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Or even "only" in a hospital for a couple of weeks on a respirator--not how I want to spend my time!

Oh yeah, that's about an hour from us I think. I feel like the spread here has gone a bit slowly so far, but who knows, it could ramp up I guess. There's no way to know how many tests they actually have, or how many of these 12 (14 now?) have unknowingly spread it to others. It will be interesting (and hopefully not scary)…

This attitude irritates me to no end. The flu is endemic--it's spread far and wide, and hospitals are not generally overrun with patients. This coronavirus is a NEW virus, and humans have never experienced it before. It spreads relatively easily. We should learn from China and Italy how quickly hospitals can be overwhelmed…

Everyone has paper towels :smiley:

We are in the same area--Cary, NC. Our friends were the "parents" who were just tested but turned out negative--they closed their daughter's school for a day just in case. My husband works at Duke in research, and they are talking about essential/nonessential employees, and whether or not he can work from home for a while.…

I'm 46 :smile:

I've had my calorie goal set at 1450-1550 since September, but I often go over a little. My maintenance calories started around 2100, and are now around 2000. I have pretty consistently lost about 1 lb a week, with less in January and more in February due to a stomach issue. I don't eat breakfast, so that helps. It will…

Duke, UNC, NC State are moving to online classes until at least 4/20. NCAA not allowing fans. We personally know two families locally who are under quarantine (one is self-imposed). It's starting to hit close to home here.

Ah, thank you for the clarification! 😊

You didn't post a source for that statistic, and I couldn't find an answer quickly online, but...would you not agree that coronavirus would increase their risk further?

I DID look that up, and couldn't find any info on death rates. I think if it was 7-15%, it might be easier to find on Dr. Google... Also, I did state I was with you on not being a shut-in--it's just when you called it "a cold" that I call you out. Sure, call it a cold if you want--a mutated cold that overwhelms hospitals…

I'm sure that poster's point was that if people feel like it was all overblown and exaggerated because there were successful containment efforts, then when the next illness blows through, people will not take precaution.

For death rate by age (and the website has another chart with death rates by comorbidity): https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/ There are two sources that provide age, sex, and comorbidity statistics: The Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission published on Feb. 28 by WHO, [2] which is…

I was with you on this until you stated not changing your schedule for "a cold", because it's not a cold. It's death for 15% of people over 80, and for 7% of people in their 70s, not to mention those who have chronic illnesses. Good on you for watching out for yourself, but please think of others as well. [ETA: Please see…

Starting weight: 163.4 lb Start weight this month: 137.2-ish Goal weight this month: 133 Target goal weight: 128 August: lost 1.2 lb September: lost 4.2 lb October: lost 3.7 lb November: lost 3.9 lb December: lost 4.1 lb January: lost 1.9 lb February: lost 7 lb (stomach pain and loss of appetite in Feb) (I use Happy Scale,…

Ugh, today was a high-appetite day due to ovulation. I usually save up calories for after dinner, but this evening I'm skipping the after-dinner snack and just having hot tea. I'm still a little over my calorie goal, but definitely under maintenance.

Starting weight: 163.4 lb Start weight this month: 137.2-ish Goal weight this month: 133 Target goal weight: 128 August: lost 1.2 lb September: lost 4.2 lb October: lost 3.7 lb November: lost 3.9 lb December: lost 4.1 lb January: lost 1.9 lb February: lost 7 lb (stomach pain and loss of appetite in Feb) (I use Happy Scale,…

cmriverside--I can't tell if you're kidding or not. We have a family of 5--I can't tell you how many times one or two of us has been sick (cold, influenza, stomach bug, etc) and no one else in the house gets it. And I mean, I'll clean surfaces if one of us is sick, but do you really think everything stays pristine and…

Another update: I've been feeling better for the past few weeks. I stopped the Prilosec after the initial 14-day dose, and since then I've only had maybe two bad days. I do often have a nauseous feeling, but it doesn't stop me from eating. I went back and looked at my calorie intake from the past several weeks. (The…

Ugh, that's not fun. When I've had knee pain in the past, it was transient, and could often be worked out with some stretching. If that's not the case, and the pain is pretty intense (causing you to stop running), then sitting it out might be best (or walking it as someone else said, but that's definitely not the same…

Today I did a time trial 5K, and ran the fastest 5K I’ve run in well over 7 years.

Looking at the restaurant menu ahead of time and planning what I would order. The menu didn’t have calorie counts, so I took a little time looking things up and figuring out the counts as best I could. It was just sushi, so not that difficult, but I added in a couple of beers, too. I came in just at my daily calorie goal…

I’m a runner who supplements with cross training on some non-running days. I like the elliptical because it sort of mimics running, but without the same stress on the legs and joints. I have occasional foot pain from running, and the elliptical doesn’t aggravate it. It will all depend on what it is that’s hurting exactly,…

Starting weight: 163.4 lb Start weight this month: 137.2-ish Goal weight this month: 133 Target goal weight: 128 August: lost 1.2 lb September: lost 4.2 lb October: lost 3.7 lb November: lost 3.9 lb December: lost 4.1 lb January: lost 1.9 lb February: lost 7 lb (stomach pain and loss of appetite in Feb) (I use Happy Scale,…

Starting weight: 163.4 lb Start weight this month: 137.2-ish Goal weight this month: 133 Target goal weight: 128 August: lost 1.2 lb September: lost 4.2 lb October: lost 3.7 lb November: lost 3.9 lb December: lost 4.1 lb January: lost 1.9 lb February: lost 7 lb (stomach pain and loss of appetite in Feb) (I use Happy Scale,…

8 mile run this morning Strong Lifts this evening (I'm a weakling, so only at 50lb for deadlifts :# )

As I approach maintenance in another 10 lbs or so...I wish I knew!! I’m honestly not sure how it starts for me. Diet fatigue? Distraction by something new in life (good or bad)? I do think it has involved not continuing to log, but then, I don’t know what has precipitated that. I am hoping that I’ve got things figured out…

I’ll just add that my family was thinking of going to the Lego convention being held in our area this weekend. The website for the event mentions some things they plan on doing and changing in order to help prevent the potential spread of Coronavirus (there have been a couple cases in our area). Again, not as worried about…

It’s my understanding that the toilet paper shortage scare came from a report that companies like proctor and gamble would soon have to slow production of certain products due to factories in China being shut down. And not necessarily for the actual product, which might be manufactured here, but for some of the things that…