3-Day # 10 Postponed Again

 I have been stuck on 3-Day # 9 for a little while now.  I had thought that after Philly in 2018 I was back on track and would hit my 10th last year in San Diego.  I ended up having to postpone that due to lots of stuff happening at home and the timing just not being right.  That meant that my 10th 3-Day instead would be this year in Dallas.  That however will not happen since Covid has shut down the 3-Day along with many other activities.  That means that at least at this time my 10th 3-Day will be back in San Diego in 2021.  Hopefully it will be safe to travel and gather by then.

It's a Start

A couple weeks ago I finally decided that I have to get in better shape and start exercising on a regular basis.  As of today I have been meeting my 10K step goal for 16 consecutive days.  I have also dropped about 8 pounds from my high weight just before the end of the year.  I have a ways to go before I meet my goals but it's a step in the right direction. 

New Fitbit - Love It

My Fitbit Charge 3 had become very difficult to read so I decided I needed a change.  I tried a Garmin Smart Watch but I was not satisfied with some of it's features and I decided to go back to the Fitbit Ecosystem.  I decided to try an Fitbit Versa 2 and I am glad I did.  The AMOLED Display is quite nice and easy to read and with many different watch faces available  found one that I really like.  I also got rid of the standard Silicon band and put on a nylon band that was less than $10 and I am really happy with it.  Now that I am happy with my new Fitbit it's time to start trying to use it on a regular basis

Bye Garmin - Back to Fitbit

I wore my Garmin Vivoactive 4s for a week and while I liked the look of the watch and most of it's functionality, I decided to go back to Fitbit.  One of the reasons that I decided to go back was sleep tracking.  The Sleep tracking on Garmin does not work well at all.  Garmin has you enter your normal sleep time in their App and they work from there.  It does not appear to track separate instances very well at all. For example I was working some strange hours and napping at times and it was not picking up the naps at all.  Also I miss the Fitbit Community that I have.  I have a number of friends that invite each other to challenges and activities and I enjoy that.  In the end I decided that I am more comfortable in the Fitbit Ecosystem and don't need all of the more advanced features that the Garmin provides for more serious athletes.  

Garmin Initial Impressions

I have had the Garmin for just under 2 days at this point and so far I like it.  It's bigger than my Fibtit was so it's taking a little adjustment to get used to it but it's almost the same size as a watch that I used to wear before I got my Fitbit so it's not huge.  I am looking for new wrist bands though since the one that came with it is a little on the small side.  It just barely fits.  I have found a Watch Face that I like for now and am going to stop playing with it so much and just wear it like I would any other Fitness Tracker/Watch.  I just charged it up to 100% and want to see what kind of battery life I can expect on a regular basis.

New Fitness Tracker

Been having some issues with my Fitbit Charge 3 and decided to try a new Fitness Tracker.  Not really thrilled with anything in the Fitbit Lineup currently so I decided to give Garmin a try.  Just received my Garmin Vivo Active 4S today and I am learning how to use it but I do like it so far.  It looks more like a normal watch than my Fitbit.  Just trying to figure out which watch face I want to use with it.  Using something simple for the time being.  I am glad I went with the Smaller 4S as the Face size is just about the same as the watch I used to wear.

Not Ready For Catalina

I decided yesterday that I was going to try to start 2020 with the new version of OSX called Catalina.  It has been out for a couple months now and I was hoping that most of the bugs have been addressed by now.  I was wrong. I installed Catalina on my Macbook Pro with a clean install and had issues within a very short time so I am back to Mojave now.  I am not going to even take a look at Catalina again now before June.

Computer Change of Plans

I had decided to get rid of my 2015 Macbook Pro and get a 2018 Mac Mini instead.  My plans changed due to some issues with the Mac Mini.  The biggest issue I had was that I could not connect the new Mac Mini out of the box to my existing monitors.  Apple changed something in the boot process and the resolution that the adapter used during the boot process for the HDMI interface would not connect to my existing monitors.  I was able to get around that by connecting the Mini to a TV in my office but I really did not want to have to run a cable across the room every time I needed to reboot the Mac Mini.  What a pain.  I have now read about others with similar issues that have had some success using a USB-C to DVI Adapter and connecting there instead but I decided that I didn't want to deal with it and sent the Mac Mini back.  I am just going to upgrade the storage on my MacBook Pro and keep using it for a while.

Goodbye Macbook Pro

The last time I bought a new Mac it was a 2011 Macbook Pro.  I was quite satisfied with that Laptop for a number of years.  You could actually replace/repair RAM, Optical Drives, and Hard Drives in that model.  After some time I got rid of that Macbook when I started having issues with the dedicated GPU.  I moved up to a 2014 Macbook Pro that I bought used off eBay.  I kept that for about a year before selling that to get a used Mac Pro since I had always wanted a Mac Pro.  I liked the power that the Mac Pro had but didn't like the size and heat it generated and sold it to get a 2015 Macbook Pro again off of eBay.  I have been using that for a while now but have decided to part ways with it.  I looked back at my usage for the last year or two and there have been very few instances when I really needed to have a Laptop and used it away from my Desk.  I decided to sell my Macbook while the value was still decent and pick up a 2018 Mac Mini.  The Mac Mini gives me more power for the price and you can actually still upgrade the RAM on these.  It's not an easy process but there are plenty of videos on YouTube to lead.  Should have my Mac Mini next week and am anxious to see how well it performs.  

Komen 3-Day 10th Walk Delayed

I had planned to be in San Diego this weekend for my 10th Susan G. Komen for the Cure event.  I am not there this weekend because I had some things going on at home that really were more important than being away this weekend.  I have contacted the Komen Coaches and they were able to roll my donations into next year so I am in pretty good shape for 2020 in Dallas.  I hope that my teammates and all that are walking in San Diego have a great weekend.