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Slow Dancing with A Stranger {8} "For Love of Self"
Hi Everyone :wave:
After much consideration, I have decided to start a thread for a unique group of losers. Consider the following scenarios. If more than one apply to you, this just might be the thread you've been searching for: :yes: This diet/lifestyle change is such a slow process for me, even losing 0.5 lbs or 1kg is a struggle. :yes: I am frequently changing up different foods in my plan because what I ate worked last week, but it's not working this week. :yes: One week, I ate everything on plan and gained weight, but another week I pigged out and LOST! WTH?? :yes: I've been at a plateau for so long, it's my new middle name! :yes: I do ____ for exercise, but my body becomes used to the workout, and I am frequently having to switch up my routine to continue to see results. :yes: I have been On Plan for so many days/weeks/months without seeing a downward scale movement, I'm ready to QUIT! Well, before you rush right off and toss your stilettos, platforms, pumps, or boots in the closet, come have a "Slow Dance" with me! I often feel like I am a stranger in my own body, because I am constantly having to change up food and exercise and my scale still doesn't budge. This is not a challenge, but more of a daily accountability, support group, & learning experience all rolled up in one! I will start a new thread 2 times a month (around the 1st and 15th of the month) to reflect progress, accomplishments, and/or set backs! Feel free to post food choices, exercise routines, motivational words of wisdom, or anything else you feel lead to share. Disclaimer: If you lose weight quickly and easily and have it all figured out, this is NOT the thread for you! So, without further adieu.... May I have this dance? |
:val1: Happy Heart Day :val1: How Many Ways to Say ... "I Love Me!" (c) 2007 Viveca Stone-Berry Self-Love shows up in the little, daily happenings. It shows up in how I care for myself and go about enjoying the gift of life and all the opportunities for Love it has to offer. 1. I feed myself delicious, healthy food & drink water. 2. I get a full 8 hours of sleep instead of getting by on as little as possible. 3. I surround myself with healthy friends who Love, respect, support and inspire me. 4. I exercise and “shake it up” with different activities to keep it fun and fresh. 5. I discipline myself and set up healthy boundaries vs. constantly overextending myself personally and professionally. 6. I get rid of clothes that no longer look good on me instead of trying to make what looked good in the past fit me in the present. 7. I give up on being perfect and begin the work of becoming myself. 8. I think positive thoughts about myself and my situation. Your thinking shapes your character. "As a man thinketh in his heart so is he..." 9. I allow myself to make mistakes and don't abuse myself when I do - I learn from them, apologizing sincerely where necessary, making whatever amends I can, and move forward. 10. Nothing says self-love to me better than a life of balance…and chocolate. :chockiss: How could I resist not using Deb's username as a self-title for our Valentine Thread?? Today, I challenge each of you to take time to Love Yourself, knowing that when you do, you are able to love someone else! :val2: |
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Happy Valentine's day to all! I am taking a day off from hiking...I feel exhausted. I just made chocolate covered strawberries for my family. :val1: Interesting enough; I have no interest in eating one. :carrot: Yesterday turned out to be my spike day; all went well until evening :o. I took measurements this morning (oh yeah...I brought a measuring tape along :o)... 40-32-39.5 ----- I was excited, because I have taken 1/2 inch off from waist and 1 inch off my hips since Feb 1st! No idea about weight, I miss my scale! :mad: Everyone have a fab day!!:hug: |
Krystal, How cool the new thread title!:cool: What an honor and how appropriate for the Day/month
Sum Congrats on your NSV. Of course one takes a measuring tape on holiday :) I'm back up to 182lbs today (+3) but I'm not going to stress. I feel good today in mind and body. :) It is a day for giving and receiving love afterall, even if away from your sweetheart. Happy Valentines Day Everyone |
I hope each of you have had a great Valentine's Day. I don't really celebrate "days" anymore. DH and I get whatever we want all year & doing something romantic isn't secluded for one day out of the year. I don't like traditional VDay gifts:chocolate, flowers, etc.
