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[Charlton]

Gotta' love silver linings :)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Tropical Storm Hermione from the beaches of St. Augustine. She had already rolled over us by this time. Didn't do much but rain here, but some family in Tallahassee is still without power...

[Charlton]

Chris wrote: "

Tropical Storm Hermione from the beaches of St. Augustine. She had already rolled over us by this time. Didn't do much but rain here, but some family in Tallahassee is still without power..."

Be careful.
Excellent photo though.
But really I hope everybody is safe.

[Jackie]

Wow, that's an amazing photo! Hope you and yours are all safe. ♥

[Felina]

That is crazy! But awesome.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Wow. Beautiful photo.

[Nyssa]

To think, a year ago GR asked a few of us for our opinions on the future of the site ....

*Sigh*

[Becky]

Yeah.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

[Mike (the Paladin)]

So...there's a name for my life time calling?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "So...there's a name for my life tome calling?"

IKR??!!!

How do you pronounce that?

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

(tsoon-doh-koo)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I keep saying "sun-doh-koo"

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I get that...

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

I don't know how you guys do it, to be honest.

I have something like 320 books on my goodreads to-read list. That's not books I own... just books I've marked as being interested in getting around to. And that's enough to make me tetchy.

(I want to cull, actually... but every time I start I get indecisive.)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I just stopped adding to the "to be read list" here. I knew I'd never get to them all.

sigh

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

That's what I'm worried about too, tbh. 320 isn't a huge amount... roughly 3 years worth of reading, give or take... but I keep adding more.

I kinda feel bad, but I'm starting to think I'm gonna cull anything by self-pubbed authors, at least partially because they're not available at my library and I'm not paying money to take that chance anymore.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

OMG. That SO is me. SO ME. It's terrible, to be honest. I have like a fear of missing out...on books that I do not read once I purchase.

But I am READY in case of the Zombie Apocalypse. Won't have to borrow/buy any books for a few years.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

I don't watch this show... but I sorta feel like I need this shirt for the next family holiday:

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Yes. YES.


I need like 5 of them. No. 7 of them. One to wear for every day I have to spend with a family member.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

A few of my local grocery stores have recently started doing curbside pickup. It's so nice. I just did my shopping online, and now I just have to run and pick it up tomorrow morning. No waiting in line or trucking the baby around a busy store.... Bliss. It's pretty great! Plus I save money usually by doing it. When I'm actually in a store, I'm annoyed and tired and am trying to hurry and grab things so I don't stand in peoples way. Online I can compare and pick lower priced items. This better not go away!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Are you worried you won;t get good produce?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Nicki wrote: "Do supermarkets and grocery stores there not deliver? I haven't been in one in nearly a year. I just use Ocado. The results are usually good, occasionally amusing. (One time, we ordered what we tho..."

We have delivery programs. I just don't trust most of them because... I'm a bit scared to trust them with my meat and veggies. I'd be ok with non-perishables.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

@MrsJ - I was worried about the produce too, but they do a good job. They have people who go out and shop for the stuff you want, so they check the quality of the produce and expiration dates and stuff for you. And you can add comments (like "green bananas" or "ripe avocados" or "slightly firm avocados") if you are particular. I haven't been disappointed yet.

@Nicki - I'm sure bigger cities have delivery, but I'm just in a regular old suburb. No grocery delivery for us yet! I'd settle for some decent food delivery though.. All we can get delivered is pizza and one Thai place. Some Chinese at least would be nice!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Dawn! How are you going to leave me hanging like this?? Join up!

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

I forgot, I'm on it. But I don't plan on being super active this week!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Dawn wrote: "I forgot, I'm on it. But I don't plan on being super active this week!"

LOL! We need it!

[Jackie]

Blergh! I lost my Fitbit ages ago and haven't replaced it so I can't join any of the challenges. I'm hoping I can catch a sale at some point. I miss being able to track my steps.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

I upgraded to a Charge 2 (I had a One) a few months ago and I really like it. It motivated me to get back to moving and tracking, and I've lost 15 lbs since I got it. 10 to go and I'll be back to pre-baby weight! Although I have been slacking since I went back to work... I'll get better though, just have to find the balance.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Jackie wrote: "Blergh! I lost my Fitbit ages ago and haven't replaced it so I can't join any of the challenges. I'm hoping I can catch a sale at some point. I miss being able to track my steps."

That sucks. :(

Just as an FYI: if you find one on sale at Amazon (by Amazon) you can take that to Best Buy and they'll price match.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Dawn wrote: "I upgraded to a Charge 2 (I had a One) a few months ago and I really like it. It motivated me to get back to moving and tracking, and I've lost 15 lbs since I got it. 10 to go and I'll be back to p..."

