Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !
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Karen and Kah- I took the day off yesterday due to the funeral and I completed all those activities by 5:30 pm. Thanks for putting in perspective for me.
Karen- Hope you had fun tonight.
jt- Congrats on breaking the plateau.
Kris- Glad you found some new clothes. I also went shopping today but did not find anything that I loved. I realized I still have more work to do in the middle of my body. I asked one of the sales associates for an opinion on a pair of Capri's that I was undecided about- they fit the best out of everything. She told me "no and that I should look at a larger size because it makes you look slimmer." Needless to say, I did not want to go back to the 18 because they would have been to big. When I mention that I was in the process of losing weight she said "Oh you are one of those people" Then I replied I have already lost 67 lbs. Her jaw dropped and then she was like WOW. It was fun shocking the sales clerk. It is fun when we can shop at New York and Company and other trendy stores.
Allison- I don't like beer, so skipping it will not be a problem for me. Thanks for the advice. Right now we are still having cool temperatures so hopefully, it doesn't turn hot to quickly and the weather stays nice.
Fitness- I worked hard tonight while climbing. I tackled two of the hardest wall back to back tonight and my arms were not happy with me. I went over the ceiling and I still get hung up as I figure out how to climb over top of it. Then the second wall had me going one way then other and out towards the edge. It took a lot of energy, balance and determination to get up the wall. The next couple of climbs I focused on using my legs and activating my glutes, which made it easier but I really had to concentrate on waking them up tonight. It is better than pulling with the arms and you don't stress the biceps and triceps as much. I enjoyed being active again tonight.0 -
vickie- A couple of my co-workers belong to planet Fitness. It is reasonably priced (cheap) but they don't have classes. I have been a couple of times with them and enjoyed the place so take the time to check it out.
Kaye you earned those calories that was a a lot of work. You deserve a quiet day.
kah- Best wishes for the results on your exam. Studying is always tough mentally.
Robin- Thanks for the comments, I do need to accommodate that natural cycle.
Good Night everyone. Hope you have a great weekend.0 -
Hi guys!
Had a fabulous dinner out with friends, and went way over calories in the process, but I will make up for it at the gym tomorrow..
@laurie--sounds like you had a great climb, and I love that you put that sales clerk in her place!
@kris--new clothes are so fun! :flowerforyou: I have some pants from American Eagle (and I'm over 40)--they're pretty basic in cut and style, so not really too "young." However, I can see how some of their clothing wouldn't be age-appropriate.
@robin & lin--thanks for the updates on angelika & christine.
Welcome to the newlings! :flowerforyou:0 -
Avoid the Red Robin cocktails. Just saying :laugh: I gave in and then went over for the day by almost 500 calories all in one drink sheesh.0
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Here's another motivator to lose weight.....I own a king sized bed, but this is all the space I'm allowed at night. Need to be thinner!
my spot by KrisMowBook, on Flickr0 -
Saturday Success: Even though I bombed the rest of this week with exercise as well as eating, I showed a 1.5 pound loss this morning!
Tummy troubles are persistent, hope I am not getting sick.0 -
Good morning. Friday fitness consisted of LOTS of housework. I did about 4 hours (and still more today), but only counted part of it because it seems like high calories. Between spring cleaning and my best friend coming for her first visit to my new home, I went to town with cleaning. She has a 6 hour drive today so I'm really looking forward to approximately 3:00 today (although she's notoriously late so I won't believe she's here until I see the whites of her eyes!).
Saturday Success - the scale finally moved -- 1/2 pound and I'm very excited. Also, I bought a watermelon at the store and it actually tastes good :bigsmile: I know all about the "rules" of picking a good watermelon and it's still a crap shot as far as I'm concerned. But I got all my fruits cut up so it'll be easy to snack on for the kids -- pineapple and watermelon this week. Just gotta do the vegetables and we're good to go.
@GrandmaKaye -- family is great to have around, but its fun to see them go too Hosting is tiring, especially for that many people. Glad you enjoyed your time and now enjoy your quiet time :laugh: Glad to hear your husband is doing better.
