NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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@fabgeekmom Me too.
I hope your weather clears up soon. Good job with the workout. I hope you enjoyed dinner.
Hi all. Nothing really going on, we made it to Friday. I made a Skinnytaste recipe last night that I did NOT like: Chicken Tikka Masala (https://www.skinnytaste.com/skinny-chicken-tikka-masala/). I like Chicken Tikka Masala but not that recipe. It just needed...richness. I won't make that again. I think I have a good recipe somewhere.
Water yesterday: 90.4 oz
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@trooworld Too bad your recipe wasn’t good. It happens. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. I’ve been relaxing all afternoon. I’m reading one book and listening to another. Tonight DS is making ground pork burgers, using low fat ground pork. Calories are about the same as low fat ground turkey or beef. I bought beets again yesterday. We’ll eat some tonight and tomorrow we’ll have a beet salad. We also have frozen French fries.0
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@trooworld You are doing really well on the water. My shoulder is better just a twinge every now and then when I move to reach something.
@fabgeekmom I might airfry some chicken breasts this weekend. I'll look up that recipe. I think it's rained once this week. Weather is in the 50's though now at nights. Nice of you and your dh to go workout together. What books are you reading/listening to? I just finished a good one called Swan Light.
I walked today outside about 30 min. Didn't remember to turn on my apple watch until halfway through. I like the Fitbit where it has auto-exercise recognition on it. Maybe Apple does and I just don't have the settings right.
Today's meal was a ground turkey and rice casserole dish. Just kind of threw it together and it worked. lol
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@fabgeekmom True! Sounds like you had a nice day. I love beets.
@theslighedgeforever Thank you! I'm glad your shoulder is better. Good job with the walk. I bet your watch does has that setting, my Samsung watch has it. We had a ground turkey and rice dish earlier this week, not a casserole. It was more like an Asian stir fry.
Hi all. I got up at 3:30 today, I couldn't sleep. Normally on a Saturday, I'd sleep until 4-5 am. We have to drive up to LA today. It's not a pleasure visit, we are just dropping off my MIL somewhere. I am hoping to beat the traffic by starting early. Yes, there is traffic in LA even on the weekends! Tonight, we are going to a movie in the park here in town. I think the movie is "The Secret Life of Pets" which we've already seen but don't mind seeing again. It should be fun, we'll bring sandwiches or something and an adult beverage.
Water yesterday: 50 oz
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theslightedgeforever wrote: »@trooworld My shoulder: I fell while hiking. I was tired from going non-stop morning til evening everyday. Not a moment to rest. Even eating seemed to be rushed so we could get to the next thing. lol I really enjoying easing into my day. Get you some good support hose for the leg cramps. They really work. Good water intake you had.
@gemwolf110 I think here in MN it's going to be an early winter. It's really starting to get cool. I hope it's not going to be another summer to winter and skip fall year. Your menus sound good.
@cbabie Soon you will have some time freed up when school starts to concentrate on YOU.
I hope we don’t skip fall either it’s my favorite season
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@theslightedgeforever I read mostly fiction: historical, women’s lit, cozy mysteries, etc. The last book I read was The Good, the bad, the ugly ( last book in a series by Jesse Q. Sutanto). I just finished listening to Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez. II’m glad your shoulder is better. @trooworld Insomnia sucks! I know about traffic in LA as I have been there twice. DS always drives. It’s not a place I would like to live in, but it was fun to visit. @gemw1010 I love fall, too. Hi,all. DH and I went to the recreation center to workout on the elliptical. We took showers afterwards as the center has nice facilities. We went to Sam’s Club and bought ingredients for tonight and tomorrow night. We’re celebrating DH’s birthday which is Monday for the next 3 days : ribeyes tonight, salmon tomorrow and going to pizza restaurant on Monday. DS is also making a cake. So I’ll be eating more than usual and will get back to normal when it’s over.0
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@gemwolf110 Same. Fall is my fave. I'm already thinking about the crafts I want to make for Halloween!
@fabgeekmom Yes, it does! I woke up at 3:30 today. I am tired. LA is fun to visit but yeah, wouldn't want to live there. Too hard to get through traffic. Good job at the rec center. Sounds like a nice celebration...Happy birthday to your DH!
Hi all. Well, yesterday just plain sucked. There was no traffic on the way there, it took about 2 1/2 hours to get there. We stopped at a grocery store by my MIL's house and she got some groceries. It was a Mexican grocery store and they had a deli with hot foods: I got some steak tacos with rice and beans and man, that was some of the best Mexican food I've had in a while and only $10 for the whole thing! We visited a bit with my FIL and then headed out. It took 4 1/2 hours to get home.
