JUST FOR TODAY... One day at a time .. Daily Commitment for 2023!

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  • dvmmcw8273
    dvmmcw8273 Posts: 84 Member
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    Hit my numbers
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,604 Member
    edited March 2023
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    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/18/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. Can some honey. (last 3/14)
    2) Nothing from DH's stash today; none of his pepitas.
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/17)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 3/20.
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/24)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts or pepitas.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) Chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday) (last 3/14)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin today.(last 3/16)
    11) None of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 3/17)
    12) No more of the toffee nuts or pistachios from the gift nuts - leave for DH.
    13) None of the hummus today. (last 3/17)
    14) Can eat dinner early with FIL, can eat what I want.
    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 12 pm.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Hour commitment - After I finish my cocoa, I won't eat again until early dinner with FIL. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Hour commitment - I won’t eat again until tomorrow.
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,479 Member
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    Late posting again, but for my own accountability. Heading out of town tomorrow to visit my parents & staying overnight, so no posting for several days. Hubby staying home & will care for dog & Kitty.

    Recap F 3/17
    1) Move hourly / min. 7500 steps :( lots of tasks done seated 5K 23 floors 11/14
    2) PT exercises :smiley: happy me
    3) Finish leftovers meatloaf & squash for supper / net calories zero / 72+ oz. water :neutral: Evening popcorn put me up, but otherwise not a bad day. Net cals -332, sodium green yay, fiber protein carbs excellent, fat good, 72 oz. water
    4) Ta-da's: wash dishes / multiple glue repair projects (w/ help from hubby) / clear some papers / check DVR / digital declutter / email PZ again / another ta-da? reviewed new recipes TA-DA! :smiley:
    5) Floss / retainers / pray :smiley: 3x

    JFT Sat. 3/18
    1) Move hourly
    2) Treadmill :smiley: 3.24 mi including cool down = halfway thru March walking challenge & happy me
    3) Leftover beef stew for supper / net calories zero / 72+ oz. water
    4) Review more recipes / clear some papers / digital declutter / call Mom to confirm my arrival <3 / another ta-da?
    5) Floss / retainers / pray / alarm for 9:00 church

    Another very cold day with gusty winds, wind chills well below my 20F limit to walk dog. Made myself go to basement & walk on treadmill, helped that a movie I love to watch was on to distract me.

    100 days from now reminder: What I do today gets me where I want to be. [Feb. 1 - May 11] Day 44 ~ maintaining weight instead of losing is not my goal LOL

    About me:
    I'm Carmela
    This is my lifestyle. It's. Not. A. Diet.
    Height 5'4"
    65 yrs old
    Reside in Green Bay, WI, USA

    2023 Goals:
    1) Ultimate goal weight 150#... I'll be satisfied if I can get back down to 160# this year
    • Post weekly weigh-in on MFP for accountability. Saturday a.m. is my "official" weigh-in day, and I track daily on a separate app (for the visual). My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
    • Take measurements & log on MFP every month end ~ 1.31.23 ack! 2.28.23 not better but not worse
    2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
    • Try new recipes now that I have the time
      January: parsnip/potato mash; St. Louis gooey butter cake (Mom's bday) = :smiley::smiley:
      February: creamy bacon corn chowder (slow cooker); banana bread (using applesauce & oil); braised lamb shanks with lentils (slow cooker); apple cake (with buttermilk) = :smiley::smiley::smiley::smiley:
    3) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x)
    January 1x6 days, 1x5 days, 2x4 days = :smiley:
    February 1x6 days, 2x5 days, 1x4 days = :smiley:
    March 1x6 days, 1x5 days
    • Walk dog 3-4 miles, treadmill when necessary in winter, weights/my home version of circuit & other x-training
    • Continue PT (physical therapy) exercises to strengthen arthritic knees & hip flexor
    4) MapMyWalk app You Vs. the Year 1,023km challenge started on Jan. 1
    January 48.14 miles
    February 55.79 miles YTD 103.93 miles
    • In 2022 I logged 500.4 miles, or 805km. Not the full challenge, but with knee issues early in year, I was happy to get this far.
    5) At least 7,500 steps per day
    • I can earn $10 every month on my Medicare Advantage Plan with 10+ days of 7,500 steps = :smiley::smiley:
    6) Participate in my favorite area races ~ I walk, I do not run
    • Registered for Seroogy's Valentine 5K on 2.4.23 ~ skipped 2023 due to frigid temps with wind chill around 0F... didn't want a repeat of overuse injury from last winter. In 2022, I had to cancel race due to inflammation in knees from overuse & arthritis (medico advised) from walking in another frigid 5K.
    • Registered for Bellin 10K on 6.10.23 ~ 2022 first time in person since 2019; 2023 added 5K event.
    • register for Packers 5K ~ date TBD
    • register for Bellin Women's 5K ~ date TBD (1,000+ for all races in 2022)
    • watch for other events to possibly add
    7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
    • Excellent goal previous years, to be continued
    8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
    • Visit parents 1-2 times each month, phone calls in between ~ they're in mid to late 80s and live 90 miles away
    • Monthly contact with former colleagues/others in town, now that I'm retired
      1.12.23 lunch w/ CH
      2.11.23 ART Nite w/ PZ (supper, gallery, bar w/ live music)
    9) Continue to declutter bedroom, home office, basement, books in living room
    • Made great progress on first floor of house in 2022, keep going
    Word for 2022-23: Tenacity ~ persistent determination; the mental strength to resist opposition, danger or hardship
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,205 Member
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    pamperedlinny wrote: »
    80s themed trivia here I come!
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    So cute!!! Have fun!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,205 Member
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    Once again.. forgot to even set my goals. But .. today was so much better. I haven't honestly tracked food for awhile .. you know.. the days I didnt do so well, just stopped tracking. Now.. I am trying to honestly track every bite.. and no wonder I have not been able to lose weight! HA .. I'm eating to maintain my present weight, which is not what I want to do.

