Green Smoothie Cleanse - Store bought smoothie recommendation
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French_Peasant wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »I need to do this as a jump start. Why? Because if I go from eating high sodium foods or sugary foods and slowly ween in to healthier alternatives- I rarely stick to it. My mentality is : "I'll start it tomorrow."
When you purchase and invest into 3 days worth of quickly perishable juices - there's no tomorrow. It's literally you're doing this now without any excuse. Hungry? Increase water intake. Next thing you know - you've double or tripled the average water intake you normally have. Once the three days are complete- the likelihood of desiring the foods you were having daily is minimal.
That's why I like juicing. It's just a jumpstart to making a regimen stick.
It works for some people and it doesn't work for others.
You have posted this thread here and have posted a thread in the debate section about having tried the HCG diet.
I'm sensing a pattern here regarding trying unsustainable, gimmicky weight loss "hacks" and learning nothing lasting and yo-yo behavior.
Maybe I'm projecting, but that was my experience with weight loss. Always looking for the gimmick or trick and never really learning anything.
Until I gave up on gimmicks, jump starts, and fads.
You don't need things like this, but moreover, they are counterproductive to the main goal of lasting, sustainable to change that leads to lasting, sustainable weight loss that you maintain for good.
Weight loss like that is not "jump-started" with juice cleanses, it's started with learning how weight loss works, it's started with forming healthy habits, and it's started with getting rid of the idea that you can hack your way into getting rid of a few pounds fast to get yourself "on track".
Managing weight is a life-long commitment. You're never "off track".
People would be much better off if they "jumpstarted" and "cleansed" with the bowel-scouring amount of fiber you get when you do the 800g-of-veg-a-day challenge several of us have done!
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10521320/10-a-day-800g-veggie-fruit-challenge-participants-check-in/p1
I just do NOT get why people are so set on stripping out their fiber, whether it is eating ultra-processed foods on one hand, or doing juicing "cleanses" on the other hand. It makes zero nutritional sense and is completely irrational. If you eat enough fiber, you're not going to be doing much snackin'.
I had to scale back. I was in on that one and a lot of my intake was raw. The IBS nightmare was real!
No more raw veggies for me. I keep it around 800 now, all cooked except for fruit.
But you do bring up a good point.
@WinoGelato is often fond of noting how instead of doing without, how she looked to add more to her life. More fruits and veggies, more steps, more activity.
It would be so refreshing to see someone "jumpstarting" their weight loss by doing something like @estherdragonbat has done by getting a new cookbook and working her way through it, or announcing they got a Fitibit and that they're looking for friends to do step challenges with or for suggestions for new vegetables to try because they're going to challenge themselves to try a new vegetable every week
These things are meaningful steps towards lasting, sustainable change. I just wish more people posted about them than posted about these silly cleanses and detoxes.20 -
If I drank six juices per day I'd never leave the toilet. Is that what it means by cleanse?7
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InkAndApples wrote: »If I drank six juices per day I'd never leave the toilet. Is that what it means by cleanse?
Yes. That is 100% what it is. And that is all it is.3 -
InkAndApples wrote: »If I drank six juices per day I'd never leave the toilet. Is that what it means by cleanse?
My friend's wife did her colonoscopy prep yesterday. No foods, clear liquids only, and had to drink that vile solution that makes you crap out everything in your body so they can see up inside you clearly. She was starving and miserable last night.
I'll have to ask her if she feels "jumpstarted" or "rebooted" today. Hope I don't get hit upside the head with any heavy objects.22 -
I don't do a juice cleanse with any added supplements or ingredients. I purchase fresh juices hence why it's perishable with a 4 day lifespan at most. To maintain the fiber I drink carrot juice and take vitamins.
It's simply a push. You spend $100 on juices that will perish in 4 days - there's absolutely no excuses on retracting to old eating habits.17 -
This thread makes me sad. Reminds me of back when I didn't know my *kitten* from my elbow and tried everything. I would last about a day on a juice cleanse and feel like a failure. Then I'd realize I was starving and eat everything in the fridge.
