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Strawberry Roan

Hi, and welcome ! Best wishes on your journey to better health. I love this board and have learned a lot here (and elsewhere) over the years - mainly to just keep it simple. Don't overthink it, as crazy as it sounds and regardless the billions to fill our brains with diet talk, all that is needed is...

Strawberry Roan

Thanks ! Happy Saturday All, Just finished an hour on the exercise bike then ate a small salad with chopped zucchini instead of cucumber. I normally don't eat the zucchini raw but it was very good. Got nine of them at the farmer's market yesterday, 3 for a dollar! Also got lots of great stuff at Ald...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Sunday All ! Another beautiful day here but it is going to heat up again in a couple of days. That's okay, it is July, it is Missouri. It will be January soon enough :shock: Yesterday went exactly as planned, so far today is also going well. Had no breakfast (we never eat before church for som...

Strawberry Roan

Welcome, this is a wonderful board filled with supportive like minded posters. I learn a lot by reading all the daily check ins and keep myself accountable by being honest here.

To your health,

Strawberry Roan

I agree with everything you have posted, wosnes. I often "fast" because I am just not hungry for food during that time span. Crazy I know but I usually eat when I am hungry, don't eat if I am not. I have the luxury of doing that both at work and at home, I schedule my own meals and eat them when I w...

Strawberry Roan

Aww, Deb, so glad to see you are back. I know I can speak for all when I say you were missed.

And Congrats to Richie, he was certainly raised well

Best of luck on your journey to better health.

Strawberry Roan

Thank you r. jean, always great to see you my friend. We are having a lovely summer in the Ozarks as well. Happy Saturday to all my fellow posters. Ate well yesterday and got in two sessions of vigorous exercise. Being my S days are really no different than my N days -Today has started the same as y...

Strawberry Roan

I seem to have remained at my "shelf" of weight homeostasis. A week in California with extended family, friends, grilling, croissant sandwiches, Coke floats, pies, and unbridled eating. I forgot Otter Pops. I weigh the same. Wednesday was my first SS workout in two weeks. It went very well, aside f...

Strawberry Roan

Welcome back. I so agree that when I post here (especially what I eat and whether or not I exercise), I do so much better. I am totally honest about everything so I know that if I have to post something really horrid, it will be right there in black and white. It truly does keep me accountable! Agai...

Strawberry Roan

Hello All, Hope everybody is enjoying a healthy, happy Summer. Everything is going great here. Lots and Lots of fresh fruits and veggies - today I was at a consignment shop and the owner was giving away zucchini and yellow squash - gotta love small town life! So I naturally took two of each. Ate at ...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Sunday all, Don't get to attend church today as it is pouring rain and that's not safe for the hubby right now - on a walker :shock: But, we can still be grateful to the Lord for another beautiful day right here in our home. Went to the get together Friday night, a HUGE spread of food and dess...

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Aww, I bet everybody slept well last night. We were at my son's house and the ten year old great grandson couldn't wait to put on his little fireworks show.

Strawberry Roan

Aww, kittens, I love it ! We have an office cat who just had five babies, black and white tuxedo kitties. SOOO adorable. The will get good homes but I will miss them when they are gone.

Strawberry Roan

I must agree with keep posting. If you want to post what you eat, that helps as well. At least in my case, it keeps me honest if I KNOW I am going to have to post every single thing I eat. Although nobody on here ever judges anybody else's choices - I would rather honestly be able to say I ate a big...

Strawberry Roan

Gee, thanks, eschano. I love reading your words as well. This is such a supportive place. I will say what has kept me honest and in my skinny jeans :D has been journaling my food. More than once I have thought, do I really want to put down in writing that I ate that? Noooooooooo Went out with friend...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Sunday ! Raining here, the flower beds are soaking it up so it's all good! Everything went as planned yesterday, got in a full hour on the exercise bike, had a big salad and two pieces of veggie pizza for dinner. I made my husband an individual strawberry shortcake last night (with the little ...

Strawberry Roan

Cherries are awesome this year! I love all the summer fruit. I (almost) prefer a bowl of summer fruit instead of ice cream. Peach season is around the corner! :D :D :D Hey, I just posted about summer fruit (and yummy cherries) on my daily thread. I hear ya about preferring them to other dessert typ...

