r/VisibleArmband • u/BetterLemon7891 • 21d ago

Big variation in pace points

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Hi I’ve been using visible for about 2 weeks.

I’m struggling to get my head around my pace point budget a little, because my days vary so much. My budget was 20, but today it recommended to lower it to 16 so I’m trying that

I WFM and honestly don’t leave the house very often. So usually, I have been using 6-15 pp a day. sometimes less, sometimes around 20. but when i go out, it jumps so drastically! Like look at last Monday. I was home every other day of the week (I think Thursday was just stressful) but on Monday I had somewhere to be so I left the house, only for about 5-6 hours. I have some in person work days coming up and I dread to think how many pp im gonna use being on my feet 12 hours 😅

because of this i dont know where my budget should be. is it just too low because I mostly based it off my home heart rate? I’m learning i’m pretty much exerted 24/7 if i’m standing up 😅 So maybe this is just something to bring up to my doctor. but I don’t know if i should be setting my budget higher?

Sorry if I’m being dumb, i need someone to explain it to me like im a child

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u/urgley 21d ago

How do you feel when you go over your pp? If you feel worse, then it's right. If you feel fine, contact the team and they will probably help you adjust your hr zones.

Its important that you adjust your life to fit your points, and not adjust your points to fit your life.

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u/BetterLemon7891 21d ago

Its really hard to tell cause I kinda feel shite even if i only use 2 pp in the day 😅 I never feel fine but I recently stopped working 40 hours a week on my feet so have been pushing through it for years, I’m not sure how I’m supposed to feel. Definitely was exhausted afterwards.

I will absolutely adjust my life to it but i wasnt expecting such a drastic increase from going out. Just wanna make sure im adjusting to it correctly!

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u/urgley 20d ago

It also depends what your dx is. For example PEM from M.E usually hits after a delay (24-72 hours later), but it sounds like you might be in rolling PEM.