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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Aug 25, 2021 7:03:26 GMT -6
cnf, huge hugs to you! bunnyfungo, to add to what others have said, I've also done tread classes outside many times. For example, I did 75% of the You Can Run program (all tread, 2x/week for 8 weeks) outside. Obviously, you can't get speed or inclines exact, but I did try to pick hillier routes for hills runs, etc.
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Post by abs on Aug 25, 2021 7:06:42 GMT -6
Hugs cnf. Try to take some time for you to just exist. It's been a rough couple of years for you and I'm sure you are feeling some stress about going back to school during the endless pandemic, too. I know for me if my mental state isn't right anything else I do doesn't matter. My body will cling to every pound because it's so stressed out it just doesn't know what to do. I find it helpful during these times to take a step back and just do the things I know will bring me peace (for me that's walks with DH but for you maybe it's yoga). No looking at the news. Once I'm mentally there I can focus better and truly enjoy my workouts. Then I see better results. All easier said than done I know and maybe I shouldn't be giving advice since I fully intend on asking about anxiety medication at my next physical! Hang in there. |
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Post by cnf on Aug 25, 2021 7:51:44 GMT -6
Morning. I woke up feeling stiff. I had a dream about feeling badly about my weight. I'm feeling very down about my body right now and it's apparently creeping into my brain deeper than I thought. Ugh, dumb. I'm just over it. I ditched the run I had planned and did a 20 minute hip hop ride and a 10 minute light weights both with Tunde. Followed it up with a 5 minute core with Ben. MIL is coming today because I have a dentist appointment again to get set up with Invisalign. Then she offered to take us out to lunch. Plus H has golf tonight and the kids and I always do take out on his golf nights. So my food will be a mess. I don't know. I don't know what I need right now but I'm really struggling with my body. I need to make my annual appointment for next month with my OBGYN and I think I'll have them check my hormones and thyroid. Even when I'm on point my weight is creeping up still and I'm starting to really feel discouraged and very fuck it about everything. Feel free to ignore my incessant whining. You should not have to ask for a thyroid check at your annual. Ever. That is standard blood work. Make plans now for where you are going to eat. Eat breakfast, then plan our your other meals. Also you can get the kids take out and make something for yourself at home. You don't have to have what you get them. I've never had blood work done at a standard GYN appointment. Vitals, pelvic exam, breast exam, questions and concerns, done. Also, I know I need to just put some thought and planning into my food. It just feels like another thing though and I just don't want to, which keeps me in this endless cycle. I know you are right though. |
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Post by GhoatMonket on Aug 25, 2021 8:00:58 GMT -6
You should not have to ask for a thyroid check at your annual. Ever. That is standard blood work. Make plans now for where you are going to eat. Eat breakfast, then plan our your other meals. Also you can get the kids take out and make something for yourself at home. You don't have to have what you get them. I've never had blood work done at a standard GYN appointment. Vitals, pelvic exam, breast exam, questions and concerns, done. Also, I know I need to just put some thought and planning into my food. It just feels like another thing though and I just don't want to, which keeps me in this endless cycle. I know you are right though. You aren't having an actual physical as well? Someone should be ordering that bloodwork for you once a year. I hope you are planning to bring up your struggles with this at this appointment. Even if it seems unrelated to why you are at the specific doctor. |
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Post by jorkzy on Aug 25, 2021 8:06:40 GMT -6
cnf I get that overwhelmed “it’s just one more thing I have to do” feeling. But if you can plan ahead what to feed your kids, you can plan ahead what to feed yourself. It doesn’t need to be “well fuck it all, this is terrible, might as well go balls-out” and order things you know won’t feel good. Don’t punish yourself with food. If you want to get what the kids are getting - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. If you want to eat something different - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. You’re carrying around all this stress and guilt around eating and your body. That’s some literal heavy shit. And it’s definitely NOT something you have to do. Guilting yourself about what you’re eating or not eating is not motivation to change. Looking for and choosing things that make you feel good, not their potential impact on your weight, WILL motivate change.