Just start eating better. Have a green smoothie for breakfast, a big salad with some protein for lunch, and throw out the food that sets you up for failure. Take an hour and search for healthy recipes online to batch prepare. If you need to spend $$$, buy some storage containers for your prepped meals and a new pair of walking shoes.
Success will have a better chance of happening when you start being kind to yourself and consistent, and stop torturing yourself to try to force yourself to eat in a way that obviously doesn't work for you.9 -
You don't need a cleanse like that. Just stop eating junk and eat better foods like fruits and vegetables. They will do the job for you and for much cheaper and better for you.2
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But how does that make you stick with anything in the long term? I am genuinely baffled.5
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InkAndApples wrote: »But how does that make you stick with anything in the long term? I am genuinely baffled.
It doesn't. That's why you need to do it over and over and over. Or come to your senses and just start eating at a calorie deficit, but some people never learn from their mistakes or the wisdom of others.5 -
I don't do a juice cleanse with any added supplements or ingredients. I purchase fresh juices hence why it's perishable with a 4 day lifespan at most. To maintain the fiber I drink carrot juice and take vitamins.
It's simply a push. You spend $100 on juices that will perish in 4 days - there's absolutely no excuses on retracting to old eating habits.
Carrot juice (if made with a juicer) wouldn't have appreciable fiber.
I think I'd rather put $100 aside and use it to buy a great new outfit when I hit a goal weight.16 -
I need to do this as a jump start. Why? Because if I go from eating high sodium foods or sugary foods and slowly ween in to healthier alternatives- I rarely stick to it. My mentality is : "I'll start it tomorrow."
When you purchase and invest into 3 days worth of quickly perishable juices - there's no tomorrow. It's literally you're doing this now without any excuse. Hungry? Increase water intake. Next thing you know - you've double or tripled the average water intake you normally have. Once the three days are complete- the likelihood of desiring the foods you were having daily is minimal.
That's why I like juicing. It's just a jumpstart to making a regimen stick.
It works for some people and it doesn't work for others.
It. Won't. Do. Anything.
It does actually one thing really well. And that is exact opposite to what quoted person is claiming.
Such "smoothie cleanse" is a sure way to induce binge eating.
Specially if one goes from "eating high sodium or sugary foods" cold turkey to a "smoothie cleanse" odds are very high that it ends with binging on all kinds of sugar filled stuff.8 -
ttcbelieve wrote: »SassyCassie90 wrote: »So I have done a 10 day green smoothie cleanse (ok I've only made it to day 7!), but I loved the results. I made the smoothies myself though. I do the cleanse whenever I want to Jumpstart my weight loss journey. I am getting myself prepared to do it again, and i say that because i really have to prepare myself mentally to only drink smoothies. Although the cleanse i use lets me eat hard boiled eggs, small handful of nuts, and crunchy veggies so i don't feel like i am starving. Others may not agree but FOR ME it really helps. I feel like I lose the cravings for junk food and the need to snack whenever I'm not hungry. It works for me, and I see no reason why you shouldn't at least try it. If you have it in your mind that it will work, then there's a higher chance that it will. Good luck!
Thanks and I agree, that's the reason I want to give it a try. I considered trying to do the smoothies myself at home, but knowing myself...i'll use it as an excuse not to do it at all. I'll see how the home purchase smoothies work. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but putting my mind to it for sure. I need all the luck I can get :-)
I'm beyond trying to talk you out of doing this, but believing that weight loss is a matter of "luck" is what's causing you to fail over and over. Until you believe that you have control over your own eating habits you will always be derailed by the "bad luck" in your life.
I agree, remember I'm doing this to jump start. I do not think cleansing is a sustainable way to lose weight
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I jump started this week's diet with birthday cake and ice cream. Still managed to lose weight. I wonder if i can market that.25
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ttcbelieve wrote: »ok, general consensus seems to be...do not go with store bought one's. Thanks Y'all. I'll order online
This is nothing that anyone has said they are saying drinking straight up juice is the same don't waist your money.