I'd rather go on holiday :sunny: As far as this day/evening! I woke up with ZILCH for motivation. I was sleepy, sore, and just did NOT want to workout-or even get out of bed. However, I managed to get up, have some oats & experience one of the BEST workouts I've had in a long time!! I love that! For Vday, I told DH we could go out to eat, since it's been about a month since we've been out. This is a treat for him, b/c 1. he loves to go out to eat & 2. we abruptly stopped going out 4-5x a week to eat. Now we just go every now and then…maybe once a month!! My parents met us for dinner. We had a GREAT time. Afterwards, they came over to our house and played cards until 0030!!! We had a blast! But, I was munchy for sugar and chocolate of all things. IDK why really. I typically don't crave chocolate. TOM has left, so maybe it's that. His cRAVEN bird hasn't been around in a couple of months, so I'll say he left that pest around to disrupt my goals for this one day. For all of my friends on MFP, you can rejoice in the fact that I did NOT allow lack of motivation to deter my efforts today at the gym. I burned 671 cals in 95 min doing part of the circuit, :running: 2 miles, and doing some strength training/abdominal work! It was MARVELOUS!! |
Son of a gun, I lost my post, be back later to try again :mad:
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okay, I will try this again.
Thanks Krystal for starting the new thread, love the name and love the first post. Will defo go back and read that a few times! Love hearing that you didn't let your lack of motivation deter you and you killed it at the gym besides! Sum, hope you are enjoying your vacation! I was going to make chocolate covered strawberries last night too, but ran out of time and just made mousse to dip them in. Everyone at the mousse without the strawberries wth? :wave: Hi to everyone else! I can't remember from the last thread, so I can't go further back with personals. So this morning, in the post I lost I was complaining that I don't know if I am doing the right things. Should I be eating more or less, am I working out enough or too much. Should I let go of the spiking and just eat more each day. What about my macros, should I get more protein, blah blah blah blah blah, on and on with the overthinking. Then, I had a really good workout walking and then my weights routine, my eating is spic and I have been making minor changes here and there with my diet that I am liking. And then, while visiting my Gma in the hospital, I ran into an old co-worker that was very kind about how wonderful I looked. Not over the top weird, but just very sincere about what a good job I have done and how good I look. So all in all, I have had a great day. To **** with the scale, I am getting healthier day by day and the only thing I can control is what goes in my mouth and what energy I put out. So remind me of this tomorrow morning when the scale is a meanie again! |
I'm so very tired. I work Wed, Thurs, Sat of this week.
Fun times. :faint: |
Just posting to say hi.
I had dreams about my scale all night; I was not able to weigh myself at home because scale was filled with water. :o I guess I am getting anxious about my return weight. I would be crushed if I were to be 150 or more upon return :mad: Last day for us. Boys are boarding and us girls will take a very challenging hike this afternoon. I started wearing me pedometer again. Just walking the doggie this morning for a bit to have her get her business done and walking to get lift tickets for the boys, I have clocked 3000 steps and it is 10 am. My pedometer counts aerobic steps separate and it says 1500 were aerobic....yay. By the time we are done with this day, I will have taken 20000 steps. --- kinda interesting, at home we have a huge yard with electric fence for Shadow, and she goes out to pee on her own...here we are staying at a condo and I have to walk her....even those few short trips add up..... My BBF has decided to lose some weight! She is 5' and 215 pounds....and she wants me to help her. I will have her join MFP....I feel great that I am making a bit of difference in my friends lives. Okee, everyone have a fab day :D |
i love the new thread title!
