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Ok I'm new to logging foods and tracking and all. I usually never eat breakfast,but since starting this Monday I've been logging. I go to the gym in the morning, then have a protein shake with a banana in it for breakfast. I also log my lunch,dinner and if I have a snack. I'm 33, 5"2,female weight 133 trying to lose 10lbs. According to MFP I need to consume like 1500 cals. But by the end of the day I've only consumed around 8-900,not including what I burned at the gym. I cant eat 5x a day though or I'll gain more weight so it's kinda confusing to me.
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Are you using a food scale to weigh your food?0
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srdeloy374 wrote: »Ok I'm new to logging foods and tracking and all. I usually never eat breakfast,but since starting this Monday I've been logging. I go to the gym in the morning, then have a protein shake with a banana in it for breakfast. I also log my lunch,dinner and if I have a snack. I'm 33, 5"2,female weight 133 trying to lose 10lbs. According to MFP I need to consume like 1500 cals. But by the end of the day I've only consumed around 8-900,not including what I burned at the gym. I cant eat 5x a day though or I'll gain more weight so it's kinda confusing to me.
Just feeling the need to point out that it's not how many times a day you eat that dictate if you gain or lose weight but how much.
And, yeah, are you weighing your food?
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Yea I have a scale and been using it. I'm not snacking and eating all the junk I was before cuz I'm trying to lose the 10lbs by mid September0
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srdeloy374 wrote: »Ok I'm new to logging foods and tracking and all. I usually never eat breakfast,but since starting this Monday I've been logging. I go to the gym in the morning, then have a protein shake with a banana in it for breakfast. I also log my lunch,dinner and if I have a snack. I'm 33, 5"2,female weight 133 trying to lose 10lbs. According to MFP I need to consume like 1500 cals. But by the end of the day I've only consumed around 8-900,not including what I burned at the gym. I cant eat 5x a day though or I'll gain more weight so it's kinda confusing to me.
When I make my own banana protein shake.... it’s usually 300-400 calories. One scoop of vanilla protein powder alone is 140 calories, plus another 140 for a banana, and if I add almond milk that’s a min of 310 calories...I add other ingredients like flax seeds...if you’re making your own, the shake alone is 1/3 to 1/2 of the calories you’re eating all day—which seems really off if you’re only logging 250-350 calories for each lunch and dinner. It seems highly suspect that you’re not entering in enough calories.0 -
Can you describe what you’re eating more? Have you just reduced it to salad and veggies? If so, you do need some protein!0
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srdeloy374 wrote: »Yea I have a scale and been using it. I'm not snacking and eating all the junk I was before cuz I'm trying to lose the 10lbs by mid September
Weight loss is 100% about consistently being in a calorie deficit. It doesn't matter how often you eat, whether or not you have snacks, or whether or not you consider your food "junk." You can eat literally anything you want, at any time of day, and you will lose weight as long as you are consistently in a calorie deficit. You CAN eat 5 times a day as long as you don't exceed your calorie goal.
If you're weighing *everything*--your oil, your apples, everything--and you are still not hitting your calorie goal, then you need to add low volume/high calorie foods. Nut butters and ice cream are popular choices.
Additionally, if you only have 10 pounds to lose, then 7 weeks is not a reasonable or safe amount of time to expect to lose it. Set MFP to lose 0.5 lb/week, consistently eat that number of calories, and keep in mind that even 0.5 lb/week may be an unreasonably fast pace depending on your stats.2 -
For breakfast I usually consume about 245 calories. I make a shake with either my thrive lifestyle shakes or protein shake with 8oz of almond milk and I add a banana. For lunch I'll usually do like a salad and I make sure to add some protein to it. For dinner I eat whatever i make for my family of 5 just weigh mine out to like 4oz. I'm on an appetite suppressant atm to help me so I'm not eating junk all day like chips sweets,etc. I go to the gym 6x a week and do anything from stairtread to weights.0
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srdeloy374 wrote: »For breakfast I usually consume about 245 calories. I make a shake with either my thrive lifestyle shakes or protein shake with 8oz of almond milk and I add a banana. For lunch I'll usually do like a salad and I make sure to add some protein to it. For dinner I eat whatever i make for my family of 5 just weigh mine out to like 4oz. I'm on an appetite suppressant atm to help me so I'm not eating junk all day like chips sweets,etc. I go to the gym 6x a week and do anything from stairtread to weights.
