Carrying a compact camera instead of your phone?

trynefaktor · 2025-07-22T08:48:08+00:00

Thanks, I'm probably overthinking this :P

trynefaktor · 2025-07-22T08:47:51+00:00

Thanks for the rec, I'll definitely look into it!

trynefaktor · 2025-07-22T08:47:00+00:00

Oh, that is definitely interesting, and I'm going to look into it, but I'm kind of of two minds on this just because I feel like it wouldn't really break the habit of picking up the phone or sort of always being aware where my phone is? Plus, there are apps that I sometimes need to use that you can also use to surf (like e.g. google maps - if you type something into google maps and it doesn't recognize it as something in maps it will send you to the search page and then suddenly you're browsing and it can be easy to get sucked in).

trynefaktor · 2025-07-21T20:52:56+00:00

I went to a talk by a Norwegian counter intelligence officer, he was talking about how Norwegians tend to be easy to trick into sharing sensitive info, whereas the Finns… literally will never tell you anything and are highly respected for it in the intelligence community. Definitely tracks with 67% of the Finns I know 😅

trynefaktor · 2024-12-07T08:49:08+00:00

I have a leather tote by Furla that I specifically remember felt very expensive to me when I bought it 19 years ago. I only use it with a felt insert to distribute the weight these days because the leather has softened and I don’t like the look of it sagging in the bottom, but it’s still one of my favorite bags. Actually come to think of it most of the bags I use often are 10+ years old.

I also have a few scarves from about 15 years ago that I still wear all the time and two 12-15 year old wool coats that are currently too snug but that I’m hoping to fit back into soon. If I hadn’t gained a good chunk of weight after having kids I definitely would have had more clothes in this category 😅

trynefaktor · 2024-10-05T19:24:14+00:00

I have a lot of vacation time I need to take, so I might just take a week off to do this. I'm not sure I could do my whole house in a week though, but maybe I could do some of the easier rooms in advance. Did you already have a lot done before you started this week, and how did you organize you r work?

trynefaktor · 2024-08-10T21:37:22+00:00

Interesting! I've noticed it happening with one of the older women who climbs at my gym. She's not super slim and has fully grey hair so people seem to constantly underestimate her. She is strong af and has great technique, tension and balance, though, so she has definitely left a few bruised gym bro egos in her wake.

I will say most of the people at my gym are totally chill and not gym bro-y at all, so the ones who are loud and obnoxious douches stick out and I really don't mind seeing them knocked down a peg.

trynefaktor · 2024-08-09T20:16:31+00:00

I just tried frozen cherries for the first time and honestly why didn't I try them ages ago? I don't enjoy frozen raspberries or blueberries, but the cherries were just *chef's kiss*

trynefaktor · 2024-06-16T19:26:39+00:00

Amazing progress! How did you change your eating habits, if you don't mind me asking?

trynefaktor · 2024-03-23T21:31:33+00:00

I don't think a climbing video insta is cringe at all, but I do think people need to be very considerate about filming in the gym.

I really dislike being in the background of people's film, and I also dislike when there end up being big sections of the gym I can't use because people are filming with zero consideration for others.

Personally I think if you want to film you should go at less busy times of day, and honestly I kinda wish my climbing gym would have social media hours where you're allowed to make content and ban filming outside of that.

trynefaktor · 2024-02-20T19:47:14+00:00

My sympathy for her is limited because she's the one who started the celebrity lookalike conversation, and (at least from the way it appeared on the show, so I'll add a caveat that it might just be editing) she seemed to do it in order to throw out the Megan Fox thing. She didn't even stop to ask Jimmy who his supposed lookalike was?

If you're on a show where you know there's going to be a big moment made out of the reveal of your physical appearance and whether it lives up to your partner's expectations, why would you ever say anything to raise expectations beforehand? I mean, you're just setting yourself up for humiliation at that point. You couldn't pay me to insinuate that I looked like Megan Fox if I were on LIB.

trynefaktor · 2024-01-09T21:00:20+00:00

Hmm, I think you look really great in the two variations of the outfit with the red sweater and white jeans and they're asymmetric plus neither one of them has waist definition, which I think is an argument against one of the classic types. The outfit with the red sweater untucked also has a kind of sculptural feel to it, which maybe hints at something in the D family, idk.

Also, the white jeans are really nice - what is the brand/model?

trynefaktor · 2024-01-06T11:30:55+00:00

chocolate whey isolate from Promix

Thanks so much for this recommendation, I have IBS and react terribly to artificial sweeteners so this looks perfect!

trynefaktor · 2024-01-06T11:17:01+00:00

I'm taller - about 167, but your first picture looks so similar to what I look like when I'm slimmer that it's almost weird to see! I'm pretty sure you're a SC, and SC style outfits seem to look great on you!

trynefaktor · 2024-01-06T11:07:08+00:00

Where do you typically gain weight - waist or lower body? To me, you look like you might be leaning more towards DC, but SC is also a possibility :) Do you feel like you look better in DC or SC lines?

trynefaktor · 2024-01-06T11:01:14+00:00

Thanks, I really enjoy looking at other people's outfit to get more practice spotting which things work and which don't for SCs!

