WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016
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Karen in VA. quote
"Barbie Nice shoe! Like Miriam, I have a wide foot, but can wear women's wide sizes. I wear Crocs most of the time (ugly as they are), and I love Clarks, Ryka, and Brooks. Have a pair of Skechers that I like, too. I noticed last time I lost a lot of weight that my shoes were a little looser which surprised me!"
I too was very surprised when I lost the 125 pounds that the majority of my shoes would no longer stay on my feet. However, what really blew me away was the first time I put my straw sun hat on to go outside. It was so big it just swirled around on my head. Gives a whole new meaning to "fat head"
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lhannon062709 wrote: »
Pensive in West Texas,
Lisa
Congratulations to both of you on your double achievements.
Lots of good decisions to make. Just know that nothing is ever certain and we can always change our situation. You are resilient, flexible and responsible. In other words. A super woman.
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I started June in a LOT of pain, unable to move my left arm due to a rotator cuff tear, frozen shoulder, and very little sleep (2-4 hours a night).
I have lost 15lb since the 2nd of June. I still have a long way to go.
July goals:
Continue to log everything I eat.
I drink 2 litres of water a day (I keep a 2 litre bottle in the fridge with a permanent marker marks down the side to section the day into 4. Each tim I open the fridge, the bottle tells me how well I am doing throughout the day. It works well for me. I just fill up a sport bottle and carry that around with me).
I will continue to reach or exceed my 8000 steps on my Fitbit Blaze each day.
So far in July, I have done over 218,000 steps.
Continue to mobilize my shoulder. I can now wash my hair with two hands. YEAH!!! Still a long way to go with the shoulder. I am still on NSAIDs for it.
I keep a jar on my counter, and drop plastic gemstones in for each pound lost. I have 15 in there so far, would like to see at least a couple more in there before the end of the month.
Wishing you all the very best on your journey to a healthier happier you. 5 -
Good morning!
Lisa, Wow, lots of change in your life now. Good luck with all your decisions!
I'd like to make changes but I'm not sure what, yet. I had such a chaotic childhood and early adulthood--lots of moves, parents' divorce and then their second marriages, neglect, mental illness in the family that I didn't recognize or understand, my own severe depression, a first marriage to an addict--that I spent 25+ years craving and creating stability. Now I want change but am afraid, and there's so much that's good in my life. I live in a beautiful part of the country (a little too humid since I grew up in the high desert southwest
). I've got a good marriage and an engaging job. Our children are settling into their adult lives. I now work part-time (my choice) and am lonely. So much of my energy has gone into work and family. Now I want more of a life outside work, two of our three children live far away, and none of our other relatives live nearby. I'm reserved and self-sufficient and have trouble reaching out. I like to travel a lot, but it doesn't develop the ties with people that I want.
Joyce, May you have times of peace. Hugs!!!!
Karen in Virginia, I don't know that "pretty great guys" put the blame on others...
Karen in NY, it sounds like you're doing a great job with your OS and her apartment.
Today I need to do some work--some volunteer, some for my paid job. And I also need to get my exercise in. Yesterday, I tried kettle bell swings for the first time in 7 or 8 months--I just did two sets of 10 with a 15-pounder. It felt okay, but I probably need to take it easy. I can't do kettle bell squats yet.
KarenE
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I had a wonderful week with DGD while mom recovered from C-section and getting home ready. Baby did not wait until scheduled delivery at all so they were caught a bit off guard. She is tiny but another cutie and looks just like big sister. I needed a full day of doing nothing after the week of visiting, swimming, boating, art projects and, by the way, working and finishing laying floor. There is a reason babies and small children are for the younger folks.
Now to clean the house top to bottom and do laundry. I have to get back in garden today. With all I need to do, I should have skipped reading and posting. But I missed all of you. You are keeping me grounded. I think I also need to face the scale. I was only too happy to bake cheesecake and pogacha this week at request. Time for watermelon and veggies from the garden.