@kah68 -- have fun shopping for smaller clothes!
@ recreatingme -- Welcome back to the wagon
@ whitecapwendy -- a loss is a loss is a loss
@jtconst -- YEA!!!
@skinnyjeans -- it's fun getting together with friends and worth the extra calories. I've got dinner and drinks tonight so my only plan is to go low this morning and afternoon and not worry about what happens tonight.
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!0 -
Happy Saturday everyone.
I started the day right by going to the gym and for once they did not have a basketball tournament. They did have a She-sale but I was not in the the mood to shop for 2nd hand clothes. I was able to climb again this morning so that felt good and I did stretch and walk a little. Not to mention crunches and sit ups and flutter kicks. I am trying to work on losing my stomach at this point.
Tomorrow I am hoping to go bike riding or the pool.
Goals for this week:
Sunday- Bike or Pool
Monday- Trainer workout- climb (3rd wall to conquer)
Tuesday- Rest
Wednesday- GYM
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Rock Wall
Saturday-Rest0 -
Happy Saturday Everyone.
Got to the gym this morning for a long workout - Achilles still giving me grief so stuck to the recumbent elliptical. I don't get a great calorie burn on there, but did ride 10-miles. Housework won over the gym yesterday, just needed to get caught up on some things around here. Have session with trainer tomorrow and I'll go early for extra cardio.
Saturday SUCCESS~I emphasize success because after a month of searching I finally found some jeans!!! I'm really picky about how they fit, so it took a while. :laugh:
Next up is grocery store, then laundry.
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I can't believe today is Sat. Little grandson is in the hospital on IV...he just turned 2 on the weekend. It's been a hellish last 4 days. He's a tiny, little guy and seems to have gotten even smaller. He became dehydrated with an intestinal virus that a lot of kids have here. I hope they keep him one, more night and then send him home as my daughter also has a 2 month old (she's breastfeeding) and it's been tough. On my way back to the hospital tonight. We actually prayed for him.0
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@mel--sorry to hear about your grandson--that stomach virus ran rampant in our area a couple of months ago. Husband and I both got it and it was brutal! Hope he's feeling better soon and the rest of your family stays healthy.
@kelley--Yay for new jeans!!
@laurie--I'm also trying to lose my stomach; however, I'm really bad about consistently doing what I know I need to do for that to happen. :ohwell:
@tlh--have a great visit with your friend! And I agree about enjoying time with friends and family--yes, we want to be healthy and eat well; however, we also need to live our lives. I certainly made up for those extra calories today at the gym, so it's all good.
@erienne--congrats on the loss! :drinker:
@kris(mow)--love the picture!! We have the same problem except it's a queen-sized bed, there are 2 of us, and a 100 lb dog. No wonder I end up on the couch most nights! :laugh:
@tammy--oh yeah--those fru-fru cocktails are the worst when it comes to calories! I try to stick with run and diet coke b/c it's so much safer calorie-wise.
Saturday Success:
Well, I got to the gym and burned over 1000 calories to make up for my overage yesterday. I walked gunner 1 mile, did 20 minutes of lifting, ran 4 miles, and did 25 minutes on the elliptical. When I got home I also cleaned up the yard and brushed gunner (he LOVES getting brushed!). Now I'm doing laundry and cleaning the bathroom. So far it's sizing up to be a productive day.0 -
Hello everyone. Well I got the husband back off to Alaska at 6 a.m. this morning. I then came back home and promptly went back to sleep:laugh: ce I was up an alive again I went and picked up my mom for a marathon grocery shopping trip. I always let everyhting get really low when husband is home because spending money on groceries seems to cause him physical pain So between mine and hers it was over four hours over pushing heavy @$$ carts around massive stores. and then a couple smaller stores thrown in for fun. Now I get to put eerything away and start cleaning up the house. I have decided that I probably wont go to the gym today and for exercise gave myself 60 min of walking. I feel pretty good about having earned that:happy: I have a bunch of produce I have to prep to either make it easy to grab and eat so I WILL eat it or fruit I buy chunk and freeze for my morning smoothies. It takes a while on the day I do it but makes everything so much easier later and I am les likely to have my produce go bad because I dont want to have to mess with prepping it when I want to just grab something.