Strawberry Roan

Just stopping by to say Hi ! and welcome to the forum.

You sound like you are doing great, don't beat yourself up over a little miss now and then. Just stay the course, you can't go wrong when doing right.

And congratlations on the new baby!

Strawberry Roan

Aww, ironchef, I wish I could share with you. My kitchen counter is an abundance of riches. Didn't even go down the potato chip, cookie or candy aisle at the store. For breakfast, I just had a bowl that contained cottage cheese, sliced very small banana, a couple of sliced giant strawberries, a han...

Strawberry Roan

Aww, ironchef, I wish I could share with you. My kitchen counter is an abundance of riches. Didn't even go down the potato chip, cookie or candy aisle at the store. For breakfast, I just had a bowl that contained cottage cheese, sliced very small banana, a couple of sliced giant strawberries, a hand...

Strawberry Roan

Thank you so very much. Had a great day today, shopping with friends until mid afternoon then yard work with the hubby. Carried lots and lots of sticks and debris to a brush fire, we got the property all mowed, flowers waters, bird feeders filled, it looks like a park :wink: Bought LOTS of good food...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Thursday All, Pretty day here in the Ozarks, we have had a lot of rain but nothing damaging so the flowers and trees are stunning. Had a raspberry Greek yogurt for breakfast with flax seed and cinnamon, it was quite refreshing. Along with coffee w french vanilla creamer, that will hold me unti...

Strawberry Roan

Thank you very much my fellow Nosers :D My husband is totally released from the hyperbaric care unit and home health and we are very glad. After a month or so of healing (as they said on his discharge papers, his wound is closed but not healed and still fragile) he will start the prosthetic process....

Strawberry Roan

Happy Saturday All, Had a great doctor's visit yesterday, they didn't release him yet as they are doing a paper on his journey and want the wound to be totally closed in the final photo. We go back in two weeks and they expect that to be his last visit with the hyperbaric wound care expert. They sai...

Strawberry Roan

Thanks oolala. My husband is a working cowboy so keeping him in bed has been difficult. He is such a fighter, I am proud to accompany him on this journey. Truly an honor being by his side. As far as the springy feeling I am having, It is funny, there is about a four pound difference between me feeli...

Strawberry Roan

Ah, miss you Nichole ! I happen to be 5 foot 4 and my ideal weight IS 145 pounds. I wear about size six or eight in jeans/dress pants depending on the maker and maybe a 10 on top as I have bigger arms and chest. I have exercised faithfully for about 50 years (I am 66 years old and started loving exe...

Strawberry Roan

Oh my, it is Thursday already??? Where has the week gone? Been very busy at the office, in the yard, in the house. Going to the doctor with my husband tomorrow (normally my son goes with him and they have a guy's day out) but I want to see what the doctor says. We feel he will be released from home ...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Monday All. Had a great day, ate a peanut butter protein bar (21 gm) for breakfast with hot lemon water. ate a Green Giant Steamables - cauliflower/broccoli/carrots in cheese sauce (whole bag 145 calories) - drank a Pink Lemonade Wylers to go (the little straw thing that goes in a bottle of wa...

Strawberry Roan

Okay I am in ! Let me see, my goals are to exercise every day and not drink any diet soda at all - all month ! 1 - Yes ! 2 - Yes ! My boss is doing the no diet soda challenge with me .... 3 - Yes, but my boss fell off the diet soda wagon already 4 - Yes ! 5 - Yes ! 6 - Yes! 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Sunday All. Hope everybody is healthy and happy today :D Had a peach Greek yogurt for breakfast, haven't eaten anything else yet. Might have a cheese sandwich or something for lunch and then a big salad for dinner. Looking forward to hitting the exercise room a bit later - will listen to the b...

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MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - Keli Kryfko has come a long way in life. A painful moment in her past was all the push she needed to go from size 24 to competing in the Miss Texas pageant. Now, the Mesquite woman is hoping that her story can inspire others. Kryfko struggled with her weight in middle school....

