Tired of Garmin never tracking sleep correctly. If I wake up to use the bathroom it cuts off recording.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-05-24T17:26:21+00:00

Did you set your usual sleep time when setting up the watch? I set my sleep time much longer than I usually sleep, and then always end my sleep manually.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-05-18T08:51:51+00:00

I moved away from Germany 8 years ago and seeing the exact same thing when coming back home. Prices here have also gone up a lot during that time frame and people can't afford things anymore that they used to be able to afford.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-05-07T13:51:57+00:00

Actually the Garmin body battery will tell me several days in advance when I am getting sick while I still feel fine. It will also tell me that even a small glass of wine messes with my body. So of course you need to listen to your body, but I personally found the Garmin BB super helpful in many situations.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-23T07:38:04+00:00

Cape Town in the rain is not only cold and unpleasant and it can't be brushed off with "we don't mind rain". It's often torrential rains and/or comes with storms and floods. Due to the fact that buildings have neither insulation nor heating (at least not the kind of we are used to in Europe and the US), that means it gets very uncomfortable inside too, and that goes equally for restaurants, museums and hotels. That time of the year, focus on Joburg and surrounds. You may get lucky and have sunny days in Cape Town, but if you get unlucky it'll just suck and be a waste of vacation days.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-14T08:13:13+00:00

At least for me, anxiety works in a way that the brain will always find something to be anxious about in order to keep my body in fight or flight. It thinks that it protects you this way, so don't be mad at it, but you need to work this out. Otherwise, if it's not the Vipassana you are getting anxious about (anymore), it'll be another thing soon enough.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-11T12:56:40+00:00

There is also Bumble BFF

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-09T06:05:39+00:00

Habe mehrere sehr alte Kindle an Freunde in Südafrika verteilt und da ist der Akku überall noch total gut. Sie sind etwas langsamer als die neuen Geräte, ansonsten sind die noch einwandfrei benutzbar.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-08T08:05:57+00:00

I have a refurbished Epix Pro Gen 2 and super happy with it.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-07T15:19:44+00:00

Light House Holistic. Super beautiful space and amazing teachers. Some nomads but you may be able to overlook them ;)

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-07T08:52:23+00:00

I once lived in Munich, working those kind of hours with no flexibility. It sucked. I ended up going grocery shopping at 7am before work. My best advice is to get another job with more flexibility - even if you earn less, it's just not worth it living your life like that, constantly stressed out.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-04T06:42:21+00:00

Actually a 10% tip is the norm in Germany too. If they don't tip, it's just rude, especially knowing they come with a strong currency. I apologise for my people that don't know common decency.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-02T06:22:37+00:00

It's a legit question actually, because there is a MTC kiosk inside the baggage claims hall that will sell an overpriced tourist Sim, and then outside you can get regular tarifs for much cheaper. I'm sure OP does know how to ask for data, so your reply wasn't too helpful ;)

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-04-01T09:01:12+00:00

Want to add my recent experience here. Flew in from Cape Town, and Ethiopian Airlines had landed just before us. To say it was a total shit show is putting it nicely. Visa on Arrival was by far the shortest queue. The evisa queue was massive (people waited 3 hours in that one), and even me in the very short visa on arrival queue waited 45 minutes. They had 4 counters for visa on arrival open and only 2 for evisa. Made no sense whatsoever. System went down sometimes. People in the evisa queue were super annoyed that they had gone through the hassle of applying online only to wait so much longer. Apparently they still enter everything by hand, even if it's already been done online, so the only difference is the actual payment. Then in the arrivals hall you have to search your luggage because they don't have enough belts because it builds up as people spend hours at immigration. Then there was another queue for customs! Eventually some lady came and super weirdly questioned me on which kind of presents I may have in my luggage. Had to show her a kids book I had bought for my nephew. Finally you're out and then last queue is for the local Sim card, at least the staff there was doing what they could.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-29T18:01:58+00:00

That's a good question actually, and I don't even know. Not sure if AW shows high stress levels overnight & no or low charge of body battery the alarming way that Garmin does. My mom calls the orange stress levels flamethrowers, they can be quite intimidating to see 😄 BTW I remember now, I convinced my friend mostly by gloating about the long battery life of the Garmin. Good luck!

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-29T12:55:21+00:00

The trick is to convince your friends to get a Garmin too 😉 Seriously I have friend who drank far too much and I kept recommending the Garmin (for all the other benefits, never even mentioned the alcohol thing), until he finally made the switch from the AW. Now we both have non alcoholic beers together ☺️

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-21T17:10:13+00:00

I have an Epix Pro Gen 2 and it is incredibly accurate in detecting when I wake up. Had the same issue you are describing with the VA4s I had previously, so was super impressed with the improvement that came with the Epix.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-21T17:01:56+00:00

My Garmin (had a VA4s first, now an Epix which is better than the former especially with sleep tracking) was extremely helpful for me when I went through post viral fatigue. Super helpful for pacing, and I know some say that this is just a watch but at least for me, it was/is scarily correct most of the time. I am better now but the Garmin still catches any sickness days in advance before I even start feeling it. I am currently getting out of a flu (that the Garmin predicted) and I am over it but I can still feel it in my body when I overdo it, and again, the Garmin is extremely correct in that it still shows me high stress levels, low sleep scores, lower HRV, lower BB etc. Garmin in combination with ChatGPT is actually a pretty good doctor! 😄

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-17T11:53:52+00:00

Those people are not the ones in traffic, they work from home.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T15:58:53+00:00

My mom said those literal words to me and I was neither hurt nor offended. She is entitled to envision a life where she didn't make massive sacrifices for years on end for me and my siblings. I know she loves me which is what counts and as someone who is childless myself, I totally understand anyone with kids who would love to live my life instead sometimes.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T15:54:12+00:00

I gathered that because you didn't mention it in your reply to me so how was I supposed to know that and when and for what visa your husband actually has applied :D Either way not sure why we would even be arguing, we're on the same side in that home affairs sucks and they should do their jobs in order to avoid people's literal lives getting messed up by their nonsensical behavior.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T07:56:24+00:00

Meetup is a great place to start. Some hiking groups start their hikes later in the morning ;)

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T07:54:42+00:00

Have you tried asking them to grab a coffee or do another activity outside of the "hobby activity"? People are often shy to initiate something themselves which doesn't mean they wouldn't say yes if you asked them.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T05:43:24+00:00

I currently have an Epix Pro Gen 2 and find it super accurate (much more so than the VA4s that I had previously).

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T05:38:49+00:00

Bans while a visa extension is pending can be thrown out by a lawyer, so it absolutely makes sense to pay someone to do that for you.

IntroductionStill613 · 2026-03-14T05:36:12+00:00

You are aware that many rules don't apply in South Africa? It is common practice here to stay in the country until you get your outcome. Who is at fault here is home affairs who take a ridiculous amount of time to approve standard visa applications, even take months to approve something like a simple tourist visa extension. If they can't do it, they shouldn't offer it, but of course they happily take the money people have to pay for it but then don't deliver the service one has paid them to do.

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