Mel I hope your grandson gets feeling better soon. It is always so heartbreaking when little ones get sick.
Have a great weeekend everyone and I will cya later :bigsmile:0 -
@skinnyjeans wow you are a busy lady
@jtconst I do a lot of prep with my veggies too. I put them in baggies for easy grabbing for a snack
Well, today I was both bad and good. While at the store shopping for all my healthy stuff, I passed by the lbakery area and there was a single serve peice of marble cake with buttercream frosting (my weakness) that jumped into my cart. I had to punish that naughty piece of cake, so when I got home, I ate it. It tasted really good but not over 600 calories good, so pr obably won't do that again.
There is a little Saturday success mixed in with all this naughtiness. A couple of good walks burned off those 600 calories, so even have some calories to spare today.0 -
Guess I should have mentioned the jeans were 2 sizes smaller - when I started looking a month ago I just needed one size smaller. :bigsmile: That's all I bought though. In looking through my summer wardrobe I need all new things, so I see a shopping spree on the horizon before vacation in May - I think I can be down one more size before that trip so waiting a few more weeks.
@Karen~You put me to shame - so awesome on your activity today! :flowerforyou:
@Mel~I hope your grandson is on the road to recovery soon!
@Tammy~Sounds like you had a great day with your mom, awesome walking!
@Wendy~Hate it when stuff jumps in my cart when I'm walking by. Great job making up for those extra calories though.
On the search for a movie - watched Argo last night, excellent! Now to see what On Demand has, didn't see much at redbox earlier.
Have actually been fairly active today - according to my Fitbit I've traveled 6 miles, climbed over 30 floors (having a 2-story house has its advantages), and walked over 13,000 steps. Some of that includes my trip to the gym earlier, but all in all a pretty active day. :happy:0 -
Hi all!
O M G... ouch! :noway: I hurt!
So, husband has the truck down working on the engine, and I needed things from the store (plus, half price day at Goodwill shall not be missed!) so... I figured I could take a nice long walk & get it done...
I did :bigsmile:
But when I got home, husband had a truck-tastrophe, and needed more parts... wanted company on the walk... so, off we went. On the plus, picked up sandwiches for lunch along the way which was nice. Kinda sore & tired when I got home though... and then I looked at my tracker (fitbit) OVER SEVEN MILES :noway:
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I really took it easy today. I got lots of cross stitching done, and haven't been able to stay very far from the bathroom. Keeping my feet elevated today has been good for me. DH and I worked together and got the house picked up and vacuumed so now all of the work from the company is done. I had enough scalloped potatoes left over from Thurs for dinner so it wasn't hard to put together a good meal.
This evening I went for a 2 mile walk. I talked to a dear friend while I walked. It was a great way to spend the evening.
Mel-I hope that your grandson is well soon. He's awfully tiny to be so sick.
Slay the dragons. Kaye0 -
Hello friends! I purchased a weight vest and have now started wearing it an hour a day with 6 lbs. of weight. I was surprised that it is somewhat taxing to exercise with it on. Anyway, this is my way to try to prevent osteopenia and/or osteoporosis. This old lady is trying! :bigsmile:
VICKI – good for you. Ouch but a good reason for it!
KELLEY – congrats on the MUCH smaller jeans!! Super.:drinker: Great activity for the day---I live in a 2-story house but usually only get 10 – 13 floors in a day! Woo-hoo! And please don’t push yourself at the gym until you’ve healed up. (I’m old and allowed to give overly protective motherly type advice!)
WHITECAPWENDY – that horrible horrible cake---how dare it jump into your cart!!! :huh:
JTCONST – good for you getting all stocked up again. It takes a lot of effort to keep healthy food in the house. At least it seems to take me a lot of time and energy. In order to have good fresh greens, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and bananas (some of my staples) I end up going to the store twice a week. :happy:
SKINNY – what a productive day. It made me tired to read about everything you accomplished! Wow!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
MELANCHOLY2 – I am so sorry to hear your DGS is ill. Hoping and praying that he gets well soon.
