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  • jtconst
    jtconst Posts: 641 Member
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    Good morning everyone. I wish I had todays weather every morning when I am supposed to walk the dogs. It is lightly overcast with a nice breeze blowing and is just my favorite kind of weather to be out in. Dogs and I had a slight detour this morning. My breeze is a leftover from a pretty big windstorm that blew through last night and there was a power line down on one of our regular roads so after calling that in we modified the walk and continued on. I have had a decent week overall though no loss to report but I am okay with that. I really want to be under three hundred before hubby gets home but the first step is getting back into good habits. I haven't missed a day of logging all month so am very happy about that. Well I got side tracked by the kids and forgot what else I was going to say so ty all for being here and being such an inspiration I can count on when I log on every day. Have a great day everyone and GO HAWKS!!!! :)
  • mountmary84
    mountmary84 Posts: 259 Member
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    Hi everyone,

    Sunday Share: I am Barbara and I have been here exactly 91 straight days (I looked). Tracking most days, but not all to the absolute end. I did well up through Christmas and NY and actually had a small loss, but now I seem to be stalled. It is no ones fault but mine. I am just not getting my head around this totally now. I was obsessed to get back to my ticker and now seem to be hovering just there, a little over, a little under. Time to get this show moving again!

    What I have noted is that all the really successful people here who have lost a great deal of weight are very consistent in checking in. You all struggle from time to time, but you keep getting right back at it. I want to be one of that elite group; alas I have a LONG way to go to claim that for my own. It is time for me to get back at it.

    To that end I have a large vat of vegetarian vegetable soup on the back of the stove just now to eat this week. That one always helps. It is a bit heartier than the WW soup, but only with a few dry beans and barley. I love the stuff so eating it will not be a problem. DH does get weary of it sometimes though. He wanted French onion with all the gooey cheese and bread today; I told him he would have to make it. I guess he didn’t want it THAT badly.

    @p1xy I think you are part of the elite group and are now returning. Glad you are back; I must have come on board while you were absent. I am sure you will have lots to contribute.

    @cblue Lori, is this reluctance to be totally with it in the air around here? You are such an inspiration; I know you can do it.

    @Robin Hi! I hope you are making progress. We miss you, but for gosh sakes, take all the time you need to get well.

    I hope everyone with the flu is feeling better.

    Go Pack Go!

    Almost time to turn on the TV for the big game.


    January Challenge:

    Calories under goal: ?10 /31 Well, this could be better!
    Cardio Exercise: 0 /31
    Core fitness DVD 1 /31
    De-clutter 15 minutes/365 12/31 I am doing better here than even calorie goal!
    Word for 2015 “TENACITY”

    Thanks every one of you for being here.
    Barbara
    Mountmary84
  • MYRABUTLER89
    MYRABUTLER89 Posts: 78
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    Hello. I'm Myra. 25 years old and trying ti lose 100+ lbs. I have pcos (polycystic ovaries) and it's hard to lose weight but not impossible. I also pack on lbs like crazy!! I'm so tired of being big and unhealthy though so here I am trying to change it. Feel free to add me. =)
  • grandmakaye44
    grandmakaye44 Posts: 1,205 Member
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    I am pleased and flattered to be mentioned among those who are helping to keep this thread going. I love all of you and am constantly motivated and inspired by you.
    @p1xyn1xy‌ welcome back. I have been wondering what happened to you.
    I am snowed under this weekend with son and his family visiting. I will have to give you the details later.
    Onward and downward. Kaye
  • maram29
    maram29 Posts: 100 Member
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    Happy Sunday,
    I hope you all had a successful and restful weekend. I hope all the people who were ailing are feeling better now.
    @CBlue - Keep on rocking. Your attitude is inspiring. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about personal responsibility and power.

    Went to a 4 year old's birthday party (FUN). When do we lose the desire to run around like crazy? Those kids had cake, but they ran around for 3 hours...so that cake isn't going to be a problem at all for them. :)

    Food and exercise on track. Good day today, even though I spend 3 hours in a car (can be a problem because I get the snackies....).

    Have a great week.
    Perfect effort and balance,
    Mara
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
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    Hi guys!

    Started a reply earlier then forgot about it and closed the browser--oops! :blush:

    @barb--I love homemade soup, but I'm not that in love with the work that goes into preparing it. At least I have a DH who will sometimes make it for me. :wink: Go Pack!!!

    @tammy--Go Hawks!! I'm talking Blackhawks, of course! :open_mouth: Sorry I have to root against your Seahawks today. However, they just pulled ahead with only a minute left in the game, so I may be congratulating you later.