Why not just try not eating as much junk? Lower your calorie intake that would be a good jump start to weight loss. You could eat 1,000 calories of ice cream if you want find your deficit and work on that.0 -
InkAndApples wrote: »But how does that make you stick with anything in the long term? I am genuinely baffled.
IKR? And not only that, but how does not giving your body everything it needs (ie protein, fat, fiber, etc) for 3 days help you start a healthy lifestyle??? It's like saying I'm really depressed and lonely so to jumpstart my effort to cheer up and meet people I'm going to stay in my home alone for 3 days and watch true crime and war documentaries
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$100 for four days of juice?! That's two weeks of groceries for me. Who has the money burning gif?7
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Again, you make it seem like a long term diet instead of a 3 day temporary regimen to push those with lack of will power.
Are you seriously telling me that you've never fallen into an unhealthy eating pattern? Are you telling me you always had will power to stick to healthy foods and not once failed back into a bad eating pattern?
There's positive studies (google them) without any negative side effects from juicing for 3 days straight. I'm obtaining my nutrients from other sources (vitamins). The only thing being a slight impact is lack of protein.11 -
InkAndApples wrote: »But how does that make you stick with anything in the long term? I am genuinely baffled.
IKR? And not only that, but how does not giving your body everything it needs (ie protein, fat, fiber, etc) for 3 days help you start a healthy lifestyle??? It's like saying I'm really depressed and lonely so to jumpstart my effort to cheer up and meet people I'm going to stay in my home alone for 3 days and watch true crime and war documentaries
Depriving your body of calories and essential nutrients for 3 days to start a "healthy" lifestyle makes about as much sense as taking up cigarette smoking to stop biting your fingernails.12 -
$100 is my average trip to Trader Joe's for 5 days worth of meal prep.4
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Again, you make it seem like a long term diet instead of a 3 day temporary regimen to push those with lack of will power.
Are you seriously telling me that you've never fallen into an unhealthy eating pattern? Are you telling me you always had will power to stick to healthy foods and not once failed back into a bad eating pattern?
There's positive studies (google them) without any negative side effects from juicing for 3 days straight. I'm obtaining my nutrients from other sources (vitamins). The only thing being a slight impact is lack of protein.
You don't have to stick to all healthy foods in order to be healthy and lose weight. Learning to eat in a moderate way that you enjoy and that gets you enough nutrition at the right calorie level means you won't fall off the wagon and won't have to keep restarting.10 -
Again, you make it seem like a long term diet instead of a 3 day temporary regimen to push those with lack of will power.
Are you seriously telling me that you've never fallen into an unhealthy eating pattern? Are you telling me you always had will power to stick to healthy foods and not once failed back into a bad eating pattern?
There's positive studies (google them) without any negative side effects from juicing for 3 days straight. I'm obtaining my nutrients from other sources (vitamins). The only thing being a slight impact is lack of protein.
There have been times when I have looked at my overall diet and seen things I could improve. And then, I just, you know, improved them. I didn't do it through eliminating solid food. In fact, I think that's a really poor way to approach it because it doesn't prepare you to choose foods that make you feel better once you are off the "cleanse."
If you stop thinking of your diet as having to be 100% healthy foods or otherwise you're in a "bad eating pattern," it might be easier for you to stop thinking about eating well as something that requires strict will power to maintain. It's just . . . eating. Meet your nutritional needs, avoid the foods that make you feel terrible, and eat foods that you enjoy. That's all.
Which studies are you referring to? Since you've already read them, sharing them will be faster than people here trying to Google them and guess which ones you are referring to.
Which studies convinced you?4 -
ttcbelieve wrote: »ttcbelieve wrote: »SassyCassie90 wrote: »So I have done a 10 day green smoothie cleanse (ok I've only made it to day 7!), but I loved the results. I made the smoothies myself though. I do the cleanse whenever I want to Jumpstart my weight loss journey. I am getting myself prepared to do it again, and i say that because i really have to prepare myself mentally to only drink smoothies. Although the cleanse i use lets me eat hard boiled eggs, small handful of nuts, and crunchy veggies so i don't feel like i am starving. Others may not agree but FOR ME it really helps. I feel like I lose the cravings for junk food and the need to snack whenever I'm not hungry. It works for me, and I see no reason why you shouldn't at least try it. If you have it in your mind that it will work, then there's a higher chance that it will. Good luck!