LAURIE – excellent job on the rock climbing once again.:flowerforyou:
TLH0407 – wonderful work doing all that cleaning. :happy: I hope by now you are enjoying your visit with your friend!
EBAILEY – CONGRATS on your loss! :drinker: That’s great.
KRIS – the photo made me laugh. :laugh: Darling little fur babies are ruthless when it comes to *sharing* a bed! Boy they look comfortable!
KRIS1085 – I’m so glad you enjoyed going shopping. :bigsmile: It’s great to feel like you can go into just about any store you want to. I’ve always been so scared to walk into clothing stores; I always felt the salespeople were thinking “what’s she doing in here; she couldn’t possibly wear any of our clothing.”
LEGALLYHEIDI8 – good for you. When you find something you like stick with it! :glasses:
ALISON – how lovely that you had a clothing swap! That’s a wonderful way to get some new things. :happy: I found out my local Goodwill has Sunday specials. I’ve got to start checking those out. I hope your knee is up to speed soon! And I don’t think I ever told you that I love your picture!:bigsmile:
ROBIN – how are you doing? Is your mouth healed up?
GRANDMAKAYE44 – I hope you are getting some well-deserved rest.:flowerforyou:
Best wishes to all............did we ever complete the water tag? :drinker:
Lin
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So I have had some pretty hard revelations this past week. So I went to walmart and bought a Leslie Sanson DVD. It came with 3 different exercise bands, light, medium and heavy. And it's a 3 mile walking DVD. So I am starting that tomorrow.
My mom, daughter and I went and took a long walk outside today on a trail so it was hilly and it was fun and I loved it. Really made me miss working out.
So starting this again.0 -
Ugh, this month I picked up four overnight shifts at my old job, because I will definitely need the extra cash due to unpaid April Vacation. I did finally decide to rent my unused upstairs. The new roommate moved in last week, so hopefully in a few months, these financial difficulties will have subsided. For now, I have two hours left on the first overnight and can barely stay upright. :frown: Thank goodness the next one is a couple weeks away - I may need that long to recover! Well, at least this reaffirms my decision to have left this position! I have been enjoying spring - celebrating its arrival by kayaking and hiking most days. Next weekend, I go to my parents' house for a few days and will return home with the recumbant bicycle that they purchased for me (I got a better craigslist deal near their home than mine). I am looking forward to riding as I begin to prepare for the triathalon I want to try in August. I will also be bringing home my father's van, which he won't need for the next 6 months, while he hikes the Pacific Crest Trail. So wonderful of him to loan it to me! This will give me time to save for another vehicle, since mine is nearing death. I can barely keep my eyes open, so I will just say congratulations to those with successes and hang-in-there to those who are struggling. Your stories continue to inspire me.0
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Hello Everyone,
Enjoying my weekend so far it has been busy with the normal catching up on housework. Wes went out to celebrate a friends birthday last night. She choose a old Chinese diner in the area. Almost everything is deep fried . But I knew that before going there made sure to eat lite all day before going there to save calories to eat there. Only ate half of what I did order DH ate the leftovers so Yay they are out of the house. Today is of course being with my church family and family but also hoping to get a little r&r in too.
Weighing in tomorrow hoping for some good results. Wishing everyone a good day.
Liz0 -
Hi all,
Happy Sunday to you. I am having a hard time keeping up with this thread but I am determined to try!
Last night, we went and saw my 12 yr old nephew play Ballola (spelling?) in a Jungle Book musical. He was great!
I got up so early this morning (about 3:45) I have chronic insomnia due to another medical condition. So, I wrote for an hour or so and went to the gym. I was there all by myself, a little spooky but it started my day off right.
I am going to help hubby start getting the yard ready for spring today and my daffodils are starting to bloom!