I haven't upgraded since the rest of them are all wrist ones except this new Flex 2. It starts on the wrist but has a necklace accessory that's $80 (but on sale right now). O_O

I do want to upgrade but that's $150... and I really wanted to get a new P90X3. There's only but so much I can spend on fitness accessories per year...

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

FYI - Bed Bath & Beyond has them on sale for $130 for black Friday. Only $20 off, but it's something.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Dawn wrote: "FYI - Bed Bath & Beyond has them on sale for $130 for black Friday. Only $20 off, but it's something."

Which ones?

I'm thinking about just buying it and getting over it when the sale starts - I haven't bought a new one in some time...But I really want that P90X3. But I probably am not cleared to do it...but since I finished Jillian Michaels's BodyShred...I don't know if I really care!

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

I just saw the Charge 2 on sale in the ad. Others may be as well, I'm not sure.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Fitbit is having a Black Friday sale, too. http://www.fitbit.com/gift-guide

[Jackie]

I'm kind of limited on my options because I don't like stuff on my wrists, except for loose bangles. I really liked the Fitbit One but that sucker slipped right out of its case. I'm afraid to pay $80 for another one and have the same thing happen.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

I have a Polar Loop. It does the job, and I'm happy with it.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

I didn't like things on my wrist either, and it still annoys me from time to time, but I've gotten used to it. I like to know what my heart rate is at random times. It's 65 bmp right now.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

My new phone actually has a heart rate monitor. It's cool... but kinda weird.

[DavidO]

I own a fitbit charge hr. It does not burn my wrisr. most of the time it's great, but about 5% of the time the heart rate is wrong, sometimes wildly so, especially when going for a walk. It's still pretty useful to encourage me to be more active and to encourage me to reduce emi resting heart rate. it would probably be useless with p90x though, since it has difficulty reading heart rate when you do anything that flexes the muscles on your forearm.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Jackie wrote: "I'm kind of limited on my options because I don't like stuff on my wrists, except for loose bangles. I really liked the Fitbit One but that sucker slipped right out of its case. I'm afraid to pay $..."

I've had a Fitbit One for a few years now. I've never lost one but the case is funky and I had to glue the bottom part to keep it on. Its really sensitive to oils which makes no sense since its made to go close to the body.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Nicki wrote: "I was thinking of getting a Fitbit, but I was on the fence about which one to get due to the reports of chemical burns from some models. I'm not sure which ones they've fixed. I found out I'm getti..."

I hadn't heard of that!

What I like about the Fitbit system is that you can challenge your friends (and yourself), which is cool. And they've recently started "adventures" which is a single person trek through either the NYC Marathon track or Yosemite Park.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

MrsJ - they have replacement cases cheap on Amazon, I used to go through them like crazy:

https://www.amazon.com/MDW-Colorful-R...


My one complaint about the Charge 2 (and all fitbits worn on the wrist for that matter) is that it doesn't track steps unless you are moving your arm. So when I used to take walks pushing my son in a stroller, I had to push the stroller one handed in order for it to track well. Likewise at the grocery store... It's kinda annoying. A fix is to put it on your shoe or in your pocket when you are pushing something, but that sort of negates the whole heart rate thing.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

And I agree about the challenges. MrsJ and I were competing hard core a few weeks ago before my maternity leave ended and I suddenly had no time. I'd go for a 3-4 mile walk during the day thinking I'd pull ahead of her, but then by evening she'd be back in the lead, so I'd hop on the elliptical after the baby went down to get in some extra steps. I had some of my best weeks of walking because of those competitions!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Nicki wrote: "colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "My new phone actually has a heart rate monitor. It's cool... but kinda weird."

That's so clever! Do you know how it works? (The geek in me is curious. :D)"


There's a monitor on the back of the phone, next to the camera lens. If you use the heart rate monitor in the fitness app that comes with the phone, you just put your finger on the sensor and it takes a scan.

It's also meant to be able to track stress, using the same sensor.

I'm thinking it might be there as part of the fingerprint lock - but I haven't activated that, so I'm not sure.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Dawn wrote: "And I agree about the challenges. MrsJ and I were competing hard core a few weeks ago before my maternity leave ended and I suddenly had no time. I'd go for a 3-4 mile walk during the day thinking ..."

Me, too! I don't do as well by myself.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "My new phone actually has a heart rate monitor. It's cool... but kinda weird."

Is it an app or the phone OS?

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

MrsJoseph wrote: "colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "My new phone actually has a heart rate monitor. It's cool... but kinda weird."

Is it an app or the phone OS?"


Um... ?

It's a built-in app... so... one of those?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Sorta like Apple's HealthKit, I guess?