Ok this is very different from what you orginally explained in your post...sounds like you aren’t trying at all to eat the amount of calories suggested for healthy weight loss—but you are forcing yourself to undereat.
First, why are you taking appetite suppressants? I’m going to assume since you only want to lose 10 pounds that you have a health BMI, so they aren’t doctor presribed for obesity. So, this means you are taking non-FDA approves appetite suppressants and they can cause increased heart rate, high blood pressure, liver damage, rectal bleeding, and several other issues. It seems like a no brained if you’re complaining that you are not eating enough each day and at each meal, then you should probably stop taking suppressants. Also, why are you limiting yourself to 4 ounces at dinner when you haven’t eaten enough that day and state you don’t have time to eat other meals? Why not allow yourself more to eat at lunch or dinner?
I don’t think your plan is a healthy one to lose weight and can do permanent damage to your body. Aim for 0.5 pound loss a week so you don’t destroy lean muscle, don’t create additional health problems, and can sustain a change. You didn’t put the weight on that quickly or by taking pills to increase your appetite—so don’t aim to lose it that way.3 -
No it's the same as my original post. I dont force myself to under eat. I stated that I never eat breakfast but since Monday I've started to with a shake because I'm going to the gym and I have to fuel myself. My appetite suppressant is doctor prescribed. I'm trying to get away from junk foods and eat better to be healthy and to lose weight. Hence why I was asking for help as I'm new. I obviously dont want to destroy muscle or going to the gym would be pointless. But thanks for assuming that I am just not trying to be healthy,etc. Even though I was indeed asking for help or guidance. I'm trying to be healthy and incorporate better eating habits. Just needed a little explanation on a couple of things but I'll figure it out one way or another lol.5
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srdeloy374 wrote: »No it's the same as my original post. I dont force myself to under eat. I stated that I never eat breakfast but since Monday I've started to with a shake because I'm going to the gym and I have to fuel myself. My appetite suppressant is doctor prescribed. I'm trying to get away from junk foods and eat better to be healthy and to lose weight. Hence why I was asking for help as I'm new. I obviously dont want to destroy muscle or going to the gym would be pointless. But thanks for assuming that I am just not trying to be healthy,etc. Even though I was indeed asking for help or guidance. I'm trying to be healthy and incorporate better eating habits. Just needed a little explanation on a couple of things but I'll figure it out one way or another lol.
You never mentioned an appetite suppressant in your post which is a huge detail to leave off. I don’t know any doctor that prescribes appetite suppressants for a person with a healthy weight. I honestly don’t believe a doctor would do that unless it was extreme purpose for obesity or a condition such as diabetes...which even then can be harmful. I frankly don’t believe a doctor would do this for a 5’2’ woman at 133 pounds Bc she wants to lose 10 pounds and avoid snacks. If he/she did, switch drs now. Have you informed your doctor that you’re now eating 800 calories a day? Bc that doctor is going to tell you to stop taking that medication immediately.
An appetite suppressant isn’t preventing you from snacking, it’s preventing you from eating in general. It’s not ever clear about what people mean by junk foods—weight loss doesn’t simply come from not eating chips, it comes from the calories in and calories out. You could eat 1200 calories of candy each day and lose weight...if you REALLY mean you want a healthier lifestyle—you’re not doing that by taking pills and limiting your body to 800-900 calories per day. That suppressants is likely worse for your heart and body than junk food.
I am trying to give you advice that you aren’t hearing—STOP taking suppressants. Start eating at a minimum 1200 calories a day by adding more dense foods to your meals. Aim for a sustainable 10 pound weight loss of 0.5 pounds per week. This is healthy.5 -
Raise your hand if you want to google the doctor prescribing appetite suppressants to someone who is possibly already under eating?
