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RangerRickL
RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,587 Member
    BMcC9 wrote: »
    Happy Official (Astronomical) First Day Of Autumn (in the northern hemisphere) - presumably the Official (Astronomical) First Day of Spring (in the southern hemisphere)

    So why is the equinox considered the start of the season but the solstice is called mid-summer/winter?
  • goingape
    goingape Posts: 429 Member

    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, did my ignite class.
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes!
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes!
  • corriepelc
    corriepelc Posts: 2,088 Member
    Yes to all 3
  • Hollis100
    Hollis100 Posts: 1,408 Member
    Yes x 3

    Hope everybody here had a good day :)
  • Sunshinfit
    Sunshinfit Posts: 232 Member
    Yes x 3
  • Hollis100
    Hollis100 Posts: 1,408 Member
    @katiecan2019 so sorry to read this -- can you do chair yoga? Take care of yourself.
  • jules7890
    jules7890 Posts: 145 Member
    Walked for 45 min
    Tracked every nibble, bite, chew
    Under for calories for the day👍🏽
  • alaskamutts278
    alaskamutts278 Posts: 522 Member
    Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, indoor rowing
    Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
    Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    Sept 22tracked all
    64 min walk/hike
    Calories under
  • Hulya_79
    Hulya_79 Posts: 451 Member
    Exercise: Yes
    Calories: Yes
    Tracked: Yes
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Dory_42 wrote: »
    BMcC9 wrote: »
    Happy Official (Astronomical) First Day Of Autumn (in the northern hemisphere) - presumably the Official (Astronomical) First Day of Spring (in the southern hemisphere)

    So why is the equinox considered the start of the season but the solstice is called mid-summer/winter?

    It's the difference between expressing "space-scale" time and "terrestrial-scale" time (which default includes "common local weather patterns")

    Culturally, the USA and Canada consider the start of September as "the start of Fall". The equinox doesn't occur until ~21st or 22nd of September.

    The "equinox" is the point where the sun is above / below the horizon for an equal period of time. Starting the next "day", the proportions shift to either longer days, or longer nights (depending on which equinox) Vernal / spring equinox is the start of spring. Autumnal / fall equinox is the start of fall.

    The solstice (mid-summer / mid-winter) is the mid-point between the equinoxes. The Summer-solstice is the longest day and the Winter Solstice is the longest night. Astronomically speaking, they mark the beginning of (astronomical) summer and the beginning of (astronomical) winter ...

    but the change in percent of daylight and "normal temperatures at ground level" are not the same ... so in the northern hemisphere ~ Dec 21 (even though the daylight hours are technically starting to get longer) the "cultural winter" has already started - usually in November - and the days keep getting increasingly colder, so it FEELS like "mid-winter, which is gonna last until at least March"

    At ground level a season can "come early" or "arrive late"; astronomically, the division is objectively stable.