Thanks and I agree, that's the reason I want to give it a try. I considered trying to do the smoothies myself at home, but knowing myself...i'll use it as an excuse not to do it at all. I'll see how the home purchase smoothies work. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but putting my mind to it for sure. I need all the luck I can get :-)
I'm beyond trying to talk you out of doing this, but believing that weight loss is a matter of "luck" is what's causing you to fail over and over. Until you believe that you have control over your own eating habits you will always be derailed by the "bad luck" in your life.
I agree, remember I'm doing this to jump start. I do not think cleansing is a sustainable way to lose weight
Jump start what? I mean really, what? This will not result in any more progress than a calorie deficit. If you think it will mentally jump start you or get you in the right mindset to make some changes, you can have the same mental jump start without a useless cleanse. Just choose to do it. That's the jump start.0 -
It's absolutely not meant to be long term. I just find it hilarious you all seem to presume you all eat healthy all the time. So all of you have never relapse with bad eating habits? You're all your appropriate BMI? Weight?11
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »I need to do this as a jump start. Why? Because if I go from eating high sodium foods or sugary foods and slowly ween in to healthier alternatives- I rarely stick to it. My mentality is : "I'll start it tomorrow."
When you purchase and invest into 3 days worth of quickly perishable juices - there's no tomorrow. It's literally you're doing this now without any excuse. Hungry? Increase water intake. Next thing you know - you've double or tripled the average water intake you normally have. Once the three days are complete- the likelihood of desiring the foods you were having daily is minimal.
That's why I like juicing. It's just a jumpstart to making a regimen stick.
It works for some people and it doesn't work for others.
You have posted this thread here and have posted a thread in the debate section about having tried the HCG diet.
I'm sensing a pattern here regarding trying unsustainable, gimmicky weight loss "hacks" and learning nothing lasting and yo-yo behavior.
Maybe I'm projecting, but that was my experience with weight loss. Always looking for the gimmick or trick and never really learning anything.
Until I gave up on gimmicks, jump starts, and fads.
You don't need things like this, but moreover, they are counterproductive to the main goal of lasting, sustainable to change that leads to lasting, sustainable weight loss that you maintain for good.
Weight loss like that is not "jump-started" with juice cleanses, it's started with learning how weight loss works, it's started with forming healthy habits, and it's started with getting rid of the idea that you can hack your way into getting rid of a few pounds fast to get yourself "on track".
Managing weight is a life-long commitment. You're never "off track".
People would be much better off if they "jumpstarted" and "cleansed" with the bowel-scouring amount of fiber you get when you do the 800g-of-veg-a-day challenge several of us have done!
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10521320/10-a-day-800g-veggie-fruit-challenge-participants-check-in/p1
I just do NOT get why people are so set on stripping out their fiber, whether it is eating ultra-processed foods on one hand, or doing juicing "cleanses" on the other hand. It makes zero nutritional sense and is completely irrational. If you eat enough fiber, you're not going to be doing much snackin'.
I had to scale back. I was in on that one and a lot of my intake was raw. The IBS nightmare was real!
No more raw veggies for me. I keep it around 800 now, all cooked except for fruit.
But you do bring up a good point.
@WinoGelato is often fond of noting how instead of doing without, how she looked to add more to her life. More fruits and veggies, more steps, more activity.
It would be so refreshing to see someone "jumpstarting" their weight loss by doing something like @estherdragonbat has done by getting a new cookbook and working her way through it, or announcing they got a Fitibit and that they're looking for friends to do step challenges with or for suggestions for new vegetables to try because they're going to challenge themselves to try a new vegetable every week
These things are meaningful steps towards lasting, sustainable change. I just wish more people posted about them than posted about these silly cleanses and detoxes.