Katla Middleburg is wonderful. I am so glad you are enjoying your visit. Are you able to get to any of the world class horse farms. Did you get to National Archives or National Gallery? Or Georgetown? Lots to see and do. Never enough time. Washington will be empty this week so it is a good time to visit.
shoes I live in Clarks. The company retail shop has great sales and the Web site and outlets have even better discounts on a regular basis. The dressy flat shoes are comfortable for long periods of time and I can walk in them if I have to be on my feet for a long time in business attire. My motto- if my feet are comfortable, so are the rest of me. Yikes. I sound like a commercial.
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Good morning, ladies! Happy Sunday! I woke up at 3:00am to the most spectacular thunderstorm. I went to bed at about 9 last night and the rumbling was just beginning. I kind of dozed off and on until 5:30, and happily listened to the rain and thunder. I love those kind of mornings.
Had a great day yesterday. Left my house at 10am and rode my bike into downtown GH, hit the library and farmer's market, walked the boardwalk and pier, took a hike through the dune areas of Highland Park/Mulligan's Hollow, sat on the grassy hill that over looks the channel and read a little (distracted by people watching) and ate a lunch that I had packed (so that I wouldn't be tempted to buy something that smells yummy but has enough calories for three days), then I biked towards home. I stopped at my brother-in-law's house (he and his wife live about 2 1/2 miles from us) and took a swim in their pool (floated around) and stayed for a bbq. Brother-in-law did the cooking. It was just lovely! A mini vacation! Didn't get home until 8:30.
Anne - Awesome job replacing the toilet! I have just recently ventured into the "diy/fix-it myself" mode. My first fix it happened to be our sump pump. One of the kids flushed something and it stopped the pump. I called the plumber (for the third time in a month) and he knew we were on a tight budget and couldn't afford another visit; he very kindly gave me step by step directions to fix it. DH was going to do it, but as soon as he smelled the smell, he had to leave the room. So...in I went, after all I change about 15 diapers a day, and got it done. It was quite possibly the most gratifying moment in my life! If a person could grow a cape out of their back, I am sure I would have had one that day!
Miriam- I value all of your thoughts, advice and comments and I miss you much when you are not posting! That said, I wish the people who owned this house before you could read your advice about white caulk instead of clear. They clear caulked in the bathroom. So true about being able to see the mold and grime. It drives me crazy and as soon as the bathroom moves to the top of my diy list, the clear caulk will be GONE!
Allie- You need a "vacation" day. Just a day for you. Even if it is just to meander around town like I did yesterday. You need to refill your "bucket" before the "bucket dippers" begin to empty it again!
Michele- The insightful button. lol. I have used it a couple of times when someone has posted something that I find particularly wise and speaks to me at the moment. I found it funny that the mfp designers chose that word or expression out of the many options and expressions. I like it. I think an inspiring button would be good for this site. I find "awesome" an over used expression (but I use it a lot)
Carol- were you the one wondering about reps? When the ladies post 8x10x15 they are stating: 8 sets, of 10 reps (repetitions or swings in this case) with a 15 pound weight. So...a set of ten swings and rest, a set of ten swings and rest, repeat eight times (making 80 swings total). In my brain to make it click a little quicker, I have to turn that second x into an @ sign so that my brain reads 8x10@15. For some reason it just helps the equation make sense.
Love and hugs to everyone! I can not say how often I rely on your advice and opinions and look forward to the peaceful and safe environment this group provides.
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Whoops. Scale has *spoken. Up 2 lbs.1
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Good morning again ladies-
Hanging out on the front porch after going down to feed DFIL tom and I took separate cars as I had to come back up here to keep and eye out on Faith..let me tell you my DFIL can put it away...he had 2 bowls of oatmeal and a plate of eggs and a donut soaked in milk ,a cup of coffee and a glass of milk.. Pretty good for a guy who will be 89 in December ...