Jill0 -
Here's another motivator to lose weight.....I own a king sized bed, but this is all the space I'm allowed at night. Need to be thinner!
my spot by KrisMowBook, on Flickr
this is how my kids do me. i can't even move some nights. and i'm a terrible sleeper so i really need to be flopping around for 2.5 hours trying to be comfortable and i can't even roll over because i've got children all over me like some kind of bizarre game of dogpile.Little grandson is in the hospital on IV...he just turned 2 on the weekend. It's been a hellish last 4 days. He's a tiny, little guy and seems to have gotten even smaller. He became dehydrated with an intestinal virus that a lot of kids have here. I hope they keep him one, more night and then send him home as my daughter also has a 2 month old (she's breastfeeding) and it's been tough. On my way back to the hospital tonight. We actually prayed for him.
how scary and awful. nothing is as terrifying as a sick child. i hope that he feels better soon. my daughter had that stomach thing too and i was actually considering the emergency room and for me that's huge. i HATE the emergency room and i think that unless you're missing a limb there's no good reason for it. but this bug is bad. i hope your little guy sees a major improvement very soon.So I have had some pretty hard revelations this past week. So I went to walmart and bought a Leslie Sanson DVD. It came with 3 different exercise bands, light, medium and heavy. And it's a 3 mile walking DVD. So I am starting that tomorrow.
My mom, daughter and I went and took a long walk outside today on a trail so it was hilly and it was fun and I loved it. Really made me miss working out.
So starting this again.
me too. we're twinsies again! i am really trying to be back on this thing.I got up so early this morning (about 3:45) I have chronic insomnia due to another medical condition. So, I wrote for an hour or so and went to the gym. I was there all by myself, a little spooky but it started my day off right.
ah, i have chronic insomnia too. but i would never venture outside at that time of morning. i'm too chicken. you're a writer? so am i. what kind of stuff do you write? you can pm me if you'd rather. My daughter's name is gillian by the way, but we always call her gill. or gilly. of course everyone says it with the hard G haha.OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I wrote on my newsfeed but I am so incredibly happy I'm posting on all the threads I normally follow as well..........
I'm so excited my friends. I just returned from my doctor's appt. and obesity, high blood pressure and acid reflux have all been marked as RESOLVED in my records. He's totally pleased with my BMI and only agreed to my wish to be under BMI 25 to shop for insurance. So 3 - 5 lbs. more and then stop! No recommendations for improvement. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???? I could not. He said he was going to be using me as an example so I should expect my ears to burn a lot in the next few weeks. Sorry to go on and on but I am sooooooooooooo pleased.
This is my first visit to the doctor *ever* where I wasn't told to lose weight.
Lin (living in the clouds this afternoon!)
that is amazing Lin!wed wish- that i could find a way to get back on track and stay there. I am so stressed and depressed i can barely function these days. I need to get some control back
sister, do i ever feel ya. i hope that you start to feel better very soon and if we can manage to take back some control, even just in the area of weight loss, i bet we'll both feel much better.@Erienne - I give people credit for just considering Insanity. I've heard it's tough, but so good. When I hit 250, I think I'm going to give it a try. I need to build up my endurance a bit more before I give it a try. Good luck if you go that route.
my husband wants me to do insanity. i think he's talking insanity. but he says i can do it. i think he's seriously mad. maybe in another 50 pounds lolI've always been jealous of those that stress and "just can't possibly eat" because unfortunately stress eating is a tough one for me.
same here. all i can do is eat haha0 -
Down 2.5# this morning. I'm closing in on that ONEderland goal! More later today. Have a great day. Kaye0
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Down 2.5# this morning. I'm closing in on that ONEderland goal! More later today. Have a great day. Kaye0
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Little grandson is in the hospital on IV...he just turned 2 on the weekend. It's been a hellish last 4 days. He's a tiny, little guy and seems to have gotten even smaller. He became dehydrated with an intestinal virus that a lot of kids have here. I hope they keep him one, more night and then send him home as my daughter also has a 2 month old (she's breastfeeding) and it's been tough. On my way back to the hospital tonight. We actually prayed for him.
I hope the little guy is feeling better soon. It is so scary when a little one is sick.So I have had some pretty hard revelations this past week. So I went to walmart and bought a Leslie Sanson DVD. It came with 3 different exercise bands, light, medium and heavy. And it's a 3 mile walking DVD. So I am starting that tomorrow.