Sounds to me that eating some of that "junk food" you're taking drugs so you WON'T eat might do you some good. Or at least eat more calorie dense foods.
You should also open your diary. More help could come your way if we can see it.4 -
Don't bite the hand that feeds you... just sayin'. 😑1
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Raise your hand if you want to google the doctor prescribing appetite suppressants to someone who is possibly already under eating?
Sounds to me that eating some of that "junk food" you're taking drugs so you WON'T eat might do you some good. Or at least eat more calorie dense foods.
You should also open your diary. More help could come your way if we can see it.
I frankly don’t think there is a doctor out there that would do this—especially for someone at a healthy weight. That’s a malpractice suit waiting to happen...and also being a terrible doctor.
I’m guessing her doctor’s advice is the same as ours—not to take suppressants, but just like in this post she isn’t hearing it and considers taking pills healthy.
Check out what happened with Meridia and let me know how you feel about appetite suppressants...0 -
Step 1: STOP TAKING APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS.
Step 2: Find a new doctor. If your doctor has genuinely prescribed drugs to suppress appetite in someone of your stats then he/she needs immediate investigation.
Step 3: Report your doctor.
Step 4: Do some research and educate yourself on nutrition. You’ve not actually clarified what you mean by ‘junk’.
Step 5: Start logging accurately and honestly at the level generated by genuine data input to the MFP app.
Step 6: Come back and ask about anything that you’re not sure of and let us know how you’re doing.3 -
Do you mean that you are 10 pounds from a healthy BMI for your height? If so, unless there is some other medical condition you're not mentioning, any doctor who would prescribe you an appetite suppressant is not acting professionally or responsibly.3
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Do you mean that you are 10 pounds from a healthy BMI for your height? If so, unless there is some other medical condition you're not mentioning, any doctor who would prescribe you an appetite suppressant is not acting professionally or responsibly.
Post states she is currently 5’2” and currently weighs 133, that’s a healthy BMI of about 24. Losing 10 pounds would put her at a BMI of 22...also healthy.0 -
I've done my research and actually when taken correctly appetite suppressants can be beneficial. There not meant to be taken more than a week or 2 for someone of my stature.Do you mean that you are 10 pounds from a healthy BMI for your height? If so, unless there is some other medical condition you're not mentioning, any doctor who would prescribe you an appetite suppressant is not acting professionally or responsibly.
Post states she is currently 5’2” and currently weighs 133, that’s a healthy BMI of about 24. Losing 10 pounds would put her at a BMI of 22...also healthy.
No 24 is not my BMI its 26. Technically I'm overweight for my height and weight according to standard graphs.
I didn't think I'd get badgered asking questions but I know now. If I knew how to delete this whole thing I would. I was simply asking guidance on consuming the full 1520 calories. I pay more attention to macros though then calories. I use my Fitbit and MFP to track my stuff. My Fitbit tracks all my exercise and doesn't share to MFP correctly so it doesn't show everything correctly in my diary. But anyways thanks everyone have a great day3 -
srdeloy374 wrote: »I've done my research and actually when taken correctly appetite suppressants can be beneficial. There not meant to be taken more than a week or 2 for someone of my stature.Do you mean that you are 10 pounds from a healthy BMI for your height? If so, unless there is some other medical condition you're not mentioning, any doctor who would prescribe you an appetite suppressant is not acting professionally or responsibly.
Post states she is currently 5’2” and currently weighs 133, that’s a healthy BMI of about 24. Losing 10 pounds would put her at a BMI of 22...also healthy.
No 24 is not my BMI its 26. Technically I'm overweight for my height and weight according to standard graphs.