I do enjoy sitting out on the porch there is a butterfly bush right out here and the butterflies are enjoying it.. I haven't been stellar at doing a lot of watering of the flowers up here but I try2 -
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Heather- awesome workout! Yes you recorded it correctly!1
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Lisa- you are amazing! Good luck!1
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Hi Gals,
Lisa – what a change in just a few months, from you changing things up to him changing things up… you know how hard it is to be apart (just from the ranch to town was hard) so be sure to figure in enough time/money to get together a lot!!! I'm sure you have thought of this but maybe make sure you both have electronics that will let you skype or facetime too...
Karen E – I have had a ton of trouble making the lasting connections/friendships I craved and I joined a garden club and while it has taken years and me finally having time to help plan stuff, those friendships are developing.
KJ and our other fix it ladies – awesome jobs!!!! I find on some things I want to do I don’t have the right tools… there is a library about 45 min from here that checks tools out, but only to city residents – grrr wish our library did it too.
Yesterday I did my first successful dumbbell swing, for me success is not needing ice/rest/alive after… so using the system I did 3x10x1 3 reps of 10 swings each with 1 pound… I’m the wimp of the group, but found that this is something I think I can fit in easy, as I throw the ball for the dog 3-5 times a day, and I just do a rep – throw the ball, do a rep – throw the ball, repeat…
July Goals:
2 fun things a week, Lunch with Ben, visiting with mom, Cajun food with a friend, got the job!, watched the sunrise every morning, planning a camping trip with a friend.
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday – like to hit 160 miles for the month.
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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morning peeps -
thunder was a happening when we got up. had to give Floyd (dog with my orange bike jersey) a doggie downer, it's too warm for him to put the thunder shirt on. it was sprinkling by the time we were on the road, didn't take my rain pants or shoe covers, did wear my heavier rain coat tho. by the time I got done w/the gym it was raining. water felt good on my legs as I was riding to the train station. I was planning on riding to work today but ended up not doing it. since my summer bike has no fenders my butt got wet and feet wet. I have an extra pair of shorts and socks so i'll be wearing dry clothes by the time I get ready to go home.
this weekend we are taking the airstream to go get polished and put the rear view camera on. can't wait for retirement, I'm ready
I have had a week of retirement.... I think I will have to organize other people better...lol. Or perhaps educate them may be a better way of putting it... "If you don't mind I am retired and I have "My thing" I want to do
Enjoy your retirement Pip!!
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morning peeps
peach - reps means repetitions, so your guess was right
grits - i don't mind bike racks at all, we had one for our other car. it's the AIRSTREAM bike rack i didn't like. didn't like the way it looked. it's ugly. don't want to mess up the integrity of the airstream.
https://www.google.com/search?q=airstream+bike+rack&biw=1264&bih=745&tbm=isch&imgil=g9whqpLb3snvZM%3A%3B2_J77R6MLPOTYM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.airforums.com%252Fforums%252Ff516%252Fbike-rack-82988-4.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=g9whqpLb3snvZM%3A%2C2_J77R6MLPOTYM%2C_&usg=__uaigGi53s2_gWi5TthEDzlryJHo=&ved=0ahUKEwiQzZPbtYzOAhUD4GMKHaZrBwQQyjcINg&ei=Pd-UV9C6MYPAjwOm150g#imgrc=kmi4sDg1FIUHaM:
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i dunno, still thinking about the bike rack thing on the airstream... we will be having 5 bikes that we are keeping right now.
lilymay- retirement is still 5 years away, kirby is counting down the days already ;0/ kirby likes to plan ahead, way ahead.
miriamwithcats - yeah, politics sucks, this is one place that i'm glad that i am away from it. on fb, i love the feature to hide those posts. love u girlfriend. i got cho back!
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I am very much a bargain hunter! I use the ibotta app and cut coupons. I belong to a couple of other phone shopping apps and have many of the store apps to to get the coupons. Some things I go bargain on but shoes are not one of them. I always buy either New Balance or Sketchers, the only two brands I found so far that do not make my back hurt when I walk or shop!