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Post by Rusty Red on Aug 25, 2021 8:33:27 GMT -6
Playing around with my rest day to figure out what I like best. Going with today for this week.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Aug 25, 2021 8:35:06 GMT -6
Looking for and choosing things that make you feel good, not their potential impact on your weight, WILL motivate change. Even with focusing on loss right now, this is very much the approach I take with food choices. Like DH got dinner last night- I thought about getting whatever I wanted, but I made my choices based on how I would feel after. I know how I would have felt and didn't want to, so I chose something that wouldn't make me feel sluggish. And occasionally I do have those other things, but nowhere near as often as I used to. |
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Post by Rusty Red on Aug 25, 2021 8:35:45 GMT -6
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Post by cnf on Aug 25, 2021 8:40:24 GMT -6
I've never had blood work done at a standard GYN appointment. Vitals, pelvic exam, breast exam, questions and concerns, done. Also, I know I need to just put some thought and planning into my food. It just feels like another thing though and I just don't want to, which keeps me in this endless cycle. I know you are right though. You aren't having an actual physical as well? Someone should be ordering that bloodwork for you once a year. I hope you are planning to bring up your struggles with this at this appointment. Even if it seems unrelated to why you are at the specific doctor. I am not having a physical. That requires a visit to a PCP which I don't have. I never found one after we moved because I just wanted my IUD out and to get pregnant, which is what happened. Now I need to find a PCP, which I know. I planned to wait until I'm done breastfeeding though. At my previous physical I was still breastfeeding and they wouldn't do a blood draw because she said it will show some wonky results on some things they check, like cholesterol. I will bring up my struggles. I'm on 100mg of Zoloft from my OB anyways and it doesn't seem to be helping anymore. |
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Post by CestLaVie on Aug 25, 2021 8:41:45 GMT -6
I started up the build your powerzones program this morning. I don't feel like doing the FTP test until after so I just lowered my FTP manually again. I don't want to dread how hard it will be because I just need to build the habit up again. I did a 45 min endurance ride this morning and it feels good to get some movement before the day starts.
I gave up on the You Can Run program because I can't get the classes to stop buffering constantly outside and the android has no preload option.
I am excited about the rower, DH definitely has been wanting a rower for years so once it finally comes out we will probably go for it if it looks nice.
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Post by cnf on Aug 25, 2021 8:42:36 GMT -6
cnf I get that overwhelmed “it’s just one more thing I have to do” feeling. But if you can plan ahead what to feed your kids, you can plan ahead what to feed yourself. It doesn’t need to be “well fuck it all, this is terrible, might as well go balls-out” and order things you know won’t feel good. Don’t punish yourself with food. If you want to get what the kids are getting - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. If you want to eat something different - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. You’re carrying around all this stress and guilt around eating and your body. That’s some literal heavy shit. And it’s definitely NOT something you have to do. Guilting yourself about what you’re eating or not eating is not motivation to change. Looking for and choosing things that make you feel good, not their potential impact on your weight, WILL motivate change. Can you just follow me around all day and tell me how to eat and feel? |
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Post by GhoatMonket on Aug 25, 2021 8:48:31 GMT -6
You aren't having an actual physical as well? Someone should be ordering that bloodwork for you once a year. I hope you are planning to bring up your struggles with this at this appointment. Even if it seems unrelated to why you are at the specific doctor. I am not having a physical. That requires a visit to a PCP which I don't have. I never found one after we moved because I just wanted my IUD out and to get pregnant, which is what happened. Now I need to find a PCP, which I know. I planned to wait until I'm done breastfeeding though. At my previous physical I was still breastfeeding and they wouldn't do a blood draw because she said it will show some wonky results on some things they check, like cholesterol. I will bring up my struggles. I'm on 100mg of Zoloft from my OB anyways and it doesn't seem to be helping anymore. Yeah, that makes sense. Definitely have them check it. Baby and breastfeeding can throw things off. I'm glad you are planning to bring it up. That can be hard to do. |
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Post by Rusty Red on Aug 25, 2021 9:05:18 GMT -6
cnf I get that overwhelmed “it’s just one more thing I have to do” feeling. But if you can plan ahead what to feed your kids, you can plan ahead what to feed yourself. It doesn’t need to be “well fuck it all, this is terrible, might as well go balls-out” and order things you know won’t feel good. Don’t punish yourself with food. If you want to get what the kids are getting - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. If you want to eat something different - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. You’re carrying around all this stress and guilt around eating and your body. That’s some literal heavy shit. And it’s definitely NOT something you have to do. Guilting yourself about what you’re eating or not eating is not motivation to change. Looking for and choosing things that make you feel good, not their potential impact on your weight, WILL motivate change. Can you just follow me around all day and tell me how to eat and feel? I always laugh at the meme that says I need someone to follow me around and slap food out of my hand all day. Love ya, friend. |
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Post by jorkzy on Aug 25, 2021 9:16:28 GMT -6