    so tomorrow marks 1 week of being totally honest, and I hope I have even a small lose. But .. for me, the past 4 months the scale has been so up and down, so it won't seem like a lose until I see it consistently go down. But . I am also trying to tell myself that the scale is not the only predictor... its mainly to eat healthy.

    So I'll get my goals for tomorrow
    JFT, Sun
    1. log all food
    2. concentrate on water
    3. go to gym
    4. go for walk if warm enough .. suppose to get to 40. If no wind, that will be great
    5. sew .. My goal is to make 25 fidget quilts this year.. I have 7 made so far!
    6. sew on children quilt .. goal this year is to make twin size childrens quilts .. going to needy kids. I have 3 with tops finished .. need to just sandwich them and quilt.
    7. laundry
    8. then .. clean my sewing room! Looks like a cyclone hit it!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,205 Member
    edited March 2023
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    @cschmitz110515 Have a great visit with your parents! You are so fortunate to have them still in your life. Enjoy your time away!
    @PackerFan001 -- Congrats on the weight loss! You are doing awesome!!!
    jennysweet58 - I know when I am tired I have to be careful! Why is it when we are tired we just want to snack.. I know I am that way. Enjoy your evening out to dinner!
  • teigansdad
    teigansdad Posts: 394 Member
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    Trainer ride✅
    Weight train✅
    12-14 glasses of water✅
    No beer✅
    Print vacation papers✅
    Log all food✅
    No food after 8✅
    500 cal or more deficit w exercise✅

    Yesterday was a full check all the boxes day plus bonus. Finished taxes and cleaned the house and made wife and daughter oatmeal cookies

    Did have a 2 fingers pour of bourbon. I was surprised to see how many calories are in that. It’s about twice what o would have guessed.
    Easy day today

    Hit weights
    Trainer ride
    Log all food
    10-14 glasses of water
    500 or more calorie deficit with exercise
    No beer
    No bourbon
    No food after 8
    Grocery shop
    Tidy up on my side of bed
    Look at bills

  • jennysweet58
    jennysweet58 Posts: 216 Member
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    Went to dinner last night and had the best time - ate moderately, drank too much, back to business today.
    JFT:
    1. log and stay within calories
    2. pool workout with DH
    3. at least 640z water
    4. make protein bars for DH
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,558 Member
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    pamperedlinny wrote: »

    ☑️Drink at least 72oz water
    ☑️Stay under 1800 calories
    ☑️No coffee until 8am
    ☑️No food until 10am
    ☑️Dinner at restaurant no more than 700 calories (the pre-chosen plan is only about 400 so even with extras this is doable)
    ☑️No more than 2 drinks at Trivia Night
    ☑️Have fun even if the plan falls apart! This is a night out with friends at a restaurant then Distillery.

    I not only kept to only 2 drinks at Trivia, but I kept them fairly light. Blackberry moonshine in diet coke. It was so good. And our team came in first!!! There were 18 teams so this was a big deal for us. We did have 2 people who are excellent at Trivia on our team so that helped for sure. Also, I ordered really well at dinner and brought a tiny container with my own sugar free wing sauce from home for the chicken. After checking the menu it seemed a good plan. Grilled chicken tenders, mixed vegetables, garlic toast, and G Hughes Sugar-Free Caribbean jerk wing sauce.