Good point. My regular jumpstart is the 4 Day Flat Belly Jump Start Diet. The problem this time is that I have ZERO desire to do it this time. Don't know why. I just know I have been thinking about doing it for the last 4 weeks, keep procrastinating and continuing the bad habit. I know jumpstart does help to get me off the sweets and bad habits, once that's done I'm good. Sine I have ZERO :-) desire to do the normal flat belly. I'm giving the smoothie cleanse a try. Also important to note is that this is not a juice cleanse. half of it includes raw vegetables. There is the option to do all veggies but since I am a newbie to cleansing...I'll do the plan that has half fruit and half veggies. It may work and it may not work. who knows, i'll find out soon enough. If it gets me off my craving..then I'm all good :-). My expectations are low. thought of drinking the vegetables is more Frightening10 -
ttcbelieve wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »I need to do this as a jump start. Why? Because if I go from eating high sodium foods or sugary foods and slowly ween in to healthier alternatives- I rarely stick to it. My mentality is : "I'll start it tomorrow."
When you purchase and invest into 3 days worth of quickly perishable juices - there's no tomorrow. It's literally you're doing this now without any excuse. Hungry? Increase water intake. Next thing you know - you've double or tripled the average water intake you normally have. Once the three days are complete- the likelihood of desiring the foods you were having daily is minimal.
That's why I like juicing. It's just a jumpstart to making a regimen stick.
It works for some people and it doesn't work for others.
You have posted this thread here and have posted a thread in the debate section about having tried the HCG diet.
I'm sensing a pattern here regarding trying unsustainable, gimmicky weight loss "hacks" and learning nothing lasting and yo-yo behavior.
Maybe I'm projecting, but that was my experience with weight loss. Always looking for the gimmick or trick and never really learning anything.
Until I gave up on gimmicks, jump starts, and fads.
You don't need things like this, but moreover, they are counterproductive to the main goal of lasting, sustainable to change that leads to lasting, sustainable weight loss that you maintain for good.
Weight loss like that is not "jump-started" with juice cleanses, it's started with learning how weight loss works, it's started with forming healthy habits, and it's started with getting rid of the idea that you can hack your way into getting rid of a few pounds fast to get yourself "on track".
Managing weight is a life-long commitment. You're never "off track".
People would be much better off if they "jumpstarted" and "cleansed" with the bowel-scouring amount of fiber you get when you do the 800g-of-veg-a-day challenge several of us have done!
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10521320/10-a-day-800g-veggie-fruit-challenge-participants-check-in/p1
I just do NOT get why people are so set on stripping out their fiber, whether it is eating ultra-processed foods on one hand, or doing juicing "cleanses" on the other hand. It makes zero nutritional sense and is completely irrational. If you eat enough fiber, you're not going to be doing much snackin'.
I had to scale back. I was in on that one and a lot of my intake was raw. The IBS nightmare was real!
No more raw veggies for me. I keep it around 800 now, all cooked except for fruit.
But you do bring up a good point.
@WinoGelato is often fond of noting how instead of doing without, how she looked to add more to her life. More fruits and veggies, more steps, more activity.
It would be so refreshing to see someone "jumpstarting" their weight loss by doing something like @estherdragonbat has done by getting a new cookbook and working her way through it, or announcing they got a Fitibit and that they're looking for friends to do step challenges with or for suggestions for new vegetables to try because they're going to challenge themselves to try a new vegetable every week
These things are meaningful steps towards lasting, sustainable change. I just wish more people posted about them than posted about these silly cleanses and detoxes.
