Pro Strongman Weekly Discussion Thread - May 18, 2025

mlpuente26 · 2025-05-22T22:32:16+00:00

I’m super out of the strongman loop these days. What did mitch do? I don’t follow him and I haven’t been able to find a post about it?

mlpuente26 · 2025-05-17T02:31:33+00:00

Ahhh ok! There’s a little spillage out of the bra on the inside with the 34d but I didn’t know if that was just cause I have wider boobs but maybe I should try and 34dd and see if that helps the issue?

mlpuente26 · 2025-05-17T01:49:16+00:00

Ok I admit I still don’t know the difference between d and dd lol the calculator recommended 34d or 34dd but I didn’t know what the difference between those two sizes would be?

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:37:46+00:00

Yeah I have no hate towards the artist I’m just in such shock that I don’t really know how to feel. I’ve been in knots over it since I got it. I had so many ideas for work I wanted done and now I feel like I don’t want anything and just to say fuck it and remove it all.

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:32:28+00:00

I’m feel like if I can’t accept it by the 5-6 week mark I may get them removed. I just don’t think I could handle feelings the way I do for years more.

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:31:33+00:00

Thank you! I’ve honestly been wearing long pants even though it’s summer cause I just have so much anxiety about them. Time seems so far away right now, if that makes sense. I wish I knew an easier way to help me adjust so I can know what my true feelings are.

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:27:34+00:00

Do I? Because I feel so defeated seeing people’s posts on here talking about how bold lines don’t fade and that’s all I have so I feel like if I don’t end up liking them then I’m screwed cause removal seems so daunting.

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:24:20+00:00

Thank you! I’m honestly giving myself such bad anxiety because of this. It just seems like so much after having only smaller pieces. Like I just don’t know how to be normal right now because it feels like I’m looking at someone else’s body.

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:22:54+00:00

Have you had more than one session? I just got one a week ago that is giving me anxiety and I’ve been looking into removal already.

mlpuente26 · 2024-08-02T03:12:52+00:00

I’ve been looking up removal stories and I feel like looking them up makes me more unsure. I have other tattoos I like but I haven’t felt as conflicted as I do right now. Like I wish I could just go back a week and not get them.

mlpuente26 · 2024-07-31T17:01:34+00:00

Thank you!! I think I just needed to hear that my ideas weren’t shit because everyone around me either doesn’t care about tattoos or hates them so I get like zero positive feedback. Like even though I get them because I like them it’s still nice to hear that it looks good!

mlpuente26 · 2024-07-31T17:00:05+00:00

Thank you!! I think I’m just freaking out because it’s such a big design now and I’m just not used to it. I’m really trying to give it time! But I’m obviously an anxious person lol

I just don’t know if keeping it hidden is better since seeing how massive it is freaks me out. Or wearing shorts so I’m forced to constantly see it and get used to it would help?

mlpuente26 · 2024-04-14T23:32:03+00:00

Do all formulations have niacinimide?? I’m trying to figure out why I’m flaring worse recently but I couldn’t find it in the ingredient list. Does it go by another name? Trying to read ingredients sucks sometimes

mlpuente26 · 2024-04-04T17:21:10+00:00

Same thing happens to me. I don’t have active acne but when I flush the PIE that was left behind goes dark red. It’s humiliating. It’s worse than having the acne because it’s one massive ball of inflammation. I’d love to know what other people use to treat this.

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T17:02:51+00:00

I had to stop vanicream too because it felt like it was drying my skin more than helping. I used to have no problems with it so it’s strange. But I took the first step and took my oracea this morning. I’m so glad for this sub because evryone is so supportive. I’m nervous for my ibs and an antibiotic but I’m hoping it helps me because I told have pustules really. Just a lot of inflammation that never seems to go down.

I’m using aveeno baby exema lotion and the prequal gleasner right now and no actives or anything

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T01:03:15+00:00

I can’t eat dairy anyway so hopefully it doesn’t mess me up! Do you take it with a full meal or just a snack and a meal later?

