Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - August 2020
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The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember slow and steady wins the race! 
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The Week 3 Challenge is up!
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@vegan4lyfe2012 I really think you keeping your focus on your son is the best course of action right now. Whatever weight you put on will come off once you are back home. Just soak up this time and enjoy every moment.
@apple852hk Great weigh-in this week!! Stick to your goals and you will see the scale continue to be good to you.
@trooworld Yayyyy on your weigh-in this week!! Glad you enjoyed your anniversary.
@bethanie0825 Hey weeks can get away from all of us. Great weigh-in!!!
Good job team on our Green and Place Team Percentages this week and in ranking top place for pounds lost. 26.2 lbs is amazing!!! Let’s stay focused and crush this month!!
Today, was my final workout with my current hybrid calendar that I’ve been doing. I have enjoyed Barre workouts much more than I had thought I would. I am sure that I will that program again in the future. Starting tomorrow for the next 6 weeks I will do 21 Day Fix and then 21 Day Fix Extreme (both on Beachbody on Demand) and will also supplement the workouts with my treadmill. I got a couple of compliments that I am looking great this morning at church. That made my day!!
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raleighgirl09
Week 2 weigh in Thursday (13Aug2020) @broncobuddee I am so sorry - 3 days late!!!!! =<
Previous weight:171.1
Current weight: 169.9
LTD MFP #2 65.1 lbs
LTD overall 130.1 lbs
Steps Thur-Wed: 92,078 (hi- 17,998 / lo- 10,792)
Oh my goodness - I have hit the skids on checking in!! My apologies team, I didn't even realize I forgot to do my weigh-in between working, mom and getting ready for a busy weekend! The past couple of days have been somewhat lax on food logging, too, gonna have to really watch it - I have been adding to yesterday's diary today. My cals are up - having internal discussions around not wanting to be above 169.9 so I need to really tighten up and get back into my routine. Water and exericise are lax the past few days, too - time to get back to right!
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@AustinRuadhain Love my fun scale! I saved the link, I may have to give up cashews too, nuts are really upsetting my stomach (of course, and cashews are my favorite nut!)
@TeresaW1020 yay on the compliments!
@raleighgirl09 Great to see you, you got this girlfriend!
Sunday check-in
Calories- over
Exercise- arm cardio, Kundalini root chakra meditation, resistance band arms, resistance band for splits legs, splits (ouch!)
OK, my splits suck, there's barely a difference in two weeks, this is NOT looking good for my birthday! And I'm super sore from pushing it, I really want my reward bracelet which is ironic, it's amethyst for impatience and over-activity!1 -
LOL @trooworld and @AustinRuadhain thank you for the link warnings! Both the cheeses (aside of rice cheese, just the name is disappointing!) sound good, I'm going to have to investigate more! So far I have the breadcrumbs on the way, I'm trying to figure out what supplements to continue and will order some more gluten free things then.
@vegan4lyfe2012 way to go on the weigh in! Have a wonderful time with your son, you;ll get back on track when you're home!
@apple852hk yum, cheese, I want to come over! Seriously, great walk on Friday!
@bethanie0825 Hope you've had a great mental health week!
I went to my brother's for dinner, they're going gluten free because of my test results (not full in like me). I mentioned how I'm stopping and replacing things I'm allergic to like deodorant and my SIL starts laughing and had my brother explain he's now allergic to regular deodorant. He wants me to bring my test meter over to see if he's diabetic too after my results. He's the healthy one in the family because he never goes to the doctor! I get stuck with stuff I HAVE to see the doctor for then get slammed with crap, welcome to my world! Seriously, I was hoping he'd stay the healthy one but at least he's taking issues head-on. I've decided on doing the additional testing to get to the bottom of things now that nuts caused a flare-up last night, if I could find out some of this without learning everything the hard way it would help a lot. My insurance is awful or I'd just go through doctors, I'm already on hold to rule out leukemia from a specialist then the nerve specialist is out and liver enzymes and blood pressure is being monitored. Freaking ridiculous to change your health and be doing horrible but God knows it can always be worse!4 -
@TeresaW1020 Thank you so much! I did enjoy my anniversary very much, thanks! I hope you enjoy your new workouts. That's great you got compliments at church, that must feel good.