Just got back from ShopRite, never went there before (In Southington Allie). My DH and I loved it. I used coupons and the ibotta app and ended up saving over $50!
Well have to help make dinner, chicken and lobster (4.99 each at Stew's yesterday) so talk later!
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PEEPS! BE CAREFUL NOT TO CLICK ON ANY LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF MFP THAT SAYS 2 PRIVATE MESSAGE! IT IS A VIRUS/MALEWARE!!!!! Just did it and had to fix my laptop.
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ilikegardens wrote: »
I'd like to make changes but I'm not sure what, yet. I had such a chaotic childhood and early adulthood--lots of moves, parents' divorce and then their second marriages, neglect, mental illness in the family that I didn't recognize or understand, my own severe depression, a first marriage to an addict--that I spent 25+ years craving and creating stability. Now I want change but am afraid, and there's so much that's good in my life. I live in a beautiful part of the country (a little too humid since I grew up in the high desert southwest ). I've got a good marriage and an engaging job. Our children are settling into their adult lives. I now work part-time (my choice) and am lonely. So much of my energy has gone into work and family. Now I want more of a life outside work, two of our three children live far away, and none of our other relatives live nearby. I'm reserved and self-sufficient and have trouble reaching out. I like to travel a lot, but it doesn't develop the ties with people that I want.
KarenE
Karen, when I retired I told my friends that I planned to spend my retirement knitting and watching TV and for awhile I did that. I was pretty solitary except for my husband and my pets and it was good. Then I saw something in the paper about a line dance class and I tried it and then we got a dog that needed to be walked a lot and now my life is filled with dancing and walking dogs and through those activities I've met friendly people. I've found that if I relax and take it easy and don't struggle, the right answers come and I find what I've been looking for and didn't know it. I think you will, too. Barbie
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Hee hee - I've been looking at the Russian alphabet, so I can at least read the signs next year in St Petersburg. I will get a few basic phrases under my belt, but I'm not going full out to learn Russian. We will probably take the escorted trips there, so PLEASE and THANK YOU , HELLO and GOODBYE, will probably be enough. I now know the sign for TOILET! First things first!
I've got a routine BP and kidney function blood test tomorrow. Might add in a bit of food shopping afterwards. Running out of veggies again. DH is debating whether to go to the one day cricket match on Tuesday and if he does he will need to take a picnic. I could combine it with a light lunch out and a meander round the clothes store. Don't really need anything, but I like to keep my eye in.
Could go down to Portsmouth on Wednesday to see my friend.
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Lillian- congratulations on your retirement! Enjoy yourself!
Rita - that happened to me last year on here. It happened on my computer and my DD's BF had to do a remote computer clean. It took four hours for him to clean up the mess. It came on with a warning that the computer was compromised in to call this number. However that was the scam. That number was for The scammer to be able to get into my computer and get to bank records and important information.
Mary from Minnesota2 -
PEEPS! BE CAREFUL NOT TO CLICK ON ANY LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF MFP THAT SAYS 2 PRIVATE MESSAGE! IT IS A VIRUS/MALEWARE!!!!! Just did it and had to fix my laptop.
Rita from CT
Rita, thanks so much for letting us know to look out for that virus link. I'm glad you were able to get your computer back together.
Amy from Jacksonville, FL2 -
Miriamwithcat and DJ – I might be guilty of making a comment that others don’t agree with or like; I have ‘tried’ to think first; but, I think that all of us have posted things that other people don’t care to read about; but, understand that it is part of their coping mechanism or how they must live their lives. If you are truly so upset that you want to stop posting or reading … then maybe you need to PM that person and tell them ‘why’ you feel this way. I think we have all sort of agreed that conversations or comments about ‘politics’, ‘religion’, and ‘other controversial comments’ … are not what this forum is about. I have not seen any comments lately that I’ve thought were that controversial. I know I write long posts; but, I do ‘bold’ the names so that everybody knows that my comments are directed to them or someone else. IF I had something that I really thought should be an one-to-one personal remark; that is what the PM button is for. Then use it; I’ll ‘apologize’ if I have said anything that has made you (or anyone else) want to just ‘get off this forum’. There’s been a lot that I did not ‘think’ were things I wanted to read about; but, everybody has something to say; and, quite often it can be very insightful and something that one can tuck away and either ‘think’ about it later or specifically ask questions, here on this site or in a PM. Many are 'experts' in certain areas' but 'few' are 'experts' in EVERYTHING.