i signed up for a one mile fun run happening in a week (two weekends away)...i decided to see if i could run a mile without stopping at the gym and sure enough, i can do it!! today i ran a mile and a half without stopping and that about KILLED me lol survived valentine's day without overindulging in sweets...had some but not alot...am working on moderation, i dont handle deprivation well lol... hard to post on this site today, will check in later |
Looks like everyone has been as busy as I have! I don't feel too bad about not checking in, I would have been talking to myself anyways :lol:
Good news, so far this week I have 1-2 pounds, depending on which day you look at last week, bad news is I had gained 2 pounds last week :lol: I keep flirting with 177. Yesterday I dipped down into the 176s, but back up to 177s today. I do have more DOMS than I usually do as I upped all my weights again yesterday, so that probably explains a little of it. I am doing very well with my exercise and eating. I am so proud of the small changes I have made and there is not one day that I am just going through the motions, I am really going for it, so I know I will see some progress soon. I just have to be patient. I did notice my fat on my stomach is more "squishy" (I know, gross right?) and it has been said that the fat does that before it goes away, so hopefully that is the case :crossed:. I realized I hadn't taken measurements since 10-1-11!!! Took me forever to find them in a post because I thought I had taken them much later than that. Anyhow, I was very pleased that although I weigh about the same as then, most of my measurements have changed. I am particularly proud of the small changes in my legs, because those have remained the same for a long, long time. I was totally shocked at the change in my underbust. I measured 3 times just to be sure. So here they are: 10/01/11 02/18/12 Measurements: Neck 13” Now: 13” Bust 39” Now: 39” Underbust 35” Now: 32.5 (what?) Waist 33.5” Now: 32.5” (cool) Hips 39.5” Now: 39” (darn hips will probably be the last to go!) Mid thigh 21” Now: 20.5” (yay) Mid Calf 15” Now: 14.5” (yay) Mid Bicep 10” Now: 10" Wrist 6” Now: 6" So my scale can take that and suck it!!! Alaskan, your fun run sounds great! Next thing you know, you will be running a 5k! Sum, I hope your scale gives you a big happy surprise when you get home! Thats great about your friend. Give her my username if she needs or wants friends. K9, one more day of work, hang in there! :wave: hi to everyone else not posting right now. Hope all is well! |
I'm so thrilled all of you enjoyed the title of the new thread!
Alaskan: Best of luck on your run. You can do it!! I'll be cheering for you in the grand stands!! :cheer1: I am super excited that you are loving :running: . There is just an awesome connection among the running community, like one I can't explain or believe. Keep up the fabulous work!! Kristiina: You have issues! :lol: Please don't dreaming about me, please! I'm glad you all have had such a great time in the slopes. Next time, an evite would be appreciated!! :lol: Jo: Are you doing the New Rules of Lifting for Women? I just got the book, along with the Abs book. I am loving this book. It is full of cheeky sarcasm!! :love: I want to skip ahead to the workouts, but I'm being patient with the text. I am defo starting it next week. I hope you stick with spiking for a few more weeks. I can't believe how much I am losing with it! LoveofSelf: :hug: Here's a little :dust: for you to kick those 3 added pests to the curb! |
AFM: I ran into my high school best friend's brother at the gym last night. It was funny, b/c I saw him, and I did my run before saying anything to him. I was sweaty and funky, but I didn't care. He was sitting on an inflatable ball lifting 15lb dumbells overhead, and I snuck up behind him, placed my Biofreeze infused hands over his eyes and said, "Pardon my Biofreezed hands, Guess Who!" He started laughing uncontrollably & and said, "I have no idea..who is this?" i removed my hands and I could tell he had NO CLUE who I was at first!!
My hair has NEVER been brown before. I have been a blondie my whole life!! :lol: We chatted for a bit and then he realized who I was. It was nice to see him. We all used to be so close when we were in high school. At one point, I even lived with them! Anyway, I've had a terrible week at the hospital eating-wise. They had a VDAy party and bought like a thousand cupcakes and cookies and had so many left-overs. Mhm.....guess who ate FOUR cupcakes in 2 days!! GRRRR I also had plenty of other foods on my :nono: list. I stayed within my cal range, but with JUNK. :tantrum: Needless to say, I was NOT expecting a 0.6 lb drop on my scale this a.m. but it is what it is and I'll have a :carrot: for that!!! I'm giddy!! Hope you all have a fabulous day/weekend. I have 1 more night, then I am OFF for a WEEK!!! YES :broc: |
149 And this is after driving 22 hours and snacking with high sodium stuff :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: I am so excited what the next few days bring. I am relieved. I finally broke that barrier. It has been nearly 4 years since my last 140's.