Hello everyone! Yesterday was kind of a day on the skids. It started out by eating brownies and ice cream for breakfast and didn't get much better by the end of the day, we had leftovers from the anniversary dinner.
Today should be better. We are back on our food plan. Tonight is Japanese Curry made in my Ninja Foodi using the pressure cooker setting. It hotter than H3ll here: there are rolling power outages going on due to everyone being home and using their AC. I hope the heatwave breaks soon. It gives me migraines.
Sunday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: ----
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water1 -
Username: buniphuphu
Weigh In Day: Monday
Week: 3
PW: 338
CW: 335.8
It's been a good week. I swam my laps every day except Tuesday night, which I missed because I had to go have an MRI in the evening. I'm catching up on my goal of swimming an average of 49/minutes a day in honor of my 49th birthday. Those zero days really take a toll on the average, but I'm trying to do extra to make up for the missing days.
Yesterday, I looked back at a selfie I took July 11. It was my first swim day for the summer (and also the day I dyed my hair blue). I took another selfie on Saturday because I got a haircut, and even though my weight isn't much different, I can see a big difference in my face! Just from a little over a month of swimming and a couple of weeks of recording my food again.
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Username: anido1
Weigh In Day: Monday
Week: 3
PW: 154
CW: 155
Can’t say I’m surprised by the weight gain...I did so bad this weekend with logging, eating and exercising from Thursday-Sunday. It was just so darn hot to do anything☹️. Hoping to get back on track and be motivated to actually eat better and move my butt!!!3 -
@raleighgirl09 You just keep up your determination and you won’t see the 170’s again.
@Katmary71 I am sending you all my good thoughts and prayers that you will find out what is wrong and how you can best get as much good health back into your life as possible. It’s good that you have a brother and SIL to talk with and share your concerns.
@trooworld Yeah, you know your day is going to be an issue when you start it out with brownies and icecream. At least it was tasty, right?
Hmm Japanese Curry sounds good! I hope you don’t lose power and that the heat will break soon. Summer is almost over…hopefully! 
@buniphuphu Great weigh-in!! And yayyyy for a slimmer looking face!!
@anido1 Don’t beat up on yourself and just get back on your plan. I know it’s hard but you can do it!!
Hey everyone! I’m sitting here with so much booty pain!!
Yesterday, I finished up my workout program with a leg day using weights. Then this morning I started the new program, 21-Day Fix and it was full-body cardio and the trainer used weights that did nothing to help my poor derrière feel better. AND tomorrow is lower fix day and that means legs and more booty!! I may never sit comfortably again. The rest of my day has been good. I fasted a little over 20 hours and didn’t overeat. I did a bunch of work this morning on the church’s website and FB page and made a grocery list for tomorrow.
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raleighgirl09
Monday check in
I am overtaken these days with the work, going to see my mom and getting my walks in - and not a lot of energy left after! Still here and had a better day today - got my walks in, all the water, calories down but still not where I want them to be (below 1200 on most days). I feel super aware of the new normal of being work bust again and helping my mom most days (broken leg, suregery, non-weight bearing for 6 weeks). She has a lot of other help but I go see her, make sure there's ready made food, etc. Try to de-hoard where I can.... =>
I am up a few pounds and kinda puffed up - may or may not be where I want to be by the end of the week but will keep pressing forward for positive strides toward goals. And do some forgiving...
@Katmary71 I sure hope that all of the healing hands and brains can figure out the reasons and come up not only with answers but some solutions.