By the time we got home, we didn't want to go to the movie in the park anymore so we just watched a show on TV. This morning, I am going to a wolf sanctuary for a tour with a friend. Then later, I am picking up groceries.
Water yesterday: 75 oz
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@trooworld Too bad about the traffic. That meat sounded good. The wolf sanctuary sounds interesting. Hi, all. I’m tired today as I woke up at about 3 AM. I did go back to sleep sometime after 5. I did my usual indoor exercises. We had steak for lunch on arugula. I cleaned corn for tonight to go with the salmon and cut up some delicata squash from our garden. I sprinkled a bit of salt, cinnamon and brown sugar on it.0
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@fabgeekmom Yes. That's too bad you woke up so early. Good job with the exercise. Yummy dinner.
Hi all. The wolf center was interesting. It's not a sanctuary but instead, is a "conservation center". They don't take in injured animals and rehab them, they raise pups and release them back into the wild. I learned that wolves are a "keystone species" in our environment. A Kestyone species means that other animals and plants within an ecosystem largely depend on the keystone species. If a keystone species is removed, the ecosystem will drastically change or even collapse. After the wolf center, I came home and ate and took a nap. Then I had to go out and get groceries, which was a hassle because it seemed like everyone else was doing the same thing.
Water yesterday: 50 oz
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Morning all, I am still in a whirlwind of moving. I think this week I will be mostly stabilized after finishing my office and my bedroom closet. We watch my great grandson during the day, then it's homework and night routines, (still trying to make those). LOL. I feel like normal might hit my home soon. LOL. Baby girl turned 6 this past weekend and I only bought a "small" birthday cake so I wouldn't have much left overs..LOL
@trooworld I love that you love to be outdoors in the "wild". I don't know sometimes, I feel like we live in CA...LOL You do have to know when to leave to beat the traffic. Hope. you have a great day at work.
@fabgeekmom I love that you celebrating your DH birthday for 3 days. How fun is that!! I always feel like if I wake up early like that I should either be praying for someone, or God is saying you need to get up and start your day. Sometimes I wish I could sleep like the rest of my family...but then nothing would ever get done!!
@theslightedgeforever I hope that your shoulder is getting better!! I see you are still exercising, so that is good!
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@trooworld That was interesting about the wolves. Too bad the grocery store was so crowded. @cbabie Good job on getting a small cake. My family doesn’t know small desserts. Wow, you are really busy. I hope you find time for yourself. Hi,all. Today was a swim day. We went to the center that is closer as swim lessons are over. I went grocery shopping as the store I go to had an additional senior discount day. We are ordering pizza for dinner. DS bought cookies as he thought we should have dessert on DH’s birthday. There is only 1 slice of cake left and I thought I was safe from dessert. I’m hoping most of the cookies will be eaten. I am making a salad so at least we have one thing that’s healthy.1
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@trooworld I checked my settings for the Apple watch and it is set properly to give a start workout reminder but it's not working evidently. Usually I remember to start it but sometimes I forget and then miss a whole lot of data recorded. Oh well my body knows. Sorry about the traffic. The Mexican food was worth it, correct? I like Mexican just not too spicy. The wolves made me want to howl. lol
@gemwolf110 Let's pray we have a great fall. I'm ready for pumpkin spice season to begin.
@fabgeekmom Enjoy your hubby's bday celebration. I'm reading an Abby Jiminez book right now. Life's too Short: 3rd book in the Friend Zone series. I loved the first two books. I'll look for yours when I'm finished. I just finished a book In Our Likeness- https://a.co/d/fwX44oP That was an interesting read.
@cbabie That's good that you will be making some new routines and all. Where does your health fit into this? Right now I'm hit and miss on the exercise. Trying to get back into my 5 day a week routine.
Yesterday I went for a 38 min walk and 41 min in the gym. Today nothing. May tomorrow be brighter. I've been working on a meal plan that I can just rotate. Maybe that will be easier.1 -
@cbabie Sounds like you continue to be busy. Do you have any time for yourself? Happy birthday to Baby Girl! I can't believe she's 6 now! How is she liking school this year? Good job with the small cake. LOL yes, I do love "the wild"! Interesting about the traffic. Thank you!
@fabgeekmom I thought so too. Good job with the swim! Your son does love his dessert, doesn't he? I hope the cookies got eaten, it's hard to have stuff like that in the house. I have an apple pie from the mountains in my fridge. I've had one piece but haven't had another. I probably will have a piece tonight.