I didn't think I'd get badgered asking questions but I know now. If I knew how to delete this whole thing I would. I was simply asking guidance on consuming the full 1520 calories. I pay more attention to macros though then calories. I use my Fitbit and MFP to track my stuff. My Fitbit tracks all my exercise and doesn't share to MFP correctly so it doesn't show everything correctly in my diary. But anyways thanks everyone have a great day
I don't want this to come off as snotty or mean, but you're asking advice on how to eat the full 1520cal you were recommended to eat.. just eat more. It's really not anymore difficult than that. Add more to your dinner, throw in an apple and pb during the day, have some popcorn in the evening. Just eat more to add more calories. If you aren't hungry on only eating 800 calories a day, maybe it's due to those appetite suppressants and you should stop taking them, to help you reach your calorie goal.
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I agree with all the above.
but to get more calories and not eat "more" eat calorie dense foods. nuts, oils (dressing in the salad), avocado. Avoid "low calorie" items (yogurt, milk) and opt for full fat. same quantity, more calories.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
The smoothie is a great place to add calories without adding bulk. yogurt (full fat), nut butter...put some PB on that banana.
with only 10lbs to lose you should be looking at a rate of loss of around 0.5lb/week. which can easily be masked by water fluctuations. It's a slow slog to get the last few pounds.
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/2 -
I will say this - the only way for MFP to get to 1520 eating goal is for you to have at least selected a likely honest activity level and good rate of loss.
With your stats BMR is 1262.
Seems you did good and selected Lightly-Active activity level - which for a family is true. Now if work is also on your feet - another level up is probably more correct.
Lightly-Active would get you to 1770 daily burn.
And you appear to have smartly selected 1/2 lb rate of loss for 250 cal deficit. (perhaps, I'm wondering since goal is 10 lbs in 6 weeks)
So good job on those setup options many mess up on.
Another huge thing not addressed yet though.
That 1520 goal is for days your activity level matches whatever you told MFP.
That's when you do no exercise.
6 x weekly workouts means that would only be the eating goal 1 time a week.
All the other days would be increased.
Time based weight loss goals is rarely beneficial.
How will anyone really know if you lost 10 lbs by mid-Sep, unless you wear a sign stating what the deal is, or invite people to see you weigh naked in the morning?
Since both is unlikely - why not just make the workouts the best for transforming your body, and you may only lose 5 lbs but appear to have lost 15 - happens to people all the time.
That type of change also allows fitting into something better - in case that is the goal.
You mentioned Fitbit isn't working to share your workouts - that's actually correct - Fitbit didn't use the option to send workouts.
It sends Total Daily Calories burned to MFP, which subtracts what it estimated you'd do at given selected activity level (appears to be 1770) - and then MFP creates an adjustment which is increased daily activity and or exercise - whatever it is that caused you to burn more.
And then your eating goal is adjusted.
Perhaps that is working and the 1520 is your average eating goal after the adjustment.
Which means the rate of loss is probably higher than reasonable.
Just some food for thought.
Because you can do this without the artificial help for appetite - eat some fat to get those calories up, that may help.
But if you don't learn to change eating habits and only medicine helps - you'll join the majority that can't maintain a goal weight after a diet.
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I will say this - the only way for MFP to get to 1520 eating goal is for you to have at least selected a likely honest activity level and good rate of loss.
With your stats BMR is 1262.
Seems you did good and selected Lightly-Active activity level - which for a family is true. Now if work is also on your feet - another level up is probably more correct.
Lightly-Active would get you to 1770 daily burn.
And you appear to have smartly selected 1/2 lb rate of loss for 250 cal deficit. (perhaps, I'm wondering since goal is 10 lbs in 6 weeks)
So good job on those setup options many mess up on.
Another huge thing not addressed yet though.
That 1520 goal is for days your activity level matches whatever you told MFP.
That's when you do no exercise.
6 x weekly workouts means that would only be the eating goal 1 time a week.
All the other days would be increased.
Time based weight loss goals is rarely beneficial.
How will anyone really know if you lost 10 lbs by mid-Sep, unless you wear a sign stating what the deal is, or invite people to see you weigh naked in the morning?
Since both is unlikely - why not just make the workouts the best for transforming your body, and you may only lose 5 lbs but appear to have lost 15 - happens to people all the time.