One thing I have noticed is that I need to really proofread all of my posts for misspelled words or the use of the wrong ‘tense’ to a remark, or dropping a letter because I do tend to type very fast; but, my laptop apparently can’t keep up. Don’t have that problem with my desktop because of the ‘cupped keys’ … not flat like on my laptop.
I rarely post to someone who hasn’t put the name they wish to be called and they apparently prefer to be as anonymous as a ‘user name’ (or post a picture of a pet, or when they were younger, with someone else in the picture, or just the little icon that shows up as a person in disguise) … but; I do so on occasion. But it more because I want to tell them how to get on and stay on the current month and how I make it easy for me to comment on posts that are made on pages prior, so they won't lose their post they've already spent time typing. I know that they don’t want that information ‘out there’ - that I also understand. We all have our ‘quirks’; I have mine and I know that others ‘don’t really give a 'kitten’.". If I slip up, then I slip up; if it upsets you that much, then PM me about it. I’ll apologize, or I won’t – but I do sort of expect that I will make comments that others don’t want to read about. Skip it or cruise it – don’t run off in a huff, because we enjoy reading about what you are going through and the things you do and the information you offer, which also others might take offense. Some things are posts to just ‘get stuff off our chests’ … it takes a lot of courage to lay out yourself to a group of total strangers. I’ve learned something from every posting here … I might not agree with it, I might post something, or maybe not in response. I certainly do not think that a posting asking for prayers is a ‘religious’ comment either. We’re supposed to be ‘friends’ here and the sight is supposed to ‘encourage and support’ our journey to lose, maintain, or for some, even gain weight. It’s a large forum with many of us living overseas where certain issues are just as foreign to us as ours are to them. But, unless you PM someone who you deem has step on your toes; it will become a forum where everybody will stop posting and walk on eggshells (or nails) and that isn’t what this is about either.
I’ve ask what certain words mean … because I don’t know and they aren’t in my dictionary and possibly not on the Internet where I ‘google’ them. Some things are ‘local’ things like dialects or even local issues. Such as "y'all", "all y'all", "Yousen" "pop", "cola", "Coca-Cola", and "soda" and that some words that get misspelled or change automatically by spell-check to another word, totally changes the meaning of the sentence. Number one: I know a "Yawl" is a small boat; but, I use the word "y'all" spelled that way because, unless I am talking about a 'yawl' ... I'd use THAT spelling.
Sometimes people use ACRONYMS that make the posting totally off the charts as for trying to figure out what they are trying to convey. Such as I C U; is that an “I see you” OR is it “ICU like Intensive Care Unit”. Watch out, I can figure that one out; because of the spaces. Sometimes we haven’t’ been able to read all posts because since the last time we were able to post, there have been over 100 other posts made. Unless you read very fast, you’ll probably always stay behind. Sometimes I think that we ought to post the ‘page # that we made our remarks on’ … so somebody could easily go back to that page and see what the other posts that have been made so it would make a current one more sense. I will read 3 – 5 pages of postings; but, I ignore it all if the number of posts is over 50 because I know I cannot read them all and stay current. That makes some remarks that have been made to others makes me feel ‘totally’ out of the loop. But, quite often it comes to you like a ‘soap opera’. I don’t watch it for a while; you can still sort of figure out what the ‘story line’ is about if you get back to it. I do not watch soap operas. If people had that much ‘drama’ going on in their lives … all would be 'pill poppers' for sure.
