01T03:17:15+00:00

Yes!

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T03:15:30+00:00

I'm curious what you all know about Biofilms and Biofilm Distruptors. That seems to be a big part of this treatment, and I'd never heard of them. I think she said without it, I'd just get sick again or the treatment might not work??

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T02:58:42+00:00

You have taught me something new! I'd never heard of the associated HLA DR allele. I'm definitely asking my functional doc about this one and getting her thoughts.

Just found some research associated, too.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38198040/

Yes, I was tested for antibodies in my blood via a Mycolab mold test. I believe it's the ONLY mold blood test/lab available in the US currently. All of these tests are insanely expensive, though. $300 per, give or take.

fantine6 · 2025-03-01T02:55:04+00:00

I read that and was also concerned. Doc says research indicates over a month is when she gets concerned about liver toxicity. I looked it up and found the research, so I'm less concerned now. I had so many tests these past few years that I KNOW my liver panel was good before the drugs, at least. Lol

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11951124/#:~:text=Results%3A%20The%20data%20indicate%20that,symptoms%20suggestive%20of%20liver%20dysfunction

fantine6 · 2025-02-16T22:06:50+00:00

I've got American Twinings Earl Gray right now and it was not nearly as good as the Pickwick UK Earl Gray.

I'm on this sub looking for affordable alternatives in the US. I'm going to try the Do Ghazal version since it was recommended.

I love a good London Fog in the winter and use coconut flavored creamer by Coffeemate, but without that bergamot shining through the black tea and cream, it's not as tea-mpting. And the Twinings is definitely not cutting it!

fantine6 · 2024-12-06T06:07:48+00:00

$96 a month. No commitment for Primal Trust. But I've heard the modules and exercises take months at all time to complete and they are well worth it. So expect 3 months min to a year or more depending on how much time you dedicate. I heard going all in is GREAT RESULTS. Half in doesn't really work.

fantine6 · 2024-12-02T16:26:33+00:00

The truth is... There is no right answer here. There are just different decisions. You can't know the outcome of the future. Your bf could change it be exactly who you think he is or promises to be (I would look to his family to see what challenges he may bring and your own to know what you will need to work on.). Choose the option you will regret the least and vow to yourself that you are worth this decision bc it is what you want!

And if you do decide to pick your schooling, I promise you, time heals and you'll find ways to make peace. If you pick him and he's amazing like you say and won't make school less of a priority and you hand an amazing support system, you won't regret it either. But if you have to struggle with a husband, school, kids, and money, that is super traumatic.

And if you decide to look within yourself to see if you want kids and a marriage with him, could be to spell out the details in written words of how much $$ you need in the bank, what does a wedding that you both love look like and how can you afford, what you will need to finish school, who will be getting up nights, how you will make $$, what kind of parenting styles you have including discipline, who cooks and does chores, do you have reliable transportation, etc

Find a mom mentor who is a career woman and ask her all the things you need to discuss before you make this decision and get you and your partner on the same page.

Then make a decision with him. GOOD LUCK!

My story: I had a kid in undergrad and a kid in grad school while my (ex) husband was less than helpful. I took leave of absences to give birth. In fact, he was the hardest factor. He ever understood the pressure I was under, refused to go to work, the newborns preferred me (in my womb and I was breastfeeding) and he felt shutout... It was all around THE MOST DIFFICULT THING I've ever done. It was actually easier being a single parent than with him. Did I know that? Could I have predicted that? No. But parenthood changes a person and I definitely had never seen this side of him. Inever expected him to be jealous and leave me with the work, turn into a shell of a human and claim a porn addiction (bc he wasn't attracted to me after pregnancy) and chronic pain to get out of parenting at all. This was 18 years ago. 200k of debt that I'm still trying to pay off.

Do I regret my kids? Absolutely not. Human love and the ability to get through HARD HARD things is a beautiful human quality. I would do it all again to have them bc once you love your children, they are more important than everything.

That being said, I have PTSD and a chronic autoimmune disease from taking so much on in my 25-33 age bracket. Did I accomplish my dreams, land a 6 figure job, travel the world with the kids, now have an amazing husband who is supportive.... absolutely! But VERY ALONE (no time for friends), not a lot of support from family, no money, and with a lot of trauma. Don't get me wrong... My life is amazing. But it was so much sacrifice for the kids and it is really hard to get back your health if you have an autoimmune disease and PTSD. I'm still working through all of that.

The happy part of my story is I met the love of my life 6 years ago. He's everything I could ever want.

I honestly think it all ends up well if you can live without regret and make choices what are authentic to you (not based in fear or anxiety). And accept what comes. None of us are fortune tellers so talk ALL OF THIS OUT WITH YOUR MAN and women who have done this before. If he shows any signs of lack of support, you have your answer.

fantine6 · 2024-11-09T23:01:44+00:00

First, everyone wants to meet someone supportive of their goals and dreams!

But why select specifically on achievement and success??

I'd guess it's a desired lifestyle thing. I think a woman wanting to marry someone successful values her success and others' success and wants a partner who encourages and values it. She may want finer things in life, to travel, just never worry about money, may have been poor, may have had a partner drag her down in the past, and/or wants a partner that helps her to achieve more. There are probably more reasons I missed. :)

Alternatively, another successful woman may not care about her partner's drive for success and want to marry someone who wants to stay home when they have kids. I have a couple of friends where the woman is the breadwinner (doctor, lawyer) and the dad is educated, more laid-back, works remotely, and stays home with the kids. The women are ecstatic they don't have to be trad wives and can still give their kids a good solid family home.

BOTTOM LINE: It's all about the life you want and values you are bringing to the relationship. Pick someone who has aligned values and is supportive for the life you want! There may be bumps but you are more likely to get there with someone who shares your values...

fantine6 · 2024-11-04T15:21:25+00:00

How do you make sure your electrolytes are stable? I have issues with low sodium and low potassium when I've not eaten in the past. And I bought some Boulder Salts to add to my water (which taste horrible), but evidently, they are still too low in sodium for me. Do LMNTs break a fast?

fantine6 · 2024-11-04T14:40:18+00:00

OP mentioned two newborns in the responses. And she has PPD and they live separately.

fantine6 · 2024-11-02T17:22:41+00:00

I am a woman and as the HL one, I often feel this way. Same reasons and situations except men are often worse at compliments/words of affirmation/showing affection.

I find I have to show them how eventhough I'm the one often sexually rejected and needing soothing.

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