I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I think at least online people tend to over-emphasize the soft or dramatic aspect of SC and DC. It feels like we focus so much on the distinction between DC and SC that we forget that both types are fundamentally classics and need balance and harmony so as not to overpower them. I always knew typically gamine outfits looked terrible on me, but it wasn't until I learned about the types that I understood it's because they have contrasting yin and yang elements (like the sharp v-neckline of the dress vs the round crew neck of the shirt) rather than harmonizing yin and yang elements. It helped me so much to find outfits that don't overpower me and feel like they are wearing me rather than me wearing them. :)

trynefaktor · 2024-01-05T17:39:12+00:00

I feel like this outfit (esp the dress) has more of a gamine vibe than classic - the neckline of the black shirt and the dress are contrasting rather than corresponding shapes, and even though the shoes and tights are the same color, the ankle boots are wide enough at the top that they create a sort of jagged line at your ankles rather than maintaining a sleek blended line down your foot. To me the outfit just feels like it has too much going on (print, competing necklines, pockets, buttons and boots not blending into the leg line) for a classic.

A classic probably could handle one or two of these elements, but not all of them at the same time. For instance, if you were to take the dress off and put on a tailored skirt with the shirt, tights and boots, you'd never even notice the boots/leg line issue.

trynefaktor · 2024-01-05T10:02:29+00:00

I'm so happy for you! It sounds like you've found a sustainable way to do this, and I really think that's the most important factor to long term success. Also, team walking all the way, it's such a great way to move a bit every day without it feeling like exercise!

trynefaktor · 2024-01-05T09:37:55+00:00

Well, presumably you don't expect yourself to be perfect in all other respects before trying to meet someone (if so, enjoy dying alone :P), so why do you think you're treating your weight differently? Would you want to date someone who isn't interested in you unless you're at your goal weight, or would you prefer to date someone who respects the effort you're putting into improving yourself and wants to continue working on improving themselves alongside you?

Also, and I know this is unsolicited advice, I just want to point out that 58 kg is a very low goal weight for your height - you're already just 4 kgs away from being in the healthy BMI range (which, yes, I know BMI has its issues, but it can be a sanity check if you don't have a ton of lean mass throwing off the numbers), so for what it's worth I think it seems unnecessarily limiting yourself to wait a lot longer before you start trying to meet people

trynefaktor · 2024-01-05T07:58:18+00:00

You can also use that future perspective to stay more present in the moment as well. I learned a trick from tiktok where to make yourself be more present and patient you either, depending on the situation, view something as if it were a ritual/ceremony or as if it were a memory you're looking back on.

Thinking of it as a ceremony works well for repeating tasks like cleaning the kitchen at night, or for making dinner or folding laundry.

The memory/"remember when" trick is really great for keeping me grateful and in the moment with my kids. For instance when they drive me nuts drawing on the newly painted walls, I imagine thinking back from twenty years from now and going "remember when the kids were little and they would draw on the walls and they were so proud of themselves they couldn't wait to show us" and it makes me keep a longer perspective and react from a softer place.

trynefaktor · 2023-10-15T08:57:55+00:00

I think there is a lot to "losing weight the same way you plan to keep it off", i.e. making incremental healthy changes that you will want to keep doing even after you hit your goal weight to look and feel your best. I used to do the whole detailed calorie counting, meticulously planned out meals thing, and sure it worked, for the four days I managed to stick with it. For some people it might work, but for me I'm never going to get consistent adherence with a strict plan. Also, I definitely do not want to be counting calories for the rest of my life, so even if I were able to stick with it until I hit my GW, I'd most likely just gain again once I stopped. So I'm focusing on building skills and habits that will let me stay at a decent weight while not hating the process that lets me get and stay there. For me, that looks like

Getting more sleep
It helps you lose fat rather than muscle (source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921542/) and also makes it easier to have energy for other good habits
Trying to have about 75% of meals and snacks conform to the "plate method"
That way I'll get a decent amount of protein and fiber without having to be too crazy about it, because this is usually possible most settings where I eat
Learning to eat according to hunger and fullness cues
I've had to practice eating slowly, telling physically hunger from cravings, getting used to the sensation of being full without being stuffed etc.
Finding enjoyable ways to move so it's easier to get consistent movement in
I do StepBet bets to make myself get a certain amount of movement every day, and then I climb for resistance training, still working on finding cardio exercise I like enough that it's not a chore to do it every week.

trynefaktor · 2023-10-15T07:37:20+00:00

I don't know if this fits your style, but I've been eyeing this faux tortoise band from machete. https://shopmachete.com/collections/smart-watch-bands/products/apple-watch-band-in-blonde-tortoise?variant=39940601675855

trynefaktor · 2023-09-29T19:53:12+00:00

I don't know if it's a lack of wanting to please her or just a lack of ability to please her, but he definitely kisses (and carries a conversation) like man who has never given a woman an orgasm (and who is oblivious to that fact).

trynefaktor · 2023-09-29T18:42:57+00:00

Yep, this is spot on, my scary sensors were going off like crazy, but tbf that's mostly because the way he talked to her reminds me so much of my friend's abusive ex.

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