Strawberry Roan

Thanks, eschano! I did get some beautiful strawberries yesterday, along with lots and lots of other goodies. Had honey nut Cheerios with half a banana (husband had the other half) and one huge sliced strawberry in it for breakfast. Very pretty, very yummy. Had a sandwich and homemade cole slaw for l...

Strawberry Roan

:D , going shopping for some more good food like strawberries and cottage cheese today. Everything is going fine, pretty busy this time of year taking care of the yard and gardens, did a LOT of work last week cleaning out some stuff, donating, etc. Neither of us can stand clutter so I try to keep on...

Strawberry Roan

Wow, that's great. How nice that your qualities are appreciated.

Strawberry Roan

Happy Anniversary! Have a wonderful time.

Strawberry Roan

Happy Thursday All ! Cleaning out the fridge day, had cottage cheese and strawberries for breakfast, shells in garlic cream sauce and peas for lunch (taken from a thread on the homepage of this board about depression era cooking - mixed them together and they were quite yummy. Enough left for anothe...

Strawberry Roan

Hope you feel better soon. Take care of yourself, nurture your body and don't over do. As far as the food/body mindset, I just try to think when I am eating a plate of food, Is this going to be good for me or not? I try to answer yes more than no. Not always, but usually I do. There are really no BA...

Strawberry Roan

Did get in my vigorous hour walk, beautiful breeze was blowing and the town is filled with lovely flowers in bloom. Beautiful! I envy you, as we're heading into winter here. My son has a good friend in Australia, such a beautiful, beautiful place - so let me envy you. But, I hear you about winter. ...

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry, I can only dream of eating salads like you do. I will say you have inspired me and I have eaten a little bit of kale salad for like three days in a row now. :) Thanks for being an inspiration! Well, thank you for stopping by. I love kale but being in a very small town it isn't always av...

Strawberry Roan

Thank you very much ladies - I do love this board ! Ate as planned yesterday, walked four miles and saw such beautiful scenery. At work right now, just ate a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel and am drinking coffee with half and half. Plan to walk again today, will probably eat some yogurt at lunch befo...

Strawberry Roan

Well, you have had a lot to deal with - out of your control - so now you can seize some control and take care of YOU.

Moving is so stressful.

Best wishes for your new life in your new home and I cannot express my gratitude enough to your husband for his service and to you for supporting his choices.

Strawberry Roan

No better gift you can give a child than to instill the love of reading. My son, who is now 46 years old, gave me a framed copy of this poem by Gillilan Strickland for Mother's Day one year. I wish every parent took their responsibilities as seriously as you do. The Reading Mother I had a mother who...

Strawberry Roan

I am so sorry

They say grief is the price we pay for loving deeply and you obviously loved deeply. Just know you did the right thing in a loving way.

Strawberry Roan

Wow, you are doing great. I find the board is be invaluable because I post honestly exactly what I eat and what kind of exercise I do. Everybody is so supportive, no judging.

Welcome.

Strawberry Roan

My grandmother didn't snack every weekend, all weekend, why should I? That is so true, isn't it? I was thinking about my dad the other day, he was 6'4" tall, lean and muscular. Probably never weighed over 180 or so. He worked construction and he ate a normal breakfast every morning like biscuits or...

Strawberry Roan

Stopping by to say I love your thread, Dandelion. :P And I LOVE gardening. I am out at the break of dawn checking on things before work and have to check everything right before dark to see what has grown during the day. I spent many of my "off work" hours loving my yard and gardens. We have a quart...

Strawberry Roan

It sounds like you're doing great! :D Yes, it does. What was discussed much earlier in your thread is so true. With this plan, unlike so many others, a person can just eat a normal plate of food and when asked about seconds or dessert, calmly say, Oh, what I had was wonderful and I couldn't eat ano...

Strawberry Roan

Like dolphins do when one of their number is sick, I feel like you have all been nudging me to the surface for air. THANK YOU! What a beautiful post, I feel exactly the same way about this board and my fellow posters. I wish you well and will echo an earlier theme posted. When life seems chaotic, k...