    JFT:
    ☑️Drink at least 72oz water
    ☑️Stay under 1800 calories
    ☑️No coffee until 8am
    ☑️No food until 9am
    ☑️No food after 8pm
    ☑️Make pot roast in slow cooker for after church
    ☑️Set up next Fitbit challenge
    ☑️Update family calendar for the week
  • dvmmcw8273
    dvmmcw8273 Posts: 84 Member
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    Like who you are
  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 960 Member
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    After a busy Saturday helping my husband with projects, running down to Mom's for a few hours, and providing some emotional support to my daughter who's still in the midst of a very stressful divorce process, I was wiped out last night. So I was up extra early this morning making a flourless chocolate cake for my sister's birthday celebration today. We're doing it at my mom's so she can participate, which is really nice for her as she's stuck at home for quite a while. I'm going to try to make careful choices and I might sneak out for a short walk while Mom's got lots of company. I need to remember that taking care of myself is essential to providing effective care to others.

    Hope everyone has a beautiful day!

    Recap Saturday, 3/18
    Log - :)
    Healthy Choices - Started out great, then had pizza and brownies for dinner. Still only a few calories over.
    Hydrate - :)
    Exercise - Went down to Mom's to cover while my sister did errand, so the planned walk didn't happen.

    JFT Sunday, 3/19
    Log
    Healthy choices
    Hydrate
    Exercise
    Grading!
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,335 Member
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    PackerFanInGB wrote: »

    Just for Today
    24H Plan & Assess :)
    WFPB meals: Lunch: Veggie wrap Fruit.[/i] Dinner: Restaurant. Eat slow, be mindful of hunger signals. Stop at enough and not "full". Snack Options: Triscuits w/hummus or pica de gallo. Fruit. Veggies. Sourdough toast. Birthday cake :)
    64 oz water :(Short by one bottle of water again. Need to step this up!
    Home Care: Floors. Dust. Laundry. Bills. :(Two days in a row that I blew this off. Just do it!
    Declutter: 15 minutes in one area. 15 minutes digital declutter :)Decluttered inbox of mail email account.
    Close Activity Rings. :(Missed it by like 18 calories!
    Bedtime Routine: Begin getting ready 30 minutes before. Read for 1 hour before lights out. :)

    Happy Sunday! I'm noticing that I'm "shoulding" on my plans instead of writing down doable goals for myself. Realistically, while I'm having the pain in my legs and feet, I'm not going to do all the cleaning and decluttering and activity. So why do I keep writing it down? I'm setting myself up for feeling like I failed when I'm not being realistic so I'm going to work on that. Baby steps...first I need to set smaller realistic goals and slowly level those up. I'm one of those all or nothing people and need to remember Progress over Perfection!

    @mytime6630 Are you still working on making a quilt for all of your nieces & nephews for Christmas 2023 or did you decide against doing that? I want to do lapquilts for my kids and grands but I'm realizing that realistically I probably won't make 30 lapquilts between now and Christmas! Taking another look at what might be more realistic for me! LOL

    Hope you all have a great day!

    Just for Sunday
    • 24H Plan & Assess :)Done
    • Weekly Assess & Plan to set myself up for a successful week.
    • Meals: Lunch Options: Veggie wrap. Fruit. Sourdough toast w/avocado.[/i] Dinner: BAS (Big @$$ Salad) with all the things. Baked potato or rice. Sourdough toast. Fruit. Snack Options: Pita Chips w/hummus or pica de gallo. Fruit. Veggies. Sourdough toast. Birthday cake
    • 64 oz water
    • Home Care: Floors. Dust. Laundry. Bills.
    • Declutter: 15 minutes in one area. 15 minutes digital declutter
    • Close Activity Rings.
    • Bedtime Routine: Begin getting ready 30 minutes before. Read for 1 hour before lights out.