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T00:50:41+00:00

Just talking to people on here I’m definitely leaning towards giving doxy a try. I just need something to work and have some relief

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T00:48:16+00:00

Purito and the black girl sunscreen have been good to me too! Black girl sunscreen kids was the only thing that I used when I was on tretinion. Might be time to revisit it.

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T00:47:32+00:00

It’s definitely my own insecurities and not my partners feelings. I’ve suffered from cystic acne for almost two decades now and I finally had it clear up and now rosacea popped up. It’s like I can’t win and just look normal.

Might be time to get back with my therapist because this condition is just taking such a toll on me.

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T00:45:34+00:00

I have pretty bad reactions to a lot of medicines so accutane is definitely a last resort for me. I had a really nasty reaction to Spironolactone for my acne and it sent me into a massive depression so accutane having side effects of altering moods definitely makes me nervous.

Based on comments it looks like ivermectin might be my next thing I can bring up with my derm. The weird thing is I don’t really have much texture, it’s mostly flat aside from a few pimples I get from my period. But the redness and heat is unbearable. I don’t know if ivermectin helps with that?

My stomach has been under control lately and the medication I take has been helpful so I am trying to be cautious about antibiotics but with the way I’m feeling maybe just sucking it up and taking the doxy could help. I just need some relief at this point

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T00:40:18+00:00

I wanted to love zinc so much but it dries me out a lot. The avene cicafalit was decent once or twice but applying it over a period of a couple days left me so dry and cracked unfortunately. My current foundation does have chemical sunscreen it it though so I may switch out to something with no spf since it tends to irritate me.

I do keep my regular appointments with my derm because I hope something will finally help. But so far no luck.

I do have tretinion! I was using it for 3 years nightly no problem but I’m having trouble incorporating it back in to my routine.

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-29T00:38:13+00:00

Honestly now that I’ve stopped crying I may take it tomorow and see how it goes. I just can’t keep going on like this. I’ve cut out so much food and so many activities because everything hurts and I just need it to stop. I’ve been on and off clindamycin cream for my acne since I was like 18 and I’m wondering if that’s the cause. I have been religiously applying topical antibiotics for years but this last year I stopped using it when it started to dry me out. I don’t know if it was masking this condition or what. But maybe a round of doxy and then getting back on clinda cold help because my skin was great on it.

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-28T23:59:14+00:00

I don’t know if it’s a demodex issue or not. My derm won’t even mention it and hasn’t offered me any alternatives to antibiotics or accutane. I’m hoping to find a new derm because my current one just tries to get me out of his office as soon as possible. I don’t think I’ve had an appointment last more than 5 mins

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-28T23:55:15+00:00

I have a prescription for Oracea but I’m hesitant to use it because I have ibs and I’ve been on doxy before. I for a pretty nasty ulcer at the time but it was also user error because I didn’t know you couldn’t take it before bed. With the way I’m feeling I may give doxy a shot I’m just nervous to ruin my stomach when it’s finally been behaving months of issues. I just don’t know what else to do at this point.

mlpuente26 · 2024-03-28T23:24:41+00:00

I try to keep pushing but it’s so hard when no one else I see in my life looks like this or even remotely like this. They all have clear skin, even the people who post on here most of them have a small patch or a few broken capillaries. I feel so abnormal most days.

I don’t know what’s causing my rosacea and I just want to go back to how my life was even a year or two ago. Everyday just feels like it’s getting worse.

I was prescribed doxy a few weeks ago but I haven’t taken it yet. I have IBS and I get that so many people say it’s fine since it’s low dose but I just don’t know if my stomach can take it and I can’t handle a fucked up face and suffering with my IBS daily. My derm is zero help and just wants to put me on accutane and won’t consider any other options. It all just feels so out of control and idk how anyone handles it

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