Strawberry Roan

I never got into the S Days gone wild because I don't like that feeling of being out of control. When I read about people who literally stayed up until midnight on Friday nights just to be able to eat something S at 12:01, it somehow made me sad. :( I always thought it was telling how many people po...

Strawberry Roan

letter to myself... Dear you, you need to understand that you have made lots of positive changes in your life. You aren't bingeing every few days. You aren't feeling the enormous guilt you used to feel when you would "go off" plan. You don't have to work through those feelings of sadness and grief ...

Strawberry Roan

Hi there, glad you are back on track. Just don't over think it, it will all fall in place. You will begin eating like those generations before you - before the packaged food/fast food industry made eating a 24 hour a day sport. You ate your meal and then hours later ate another one. :wink: Desserts ...

Strawberry Roan

Welcome to the boards and exactly the way I chose to embrace the NO S days when I first started - nothing wild, just slightly more indulgent than a weekday. Much like growing up and having Sunday dessert after a nice dinner, something we didn't get every day. Hope to get to know you better as we tra...

Strawberry Roan

Welcome to the forum, you will learn a lot and meet a wonderful group of supportive posters here. I can agree with your comment about feeling slightly hungry, I embrace that feeling as it surely means that my body is using up what I have "fed" it, rather than storing it. I don't like the feeling of ...

Strawberry Roan

Welcome to the boards, Ursula.

And take me to Vegas with you guys, I am fun !

See

Strawberry Roan

I'm glad you're not going anywhere auto! I'd miss you too much :) As for your new NoS struggles: so the honeymoon phase might be over but I promise it comes back again if you make it through this anxious patch. I would miss you as well. Just take it one day at a time, try to treat yourself the very...

Strawberry Roan

First let me welcome you to the boards. I echo your sentiments that this forum is the most supportive, friendliest place I have ever posted. I LOVE the photos of your meals. I am a fruit and veggie junkie - known around here for my monster salads. :D When somebody I run into says they don't like fru...

Strawberry Roan

Diligence wrote:Lori, I'm so impressed with your diligence and perseverance with your no-sugar mod. Happy birthday! Keep up the great work!

I am impressed as well. Also, learning a lot. Thanks for sharing your No Sugar Journey with us.

Strawberry Roan

eschano wrote:Ironchef, I love your level-headed analysis and your mark-it-and-move-on attitude. You're doing great.

I agree, sounds like you are in a "good place" and doing great. Keep it up.

Strawberry Roan

Hi ! First let me say that I am very glad you had a wonderful vacation! As far as the No S way of eating once one reaches maintenance level - I just try to eat "normally", if that makes sense. If it is a hot day and I am out with friends and they say, gosh a Wendy's Frostee sounds good - and I want ...

Strawberry Roan

Diligence wrote:Too funny about the butter beans & your husband at dinner, Berry!

I bought two more cans of butter beans at Aldi's last weekend.

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry, you are such a happy woman! And that is extra amazing because we all know a couple of the challenges you have faced. Thank you very much as well. I truly am a very happy woman and very grateful. My husband should be removed from home health this Friday, then he will be transferred from ...

Strawberry Roan

eschano wrote:Love your encouraging posts!

Thank you very much. I hope to catch up with your thread later today.

Strawberry Roan

Thanks so much, mimi. I love Subway salads and Veggie Delite subs as well. Luckily, the facility my husband was in had a fitness center and Subway attached to it ! Almost didn't find my thread, I have been away toooo long. Lots of stuff going on, I am usually too tired at night to even turn off the ...

Strawberry Roan

Thanks for your reply, oolala. I just am not certain I understand your issues but I do wish you well. I wish you joy in every aspect of your life, I embrace every moment of happiness that I have been blessed with. It seems you are aware of the problems you are having based on your earlier words I se...

Strawberry Roan

:D Thanks ! I did eat my butter beans yesterday at lunch, nice and hot with lots of salt and pepper. Yummy ! Only thing better would have been a big ole hunk of hot cornbread to go along with it. Breakfast was black cherry greek nonfat yogurt and a protein bar with lemon ginger green tea. Dinner was...