@buniphuphu way to go - you're doing great....is blue hair magical??? =>
@trooworld gotta say - that breakfast sounds DIVINE!!! Happy anniversary!2 -
@trooworld I hope your power doesn't go out, this heat is brutal! I've had a flashlight nearby every night just in case, we're having rolling blackouts too. It was 108 today, yesterday was a little hotter and I completely gave up on outside meditation but I did it today. My cherry tomatoes went from green to sun-dried in one afternoon!
@buniphuphu yes, congratulations on the selfie showing your results, you're doing all the right stuff! I hope the MRI is nothing serious.
@anido1 You got this, hang in there and just do your best for now!
@TeresaW1020 Oh no, I hope you aren't as sore when you read this!
@raleighgirl09 Your mom is lucky to have you, as someone who's needed help from family I can tell you having that support is priceless. Thank you from the other side!3 -
Monday check-in
Exercise- chair cardio, cleaning, abs, stretching for splits, meditation
Calories- under
Water- great though i drank too much coffee
Not much new, just kind of drained today, I took on too many problems of others to my own detriment. A friend is a little too needy and I'm not sure how to get him to depend on me less at this point. I couldn't take it after a couple hours and wouldn't talk to him anymore while I cheered myself up cleaning so of course now he thinks I'm mad at him when I just needed space. I talked to a MFP friend on Zoom for the first time and she was awesome so that's a bright spot of the day, it was fun to talk with her. Is it POSSIBLE to not look horrible in Zoom or do I just have the worst self-image ever? By the time I'm done I want my hair colored and styled, more make-up, fillers, and a neck lift!3 -
Good morning y'all. I'm struggling. The last week or so has been super rough with court and then having to send my daughter back to Florida...and dealing with her father. I just don't know if I can do this. I feel so broken right now. I don't even know what to post. My water intake has been horrible. Food has been something out of a nightmare. All I want to do is binge and cry til I throw up...which I haven't done but I want to.5
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GretchenReine sounds like somebody threw a dynamite in your life and of course that’s all you could focus while there are flying pieces everywhere.
If you want to take your mind away, or to feel that you control something, I’d say pick something really small, easy and that makes you feel good: a glass of water after or with each meal, a 10 minutes walk, play your favorite song and sing and dance with it. Put stickers on the calendar when you reach any so it will show that you are going on at your own pace.
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@buniphuphu That's great that you are taking selfies. They really help you see the difference and make great motivation when you are feeling a lack of it.
@TeresaW1020 You know it. It was tasty! We didn't end up having the Japanese Curry, had something else from the menu that was quicker to cook, but we'll have the curry tomorrow night! I can't wait for Fall. Fall is my favorite season! Sorry about the booty pain lol. Ice? Heat? Congrats on not overeating, WTG!
@raleighgirl09 You are a good daughter. It was but not good for the scale, I'm sure! Thanks!
@Katmary71 So far, the power hasn't gone out. I hope yours doesn't either! Yes, this heat is ridiculous. Yes, we've got all of our devices charged and our power sources charged. We are ready just in case the power goes out. Oh my gosh, your poor cherry tomatoes!
@GretchenReine I'm sorry you are on the struggle bus. I agree with Gabi, set a small achievable goal for yourself (NOT 10!, maybe 1-3). Gabi gave you great advice that I echo. Also: be gentle with yourself. You didn't put the weight on overnight and you aren't going to take it off overnight. ((( HUGS ))) to you.
Hi all. I'm struggling physically today. I'm in a lot of pain: I have arthritis in my spine and it isn't bad most days but every once in awhile I'll get a flare-up and today is one of those days. It started last night and is worse today. I could barely get out of bed. It's worse if I lay around, it stiffens up.
I hate this.
Monday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: ----
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
As a reminder:
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Username: leonadixon
Weigh in day: Monday
PW (7/27/2020): 208.6
Check in weight (8/3): 208.4
Check in weight (8/10):208.8
Check in weight (8/17):209.2
Check in weight (8/24):
Check in weight (8/31):
Considering it was a very stressful week with talking to the neurosurgeon and making decisions about surgery to my cervical spine, this is not too horrible. I will have surgery on October 20th. Well, now that I know what I am dealing with for sure and when, I can try harder to focus! Keep on truckin'!