@theslightedgeforever Oh that's too bad. I guess you don't want to go to an Apple store to investigate it, huh? I loved the Mexican food, it was the best I had in a while. Worth it, yes. I get the not-too-spicy thing. Where I grew up (Ohio), black pepper was considered spicy. We never put hot sauce on things, nor added cayenne pepper or any spices, really. I had to learn to like spicy when I came to CA. I still don't eat it super hot. I wanted the wolves to howl when we were there but of course, they only howl in the morning and evening and when they have a kill. Or to celebrate the birth of pups. In Our Likeness--- I see that's a Kindle First so I get it for free, thanks for the recommendation. I'm reading a spooky book right now (not gory, just suspenseful):that I really am liking, The Twisted Ones - https://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Ones-T-Kingfisher-ebook/dp/B07P55QS3X/ Good job with the walk and the gym! I hope you do some exercise today. A rotatable meal plan sounds like a good idea. How many recipes are in the rotation? I need new recipes all the time or I get bored.
Hi all. I have a headache today, it's not too bad, just annoying me lol. I think it's from the prolonged heat. I'm ready for October/November when it starts to cool down. It's 81F in the house right now and it's only 4:30 am. Of course, we don't have any of the windows or the door open. I can imagine it will possibly get hotter later.
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@theslightedgeforever I was going to put a hold on the book you mentioned but the wait time is too long. I’m going to use an Audible credit. I’ve read the 3rd book out of order but I don’t remember it. So I might listen to all 3 in the series. Good job on the walk and meal plan. @trooworld Sorry about the headache and heat. It starts getting cooler in September. And now we’re not getting the extreme heat we had in July. Yes, DS does love his desserts. His excuse yesterday was that we had eaten most of the cake and he wanted DH to have dessert on his actual birthday. We have 5 cookies left. ( Insert big sigh). Hi, all. Tonight we are having a healthy dinner: grilled shrimp, corn salad, salad and maybe rice. I can’t say I’m strong enough not to eat a cookie but there are only 5 left. And there are 6 of us.0
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Afternoon all, Still putting my office together, but I did have some time last night to work on a baby blanket I have been working on forever. As I looked at our calendar (I was making another appt) It looks like we have someone in the family having an appointment almost every day. With the school drop off, pick up and add dr appointments, I feel like I am in my car all the time. I tried to play an audible in my car, but it says I have to have a subscription to play the books I have in my library. UGH.. So I will be working on that, hate to have idle time. I can't believe we are half way in to August..yes I know you guys want fall LOL
@trooworld I laughed yes I am midwestern...I don't even use black pepper...my DH knows he has to add salt and pepper if he wants it. LOL My sister and I may have the same parents, but we are not alike in our food choices..Baby girl is loving school..although I had to NAG her to wake up this morning..still has summer sleep habits. LOL I agree 81 in the house would be warm. Funny in the winter 81 feels good. LOL
@fabgeekmom My family would want 2 cookies each. I came back from dropping baby girl at school and my DH was feeding the baby (24 months almost) chocolate frosted birthday cake for breakfast...I said really? He says that is what he wanted. smh glad you got to go back to your old swim place. d
@theslightedgeforever you will get back to your routine...I think my Apple watch should do the same...I just need to make sure I set it up that way...(maybe we do have something in common). LOL. My health is well on hold..yes I hear it already..LOL. I have my cardio appt this week...I can hardly wait to hear...NOT. what do I know...it might be good news right? He might surprise me. I know that weight will come up...I am back up on the scale with the no moving around..
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@cbabie I had to laugh when you said your DH gave the baby chocolate cake for breakfast. I guess they was one happy baby! Too bad about you being so busy. I hope you get good news from the doctor.0
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@trooworld Recipe Rotation. The f&v are rotated. I'm using the healthy blueprint I got from one of the MFP plans. it's basically pick 5 fruits and 5 vegetables and then there is a chart for which days to use though. Then I'm adding in the carbs depending on my carb count for the day. The recipes I will just update as needed each week. There's a couple of soup recipes in there and the rest is salads for lunch. Dinner will be a new recipe everyday depending on the vegetables. I hope you have a fan for the heat.
@fabgeekmom Having dessert around a lot would be hard. I guess depending on the dessert. I could have apple pie in here forever and probably not touch it. But I do love a fried apple pie like the old kind we used to be able to get at mcDonalds. I just used an Audible credit for The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
@cbabie I just want fall for the pumpkin spice lattes and the leaves. I don't think you and I are alike in any of our choices. lol If you figure out the Apple watch thing let me know. Today I missed 18 min of exercise because I forgot to switch it over to Strength Training after I finished my treadmill. So I had to add it in manually. I hate it because getting the burned calories correct is a nuisance. When do you get to start exercising again?