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Originally Posted by Sum38: I just had a feeling about you. . . :woohoo: :hug: Congrats! |
So we are back. A million loads of laundry to do, grocery shopping, Costco and Sam's day and 7 mile walk. -- Luckily, I am so anal that I clean my house spotless before each vacation :D
Jo thanks for the :cheer: :D "I did notice my fat on my stomach is more "squishy" (I know, gross right?) and it has been said that the fat does that before it goes away, so hopefully that is the case" Omg...please be right!! Mine is the same way....I told DH that my belly looked "better" fatter...:crossed: The small changes make the biggest difference...I told that to my GF just yesterday....I am so glad we are doing this together :hug: and making progress! Krystal I am GREEN with envy! :dizzy: You are literally running away from me... 130's will be here in no time. -- I saw your picture on MFP, you look AMAZING! alaskanlaughter Another runner! -- congrats on that mile! forloveofself How is your weight today? It was probably just sodium gain. :hug: Where is Larry? |
:congrat: Kristiina!!! :congrat: |
Spike and I are spending some QT today!! :hun:
Finally, I don't have to cheat on him like I did on VDay. He gets to have me all to himself, & he is EXCITED about that!!! :hyper: I am soooo excited to see all of the losses this week. I know how hard each of us has had to struggle to FINALLY get a 1 lb loss, or 0.6 in my case. It's also awesome to be able to share this experience with each of you. This week, I am starting the book :wl: "New Rules of Lifting for Women" :wl: . If anyone is interested in doing this series, please let me know. Or, if you've done it in the past, I'd love to hear your story. It's time to get serious with my body contour. I have 3 months before swimsuit season, & I intend to ROCK THIS BODY! I'm also about to have my natural blonde returned to its rightful home! I can't imagine doing this as a brunette! :D |
Plan for today:
bfast; smoothie with flax seed lunch; salad with veggies, avocado and dressing dinner; salad with veggies, avocado and dressing snacks; apple, BP, grapes and plain yogurt total calories 1430 exercise; walk 7 miles |
Krystal, Thanks for the dust! If it were only a problem of Will Power, I would have long ago reached my goal. Still, I feel like a failure at the moment.
Not sure what to do or try next, so I'm simply just eating calories for goal maintenance. Water weight is most definitely a factor, I can feel the puppfiness in my cheeks, neck, breasts, and inner thighs and calves. 183.5 it is. It's not TOM, I do not cook with salt, so apparently, it's the cheeses, and anything other packaged. Welcome back Sum I too clean throughly before a trip :) Hello Jo and alsakan and all the missing. Have a great day everyone! |
LoveofSelf: You are in the final few lbs as well as most of the rest of us. Maybe you could try Spiking for a few weeks to shake things up some. I know & realize how scary it sounds, I was terrified and very reluctant to try it in the beginning, but I was so sick of being 148-151 & going nowhere despite working very hard.
I will have to say, this is the first time in a very long time I am excited to be living in a healthy environment. Even if, on Spike Days, it is anything BUT healthy. I experience the BEST/MOST productive workouts the days after I spike & I have so much energy the days after. Maybe it's my selection of foods. Maybe it's the glycogen stores. Maybe it's the leptin release. IDK what it is. Maybe a combo of all of it, but whatever it is....IT IS WORKING for me! I realize and relate to the struggle! :hug: you'll get there! We WILL help you! |
Forloveofself; I started spiking a bit as well, and I started eating most of my exercise calories back and I as well broke that barrier. -- I am not as brave as Krystal is on my spike days...but based on her experience, I think I may try to increase my spike day calories. Just try it and see if it helps you. :hug:
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Scale rewarded me another pound down. 148 :carrot: -- If I were to follow my last experiences with weightloss; once I got past 150 pound mark, I sailed down to 142 at relative ease.
I feel such relief. Plan for today: Bfast: fruit smoothie with yogurt and flax seed Lunch: Large salad with feta cheese and dressing Dinner: Salmon, rice, brocoli and cauliflower 1065 cal + snacks. Goal 1500 total calories. Exercise: :running: Walk with my :drill: |
Hi Losers. Hope everyone is having a fab Monday. I have lots to do, as usual. So last week was a great week all around. Going to try to make it two in a row, imagine that! I ended the week with a 2# loss, but only 0.6 of it was weight I hadn't gained the week before :dizzy:. I will take it though.
