u/Agreeable_Carpet_327

I normally use an Apple Watch with Bevel, but I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu so I can’t wear my watch during class.
Instead, I wear a Polar Verity Sense. I take the Apple Watch off when I shower 1hr before class at home and put my bjj gear and sensor on. I turn it off when I get home and get in the shower then back to the watch.

Ideally, I’d like to put it on before training and use it as a replacement for my Apple Watch so it records my heart rate and contributes to my normal daily stress/recovery metrics.

After I get home, I’d like to trim the recording so that only the actual BJJ session is treated as a workout.

The goal is:

The time before and after BJJ is treated as normal heart-rate data (like my Apple Watch would record during the day), so it contributes to my normal daily stress/recovery.

Only the BJJ portion is counted as a workout and contributes extra workout strain.

At the moment, Recording Mode treats the entire recording as one workout, which causes Bevel to massively overestimate my strain. When I tried trimming the workout in Polar Flow, it appeared to create a duplicate workout in Apple Health instead of replacing the original.

After trimming then deleting the larger entry from Apple, some data remained. I messed about for some time but I ended up with extra strain score extra KJ burnt and extra workout time. Both the last two displayed in the Apple activity rings app. - I wasn’t able to fix the data by deleting it in Apple. I did mess about a bit I wonder if I glitched or broke it.

A few questions:

Has anyone found a workflow that achieves this?

Does trimming a workout in Polar Flow normally update the existing Apple Health workout, or does it create duplicates? Maybe I messed it up?

Does Polar Flow export heart-rate samples outside the workout, or only heart-rate associated with workouts?

I’d love to hear from anyone using an additional HR sensor with Apple Health and Bevel, especially for sports where you can’t wear an Apple Watch.

Cheers,

I make Greek yogurt using UHT milk, so I don’t heat the milk first. I mixed the UHT milk with my starter culture in a clean jar, left the lid off, and then completely forgot to put it in the dehydrator.
It ended up sitting overnight (around 8–10 hours) in a pretty cold room, probably around 12°C or a bit colder.
My questions are:
Is it worth putting it in the dehydrator now, or should I just throw it out?
Does the fact that it was UHT milk and the room was quite cold make any difference?
If it ferments normally, smells and tastes fine, would you eat it?
If it seems completely normal, would you trust it as a starter for future batches, or would you buy fresh starter and begin again?
I’d especially love to hear from anyone who’s actually done this before or has experience making yogurt with UHT milk.

I’ve pretty much given up on making espresso because I keep running into the same two problems, and I’m wondering if this is just normal or if I’m doing something wrong.

Problem 1: As soon as I get my grinder dialled in so the shot is extracting at the right speed (around 25–30 seconds), it feels like I’m right on the edge of choking the machine. Then the next morning, with the exact same settings, the shot will often choke completely or run much slower. It seems like tiny changes in the beans or humidity completely throw the grind setting off.

Problem 2: The first shot of the day is almost never the same as the last shot from the previous day. Once I adjust the grinder, I can usually get consistent shots for the rest of the day, but the following morning it’s off again.

My questions are:

Is it normal to have to make small grind adjustments almost every day?

Do you purge a small amount of coffee from your grinder every morning to clear out retained grounds, or should that not be necessary?

Should I be knocking or tapping the grinder to get old grounds out before making the first coffee of the day?
Or should I be able to just grind, pull a shot, and expect it to be close if nothing else has changed?

I’m trying to work out whether this is just part of making espresso, whether my grinder is the issue, or whether I’m missing something obvious. I’d love to hear what your morning routine is and whether you have to re-dial your grinder each day.

Thanks.

Need bulk socks but I need them to be half decent

Ideally moisture wicking but I understand you don’t always get a choice when going frugal

And ideas for best bulk socks in Aus?

Cheers

I have always had a strong interest in psychedelics. Have tried most but not cactus.

I hear you make yucky tea and drink it. I see on here you make crystals.

What’s the suggested go to method these days should I do a CELIO or make a tea?

How much cactus do you need? Is there a good way to grow a bunch for yourself so I don’t kill my one cactus? I think I should take and plant cuttings.

Appreciate your input as a beginner in the cactus world.

Looking for some advice from people with DMT vape experience.

I have a wax vape that I used for DMT a while ago. The chamber is completely empty now, but when I fire it, it still produces vapor/smoke and has that distinct burnt DMT taste. I’m assuming there’s old residue soaked into or under the coil.

I’m thinking about revisiting DMT, but I’m not sure what the best move is:

Just use it as-is and accept the slightly burnt taste and use the vape anyway. (The smell sometimes makes me feel sick).

Try to clean or repair the coil somehow?

Replace the coil (although I’m in Australia and getting shipping in vape parts isn’t allowed and often caught by customs)?

Abandon the vape and learn a different DMT consumption method entirely?

The vape itself worked extremely well, so I’d rather not downgrade my method of consumption, if I don’t have to.

We have a glass pipe somewhere but it’s so hard to consume well and clean.

Interested to hear your advice.

Cheers

I only knew about maoi for dmt and mushroom use

Recently hearing about antidepressant properties.

I’ve taken ssri they help a lot but I can’t continue.

Recent adhd diagnosis and started vyvanse which helps with tasks and life in general.

I know ssri and moai is a no what about vyvanse and maoi? It says this is another no go combo but wondering if I could skip vyvanse dose and try maoi.

Also interested in trying it with a psychedelic I’m yet to try the combination.

Interested to hear the community feedback.

Thanks.

I got my bloods done. There are a bunch more results not included I can DM.

I have all the symptoms of low test but I also have sleeping issues which can cause the same symptoms. Just been diagnosed with adhd as well.

I’m 24M 75 kg 186cm in very good shape from diet and gym

Wondering if somebody can peak at my results and let me know if they can get any information out of them?

I know there are other markers I should include but I’m not sure which, sorry!!

I will attach the additional results if somebody can let me know what else specifically needs to be looked at.

Thank you!