Kim from N. Carolina – Thank you for posting and admitting that my comment about “The Affordable Care Act” infuriated you; and, you did not know whether to ‘chew me out’ or quit the forum; and, all I can say is that I ‘will’ try NOT to remark on what is a ‘political issue’ in-and-of-itself and would consider to be 'political'; thereby making it 'offensive' to some people on this forum. Yet at the same time, I made a comment (based on how it affected me) and I wanted or needed to ‘get it off my chest’. This WASN’T the place to do it. I’m glad that you have chosen not to leave the forum. But, I do appreciate you making the refer and 'naming' me as being the one who posted a 'political remark about something that did not affect you, as it had me'.
Whoo-Hoo – Just got my ‘first call’ about what my DDnL#1 posted on FB about them ‘moving’. Oldest sister called and said, ‘Well, ... saw something on FB (only because she ‘tags’ DOS on everything) and was just calling to see if it was true’. Only reason it showed up was because of ‘tagging’ him – she ‘unfriended’ her because she ‘jump all over her’ about her posting about the wreck I several years ago when I rolled my car and put pictures on there, too, and ‘asking for prayers for her MnL’. She had already been told months ahead of that to ‘never post ANYTHING about us’. No – make that the 2nd call; first came from DYS to DH yesterday; and he had asked for me to hang up my extension. That was the first we ever heard about it. Nothing else got posted by her; other than several reply posts with “WOW, it is really true?” Laughable; but, IF that is what they want to do … “go for it”, adios and goodbye. We'll miss you; but, then we'll have a place to stay to go to the beach. We’ll buy back the 3 acres; but, they’ll need to figure out how to get the trailer off the property because we won’t buy it. Trailers are not consider real estate in GA; it’s real property like a vehicle because you can put wheels on it and move it. Then maybe the ‘leaving your ‘drama’ with your ‘mama’ will stop.
All this is IMHO (in my humble opinion)
Lenora [page #57]
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KJ - that sounds like an absolutely fairy tale day in my book. Just reading about it took me to a calm, relaxing place in my mind. Thank you for the detailed description. Loved it.
Janetr okc (where we have had triple digit temps for 3 days)1 -
KJ - Knowing what pleases you and is good for you is a talent in itself. :flowerforyou: Looking after small children is one of the most demanding jobs. You are a very grounded person.
Heather xxxxxxxxxx3 -
mousemom18 wrote: »Well you won't have to worry about me weighing in on politics -- I'm Canadian!
So sorry to hear about the difficulties with aging parents. Mine just moved into a smaller house and never got around to packing so my DH and my brother and SL had to drive up and save the day. *sigh.
See you all tomorrow!
If the papers are to be believed, you may have lots of new Canadians starting in November. It remains to be seen how many will survive the first winter. Lol.
CJ
Thanks for the reality check, CJ. I was one of those threatening to move to Canada, but I don't even like to visit DH's relatives in Minnesota in the winter. Guess I'll suck it up, however the election turns out, to stay warm down here in hot, hot Georgia.
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Ready to leave in the morning. I'm hoping it's cooler in the Rocky Mountains.
Janetr OKC2 -
lol. These are popping up in our neck of the woods. My sister in Wisconsin says they are around her too. I think they kind of describe a general attitude for much of the USA.
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We, in Britain, could put up the same signs!
DH has been on the phone to his sister about the hortible family problems. Still not resolved.
She also is submitting an appeal about her failed accreditation for counselling. If she doesn't get it I think she will throw the whole thing in next year as she will then receive her state pension. She has a problem with essay writing and generally does not process information well or quickly.
I am definitely meeting my friend for lunch in Portsmouth on Wednesday. The weather is going to be unreliable so I have vetoed the beach café.
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stat for the day:
spin- 41min, 110ar, 46aw, 5-7g, 158mhr, 8mi = 361cal1
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