Finished my weight lifting this morning and then an hour walk. I forgot to mention, my friend hurt her neck somehow and has a bulging disk between C6-7, so no walking for her for a while. I have been on my own for over a week now. I have not walked outside since then :lol: Initially I wasn't walking at all, just doing the weights one day and intervals the next, but I was really missing those 4-500 per day calorie burns, so I have been trying to get an hour of walking on top of everything else most days. I will be glad when she is better, because time goes so much faster outside while talking! I did figure out that I walk much faster without her though, shhhh, don't tell her that. I get about the same calorie burn at any reasonable speed though so I shouldn't fret it too much. I could ALMOST keep up with Kristiina, but not quite yet. 4.2 is about my speed limit for walking. Any more than that and my body would just rather be running. I would actually rather run than walk from 3.8 and above. Kristiina, I am about to call 911 because you are on FIRE girl!!! Look at you go now. I am so happy for you and am enjoying you see success. Congrats on another pound!!! Krystal, Yes, I am about 3 weeks into the NROLW. I am enjoying it so far. I have done many weight lifting programs including body for life, body for life for women and some programs out of weight lifting bible for women. This is very similar, but different. The workouts are short and to the point. I am able to up my weights quickly. I am using all free weights right now but my free weights max out at 35# so not sure what I will do at the point I need more weight. I am using 30s for a few of the leg exercises now, so it won't be too far off. Buying heavier than that is out of the question, too hard on the shoulders to hold onto. Not sure I want to buy a barbell, but depending on how much I like the program, I may do that. I also just may stick with the weights I have because it looks like the exercises get more difficult anyways. I found some very helpful excel spreadsheets on mfp, I will see if I bookmarked them. I thought the book was kinda weird to follow for logging exercise, but that was probably just me. Have fun! forloveofself, sorry you feeling dumpy right now. You said it's not TOM, but could it be Ovulation? Many women (including me) have TOM symptoms at/around ovulation. I gain a couple pounds and sometimes have PMSy type symptoms mid cycle. I find ovulation worse than TOM. Just thought I would throw that out there for you to think about. I think eating at goal maintenance is a good idea. Many people do this from the start and actually they recommend it on the fat to fit radio site. It is a simple calculator to find out your bmr, your activity level and what weight you want to be and then recommends a calorie level based on your goal weight that you should eat while you are losing weight. Makes a heck of a lot of sense. If you have never listened to any of the podcasts, those are good too. Here is the link for the calculator http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ If I wasn't enjoying spiking so much, I would probably be using that method. Hope that helps. Hang in there, you will find your mojo again. :hug: |
I walked 10 miles!:fr: -- It was a beautiful day... but the real reason is...I got so freaking mad at my :drill: and I walked home after our walk :o Shadow, my puppy, is sooo tired and my legs are achy. -- All is fine now, and my :drill: is not bit#hy more :rofl: we never fight, but I think he was PMS:ing.... men...sigh
Now I am having difficulty eating back my calories. I skipped lunch, because I spent the lunch hour walking home :yikes: Oh well sh1t happens :D maybe I will catch up with Krystal sooner...hehe |
Originally Posted by Sum38: My DH didn't show up for dinner tonight which was a birthday dinner for him because tomorrow, on his real birthday, he won't be home. I must have misunderstood him, because he usually calls if he will be late. Blonde moment, I am sure. He keeps telling me I don't listen to him, I guess he is right (don't tell him). His favorite birthday dinner is lasagna, but he didn't want all the calories and too many leftovers so I decided to make a skillet lasagne, kind of like homemade hamburger helper. I sampled it, it was pretty good, I think he would have liked it :lol: It's now all packaged up in the fridge so he can at least take some for lunch tomorrow. I also made the mistake of making cookies for him to take to work tomorrow to share and I ate one, I couldn't resist. I looked up the cals after I ate it, and it was 300 freakin calories! I had no more calorie room for a proper dinner, so cookie it is. Oh well. So it's all his fault I messed up my nutrition and his/my dinner. Men! |
Thanks Ladies; Krystal, Sum, Jo, for your encoragement.