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Monday weigh ins.
Starting Weight 196.7
8/3/20 Monday Wt week 1 = 195.3
8/10/20 Monday Wt week 2 = 192.7
8/17/20 Monday Wt week 3 = 190.7
I am beginning to see changes in the way my clothes are fitting. My daily care chart has flown out the window. I need to revive it. I’am still tracking calories and walking. I’ve started to hit the gym to row a 1/2 hour and elliptical a 1/2 hour in addition to walking.3 -
Weekly Weigh-In
Username - bethanie0825
Day - Tuesday
PW - 225.6
CW - 225.4
It was looking a little rough yesterday, I'll admit. I've had a stomach bug since Sunday so my weight shot up 5lbs overnight and I was super bloated. I quit eating last night at 10pm and just ate at 545pm so hopefully my stomach has reset itself...gah I hope!!!!2 -
@GretchenReine I'm sorry you're dealing with so much right now. Is there anything you can do to let off steam or something you can do that would help relax you? For example, if I didn't work out somehow I'd go nuts. Even a short bath is a way to pamper yourself when you need some extra time to regroup. Same with going outside for a short time, something about being in nature always relaxes me. Big fat hug for now though I know it's not going very far! Prayers things improve for you soon.
@trooworld I'm sorry you're hurting today. Pain is so frustrating, you can't just lay in bed (I guess you can) or it gets worse, but it hurts to freaking MOVE too! There's definitely a fine line with moving "just" enough and taking it easy. I hope you wake up tomorrow feeling better. Sadly being in the sun helps my pain a lot (except for the groin, it helps to use ice packs there and let the rest of my body bake) but it was 105 today, there's no way I'm going outside aside of grabbing some basil or watering the plants.
@leonadixon What kind of cervical surgery are you having? What is the recovery time? I had two fusions in my low back, one for a second surgery for a disc that reherniated and the other for congenital stenosis. The recovery time was a year then, it was a tougher surgery than my disc excision and I needed my hardware out, I had to wait a year but it was worth it in the long run.
@Tracey0088 You're slaying it, way to go! No wonder you're seeing results, that's some tough cardio!
@bethanie0825 Oh no, I hope you're feeling better! Nice loss!
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Tuesday check-in
Exercise- arm cardio, hip hop, arm resistance bands, leg resistance bands for the splits, yoga.
Calories- under
Water- over though I drank a LOT of coffee!
I'm in more pain than I have been lately because I insisted on cleaning the house yesterday and overdid it. I really need to make a list and do one thing a day only. Instead I had a TON of energy so I worked out an extra hour and went to the grocery store so I didn't exactly take it easy. The guy I'm seeing is here so I'm dragging him to Costco again, I get to save money and make him push the cart, it's awesome! I wish that store wasn't so big, it's always a toss-up for me but having a helper makes it worth it. I ordered the xcode genetic testing to get the additional allergies and other information. I'm a little scared about some of it because I already have the majority of stuff on each side of the family. I DID find a good-smelling natural deodorant to try out for workouts, it's day 3 of no deodorant (I'm allergic to artificial fragrance), I had to pick a heat wave to get through the detox then my guy came over so I don't want to stink too bad, I already stink like deep heating rub! One thing I can say is he's getting the full real me with no artifice, between my pain and singing Mongolian folk metal I'm surprised I haven't scared him off yet!
