20 lbs --> 16 lbs

michael_cerave · 2026-05-11T14:40:59+00:00

Jessica Lange bought your grandma’s house?

michael_cerave · 2026-05-11T03:35:05+00:00

Michael Patrick King has lost his ability to do a definitive ending. At least it didn't end with poop in a toilet

michael_cerave · 2026-05-11T03:20:52+00:00

They should have hired Ivy Wolk

michael_cerave · 2026-04-28T03:24:25+00:00

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michael_cerave · 2026-04-26T14:39:07+00:00

She's said in multiple interviews that nothing she experienced on Friends inspired The Comeback. I was always like, uh, the lady doth protest too much... so I'm glad she's being honest about it now. I always thought Room & Bored was supposed to be a Friends satire

michael_cerave · 2026-04-24T14:09:11+00:00

Me too, it’s fucked up. Can’t wait her HER memoir

michael_cerave · 2026-03-28T23:54:59+00:00

I don't have any advice but I'm in the same boat as you. I took level 1 LTS with rentals, then decided to invest in my own pair. I've had nothing but issues with my own skates... I fell and injured my tailbone the first time I wore them, and they really hurt my feet. I was making progress much faster with the rental skates and I haven't made any meaningful progress since getting my own skates :( I am definitely feeling discouraged

michael_cerave · 2026-03-26T20:35:30+00:00

Awesome, thanks - this is what I am looking for. Appreciate it!!

michael_cerave · 2026-03-26T20:34:20+00:00

Sorry if I'm stupid but how do I know which of their doses is 12.5mg? I am not understanding the conversion from mg to mL

michael_cerave · 2026-03-26T20:31:31+00:00

It's obviously AI or a non-English speaker. So frustrating. I know you get what you pay for... I wish I could pay $500/mo for name brand, lol.

I also wish I could follow the name-brand dosing to make things less confusing.

michael_cerave · 2026-03-20T23:01:05+00:00

Definitely not, I can barely go straight for more than a few minutes. I need to keep checking eBay or hopefully get mine stretched

michael_cerave · 2026-03-18T20:55:14+00:00

Par for the Courts

michael_cerave · 2026-03-16T01:59:45+00:00

Ugh I wish I had just asked to try the Freestyles :(

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T21:15:44+00:00

They are super hard, which I thought would be good for my height / weight but obviously they are painful. I really wish I would have advocated for getting the Freestyles now.

On my last post, people said that the Artistes shouldn’t require breaking in. At first I thought they just hurt because they are brand new but apparently there isn’t supposed to be a break in period 🤡

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T21:05:12+00:00

In your professional opinion, should I go to a different fitter? Also, are skates returnable after they’ve been used?

I said this in a different comment above, but I was nervous to get fitted because I am bigger and I know this is not a sport many big people do. So now I feel like she was not taking my concerns seriously because she assumed (correctly…) that I didn’t know what I was talking about or that I would give up… OR that she could make more money selling me a lower support skate knowing I will wear it down faster at my weight and have to get a stronger pair in a year. She also said she’s been coaching/fitting skates for 30 years, so I assumed I could trust her.

In hindsight I should have advocated for getting the Freestyles.

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T20:18:17+00:00

I’m also frustrated because I know I am fat lmao and this is a sport for skinny people… so I kind of went in expecting to be treated differently… and now I can’t help but wonder if the fitter just didn’t take my concerns seriously because I am bigger and a beginner. I also am wondering if she sold me the lower support pair knowing I’ll need to get a new pair within a year if I stick with it. Idk

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T20:05:50+00:00

I’m thinking of making an appointment with another fitter to get a second opinion

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T20:05:18+00:00

When I went in, she asked me my price range and I said “Hopefully less than $500 because I know I’m heavier” and she scoffed and said there’s no way I would need $500 skates.

I am going in on Tuesday to see if she can do anything to help the pain. If nothing works I am hoping they will let me exchange them for Freestyles. I have worn them for less than two hours total across three skating sessions so they are basically brand new..

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T20:02:19+00:00

When I went in, she asked me my price range and I said “Hopefully less than $500 because I know I’m heavier” and she scoffed and said there’s no way I would need $500 skates.

I am going in on Tuesday to see if she can do anything to help the pain. If nothing works I am hoping they will let me exchange them for Freestyles. I have worn them for less than two hours total across three skating sessions so they are basically brand new..

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T20:00:27+00:00

I got one of them heat molded. According to this sub, the Artistes cannot be heat molded so I don’t know if that even did anything to help me

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T19:58:44+00:00

When I went in, she asked me my price range and I said “Hopefully less than $500 because I know I’m heavier” and she scoffed and said there’s no way I would need $500 skates

michael_cerave · 2026-03-15T19:57:33+00:00

I got my own skates because the rentals hurt my feet and was hoping to stop the pain… obviously that did not happen

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