    @slim--yes, you are smart to get the knee looked at sooner rather than later. I injured my knee a couple of years ago. Went in right away and was caught a minor tear in my meniscus before it got too bad. I was able to treat it with PT rather than surgery. I'm hoping for the same result with my shoulder injury (though I waited a bit longer to have it looked at, so we'll see).

    @tom--I :heart: Winnie the Pooh. Even kept some classic Pooh decor the previous owners left behind in one of our spare bedrooms.

    @p1xyn1xy‌ --great to see you back! Robin came up with the idea of each of us choosing a word or phrase as our 2015 mantra. If you want to join in, just choose something that resonates with you or that you want to work on all year.

    Sunday Share:
    I'm Karen--A HS English Lit teacher from Chicago. Live in the northern burbs with with my husband and dog, Gunner. We are currently wrapping up 1st semester, so I'm swamped with grading. I've been on MFP for nearly 4 years and have participated in robin's thread since July of 2011.

    I love to work out and am a runner. I've entered quite a few 5k and 5k obstacle races, and I will be running my 2nd 8k in May. Whenever people ask if I run half or full marathons, I always answer, "Oh no, I only run shorter distances. I was recently reading a running article that used the term "5k specialist," so I've decided that's what I am. It sounds so much more positive. :lol:

    2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

    January Challenge:
    Under calorie goal: 15/17 days (goal is 28/31 days)
    All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 2/2, week 2 = 3/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
    8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)

    Grading Goals:
    1. 26/66 AP essays
    2. Tone test corrections
    3. 30/66 AP journals
    4. x/14 junior analysis activities
    5. 23/66 journal conferences

    Exercise Goals:
    Sun--walk gunner DONE
    Mon--walk gunner + gym
    Tues--rest day (meeting)
    Wed--walk gunner + gym
    Thurs-- walk gunner
    Fri--rest day
    Sat--walk gunner + gym


  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
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    Hi all
    Sunday Share: recently Ellen (@RobinsEgg) posted an idea and asked everyones input on our group challenge for the coming month. She also messaged me to ask if I would follow-up on it as she is temporarily absent. So now I am stressing about it because I've been keeping notes on responses and only 4 people have expressed an interest in it as perhaps becoming our All-In. Oh, I know we still have days and days to go before February arrives, but I'm still stressing over it.

    Our new friends and fellow weight-loss posters who have joined or rejoined this thread perhaps don't know what it is we as a group have used as our guides along the way. Truthfully, I only joined the thread in October 2014, so I'm a 'newbie' here myself. So I thought I'd share a bit about what I know we do as a group.

    Back on Page 1 of this thread, RobinsEgg posted a suggestion for anyone wanting to join the thread by posting to it. (yep, you post, you're in! Bookmark the thread so you can find your way back again, by clicking on the star in the "motivation and support" category of the forums.)

    RobinsEgg also posted the Goals and Ideals for daily posts (not mandatory) that gave us something to focus on at any given day we post ... quoted below ...
    RobinsEgg wrote: »
    Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?)

    Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?)

    Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not)

    Thursday - Truth (got anything you need to fess up to or get off your chest?)

    Friday - Fitness (what are you doing to get fit? How are you preparing for weekend eating?

    Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories)

    Sunday - Sharing (tell us a little about yourself....update your personal life)


    Welcome to each and every one of you as you start this journey - Robin

    During October 2014 (and possible prior) we had a group challenge to "Track Your Calories" and report at least weekly how you were doing. It's everyone's esponsibility to track and post their progress on the thread. We've fallen into using a ##/## format ... for example ... today is day 18 and I've been withing 100 calories of my MFP calorie limit on 17 days; so I post 17/18 .... or, if I prefer, I can post 17/31 (signifying 31 days in the month and 17 days at goal)

    We liked that challenge so much we decided to keep it as our standard. So then we added an "ALL-IN challenge" .... that's what we are thinking about now for the month of February.

    The first ALL-IN challenge was whatever capacity we wanted it to be, as long as we put all our effort into it for the month. We liked that so we kept format up until January. Also, in January, we added a "Word or Phrase to live by in 2015" as a trigger to remind us of our goals this year. .... Now the question has come up about our group challenge in February ....
    Do we keep what we have been doing .... (1) a suggested topic for the day of the week ... not mandatory. (2) Track Your Calories and post the results. (3) An ALL-IN in whatever capacity you desire, and please report on it.

    OR ... do we make a change? Do we do a group challenge regarding exercise such as weight-lifting or resistance exercises?