My mom, daughter and I went and took a long walk outside today on a trail so it was hilly and it was fun and I loved it. Really made me miss working out.
So starting this again.ah, i have chronic insomnia too. but i would never venture outside at that time of morning. i'm too chicken. you're a writer? so am i. what kind of stuff do you write? you can pm me if you'd rather. My daughter's name is gillian by the way, but we always call her gill. or gilly. of course everyone says it with the hard G haha.
I am a big chicken too. I was there all by myself and I was freaking myself out. lol
I freelance write for a variety of clients. I am trying to start a book but bills and kids and husbands always seem to come first!
(BTW, I have to edit myself constantly when I work so I never edit my posts on forums! )0 -
Do you pronounce her name with the J sound or the G sound. I always loved the "G" spelling but I am not even Jillian, it's just Jill.
I am a big chicken too. I was there all by myself and I was freaking myself out. lol
I freelance write for a variety of clients. I am trying to start a book but bills and kids and husbands always seem to come first!
(BTW, I have to edit myself constantly when I work so I never edit my posts on forums! )
we pronounce it with a J sound. the G spelling was the original spelling though. Yeah, understood about the bills and kids. I took the opposite journey of you and started with freelance but couldn't keep up and switched to novels haha. I do okay. More than I made writing freelance because i don't have to produce as much but my backlist keeps selling.0 -
Hey Everyone!
What a weekend I had school saturday morning found out the basement is leaking in the afternoon but I can't seem to find from where. I already tore down one wall of sheet rock no wetness there. I was behind a few days on posts so I apologize if comments are no longer valid.
@Kaye- Glad you had a great time with family hope you get some well needed rest. Family can be very exhausting
@Newbies- Welcome everyone
@Liz- I know what you mean about being under calorie but not eating healthy. I am working on that right now.
@Kah68- Good luck with your test results
@Robin- I wish it was 70 here
@Karen- What a big burn on Sat- you also brought up a lot of people I have wondered about
@whitecapwendy- walking is such a great relaxing exercise
@jtconst- good job over coming the plateau
@Laurie- good job on the rock climbing
@MyMow- Your kitty's are so cute. Love the black one.
@Tlh- watermelon sounds so good
@melancholy- hope grandson gets well soon
@Jill- the jungle book is my favorite movie and glad the play went well.0 -
kaye- wahoo!!!! congrats on the loss
vicki- ouch is right!!! great job on the walking
grandson left yesterday but of course i woke up at 6 am as i was used to him getting me up at that time!!! did not get out of bed tho...:yawn:
reset my ticker, put a weight loss chart on the fridge and started over ....again.....went to the gym last night with my daughter, neice and her fiance.....did 40 min of cardio then went for a swim....wanted to do some weights but my heart was not cooperating and i was dizzy and heart rate irregular so i left it at that.....Need to stay on track for the next 50 pounds.....including the ones i gained ..:sad:0 -
Happy Sunday fellow MFPers. I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend. I fell into a book yesterday after getting back from shopping so nothing else got done for the rest of the day. Oh well amazingly enough it is all still here waiting for me today :laugh: I slept in late then spent some time bull$##$ing with my daughter while I drank my smoothie. I then bundled myself off to the grm and got in a nice 45 min workout. Quick question. Is it weird that trying to use the elliptical machine makes my knees hurt. I thought it was supposed to be easier on the knees. I only used it for a couple min and couldnt take the feeling in my knees anymore. I am going to start one of the water fitness classes that they offer tomorrow and if I like it I plan on doing that three times a week. I still cant get over the fact I am actually enjoying working out now. I was the biggest hater of exercise ever just a year ago. I am now sitting here with the music cranked u and getting ready to dive into some much needed housework so have agreat day everyone and enjoy whats left of the weekend.:bigsmile:0
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Hey jtconst. I have had the same problem with my knees. I'm not sure what it is either. What type of book are you reading? I like the murder mysteries. Hope everyone has had a good weekend.0
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