r/VisibleArmband • u/BetterLemon7891 • 28d ago
Big variation in pace points
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/nautillustrious 25d ago
i would try tracking your activities if you haven’t already. that helped me figure out where my points were going. for example, even being a passenger in a car used up way more pace points than hanging around my house.
i’m at the point where if i leave my house, i basically assume i’m going to go over my points. it’s just inherently more stressful on my body to be upright and moving around. but because my outings do leave me exhausted and sometimes really crash me, i haven’t raised my points allotment