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@fabgeekmom Not here, September is the hotttest month of the year in San Diego, believe it or not! It gets up to the high 90s/100s. That's good you aren't getting the extreme heat of July. Does your DS ever make healthy desserts? That's good that there are only 5 cookies left, maybe everyone else will have one.
@cbabie I'm glad you had some time for some crafts. I purchased a pattern for these Halloween lanterns I'm going to be making hopefully this weekend. An appt every day, that's a lot! Are you trying to play the library book through Audible? You need to play it through the Libby app. Download the Libby app, add your library with your library card, and bam! You will have your audiobook. That is very midwestern not to add salt or pepper lol. I'm glad Baby Girl is loving school. Has she had her first sleepover with a friend yet?
@theslightedgeforever Oh okay that's a good plan. We have 2 fans and, in the bedroom, there is a portable AC. When I'm in the kitchen, it's so hot, I've started bringing a fan in there. Good job at the gym! San Marina fruit salad sounds good, I would have tried it, too! So, looking at the chart, on the white square days, what do you have on those days?
Hi all. My migraine got much worse when I went to work. I took migraine medication and it sort of took it away but not really and I felt sick from it. I went home and slept and woke up and felt better. The weather here has been hotter this year and we have had more ants as a result. They are such a pain to deal with.
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Morning all, baby girl was up with a fever last night, then complained of a sore throat...THANK YOU school cooties... I can't believe it's already started.
@trooworld Baby girl has not had a sleep over yet. I am sure that is coming. I was trying to play the audible books I had bought when I had audible. I had a paid subscription for a long time as I used to listen to books driving to and from work..(50 min one way). I no longer have a paid subscription.. So note to self...do not buy audible books...only buy kindle or hard copies or as you say go to the library and use libby. I am sorry you had a migraine, so glad you got it to go away with sleep.
@fabgeekmom Yes he was one happy baby...LOL. I just remember Bill Cosby justifying cake for breakfast..it has egg, milk, flour, etc. all good for breakfast.
@theslightedgeforever I can exercise now...except when I fell my ribs are bruised and my knee looks terrible with the bruise running all the way down my shin..so soon I can move again..
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@theslightedgeforever That’s too bad about forgetting to set your watch. I love the feedback it gives me. Good job on going to the gym. @trooworld You have the extreme heat in the fall and I have cold weather in winter so I guess it evens out. Sorry about the migraine. No, DS does not make healthy desserts. Usually he gets a recipe on ATK. And most of the time it’s not that often but it seems he has spells when he bakes. Last night my daughter said, “no more dessert next week except fruit.” I agreed with her! Hi, all. Today was a swim day. I’m cooking dinner tonight. I’m making ST air fryer individual meatloaves. I’m making extra to freeze and take to the cottage next week. My daughter, her husband and daughter are going, too. And she’ll appreciate having healthy meals.0
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@cbabie Oh no! I hope Baby Girl feels better today. Oh, you should be able to play your audible books, once you buy an audible book, it's yours even after your subscription expires. Here's more info on that: https://speechify.com/blog/if-i-cancel-audible-do-i-keep-my-books/ Thank you, I seem to have the beginnings of another one today.
@fabgeekmom Yes! Thank you. I wish ATK would come out with a book of healthy desserts. Wouldn't that be nice? Your dinner sounds good. That's nice that your daughter and her husband are going to the cottage with you.
Hi all. I have the beginnings of another migraine. I think it's this weather. It's not too bad (my migraine), I'm hoping that some caffeine will knock it out. This is the week of our wedding anniversary. We are celebrating this weekend. I'm still not sure what we are going to do. Maybe just have a picnic in the park.
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Morning all, baby girl slept all day, then seemed to be better, then about 9 got another fever..ugh. I don't do well with sick kids..LOL. I am praying we are on the other side of this thing now and she got the cooties out of the way and will have a good healthy school year. ( I can hope and believe right?). LOL
@fabgeekmom I like the idea of individual meat loafs. My family loves meat loaf. Fruit sounds like a good option..I got rid of the chocolate cake and now not to buy anymore...except we have 2 other birthdays we have to celebrate this month...thankfully they can keep the cake at THEIR house. LOL
@trooworld I hope the caffeine will do the trick. Yea on your wedding anniversary! I like the idea of picnic in the park...sounds fun and relaxing!!