Oh, I found a gluten-free lactose-free cheese at Raley's in the deli! It's Jarlsberg and it's a swiss cheese, I figure that would be better than almond cheese since I have no clue what that tastes like on the Giant Parmesan Turkey Meatball. My gluten-free breadcrumbs come Thursday so I'm making it then, yay! One of the things listed that says I should try going without is nightshades but the only things I can put with things are salsa and pasta sauce and even those are hard to find, I'd hate to lose those too!2 -
Wednesday weigh-in:
SW (7/1/2020): 298.0
Weigh-in (8/1/2020): 289.6
Weigh-in (8/5/2020): 288.0
Weigh-in (8/12/2020): 290.2
Weigh-in (8/19/2020): 293.4
LTD: 4.6
UGH I'm so slipping! The last couple of weeks have been rough with personal life crap. Court and my daughter going back to Florida. Last night I went home and went right to bed after work because I haven't been sleeping well. I packed my gym bag and brought it with me to work so I can stop on my way home. I need to get my groove back. This is just getting too sad for me and way too tough.4 -
GabiV125
Weight in day: Wednesday
PW: 133.4
CW: 132.0
Last night we came back from dropping my daughter to college. I was pretty busy in the last week, had a major health scare and the sleep was not very good, so I was extra careful with the food these days (actually there was some celebratory wine the night we stayed in town ).
Clean eating was mostly to keep my head clear for the 4.5+4.5 hours of driving, with clattering stuff in the van, but it also worked for the scale. Yay!
Now I’m back home, back to work, back to this awesome group!
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@GabiV125 Wow! In spite of all that you had going on with getting your daughter settled you still managed to have a great weigh-in. Keep up the good work!!
@GretchenReine I’m so sorry that you have been struggling. You are taking the right steps by planning to go to the gym. You will find your groove. Just don’t give up on yourself!
@Katmary71 That is great that you will have help on your Costco trip. I sure wish my town would build a Costco! I look forward to hearing what Xcode tells you. Take it easy!
@bethanie0825 Ugghhh so sorry that you have been sick! Congrats on at least having a small loss this week.
@Tracey0088 Yayyy on a great weigh-in this week and that you are seeing real changes. Keep it up!
@leonadixon I pray that your surgery will go well. You will get that weight gain off. Like you said, just keep on truckin!
@trooworld Ugghhh sorry that you are in pain from your arthritis. Are you feeling any better today? That graphic on the truth about weight loss is spot on!! Thanks for the reminder.
Good morning! I stepped on the scale this morning and the stupid thing isn’t budging. I really need to do something to shake it up and that probably means I need to clean up my diet. I feel that I need to probably go lower carb and plan to see how I can make that work while cooking for two people who don’t want to eat low carb. Today’s plan is to fast until I make dinner which will be a mushroom, spinach, Canadian Bacon frittata (sneaking in a low carb meal ). I will also do my workout and do some housework.
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@Katmary71 Thank you. You are so right about the pain, it's a catch-22! I feel a little bit better today, I'm hoping I feel better as the day goes on. I got an email from the Arthritis Foundation and one of the articles is titled, "Learn How Sleep Impacts Your Pain". I look forward to reading that. I hope today it's cooler for you and you can go outside and meditate! I'm sorry you are in pain today, too. That's good your guy is there to help out. That's great you found a cheese that might work.
@TeresaW1020 Thank you. I'm feeling a little bit better today. If it's anything like in the past, as the day goes on, I'll feel better later today. That's tough, getting people to eat low-carb that don't want to. But there are plenty of tasty low-carb dishes that might entice them. Your frittata sounds like one of them!
Hello everyone! Yesterday was a dark day for me. I was in pain, I fed my pain by giving in to my husband's urge to eat out at lunch, I didn't drink enough liquids. I just didn't give a da*n about anything but the pain I was in. I hope today is a better day. I think it will be, I'm feeling a bit better. I don't feel as stiff or in as much pain.
Tuesday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: ----
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water3 -
@Katmary71 it is an artificial cervical disc replacement of my C5-6. I can't feel my index finger on my left hand (back and forth of course with electric shock feeling to numbness). The neck pain had been increasingly worse over the past 6 years. PT helps but only temporarily, pain meds don't really touch it. I hope it helps!2
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@trooworld@Katmary71 Thank you. You are so right about the pain, it's a catch-22! I feel a little bit better today, I'm hoping I feel better as the day goes on. I got an email from the Arthritis Foundation and one of the articles is titled, "Learn How Sleep Impacts Your Pain". I look forward to reading that. I hope today it's cooler for you and you can go outside and meditate! I'm sorry you are in pain today, too. That's good your guy is there to help out. That's great you found a cheese that might work.
