SparkNB's Journey to Fitness

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  This started as a response to a spark friend's similarly titled post, but I decided to post it here: News in the past fortnight: masks *DO* protect the wearer...Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN on a recent early AM had a graph with how much protection they offer: bandanas = some, cone paper = more, stitched cloth double layer = most. Here's an article I found about this doing a quick search: https://www.msn.com/en-us/heal th/me dical/how-much-protection-do es- your-mask-give-you-others/ar -BB16purY You could find the exact numbers if you care to do further research. If they didn't offer protection, hospitals wouldn't have been/be screaming for more PPE. Other countries are doing better, because they had sane policies that followed the science, sooner or later. It's political because it's been SO bungled here, and thus politicized further. Following science is all that'll get US out of this mess; I support schools being open, along the same lines as states should be

  Down 2 pounds for weigh-in today for week 2 Summer5%Challenge; so far down 5.4 in challenge; down 32.8 for 2020; lost 11.9 in summer2019, but then got Achilles heel injury (& went off plan) Am on 'casual travelers' team 5% team, which fits my operating mode (many who are on it are maintainers, or close to it, though there are a couple of other heavyweights too). It's keeping me focused but the fact I can be casual about all except weigh-in day keeps me from self-sabotaging because of imprecise perfection (sometimes I get wrapped up in the little actions, especially if there is guilt in not doing them perfectly, that I lose focus). The 5%challenge is 8 weeks long, so it's a quarter done. Time to redouble efforts to focus on being successful, considering that my thyroid often gets in the way. Wishing us all a good, peaceful, healthy week! #stayHomeStaySateWearAMask!!! (shoulda put comet in graphic; though this way will be reusable for all the pounds still to go) RIP

  ...in case you missed it, food for thought.... Watching CNN, 'New Day w/Alisyn Camerota'...the 'remembering lives lost to coronavirus' segment; and just before this, was Dr. Sanjay Gupta who pointed out that, in terms of schools being open or not, 'there's not a lot of data because most kids around the world have been home since March, but in Israel, many schools opened May 3; level of original incidence was low there, but rose substantially after schools opened', enough that many closed again July 3. data from Israel DoH Also,  www.freecodecamp .org/  is a great resource for those interested in learning how to code; maybe someone you know. Similar resources in person cost around 10k. Member Comments About This Blog Post v IMPROVINGME I just finished trying to find out information online about reopening plans for the two school districts where my grandchildren live. Can't find anything definitive yet for either one. My daughter is a teacher, so I'm

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