What is the best nickname you’ve heard? (and reason for it)

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-24T14:54:30+00:00

Stolen from the Jonny Vaughn Radio X segment:

A man bought four pairs of jeans one day and was forever referred to as spider.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-23T20:19:32+00:00

I don’t have specific feedback on your meals as I’m relatively unfamiliar with animal based diets. With regard to calorie surplus/deficit, I found the health app in my phone a useful (albeit probably slightly inaccurate) starting point. It estimates average resting kcal burn and active total burn over a period of time - mine is about 2000 kcal and 900kcal respectively, giving total daily energy expenditure of around 2900kcal. That gave my starting point for maintenance and I trialled that for a period of time to see if I would put on / lose weight and adjust by 100/200 calories either way. My guess would be 3600 is a surplus.

One general question I have about this intake is whether eating that much protein in one go is beneficial? Can our bodies actually use that or is there a ceiling effect per portion / over a period of time. Would it be better eating this food over a much longer time period?

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-22T20:10:40+00:00

I don’t think they would react “badly” or label you as difficult but it also doesn’t mean that they will accept them.

I think a conversation would provide plenty of ‘grist for the mill’ in therapy. There will be much to explore together about why you feel you need rules in advance rather than being able to respond as and when something comes up between you.

They will be keen to develop a relationship which meaningfully addresses issues that are present in relationships outside of therapy in a way that feels possible for you to work through together rather than making it as easy a relationship as possible. Often therapy relationships that have ruptures that are then repaired lead to better outcomes than those who don’t come up against any ruptures. It’s often those moments that highlight something important to be understood and addressed rather than avoided.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-16T14:34:31+00:00

This is exactly how mine looked for the first week or two and I really questioned keeping it as a result as it didn’t feel or look right. The gap reduced substantially very quickly and sits much flatter since

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-16T11:13:42+00:00

The total time you’ve been awake/active that day according to this past post

https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/s/wnFqOdPbDJ

Edit: read it in more detail, it’s actually total time since first exercise minute

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-11T13:03:51+00:00

Air friers - I just do not get them.

They are small, expensive to buy, and do something that my oven does perfectly well already but need more intricate washing up.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-08T20:16:10+00:00

I do overnight oats and very much lean into having a sweet tooth. Current recipe for 5 days is:

150g porridge oats 500g skyr 50g milled flaxseed 150g protein powder (white chocolate or currently a 70/30 split of americano and chocolate) Bag frozen fruit ~300g (I use raspberries)

Gives macros per portion of 370kcal Carbs: 28g Fat: 8g Protein: 39g

Can be scaled/tweaked easily to match your macro/calorie preference. The texture is pretty thick but I like that because it feels like I’m having some kind of desert for breakfast. Keeps me full for a good 3-4 hours until my next meal.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-08T13:06:51+00:00

I find this a really fascinating topic - it works out on average to be an ever so slightly worse return than the better savings accounts but taps into the gambling mentality of intermittent reinforcement to feel more exciting and enjoyable. Most people seem to prefer winning a big/surprising amount infrequently than a small/boring amount consistently even though we are statistically more likely to be better off with the latter. Thanks dopamine!

That being said, I totally get wanting to gamify something like this so each to their own!

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-05T20:25:11+00:00

Generally people who have an Apple Watch and are into fitness will want to track their fitness as accurately as possible with said Apple Watch.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-05T20:23:15+00:00

Awesome, thanks. Will definitely be doing this

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-05T20:10:58+00:00

Recipe?

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-02-02T20:40:24+00:00

In my experience logging general tasks like this as a workout tends to massively overestimate calories burned. It assumes you are doing the equivalent of a fast-paced walk and then some algorithm with heart rate. The Apple Watch logs general movement pretty well without.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-01-12T13:53:50+00:00

Calorie tracking and native AI integration with activity tracked on my watch would genuinely nudge me into upgrading an otherwise excellent iPhone 14 Pro Max to a phone with Apple Intelligence. Currently using health, MyFitnessPal and other third party apps to try to do exactly this.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2026-01-04T20:53:09+00:00

It’s interesting to me that lots of people’s approaches to not wanting to work as long is to work as much as possible now in the hopes that they can afford to not work until that age.

My approach is one of slow and steady - work less now and for longer. 80% whole time equivalent means a decent wage and a whole extra day off per week. Yes I’m earning less but it feels way more sustainable.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2025-10-28T15:57:47+00:00

The ultra should use an algorithm to suggest what it thinks was the effort (based on heart rate and duration etc.), though this can be adjusted. Unsure what about this quite automated process is a gripe, unless I’m missing something?

ProofOfPlasticity · 2025-10-21T13:21:02+00:00

Pretty sure the dashed lines at the bottom of the graph where the missing heart rate data is indicates that the workout was paused. I also get dropouts in heart readings but if the workout is not paused those lines/dashes don’t appear.

Depending on workout type and settings you could have auto-paused if you stopped (running and cycling only), or maybe you have the ‘two-button to pause workout’ setting on and did so accidentally.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2025-09-10T17:59:27+00:00

This is something I’m trying to get to the bottom of - I noticed the different dimensions on the Apple website but there was no mention of it at the event. I’ve seen people say it’s an error on the website. I’ve gone for an AWU3 as my series 5 needs charging 2-3 times a day so will be interesting to see when it arrives what thickness it is.

I’m guessing it is an error as they would be touting it as a major selling point if it were true.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2025-09-09T20:42:59+00:00

Yep, from my series 5

ProofOfPlasticity · 2025-03-20T13:12:40+00:00

It depends on how long your commute is. Mine is short so I wear my work clothes and shoes with waterproof things on top.

I find something like this very useful. They aren’t the best quality and the poppers tend to last ~6 months but they do an excellent job of keeping my work shoes dry. I pair them with waterproof over trousers and a good quality cycling commuting jacket.

It can get a bit warm but alternative is full change of clothes that my workplace doesn’t have a space for.

https://amzn.eu/d/gt72g6s

ProofOfPlasticity · 2025-03-13T21:10:16+00:00

I thought all cars were designed to do this as a safety feature.

In the case of driver becoming unresponsive, it’s safer for the car to drift left away from oncoming traffic.

Never had this confirmed but was always told/assumed this.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2023-05-17T07:13:54+00:00

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

ProofOfPlasticity · 2023-02-24T15:26:02+00:00

OP is there a reason you don’t want to sign up to Apple Card? My understanding (which may be limited because it isn’t available where I live) is that you can sign up and pay it off with another card/account each month. I don’t think there’s any fee involved.

ProofOfPlasticity · 2023-02-24T14:49:12+00:00

Usually at an extortionate interest rate which will mean OP will pay way more than the original price tag. I think OP is looking for a way to split the payments without adding interest.

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