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@trooworld Sorry about the migraine. Congrats on your anniversary. Yeah, a lower calorie dessert cookbook would be nice. Our problem is that we have too many special occasions. However, DS is tracking calories so that makes it easier for me. @cbabie That’s too bad that baby girl is sick. I was a teacher and always got a cold after the first few weeks of school. Hi, all. It was a bit cooler this morning so I went for a walk. I also did some strength workouts and did the bike. DH and I both had eye appointments. Both of us needed new glasses. We also got new prescription sunglasses as they were half price with the purchase of our glasses. DS made ATK air fried chicken breasts, coleslaw and baked French fries for dinner. We have not had any high calorie desserts but I have been eating a few pieces of chocolate after dinner.0
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@cbabie Gosh, kids do get sick all the time, don't they? And then they pass that on to us lol. I hope she's better soon. Thanks.
@fabgeekmom Thank you! Yeah it seems like there is always a reason to celebrate, right? That's good DS is tracking calories. Good job with the exercise. I'm glad it's cooler for you. That's good you haven't had high calorie desserts.
Hi all. My headache/migraine did not go away all day. I stuck it out though, miserable, but I made it all day. Thankfully, my sweet husband cooked dinner. He made Oriental Cabbage Salad with Asian Dressing with shrimp on it: https://www.recipetineats.com/asian-slaw/ It was really good and nice and light. I work from home today. I can feel a headache there, I hope it doesn't turn into another migraine sigh.
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Afternoon all, I didn't send baby girl to school yet...she has no voice and is still weak. So by Monday she should be good to go. I am doing terrible on my eating and frustrated with my no exercise. So that is my next to do for ME.
@trooworld Oh good for you that DH cooked. I wish mine would once in a while. LOL. Sorry you didn't get rid of the migraine, but glad you made it through.
@fabgeekmom I should be tracking...maybe your son can track for me? I know that's my big issue. Start tracking and the rest will follow. You know they say chocolate is good for the body in limited pieces.. SO you are good. LOL
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@trooworld Sorry about the migraine. It’s good that you can work at home and your DH cooks. I am so impressed. As you know, my DS cooks but DH and SIL don’t. But SIL cleans up after my daughter cooks. @cbabie. It’s good that you didn’t send baby girl back to school. That is why children and the adults looking after them get sick as many children go to school sick. I’m giving you a metaphorical kick in the seat to start tracking. I always feel in control when I track. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. We ate leftovers from last night for lunch. I cooked dinner tonight: ATK marinara sauce with ground turkey sausage that simmered all afternoon.0
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Quick check in. I will be in Des Moines for the weekend.0
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@cbabie Poor girl. I hope she feels better soon. Are you emotionally eating? Yeah, my DH cooks about 3 times a week. It's nice! Thanks.
@fabgeekmom Thanks. Yeah, it's nice to work from home on Fridays. I am lucky he cooks lol. Well, at least SIL cleans up, that's good. Good job with the swim. That sounds like a good dinner.
@theslightedgeforever Have fun in Des Moines!
Hi all. My mini-headache yesterday didn't turn into a migraine, so I am thankful. I did a little bit of cleaning up around here so that felt nice. Little things. This morning, I am going to meet a friend at a municipal pool for water aerobics. I'm glad she's going with me, it will take most of the anxiety away from it. When I get back from that, my DH and I are going to go to Little Italy and walk around. Hopefully, we will catch the tale-end of the farmer's market. I want to get some bread to go with dinner: I am making the first meal I ever made for him in honor of our anniversary, spaghetti and meatballs. Before dinner, I am going to the Silent Bookclub in-person meeting. We talk about whatever book we are reading (we don't read the same book as each other) for about 30 mins and then read silently (whatever book we want) for the rest of the time. It's going to be a busy but fun day.
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Morning all, Yesterday was busy and I got into bed late again. Oh my I ate horrible yesterday, had FF for dinner and I never really ever eat FF. Now I know why. I have had an upset stomach since I ate it. So today is meal planning and still trying to get my house put back together. I have so much stuff, I am working on little by little decluttering as well. (it feels good). LOL.
@fabgeekmom I take your challenge on tracking. I will start today. I am glad my DH will eat left overs. For some reason my adult children do not. They were raised on left overs and maybe that is why. LOL
@trooworld So glad you headache didn't turn into a migraine. That's progress right? Oh how fun you remember what you cooked first for him. I hope you guys enjoy your day today!!
@theslightedgeforever have fun!!
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