cnf I get that overwhelmed “it’s just one more thing I have to do” feeling. But if you can plan ahead what to feed your kids, you can plan ahead what to feed yourself. It doesn’t need to be “well fuck it all, this is terrible, might as well go balls-out” and order things you know won’t feel good. Don’t punish yourself with food. If you want to get what the kids are getting - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. If you want to eat something different - great! Enjoy and move on without beating yourself up about it. You’re carrying around all this stress and guilt around eating and your body. That’s some literal heavy shit. And it’s definitely NOT something you have to do. Guilting yourself about what you’re eating or not eating is not motivation to change. Looking for and choosing things that make you feel good, not their potential impact on your weight, WILL motivate change. Can you just follow me around all day and tell me how to eat and feel? Lol now that’s a new business model! I just operate on the premise that I want to feel good. Sometimes that’s choosing to make something at home even if there are screaming kids crawling up my legs. Other times that’s ordering take out because I don’t have the bandwidth to cook at that time. And “feeling good” isn’t the same thing as “lowest calorie” or “least impact on my weight”. It’s feeling good physically, mentally, emotionally. Some food nourishes you’re body, some food nourishes your soul. You need both. And between cooking or ordering - neither choice is “right” or “wrong”. It’s meeting your needs at that moment in time. I think a critical point though is that food isn’t something to feel guilty about, to punish yourself for, or to punish yourself with. |
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Post by potatocakes on Aug 25, 2021 9:44:51 GMT -6
Can you just follow me around all day and tell me how to eat and feel? Lol now that’s a new business model! I just operate on the premise that I want to feel good. Sometimes that’s choosing to make something at home even if there are screaming kids crawling up my legs. Other times that’s ordering take out because I don’t have the bandwidth to cook at that time. And “feeling good” isn’t the same thing as “lowest calorie” or “least impact on my weight”. It’s feeling good physically, mentally, emotionally. Some food nourishes you’re body, some food nourishes your soul. You need both. And between cooking or ordering - neither choice is “right” or “wrong”. It’s meeting your needs at that moment in time. I think a critical point though is that food isn’t something to feel guilty about, to punish yourself for, or to punish yourself with. There's also a ton of middle ground - my biggest complaint with restaurant food in general is the complete lack of fruits and veggies, so I often trade out my fries for a salad. Maybe not lower cal over all, but I feel better when I've eaten more veggies, and I know that, so I plan accordingly. Alternately, you could make yourself something but order just the protein or your favorite side from takeout and add it in! |
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Post by potatocakes on Aug 25, 2021 9:46:43 GMT -6
I had a Flash 15 planned this morning, but I'm never ready for all of that first thing in the morning, so I saved it until after my family cleared out for work/school/daycare. Happy to have it done  This is all a good reminder that I have a PCP appointment next week - I have not had or seen a PCP in about a decade (OBGYN only, since it was all around my pregnancies, etc), what should be standard? Trying to make my list of things to ask about now! |
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Post by soiree on Aug 25, 2021 11:10:59 GMT -6
My 5:30 am instructor is out sick, likely with covid :/ So I dropped the kids off at school and went to the gym for the 8:30am class + 20 min cardio. Wednesday is done! They lined up a sub on friday and he's one of my favorites so I'm already looking forward to that class. B/L- spinach and feta omelet D- I really need to go to the store. I think we're going to have Indian, maybe chicken biryani. This recipe is really delicious and I'll make some green beans on the side. twosleevers.com/pressure-cooker-chicken-biryani/chocolatecake- re the peloton. I'm not loving it for a few reasons, the main one being I actually enjoy going to the gym. It's super close to my house and I have friends and acquaintances there that I like to see. I like the interaction. I stare at a computer all day at work and it's just another screen. I also really like to zone out doing cardio. Right now I'm watching another season of the amazing race and it really helps pass the time. I love my strength class at the gym (body pump) and I would have a hard time finding a substitution for that. That said, the peloton is really for my husband and he loves it so win-win! I think I'll continue to use it intermittently but I don't think it will replace the gym for me. I do know that tomorrow there is zero time for the gym so I'm hoping to get up early and get a 30 min ride in before I have to get ready for the day. That will be great if I really do it!  |
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Post by goldenbird on Aug 25, 2021 11:26:21 GMT -6
Today was ok until I finished off my Ben and Jerry's ice cream. With caramel sauce 😬 B: protein shake, coffee S: nature valley protein bar L: one bar, single svg rice cakes, single svg pack cookies D: think thin oatmeal with blueberries, cheese stick, honey roasted cashews, sunchips, ice cream with caramel sauce E: 30 minutes elliptical I did well just eating several nuts and not even a full serving of chips. Then the ice cream happened ugh. Like jorkzy said, ice cream is ok to have. What you have listed isn't a whole lot of food- so 1) you likely had room for that ice cream 2) you might be able to control cravings better if you included a little more in each of your meals. You don't have much for fruits/veggies. Is this normal or just an off day? The dinner isn't normal, I'd usually make something that would include veggies. That is my usual work day breakfast and lunch though. I didn't feel like cooking so I just ate random stuff for dinner. |
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Post by abs on Aug 25, 2021 11:30:14 GMT -6
Can you just follow me around all day and tell me how to eat and feel? I always laugh at the meme that says I need someone to follow me around and slap food out of my hand all day. Love ya, friend. It's 100% what I need. A food minder to tell me what to eat and when. If I had just a lot of money laying around first thing I would do is a hire a personal chef. Most people say housecleaner but I can do that and do that well. Cooking? Eh. I make do. |
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Post by kmkd on Aug 25, 2021 11:33:02 GMT -6
soiree that’s exactly why my sister hasn’t gotten one yet. Now she’s in an apartment building that has one in the gym, but before she said the same thing as you.