Strawberry Roan

Morning oolala, If I might offer some non asked for advice, don't over think all of this food thing. There are lots and lots and lots of good healthy food options out there, which eaten in the proper proportions will help to keep one healthy and at an optimal weight level. If you are not hungry - be...

Strawberry Roan

Thank you very, very much Diligence. So happy to have you "on board". Please post more often, just join in and tell us how your day is going. Happy Wednesday ! Everything is going great here, busy - busy - busy. Last night I finished off the lasagna and had a big, big salad. My husband said "You wil...

Strawberry Roan

That's great. Congrats on the weight loss and the mindset! My sister-in-law years and years ago was bemoaning the fact that her weight loss was so slow so she didn't even try to stay on track. I tried to tell her, if you just lose a pound a week, in two years you will be 104 pounds thinner. She said...

Strawberry Roan

Hello all, I so love it when visitors stop by. And thanks for all the kind words for me and my husband. It was funny about the diet soda that my body said NO, I do not want all of those carbonated bubbles right now ! Doing great, have been "doing" something nonstop the last few days. Bought my beddi...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Tuesday, Happy Wednesday.

Busy, busy, busy. Eating clean, exercising, feeling good.

Strawberry Roan

Happy Easter Sunday and Happy Monday ! Cannot believe the weekend is already over - and I always have four day weekends! :roll: :roll: :roll: Had a wonderful day at church yesterday, quite emotional. I cried off and on for the first fifteen minutes, easily. Everybody was so happy to see us back and ...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Saturday! Great, great day around here. My husband got to mow the yard on his beloved John Deere this morning. He was very happy - and the yard looks great. He can only do 30 mins at a time, which is more than enough for right now. I worked very hard in the yard as well so we are both taking a...

Strawberry Roan

Hello Friday - here I am :wink: Beautiful, beautiful day here in the Ozarks. I plan to do some yard work today, picking up stuff on the property before we mow (we maintain several acres as "yard", flower beds, etc. so there is always something to pick up.) Ate strawberry/banana nonfat yogurt for bre...

Strawberry Roan

Thank you all so very, very much. I am this happy :D The nurse told him today that he could start mowing on his John Deere if he only stayed out an hour at a time. He was happy to hear that. Didn't eat breakfast today, went to a committee meeting that was scheduled at the last minute, for a non-prof...

Strawberry Roan

eschano wrote:Oh well done on the measurement reduction! That is what weight loss really is about after all

Exactly, as they say there are a lot of skinny-fat people.

Strawberry Roan

I have always weighed daily, my whole life. I guess it started in high school. Although I weighed 98 pounds when I got married :D , I was friends with two sisters who were worried about their weight and weighed every morning. So, I started weighing as well. Now it is just habit like brushing my teet...

Strawberry Roan

Wow, that is great. I can "hear" your happiness and excitement. Keep it up, you can't go wrong when you are doing right.

Strawberry Roan

Yay

Strawberry Roan

Thank you so much, Merry. When people say they don't like fruits or vegetables, it makes me so sad :( . Last night I caramelized some red, green, yellow peppers, added some onions, a few mushrooms and black olives - added this filling to an omelet - topped with grated cheddar cheese - made some toas...

Strawberry Roan

Morning all - Happy Tuesday and Wednesday!

Too busy to post yesterday but everything went well. I ate good, healthy food and got in a nice long walk at lunchtime. Plan to do the same today.

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry, Is Dallas still on? Wasn't that show from the 80's? Is it some kind of a remake? Hi - this is a TNT series, a continuation of the other series from the 80s, the main storylines revolve around John Ross and Christopher (JR and Bobby's sons) and today's modern energy needs - along with Su...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Monday, gloomy day here. It was 80 yesterday, it will be 23 tonight. Poor blooming flowers and trees :cry: But, warming back up to the 70s in a few days. Had a high protein peanut butter/chocolate chewy bar for breakfast with hot lemon ginger tea. Will cut up an apple, banana and orange and ea...

Strawberry Roan

Sounds so exciting, I hope you have a wonderful time.

Strawberry Roan

Hi SR, I'm going to have to be a sugar detective, especially when I eat out. Tonight is our weekly dinner out. It's a regular eating spot for us, I usually order a big salad with chicken. Tonight I'm switching it up because I don't want to bring my own salad dressing. I'm going to have to navigate ...