    It's up to us to decide ... so please chime in. I'll be watching for your replies.
    Follow-Through, Niki ....

    PS ...will post my results on Check-In Monday cause that's my weigh-in day.
  • skinnyjeanzbound
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    @niki--we've always had the suggested topics for the days of the week; that one never changes. As far as tracking days within 100 calories, I'm all for continuing that b/c it's helped keep me accountable. Regarding the other monthly challenge, I would be up for something related to strength training--we could make it the All-in and people could choose their own strength challenge. For folks who are new to it, it could just be doing some form of strength training X days/week. For those of us who already lift, the goals could be more specific--like adding new exercises/lifts or increasing weights/reps.

    If not enough people like that idea, we could keep the All-in as more flexible. Whatever we decide, it's always been optional and adjustable, so no one should feel like they have to join in. :)

    @tammy--Congrats to your Seahawks! Now I'm off to cheer for the Colts b/c Anthony Castonzo (#74) is one of our former students.

    AFM--DH and I made some really yummy lasagna for dinner tonight. I was planning to meet a friend out to grade some more, but she canceled on me. I guess I will do laundry and try to get a bit done here at home. I'm not good at grading longer essays at home--too many distractions, so I think I will tackle the analysis activities and the tone test corrections.

    2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

    January Challenge:
    Under calorie goal: 15/17 days (goal is 28/31 days)
    All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 2/2, week 2 = 3/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
    8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)

    Grading Goals:
    1. 26/66 AP essays
    2. Tone test corrections
    3. 30/66 AP journals
    4. x/14 junior analysis activities
    5. 23/66 journal conferences

    Exercise Goals: (week 3)
    Sun--walk gunner DONE
    Mon--walk gunner + gym
    Tues--rest day (meeting)
    Wed--walk gunner + gym
    Thurs-- walk gunner
    Fri--rest day
    Sat--walk gunner + gym
  • Teresa_3266
    Teresa_3266 Posts: 298 Member
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    Happy Sunday everyone! Today was a good day. We went to church and then out to Cracker Barrel for lunch. Mmmm bacon and cheesy hashbrowns!! :p I’m wayyyyy over my calories today, since we also had pizza and a beer for dinner. But it’s OK!! Tomorrow I’m back to hardcore tracking everything I put into my mouth. Today was bit of a celebration for surviving the week since having my appendectomy last Monday. Wow, has it only been a week! Feels like a month!!

    I go back to work tomorrow from 2pm to 8pm. I have the most awesome boss who has really been super supportive. I know she and my fellow co-workers will be happy to see me back and I will be happy to see them. ALTHOUGH…..I do think I could be quite blissful just staying home and hanging out with hubby all day. But he likes to remind me of my determination to NOT be old and poor. So…hi ho hi ho it’s off to work I go!! B)

    Sunday Share: My name is Teresa and I will soon be turning 49 years old. YIKES! I work as a sales manager for a furniture store in my lovely town of Athens, GA. I have one daughter (who turned 23 today) and I’m married to the most incredible husband of all time. We met online almost 10 years ago and have been married for 3 years. Joe is 23 years older than me and is a retired English prof, who says he is busier now than ever. We attend a wonderful Baptist church and live in what we refer to as our little dream home. The one major hurdle in my life is my weight. It has plagued me since I was 13 years old and I really am sick of it!! I am determined to make this my year so that I won’t be fat at 50.

    So my 2015 motto is: Fit & Trim at 50!! :D

    @NK1112, Count me in as All-in. I do want to keep track of my calories, as well as track some sort of exercise. I'm working on tracking my steps that I get from my Fitbit, but I would also like to start incorporating some weight training. I'm good with whatever the group decides but I know for me I have to work on consistency.
  • cblue315
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    Sunday Share - My name is Lori, I make custom drapery and do interior design. I own a small store in a small town. I live with my husband of 34 years and two grown sons, 23 and 27.

    Since June of last year I have done a 180 and dedicated much of me to becoming as healthy as I can. Since June I am down about 60 pounds for a total of 99 pounds. I am at the gym almost every day. I do a class or a workout with a personal trainer every day along with extra weight lifting or cardio. I plan on doing my first triathlon in July.

    Today was a very good day. I made my calorie, fitness and water goals! :D
    As for the All-In I am up for almost anything. I have not been working on my All-In Challenge for January. But I know to be in a good mindset I will participate in February.

    The Packers lost today, so hubby is a little off center. Tonight instead of a game and popcorn we are having Sugar Free Jello. Not his favorite either. Oh well, Downton Abbey and then I am going to bed.