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Aug 25, 2021 11:52:24 GMT -6
I always laugh at the meme that says I need someone to follow me around and slap food out of my hand all day. Love ya, friend. It's 100% what I need. A food minder to tell me what to eat and when. If I had just a lot of money laying around first thing I would do is a hire a personal chef. Most people say housecleaner but I can do that and do that well. Cooking? Eh. I make do. I'd take a personal chef AND someone to clean/organize my house. I'm greedy that way. |
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Post by abs on Aug 25, 2021 11:56:38 GMT -6
It's 100% what I need. A food minder to tell me what to eat and when. If I had just a lot of money laying around first thing I would do is a hire a personal chef. Most people say housecleaner but I can do that and do that well. Cooking? Eh. I make do. I'd take a personal chef AND someone to clean/organize my house. I'm greedy that way. LOLLL. So would I honestly. Maybe a personal trainer/masseuse on call, too. |
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Post by willow on Aug 25, 2021 12:09:33 GMT -6
I am at the office again today so I did a sweaty walk near our building, ugh the humidity. I can't wait for fall walks. I LOVE walking outside in the fall. Walking in 50 degree weather with overcast skies is my favorite.
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Post by cnf on Aug 25, 2021 12:50:23 GMT -6
Ok, so while we're talking about *things* I could use some more advice; running specific so feel free to glaze over or skip if run racing isn't your thing and you don't care.
My marathon is October 2nd and I had another super long run planned for tomorrow and another next Thursday. Then I'd have to taper because I basically cannot do more 2-3+ hour runs once I'm back to work. This is how it was for my other marathons and I substitute by doing a middle mile overload so I got the same weekly mileage, but in shorter increments over more days. It was fine the other two times and I plan to do it this time too.
BUT, my last two marathons I trained almost entirely outside. This one I've trained almost entirely on the treadmill. Guys, I need to run 16 miles on my treadmill tomorrow and I just DON'T WANT TO. Like, that is too long, too many miles, too much to do on my treadmill. Then the next week I would need to do 18 miles still on the treadmill. And I can't start until all three kids are up and fed and dealt with but then they're home the whole time. A three hour run will end up taking me four hours because I'll have to jump off and on God only knows how many times to help my kids with things. I won't be done until like noon? 1pm? Then it's Naptime for DS and DD2 and I've ignored them all day. I really don't want my longest training run to be 14 miles, but I also cannot stand the idea of running 16 miles on my treadmill, constantly interrupted throughout it. And no, having someone watch them isn't an option. I don't have anyone to help with this. And our next weekends are already busy with the baby's birthday and a trip to Hershey Park.
I'll be fine for my race if I'm done with those super long runs a few weeks beyond a two week taper, but not going over 14 sucks. I'm not built for distance running and 14 miles is notoriously where my body begins to hit a wall or break down no matter how well trained or fueled or hydrated I am. So I like getting over that as much as I can.
I already know this race will be a slog for me. There is no PR, it will be slow and ugly. But I don't know.
Like if I run 10 miles tomorrow instead it'll be ok, yeah?
Someone just tell me how to do life at this point please.