Strawberry Roan

Good Luck, and I mean it, good luck finding stuff with no sugar in it. I have learned how destructive sugar is from many sources - some medical and some from friends who have issues and must avoid it. It seems like a losing battle but I will certainly be interested in what you find. I was happy to g...

Strawberry Roan

You're doing great! I'm jealous of your rain--we get very excited here in az when it rains. I may look into those walking tapes for when it gets in the triple digits here. Sounds fun! Have a great Sunday! Linda Thanks, Linda. You can also get the workouts free on line from You Tube - the full versi...

Strawberry Roan

Oh, give me paper and pencil any day as well. When I first went to work at the law firm five years ago they were all into the computerized office files. When they needed to call a client, they went through about six steps on the computer to find a number - And heaven forbid when the system was down....

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Happy Sunday All. Pouring rain, lightning, thunder here. Should be a nice relaxing day indoors, that's fine by me. I am sore all over from weed eating. :roll: Just did my two mile power walk tape, let's just say when she gets to the four minutes remaining mark and says, All right we will be slowing ...

Strawberry Roan

Linda, so glad you are sticking around. As I said, I don't actually do the No S plan, I just try to eat as much "good" food as I can and exercise as much as I can. That age old bromide is still true today. Move more than you eat.

You sound like you are doing fine.

Strawberry Roan

I so agree about Noel's blog. I read it often and love it. I told you, Noel, over on my thread that I find you so interesting and let me add intelligent and FUNNY - but in case you didn't see it there - I am saying it again.

Strawberry Roan

Happy Saturday All ! Ready for another great day. Tried on a lot of summer clothes early this morning and everything just slipped right on, I can tell all the exercise is paying off. For breakfast, I took a large red grapefruit and large orange - sliced them into rounds and arranged them overlapping...

Strawberry Roan

Happy Friday - another beautiful day on the horizon. Already walked around the yard checking on my flower beds, everything is gorgeous. Bought two new windsocks yesterday and they look so pretty, put out the flag and it is proud to be flying over this farm :D Cannot wait until the bedding plants are...

Strawberry Roan

Gosh, how nice to see you all stop by for a visit. Thank you very much. Today was a fun busy day. It was very warm, low 80s but felt great. Went out with friends for a few hours of shopping and roaming around the stores. Ate at Wendy's, ate the small chili and iced tea. It was fine. Dinner will be a...

Strawberry Roan

I loved the visual of visceral eating. I swear last night I came home and attacked my food like an animal. My husband and son had spent the day together, eating out twice - once at Wendy's and once at Sonic. So they weren't hungry when I got home from work. I was starved. I ate two pieces of leftove...

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Simpless wrote:Monday - Success. I skipped stepping on the scale since the Monday weight can be a shocker. Plus, I don't want to focus too much on numbers, at least pounds. As for days, today is day 30 for me on No S and I'm very happy to still be here.

And we're happy you're still here as well

Strawberry Roan

Thank you both so very much, I really appreciate the kindness we are shown. Noel, I went to your link yesterday and ending up reading your blog for a long, long time. You are such an interesting person in so many areas of your life. Keep it up! Breakfast today was a protein bar and tea - spilled the...

Strawberry Roan

Linda, Sounds like you have figured out what works best for you, that is what matters. I knew early on that I didn't really need the No S structure in a strict sense, I love to eat so try to keep it to foods that I know will benefit my body for the most part - and love to exercise. Like you, what I ...

Strawberry Roan

If I may quote your lovely words,

It really is the little things that count - feeling so much better now.

I have found on my journey through life (thus far),

the little things really are the big things.

Strawberry Roan

I have thought for YEARS I would buy new clothes when I get to goal.... Nonsense!! I've decided to love the body I have NOW! Dress nicely instead of frumpy. Put on some jewelry. LOVE my body. If I treat it that way my feelings about food and weight loss and all of it will be transformed! I just kno...

Strawberry Roan

Sounds great, I crave exercise and get very tense when I don't have the time or opportunity to do it. I hope you enjoy your new workouts.

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