Good point. My regular jumpstart is the 4 Day Flat Belly Jump Start Diet. The problem this time is that I have ZERO desire to do it this time. Don't know why. I just know I have been thinking about doing it for the last 4 weeks, keep procrastinating and continuing the bad habit. I know jumpstart does help to get me off the sweets and bad habits, once that's done I'm good. Sine I have ZERO :-) desire to do the normal flat belly. I'm giving the smoothie cleanse a try. Also important to note is that this is not a juice cleanse. half of it includes raw vegetables. There is the option to do all veggies but since I am a newbie to cleansing...I'll do the plan that has half fruit and half veggies. It may work and it may not work. who knows, i'll find out soon enough. If it gets me off my craving..then I'm all good :-). My expectations are low. thought of drinking the vegetables is more Frightening
The fact that you have to do "jumpstarts" over and over again should tell you something about their effectiveness.16 -
It's absolutely not meant to be long term. I just find it hilarious you all seem to presume you all eat healthy all the time. So all of you have never relapse with bad eating habits? You're all your appropriate BMI? Weight?
According to Cronometer, I consistently meet my nutritional needs and my blood work (done annually) is awesome. The food I eat tastes great and makes me feel good.
My BMI is 19 and I'm at my goal weight. I've been maintaining for almost two years now.
So does that make my opinions more valid?
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It's absolutely not meant to be long term. I just find it hilarious you all seem to presume you all eat healthy all the time. So all of you have never relapse with bad eating habits? You're all your appropriate BMI? Weight?
I've had many relapses into bad habits and there are a lot of ways to get myself back on track. Throwing away two weeks worth of my grocery budget on a juice cleanse is not one of them. Journaling, tracking, reconsidering my motivations, setting small goals, trying new recipes, joining a challenge like the veggie challenge, starting a walking challenge, keeping a calendar to track my goals reached, talking to my therapist, and about a hundred different ways that are cheaper and have longer term results.9 -
It's absolutely not meant to be long term. I just find it hilarious you all seem to presume you all eat healthy all the time. So all of you have never relapse with bad eating habits? You're all your appropriate BMI? Weight?
Relapse? Bad eating habits? I don't see things that way. I am an adult who takes responsibility for my choices without judging myself or acting like I went on an alcohol binge. I don't need to trick myself into thinking I am jump starting anything by doing a meaningless cleanse.
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ttcbelieve wrote: »ttcbelieve wrote: »SassyCassie90 wrote: »So I have done a 10 day green smoothie cleanse (ok I've only made it to day 7!), but I loved the results. I made the smoothies myself though. I do the cleanse whenever I want to Jumpstart my weight loss journey. I am getting myself prepared to do it again, and i say that because i really have to prepare myself mentally to only drink smoothies. Although the cleanse i use lets me eat hard boiled eggs, small handful of nuts, and crunchy veggies so i don't feel like i am starving. Others may not agree but FOR ME it really helps. I feel like I lose the cravings for junk food and the need to snack whenever I'm not hungry. It works for me, and I see no reason why you shouldn't at least try it. If you have it in your mind that it will work, then there's a higher chance that it will. Good luck!
Thanks and I agree, that's the reason I want to give it a try. I considered trying to do the smoothies myself at home, but knowing myself...i'll use it as an excuse not to do it at all. I'll see how the home purchase smoothies work. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but putting my mind to it for sure. I need all the luck I can get :-)
I'm beyond trying to talk you out of doing this, but believing that weight loss is a matter of "luck" is what's causing you to fail over and over. Until you believe that you have control over your own eating habits you will always be derailed by the "bad luck" in your life.
I agree, remember I'm doing this to jump start. I do not think cleansing is a sustainable way to lose weight
Yes, I understand that you are not using this in the expectation of losing any real weight. What I'm seeing is that you are preparing yourself for what you anticipate will be an unpleasant few days after which you believe your cravings will be under control. What happens if you can't complete the "cleanse" because you just can't stick it out or life gets in the way? Will you continue to feel like you can't lose weight because you have no control over your cravings? What happens if you're successful and after some period of time have a very bad day and end up eating all the trigger foods? Or go to a restaurant, or have a night out? Will you be able to step back from that and continue with your long-term food plan? Does your food plan even allow for any of the things you love to eat, in moderation? I just see this mindset as leading to more weight-loss failure in the future, and another cycle of feeling out of control and searching for the newest "jump-start".2
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