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Post by toebeans on Aug 25, 2021 12:52:15 GMT -6
I’m new to the motivation thread but we just got a Tonal at the beginning of the month so I’ve been good about working out several times a week. We love it! It’s like having a personal trainer without having to go to the gym. Hopefully I’ll be spending more time in his thread as it seems like a really positive place to be.
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Post by cnf on Aug 25, 2021 12:53:31 GMT -6
I’m new to the motivation thread but we just got a Tonal at the beginning of the month so I’ve been good about working out several times a week. We love it! It’s like having a personal trainer without having to go to the gym. Hopefully I’ll be spending more time in his thread as it seems like a really positive place to be. Welcome! We are generally a very positive and supportive bunch. How is the tonal? How is the digital weight? I'm so intrigued by those! |
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Post by toebeans on Aug 25, 2021 12:59:21 GMT -6
I’m new to the motivation thread but we just got a Tonal at the beginning of the month so I’ve been good about working out several times a week. We love it! It’s like having a personal trainer without having to go to the gym. Hopefully I’ll be spending more time in his thread as it seems like a really positive place to be. Welcome! We are generally a very positive and supportive bunch. How is the tonal? How is the digital weight? I'm so intrigued by those! I like it a lot. There are so many different workouts to choose from and levels of fitness from beginner to intermediate. I really like the digital weight and find it more challenging. They have an option to do eccentric as well which is really challenging. They do a great job of describing and demonstrating good and safe mechanics. So far weee both really loving it. I am finishing up an ‘easy on the joints’ program and today’s session was short so I added on a core workout too. There are sport specific workouts too. Like core strength for running or getting ready for ski season. |
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Post by mrsnorris on Aug 25, 2021 13:08:00 GMT -6
Ok, so while we're talking about *things* I could use some more advice; running specific so feel free to glaze over or skip if run racing isn't your thing and you don't care. My marathon is October 2nd and I had another super long run planned for tomorrow and another next Thursday. Then I'd have to taper because I basically cannot do more 2-3+ hour runs once I'm back to work. This is how it was for my other marathons and I substitute by doing a middle mile overload so I got the same weekly mileage, but in shorter increments over more days. It was fine the other two times and I plan to do it this time too. BUT, my last two marathons I trained almost entirely outside. This one I've trained almost entirely on the treadmill. Guys, I need to run 16 miles on my treadmill tomorrow and I just DON'T WANT TO. Like, that is too long, too many miles, too much to do on my treadmill. Then the next week I would need to do 18 miles still on the treadmill. And I can't start until all three kids are up and fed and dealt with but then they're home the whole time. A three hour run will end up taking me four hours because I'll have to jump off and on God only knows how many times to help my kids with things. I won't be done until like noon? 1pm? Then it's Naptime for DS and DD2 and I've ignored them all day. I really don't want my longest training run to be 14 miles, but I also cannot stand the idea of running 16 miles on my treadmill, constantly interrupted throughout it. And no, having someone watch them isn't an option. I don't have anyone to help with this. And our next weekends are already busy with the baby's birthday and a trip to Hershey Park. I'll be fine for my race if I'm done with those super long runs a few weeks beyond a two week taper, but not going over 14 sucks. I'm not built for distance running and 14 miles is notoriously where my body begins to hit a wall or break down no matter how well trained or fueled or hydrated I am. So I like getting over that as much as I can. I already know this race will be a slog for me. There is no PR, it will be slow and ugly. But I don't know. Like if I run 10 miles tomorrow instead it'll be ok, yeah? Someone just tell me how to do life at this point please. I don’t have a ton of experience with full marathons but I’d bet you’ll be able to at least finish. So much of the last ten miles (five for a half) is mental determination for me. Could you do the 16/18 milers in several blocks throughout the day? Like, 8 miles early morning, then another 4 and 4 in the afternoon and evening? Not quite the same as all at once but your legs are still getting the same amount of mileage in a short 12ish hour span. |
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Aug 25, 2021 13:09:19 GMT -6
I'd take a personal chef AND someone to clean/organize my house. I'm greedy that way. LOLLL. So would I honestly. Maybe a personal trainer/masseuse on call, too. I wonder if Adrian makes house calls...  |
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Post by mrsnorris on Aug 25, 2021 13:11:53 GMT -6
Finally feeling over my cold so I ventured back out for a run today. Stuck with a 45 minute walk and run with Wilpers to ease back in but this one had three 10 minute running blocks so there wasn’t as much walking as I was expecting. Felt great during and after though, so I guess I’m officially recovered.
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