    Thank you all for your comments, I truly feel this is the most supportive group on MFP.

    Love to all,
    Lori <3
    Living Life Gratified
  • mountmary84
    mountmary84 Posts: 259 Member
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    HI Everyone,

    As for my opinion on the strength training "all in" I would agree if it were individually decided by each of us, what that exactly means. For me it will not be lifting at a gym, it just isn't going to happen. I live too far away and know I would not stick to it. I would be willing to do my core fitness DVD of exercises as that adds strength, though without resistance other than body weight. Probably that is ideal for me just now. I do it sometimes and always feel good afterward, and a bit pushed when I do it, so would be willing to commit to say 3 or 4 X a week. I definitely feel it in my core and legs. I think I could use that sort of push and there would be a definite benefit in strength for me. I think the added strength is the actual goal here.

    And of course keeping below calories plus or minus 100 is always an important thing.

    Sorry this sort of rambles, but I think you get the idea.

    I definitely am here for the long haul. Promise!

    Barb (mountmary)
  • mountmary84
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    PS.
    I am sad that the Packers lost, but good luck to the Seahawks next week in the Super Bowl. What a game that was!
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
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    skinnyjeanzbound wrote: »
    @niki--we've always had the suggested topics for the days of the week; that one never changes. As far as tracking days within 100 calories, I'm all for continuing that b/c it's helped keep me accountable. Regarding the other monthly challenge, I would be up for something related to strength training--we could make it the All-in and people could choose their own strength challenge. For folks who are new to it, it could just be doing some form of strength training X days/week. For those of us who already lift, the goals could be more specific--like adding new exercises/lifts or increasing weights/reps.

    If not enough people like that idea, we could keep the All-in as more flexible. Whatever we decide, it's always been optional and adjustable, so no one should feel like they have to join in. :)

    Oh @Skinnyjeanz ... I should have reread a third time before I let it go ... I didn't mean to suggest we change everything we've been doing ... just wanted to know about the suggestion for adding weight-lifting or some other exercise either as the new All-In or a separate item. I think I got a little off-track with my thinking when I recapped what we do for all the new posters to get the idea of what we do, voluntarily as there are no musts on here.

    Oops for me. Niki
  • jtconst
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    So my son is in 7th heaven right now. He has been a patriots fan since he was a child but has always rooted for the hometeam (Seahawks) as well. It is now his dream superbowl matchup and it happens on his 21st b-day. Its like the NFL just gave him a big ole birthday present :)
  • melifornia
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    Hey all! Missed you folks today!

    It's been a weird weekend to top off a weird week. I'm on newspaper duty again this weekend (second in a row) because they're short staffed, and had to deal with some very confusing breaking news (finally sorted out that there were 2 robberies on opposite sides of town reported simultaneously), a source for a story who wanted to throw his weight around (seriously? over what's basically a fluff piece?) and the demise of a second laptop! Well, not total demise, but may as well have been as the spare I borrowed from BigBro suddenly refused to connect to the Internet this morning as I was working on an article. I'm now setting up temporary shop on LilBro's laptop and eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new hard drive for my own machine. Geez.

    Sunday Share: My name is Melissa and I live in a small town in Kansas. I'm a freelance writer and occasionally substitute teach to get out of the house. I have 12 nieces and nephews (10 from BigBro, 2 from LilBro) ranging in age from almost-16 years to 6 months old who I get for "Sissy Night" (I'm Aunt Sissy) every Saturday night. They figure into my plans and reports a lot because I'm intent on keeping my Coolest Aunt Ever crown. :wink:

    I've been a member of this thread for just about a month now and am so pleased to have found all you lovely people. I have about 60lbs to lose to get down to my fightin' weight. Right now I'm focusing on exercise, including 14 days (so far) of yoga in a row! I'm also practicing the Miracle Morning routine, also on Day 14.