@TeresaW1020 Thank you. I'm feeling a little bit better today. If it's anything like in the past, as the day goes on, I'll feel better later today. That's tough, getting people to eat low-carb that don't want to. But there are plenty of tasty low-carb dishes that might entice them. Your frittata sounds like one of them!
Hello everyone! Yesterday was a dark day for me. I was in pain, I fed my pain by giving in to my husband's urge to eat out at lunch, I didn't drink enough liquids. I just didn't give a da*n about anything but the pain I was in. I hope today is a better day. I think it will be, I'm feeling a bit better. I don't feel as stiff or in as much pain.
Tuesday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: ----
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: track everything, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water
Hey there, @trooworld . I am so glad you are feeling a little better this morning, and hope that trend continues in the day (as you say it often does). I am sending you hugs and best wishes. You are so SO right about that truth about weight loss graphic. As with many things in life, it's a bumpy road. Progress is never a straight line. As long as we hang tight with the fact that there will steps forward, back, sideways... we get through.
@TeresaW1020 - I am sorry the scale is not being cooperative, but your response is so inspiring, looking over what you have been doing and looking for adjustments to try. Thank you for sharing what's up and for bringing such an inspirational attitude to the party.
@GabiV125 - Wow! Great weigh-in! And huge hurray to your managing food so well on your trip! That really takes some energy and planning to make it happen!
@GretchenReine - Sending big hugs. It sounds like you made some great moves to take care of yourself - early bedtime and gym bag packed -- so hopefully today's a little better, and feels like a step in the direction you want to go.
@Katmary71 - I love your updates. I so do. I especially today loved the picture of your guy pusyhing the cart at Costco so you can run ahead and look at All the Cool Things. (Hmm, I think I want to go to Costco soon!)
@bethanie0825 - I am so sorry about that stomach bug! I hope you are feeling better by the time you read this.2 -
Username: backatit8gn19
Weigh In Day: Monday
Week: 3
PW: 252.8
CW: 251.6
Sorry I have not been on. It has been a very difficult week and I am struggling. I have been overly stressed and not done much of anything this week. I am hoping things will get better soon and return to normal.6 -
@bakatit8gn19 Glad you came on the group and posted, hang in there and keep doing your best!
Well, didn't make it to Costco, I was really worn out today so we're going tomorrow instead. I borrowed my SIL's Yonanas machine and made "ice cream" last night with bananas and berries, it's so good! I've been eating frozen fruit but the combo all mixed together is great, then I add some balsamic vinegar and cinnamon. I'm all out of my fancy cherry balsamic, just used it up on frozen berries tonight. All it needs is a big fat scoop of vanilla ice cream but of course that's completely off limits! I'm going to my parents for a bit on Friday, we talked about getting lunch but I don't think I can get anything anywhere. Friday's 4 weeks of Paleo, I can't believe it's gone by so fast already! Thank goodness I have an air fryer, we're still in a heat wave and chicken comes out so good in it without having to heat the whole house.
Wednesday check-in
Exercise- arm cardio, yoga, stretching for splits, earth energy healing
Calories- right at
Water- great though I drank a LOT of coffee!2 -
Thursday check-in
So yesterday I had good intentions. I did pack my gym bag...and it's still packed. I was so exhausted emotionally after work that I went home. This morning when I left for work I told my mother that I was going to the gym after work and I'd see her after that. She's a nudge so I know if I don't go to the gym after that she'll have something to say about it and I really do NOT want to listen to her. I have totally slacked on goals the past couple of weeks so today I'm trying to focus on my steps and water. I know that I need to get back on track with those in order to start to feel like myself again.2
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