Congrats on your successes. I will do personals next time when my sinus pressure is gone. I actually increased my cals on Saturday to 1800. Jo, I got my BMR info on freedieting tools. My BMR for 167 lbs is 1336 and my goal cals are 1594. I have been very near the latter most days and only under eat (1200-1300) by "accident" on rare days. I did not weigh today, but feel slightly less puffy. My breasts only hurt a little. I do have an hormone imbalance, so I know that that contributes to it. My goal besides losing weight and getting healthy, is to stop taking all prescrition meds and only natural supplements. I'm down to only two other meds,one for pain, and one for my ulcer. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow. I plan to ignore what the scale reads unless it is 179lbs or less :) |
Feel better forloveofself
Jo men...sigh...:rofl: Happy birthday to him!!! |
I don't know if it was my walk or the fact I only logged in 1400 calories, but I was down another 1.5 pounds.
146.5 I know I stalled but I was losing inches, maybe my body is finally catching up. -- Plus I switched things around what came to my eating...what ever it is, I am not complaining :D I am so glad I have you ladies :hug: I would had given up otherwise when I was not breaking that 150 lb mental mark. |
Originally Posted by forloveofself: |
Originally Posted by Sum38: |
I am determined it is going to be a great day today! The cookies have left the house (except 2 that I hid in the freezer for a spike day down the road ;)). It is intervals and running (possibly walking too) day today and I plan to burn some major fat!
My calories came in a bit low yesterday and may again today since DH won't be home. I haven't been too hungry since Spike day, so I will see where today takes me. Due to the cookie incident, my protein was low yesterday, so I will work on getting that back up there today. I guess that is it for my health goals today. Okay, I wrote a book yesterday, I guess I should go so I don't bore you guys to death, I will check back later :wave: |
Today is my 1400 cal day. After working my bum off last night, I had a NOW Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake :drool:
This tastes like a cheesecake milkshake. It is fabulous! It was after midnight, so it is included in Tuesday's Menu! Enjoy ;) NOW Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake Breakstone's - Cottage Cheese, 2% Milkfat Low Fat 30% Less Sodium, Small Curd, 1/8 cup (124g) Friendship - All Natural Low Fat Cottage Cheese 1% Milkfat No Salt Added, 3/8 cup (113g) Blue Diamond Natural- Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk-1 cup Now Foods - Whey Protein Isolate - Natural Vanilla, 31 g Jell-O (Jello) - Sugar Free Fat Free Instant Cheesecake Pudding, 8 g Strawberries - Raw, 2 oz Cals: 289 Carbs: 21g Fat: 6g Protein: 41g :o Cholesterol: 17mg Sodium: 653mg Sugar: 9g Fiber: 2g |
I am really loving this....life...weight....I have cooked all afternoon. I like to cook and tend to make 5 or 6 meals for the freezer. -- I ALWAYS keep sampling my cooking and after each cooking afternoon; I usually weigh about 3 pounds more for a day or two...ya, I am stuffed :) Anycase, I did cook, I did sample and I did hop on scale...It was under 150. I feel like singing and dancing. Just being below 150 and stuffed makes me feel happy :D I know tomorrow won't be 146.5 day, but I don't care... I am just happy to be in my 140's
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I have always tried being a good citizen...donate blood etc. I volunteered to be a donor for bone marrow. Now they need it. I am a bit scared, but excited at the same time. I have uncommon tissue type. I am happy, possibly, to be helping someone else out. I will find out more tomorrow :)
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Originally Posted by Sum38: |
Originally Posted by Sum38: Congrats on the under 150 even after a day of taste testing! |
I am scared....it means anesthesia... ~~funny my son wants to be an anesthesiologist ~~ and my daughter is going to be a pharmacist ~~ I am just scared a bit. Hubby said...whilst you are under...maybe get a tummy tuck you always wanted :D
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Originally Posted by Sum38: You're a gem!! HOWEVER, as sweet as your BIG heart is, if you think for a second that I am lying around in bed, deterring from my goals while you run off and leave me in the dust.....I have news for you---- NOT HAPPENING!! 145?? :lol: Only if I gain some in muscle, which would be ok too!!! |
**& yes I wrote OUT LOUD in red!!**
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