That type of change also allows fitting into something better - in case that is the goal.
You mentioned Fitbit isn't working to share your workouts - that's actually correct - Fitbit didn't use the option to send workouts.
It sends Total Daily Calories burned to MFP, which subtracts what it estimated you'd do at given selected activity level (appears to be 1770) - and then MFP creates an adjustment which is increased daily activity and or exercise - whatever it is that caused you to burn more.
And then your eating goal is adjusted.
Perhaps that is working and the 1520 is your average eating goal after the adjustment.
Which means the rate of loss is probably higher than reasonable.
Just some food for thought.
Because you can do this without the artificial help for appetite - eat some fat to get those calories up, that may help.
But if you don't learn to change eating habits and only medicine helps - you'll join the majority that can't maintain a goal weight after a diet.
My BMR is 1315,all though I'm not sure what that means honestly lol. I only know because of the scale I'm using tells me all my stats and tracks it in MFP and Fitbit. I chose the highly active one as I'm on my feet quite a bit. I own/run a Construction company so I stay busy with that as well as family. 1520 is my calories, but I'm also aware that it's the base,so if I burn 1000 calories in a day im supposed to consume either half or all those back on top of my 1520. I'd like to lose my final 10lbs as I've just been platued for the last year. But I also wasnt actively trying to lose the 10lbs till just recently. I'd like to lose it by mid September but I understand it may not happen, may only be a few. Either way I'm actively trying to lose it. I'm mainly struggling with meals but have been looking to pinterest and such for ideas. Thank you for all the info
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MFP uses a Mifflin BMR calc which would give you 1262 - your scale is likely using older 1919 study Harris BMR.
So you must have selected activity level Active and 1 lb weekly loss for 500 cal deficit. Only way to hit 1520 with math.
Good activity level, still big deficit for only 10 lbs to lose.
Purposeful exercise indeed supposed to log and eat back.
But I'd skip that since you have a Fitbit - just confirm your MFP app has setting for Step Source set to Fitbit.
Confirm the sync happens with a Fitbit Adjustment listed under Exercise Diary.
And be aware with a high activity level, if Fitbit reports less burn - you'd need Negative Adjustment enabled to correctly eat less when doing less. That's in MFP Food settings.
May be time to confirm you are logging food correctly by weight, perhaps got loose on that.
Also, despite being forced to be active in your work - your body could have slowed down a lot of the involuntary actions that increase our calorie burn daily - you may have burned even more than that prior.
Eating a tad more can allow your body to increase that again, besides a whoosh effect if it's been stressed out this year.2 -
srdeloy374 wrote: »I've done my research and actually when taken correctly appetite suppressants can be beneficial. There not meant to be taken more than a week or 2 for someone of my stature.Do you mean that you are 10 pounds from a healthy BMI for your height? If so, unless there is some other medical condition you're not mentioning, any doctor who would prescribe you an appetite suppressant is not acting professionally or responsibly.
Post states she is currently 5’2” and currently weighs 133, that’s a healthy BMI of about 24. Losing 10 pounds would put her at a BMI of 22...also healthy.
No 24 is not my BMI its 26. Technically I'm overweight for my height and weight according to standard graphs.
I didn't think I'd get badgered asking questions but I know now. If I knew how to delete this whole thing I would. I was simply asking guidance on consuming the full 1520 calories. I pay more attention to macros though then calories. I use my Fitbit and MFP to track my stuff. My Fitbit tracks all my exercise and doesn't share to MFP correctly so it doesn't show everything correctly in my diary. But anyways thanks everyone have a great day
I’d check your BMI again—if you are 5’2” and 133 pounds the max it should be is 24.5.
I don’t feel like I’m badgering, it feels like I'm saying something you don’t want to hear—so you’re interpreting it as hostile. I don’t quite understand how someone posting for help on how to consume more calories is taking an appetite suppressant. How can you consume more if you’re taking medication to remove your desire to eat.
I will say for calories I add a lot of protein into my diets. If you eat meats—allow yourself slightly larger portions. I also love to add quinoa to salads and veggies to add bulk.