    WOTY 2023: Balance



  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,205 Member
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    @PackerFanInGB
    I think you are right in your goals ... be realistic. The housework can wait .. taking care of your health is most important!
    Yes .. I am hoping to still make quilts for nieces * nephews .. just not all at once!! I have SO many quilts I need to give to someone though .. they are taking up so much closet space and not being used. Yet, I love them, and its hard to part with them! So I still don't know .. do I send pictures and let them pick, or pick one for each of them, in hopes they like the one I give them? They are mostly queen or king sizes though, so would be bed quilts. And what if they don't like what I give them? Hubby says to just wait .. don't give them away. Plus, they all live far away from me, so I would need to send them.. which I don't know if you've ever shipped a quilt .its very expensive!
    As for the xmas quilts .. I may start that back up later in the year. But I'm having fun making fidget quilts and my daughter has been taking them when she works at the nursing homes. She tells me the patients love them, so that is rewarding. I'm also starting twin size quilts for kids. I find if I start a quilt knowing its a give away I don't "get attached" to it that I don't want to give it away LOL! But I just don't have any family close enough to know their colors and likes, and I'm so afraid of giving them a quilt and they just throw it in the closet because they don't like it!
    What are you sewing now? Hopefully your feet pain allows you to continue to sew!
  • mytime6630
    mytime6630 Posts: 4,205 Member
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    I am a week into logging my food everyday .. and it is sure hard to stay within my calories. I eat a lot of fruit, eggs, etc, that are low in calories. But those calories still add up! Last week I had 2 days where I went so over, but I am down just 1.6 this week. The hard part is that since January.. my weight is up and down constantly, so its not like I'm seeing a new number on the scale. Ha.. actually seeing a number on the scale that I saw in January. So while kinda discouraging .. at least it is going down. And .. the food diary tells me if I keep this up, I can be at goal weight July 28 .. one week after I turn 72.
    So.. positive thoughts .. keep going ... dont' give up.
    Think of where you will be in 100 days as @cschmitz says!
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,604 Member
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    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/18/2023 (yesterday)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. Can some honey. (last 3/14)✔️
    2) Nothing from DH's stash today; none of his pepitas.✔️
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/17)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 3/20.✔️
    5) No hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️
    6) No honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/24)✔️
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts or pepitas.✔️
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) Chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday) (last 3/14)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin today.(last 3/16)✔️Didn't eat today.
    11) None of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 3/17)✔️
    12) No more of the toffee nuts or pistachios from the gift nuts - leave for DH.✔️
    13) None of the hummus today. (last 3/17)✔️
    14) Can eat dinner early with FIL, can eat what I want.✔️
    JFT for 3/19/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. Can some honey. (last 3/14)
    2) Nothing from DH's stash today; none of his pepitas. Can have one croissant he bought today.
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/17)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 3/20.
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) Can have honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/24)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts or pepitas.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday) (last 3/14)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin today.(last 3/16)
    11) Up to 2.0 oz of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 3/17)
    12) No more of the toffee nuts or pistachios from the gift nuts - leave for DH.
    13) Hummus ok today. (last 3/17)
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Hour commitment - After my hot cocoa, I won't eat again until after 5 pm. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
  • more_freggies76
    more_freggies76 Posts: 2,604 Member
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    more_freggies76 wrote: »
    JFT for 3/19/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. Can some honey. (last 3/14)✔️
    2) Nothing from DH's stash today; none of his pepitas. Can have one croissant he bought today.✔️
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/17)✔️
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 3/20.✔️
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.✔️Didn't eat today.
    6) Can have honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/24)✔️Didn't eat today.
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts or pepitas.✔️Didn't eat today.
    8) No beef jerky today.✔️
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday) (last 3/14)✔️
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin today.(last 3/16)✔️Didn't eat today.
    11) Up to 2.0 oz of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 3/17)✔️
    12) No more of the toffee nuts or pistachios from the gift nuts - leave for DH.✔️
    13) Hummus ok today. (last 3/17)✔️
    JFT for 3/20/2023 (today)✔️
    1) No dessert today, unless I want sugarfree or no sugar added. Can some honey. (last 3/14)
    2) Nothing from DH's stash today; none of his pepitas. No more of his croissants, either!
    3) No peanut butter today, 2.5 to 3 T (last 3/17)
    4) Don't weigh again until Monday, 3/20.
    5) Up to 2.0 oz hard cheese today (trying not to have cheese everyday) (last 3/17). Note: some grated parmigiana cheese has always been allowed and doesn't count towards hard cheese. Hard cheese at restaurant ok. Can have cheese with restaurant meals.
    6) Can have honey today(1-3 Tbsp.). (a little in honey mustard ok) (last 2/24)
    7) Nuts ok (22-26 g) or 12-14 in-the-shell nuts, but none of Gary's canned nuts or pepitas.
    8) No beef jerky today.
    9) No chicken Vienna sausage ok today (trying not to have higher sodium stuff everyday) (last 3/14)
    10) Sweet potato and/or pumpkin today.(last 3/16)
    11) None of the gift nuts (&fruits) my friend gave us today. (last 3/17)
    12) No more of the toffee nuts or pistachios from the gift nuts - leave for DH.
    13) No hummus today. (last 3/17)

    Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
    ================== 4DW started =============
    Since MFP is going to close the blogs soon, I have to move my 4DWs (4 Day Wins) here.
    Now in shared file:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zarlETHtkiVUD1O6BKpHA7GCNFJS8IdF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108259155343870939869&rtpof=true&sd=true


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