    MFP Goals January 18-24

    Diet Goals

    * No fast food 3/7 days - x/7
    * Track food 7/7 days - 1/7

    Exercise Goals

    * 30 mins of cardio (preferably elliptical) 3/7 days - x/7
    * Yoga daily as part of Miracle Morning routine - 1/7
    * Talk to trainer at rec center about strength training -

    Health Goals

    * Take meds daily - x/7

    Cleaning Goals

    * Declutter kitchen cabinet under sink -
    * Declutter kitchen cabinets over sink -
    * Take last tote of kids clothes to BigBro's house -
    * Follow daily cleaning schedule -


    Personal Goals

    * Complete Miracle Morning routine daily - 1/7
    * Move wake up time back to 6AM daily - x/7
    * Tweak night time routine to better set up for mornings -
    * In bed, lights out by 10:30 PM at least 4/7 days - x/7


    Work Goals

    * Submit at least 4/8 magazine articles for review x/8
    * File 5/5 newspaper articles - 3/5
    * Invoice newspaper -
    * Invoice magazines -
    * Resolve issue with client's shopping cart -
    * FOllow up on PR pitches sent last week -
    * Coordinate with outlet #1 and PR client for coverage -
    * Sub at middle school Friday afternoon -


    January All-In

    * Login to MFP daily - 18/31
    * At/Under calorie limit 20/31 - 3/31
    * Workout (besides yoga) 12/31 - 7/31

    2015 Mantra: Live Intentionally
  • skinnyjeanzbound
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    @tammy--Oh my, who will your son root for??? At least he'll be happy no matter who wins. You should make him a half and half jersey for his b-day!

    @niki--No problem. I just wanted to take some of the stress off of you so you aren't worried about changing the daily topics in addition to figuring out the monthly stuff. :smile:

    @barb--yes, I feel like my football season is over. :( I have no affinity for either Seattle or New England. I think the core DVD is perfect for the strength challenge if that's what we choose for Feb. I will also have to figure something out until my shoulder heals. I can do leg press, crunches, and roman sit ups at my gym, but that's about it right now.

    @lori--eek! Just 1 pound away from 100 lbs lost!!

    @teresa--it's nice that you can get back to work--glad you've healed so quickly.

    AFM--I got through all of the Tone Test corrections, so that's one smaller task off my list. Tomorrow I must get through a minimum of 11 more essays, but 20 would be ideal.

    2015 mantra = "Just 15 minutes"

    January Challenge:
    Under calorie goal: 16/18 days (goal is 28/31 days)
    All-in: run 2 days/week: week 1 = 2/2, week 2 = 3/2, week 3 = x/2, week 3 = x/2
    8k at end of month (not sure what day) in 56 minutes (Thanksgiving 8k = 56:49, NYE 8k = 57:47)

    Grading Goals:
    1. 26/66 AP essays
    2. Tone test corrections DONE
    3. 30/66 AP journals
    4. x/14 junior analysis activities
    5. 23/66 journal conferences

    Exercise Goals: (week 3)
    Sun--walk gunner DONE
    Mon--walk gunner + gym
    Tues--rest day (meeting)
    Wed--walk gunner + gym
    Thurs-- walk gunner
    Fri--rest day
    Sat--walk gunner + gym
  • nannersp61
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    melifornia wrote: »
    Before I go to bed, I need to share my Thursday Truth: In the past 2 1/2 months, I've spent more than 200 hours playing online games. It's probably closer to 300 hours. I make excuses - I'm multitasking (catching up on emails, posting simple updates on a couple of my websites, even writing some of the easier newspaper articles), I'm relaxing, I'll just play one or two games while I watch TV/wait for that phone call/before I start working/while I eat lunch... This is completely and utterly ridiculous. I'm really disappointed with myself. Unlike my friend whose job is to play video games (he's a beta tester for one of the big video game companies), there is absolutely no reason for me to be logging that kind of time.

    If you see "no video games" pop up on my weekly goal list, you'll know why.

  • nannersp61
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    Updates on personal life. Nothing new, just plodding along, taking things one day at a time. So glad I have this group of people to be accountable to, I don't know how I would succeed without you. As to the original goals, I have a 6 month goal of 45 and hope to have 90 off by Christmas. Why? To keep me working hard and will force me to become consistent. I will need to log my food and exercise daily. Obstacles to my goal is my tendency for my weight to yo-yo. This is often demoralizing for me, so I just need to keep plugging away until I succeed.
  • nannersp61
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    I was able to stay under my calorie goal 7 days this week. 1/12-1693/2656, 1/13-1269/1648, 1/14-1537/2190, 1/15-1291/2704, 1/16-1693/1712, 1/17-1390/1648, 1/18-1230/1827
  • skinnyjeanzbound
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    @nanner--everyone's weight yo-yos, so don't let it frustrate you. This can be due to sodium, hydration, recovery from exercise, hormonal changes, etc. I found once I accepted that my weight will fluctuate up and down, it made this whole process a whole lot easier. You are exactly right that you just need to keep at it and look at the bigger picture of the general downward trend. :)

    @mel--Ugh, another laptop issue! I hope your new hard drive arrives soon.

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