I’m sorry if you feel like I’m being hostile, I just think there might be better ways to cut out foods you’d like to consume less of without the use of medication that can impact your heart. You need that for all of the workouts you’ve been doing!2 -
srdeloy374 wrote: »I will say this - the only way for MFP to get to 1520 eating goal is for you to have at least selected a likely honest activity level and good rate of loss.
With your stats BMR is 1262.
Seems you did good and selected Lightly-Active activity level - which for a family is true. Now if work is also on your feet - another level up is probably more correct.
Lightly-Active would get you to 1770 daily burn.
And you appear to have smartly selected 1/2 lb rate of loss for 250 cal deficit. (perhaps, I'm wondering since goal is 10 lbs in 6 weeks)
So good job on those setup options many mess up on.
Another huge thing not addressed yet though.
That 1520 goal is for days your activity level matches whatever you told MFP.
That's when you do no exercise.
6 x weekly workouts means that would only be the eating goal 1 time a week.
All the other days would be increased.
Time based weight loss goals is rarely beneficial.
How will anyone really know if you lost 10 lbs by mid-Sep, unless you wear a sign stating what the deal is, or invite people to see you weigh naked in the morning?
Since both is unlikely - why not just make the workouts the best for transforming your body, and you may only lose 5 lbs but appear to have lost 15 - happens to people all the time.
That type of change also allows fitting into something better - in case that is the goal.
You mentioned Fitbit isn't working to share your workouts - that's actually correct - Fitbit didn't use the option to send workouts.
It sends Total Daily Calories burned to MFP, which subtracts what it estimated you'd do at given selected activity level (appears to be 1770) - and then MFP creates an adjustment which is increased daily activity and or exercise - whatever it is that caused you to burn more.
And then your eating goal is adjusted.
Perhaps that is working and the 1520 is your average eating goal after the adjustment.
Which means the rate of loss is probably higher than reasonable.
Just some food for thought.
Because you can do this without the artificial help for appetite - eat some fat to get those calories up, that may help.
But if you don't learn to change eating habits and only medicine helps - you'll join the majority that can't maintain a goal weight after a diet.
My BMR is 1315,all though I'm not sure what that means honestly lol. I only know because of the scale I'm using tells me all my stats and tracks it in MFP and Fitbit. I chose the highly active one as I'm on my feet quite a bit. I own/run a Construction company so I stay busy with that as well as family. 1520 is my calories, but I'm also aware that it's the base,so if I burn 1000 calories in a day im supposed to consume either half or all those back on top of my 1520. I'd like to lose my final 10lbs as I've just been platued for the last year. But I also wasnt actively trying to lose the 10lbs till just recently. I'd like to lose it by mid September but I understand it may not happen, may only be a few. Either way I'm actively trying to lose it. I'm mainly struggling with meals but have been looking to pinterest and such for ideas. Thank you for all the info
Here's the inspiration how you may not lose the desired "weight" by mid Sep - but you can drop the fat, and make it look like you dropped even more.
First pictures on this page shows transform even at same weight.
It was much longer than your time span, but you throw in some lbs lost of fat, and muscle size increased, or even just standing taller, and it'll look even better.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p115
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Raise your hand if you want to google the doctor prescribing appetite suppressants to someone who is possibly already under eating?
Sounds to me that eating some of that "junk food" you're taking drugs so you WON'T eat might do you some good. Or at least eat more calorie dense foods.
You should also open your diary. More help could come your way if we can see it.
I frankly don’t think there is a doctor out there that would do this—especially for someone at a healthy weight. That’s a malpractice suit waiting to happen...and also being a terrible doctor.
I’m guessing her doctor’s advice is the same as ours—not to take suppressants, but just like in this post she isn’t hearing it and considers taking pills healthy.
Check out what happened with Meridia and let me know how you feel about appetite suppressants...
There isn't a reputable doctor who would knowingly do that. That said, there are plenty of non-reputable doctors out there.0
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