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defective…

25 Monday Feb 2019

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yesterday my Fitbit went dark again, sigh…

I went ahead and hooked it up to the charger and held it for the requisite 14 seconds and it came back on… although it seemed to take forever to get completely charged…

then I emailed the person who had given me the directions on what to do, just to let them know that it had happened again…

tonight I received an email advising that they will replace the defective Charge 3…

have ordered it and it should arrive within a week… unfortunately it comes with a black band rather than the lovely purple one that mine came with…

once it arrives, I will just change to my band…

pleased with their service…

foibles…

29 Tuesday Jan 2019

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yesterday, mid morning, all of sudden the display on my Charge 3 stopped working… my battery was fully charged and it continued to record and buzzed at appropriate times… just couldn’t see anything… Fitbit foibles…

so I called the Fitbit support line and they told me to hook up to the charger and push the button for 8 seconds… sadly I didn’t have the charger at the office, but connected it when I got home… that didn’t fix it…

it was late when I emailed the person who had sent me the directions, but I got an email back this morning… another set of directions… this time held the button for 15 seconds…

it worked… hurray… don’t realize how much you depend on it until it isn’t working…

hope this isn’t a sign that it is going to have problems… the kids gave it to me for Christmas and I love it;-)…

recliners…

25 Tuesday Dec 2018

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had a lovely day…

up at 5 to FaceTime and exchange gifts with the Ottawa kids…

my son-in-law was working so he left the house around 6… this year it wasn’t nearly as cold as last, lol… which was good… last year when he headed off it was -40 with the windchill… this morning, when I checked a while after he’d gone it was only -18… practically a heat wave…

everyone was up by about 7:30, so I didn’t even have to bang pots…

thoughtful gifts were shared and everyone was pleased with their haul…

one of my gifts was a lovely top with herons on it and another was a Fitbit Charge 3 which I have been eyeing for quite some time;-)…

we had a sausage, potato, spinach and cheese casserole and then headed off to the movies…

went to see The Grinch at Grant Park… the theatre has what appear to be recliners for everyone to sit in and you pick your seat ahead of time (like on planes)… we sat in the wrong ones but eventually got to the right spot…

then it was on to my house where naps were had by many as the dinner cooked…

supper was ready as the daddy arrived just after 7… delicious turkey dinner followed by his presents, a few minutes of device time and away they went…

a bit of time tidying up and now I am relaxing in front of the tv… wondering how long I will stay awake, lol…

wally…

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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today I took three pictures…

the first was of the grocery bill so that I could enter it into the Wally Next App I am currently trying to get used to as the one I was using isn’t available any more, sigh…

the second was of my lunch… not exactly the best meal I’ve organized…

the final one was made up of screenshots from an email that Fitbit sent describing my activities over the last year…

not very many photos… need to start taking more because taking pictures does make me happy…

MyFitnessPal…

17 Wednesday Jan 2018

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today I got an email from MyFitnessPal congratulating me on six years of using the app… I started using this one not too long after I started using my first Fitbit…

it is the place where I keep track of my calorie intake… it took a while to figure out how to get the most value from it…

today I also picked up flowers… they make me feel happy and in these darker and busy days put a smile on my face…

and when I got home and walked into the house it smelled wonderful as both of the hyacinth flowers were blooming…

what a treat…

move…

26 Saturday Aug 2017

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continued with the preparations for my trip…

ran out this morning to pick up a bit more chocolate to take with me…

on my way out I, of course, had to take photos of the morning glories that were blooming…

everything was rather thirsty but I didn’t have time then to water…

picked up treats at a few stores, including lunch for when I got home…

it was delicious…

my grandsons stopped by because I was hoping to move some furniture and needed a bit of help… sadly, after we moved a few things, we discovered that the biggest piece wasn’t going to make it through the hallway… oh well, so much for that…

since then I’ve spent time napping, watching some sports on tv… and fixing my Fitbit app so that my steps transfer to MyFitnessPal… hurray…

Fitbit…

22 Tuesday Aug 2017

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frustrated with my Fitbit and MyFitnessPal…

since yesterday the step count has not transferred between MyFitnessPal and Fitbit so I have way less available calories to eat…

I can eat more, but then I don’t meet my goal for the day…

must have spent hours over the last few days trying to sort it out… looks like this might be a problem with one of the apps…

argh…

not sure what to try next…

magnetic…

24 Wednesday May 2017

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ordered a new band for my Fitbit Charge 2 online the other day…

took a while to get used to the feel of it as it is quite light and flexible… it has a magnetic fastener…

but the funniest thing is how it catches on things… magnetized things, like a grommet on my jeans…

the great thing is it fits my wrist exactly…

still waiting for the second one to arrive… it is purple metal, lol…

charge…

18 Saturday Feb 2017

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went to the Pool, Patio & Spa show with the kids this afternoon… lots of fun things to look at… checked out some barbecues, fire tables and furniture… 

trying to figure out how to get this into my backyard…

went to The Forks, had a snack and wandered around for a bit… had a chance to see some of the warming huts that had been taken off the River Trail because of the warm weather… did some serious Pokémon hunting while we were there… there are many new ones recently released…

on the way home stopped in at Sport Chek and came out with a new Fitbit… my Flex has lasted three years but the battery is losing its charge more and more quickly… I’d done a whole lot of research online and was ready to make a final decision… 

chose the Charge 2, mainly so I could have my watch and Fitbit all in one… and it’s purple… now one wrist will be free for bracelets, although right now it is feeling a bit naked…

 I just have to figure out how to work it…

nervous…

27 Saturday Aug 2016

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last week I went and had blood work done for my doctor’s appointment yesterday…

people comment on how well I am staying on track with my diet and that I am looking great…

I am careful out of fear… fear that my sugars will go up and I will need drugs to manage my diabetes… I don’t want that and the fear makes me be good, lol… 

now, when I taste something I don’t like, I don’t finish it… I’d rather save the calories for something I enjoy… I have an app on my phone (MyFitnessPal) that connects with my Fitbit and helps me keep track of daily calorie intake… 

but I am always nervous about what the results will be when I attend the appointment…

excellent news yesterday… blood sugars are great… blood pressure is fine…

cholesterol has come down significantly with the very small dose of medication that I started on three months ago, and with no side effects… the doctor was surprised as he thought I would need double the dose to get this type of result…

early on he’d talked about my weight coming down by another 20 pounds from where I am now… yesterday he agreed that I should stay at my current weight… when you are 75, he says, it is nearly impossible to lose weight, so he doesn’t want me to gain anything over the next ten years…

this was a great relief because I’ve been stuck around 160 for ages and really don’t think my body had any plans to go any lower…

all in all, an excellent appointment…