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malusokay · 2 years

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Summer Glow-Up Guide

Summer vacations have started for most people, meaning it's the perfect time to start working on yourself, adopt new habits and improve your health. You guys asked me for a glow-up guide, so here we go! <3

Eating healthier, let's be real; we all know that the first step to a healthy glow a healthy diet is. Try adding some smoothies, proteins (like yogurt, chicken, tofu...), and healthy fats (avocados, nuts...) to your meals.

Skincare. Now is the perfect time to try some new products! My favorite brands are The Ordinary, La Roche Posay, Pixi, Lancome, and Neutrogena.

Meditation, 5-10 minutes in the morning, is enough; it helps you to focus, calm down and be mindful. You can find guided meditation videos on youtube.

New Hairstyle, get a new haircut, and try some new styles! (inspo on my Pinterest)

Journaling, I started journaling not too long ago and love it! It helps me plan my day and get things out of my mind.

Haircare, get a trim, and say bye to your split ends! you can also try some new products; I personally like Lush and Olaplex. (let me know if you want a long hair guide <3)

Practice your make-up skills! Something that helped me improve was practicing right before I shower, so I can just wash it off!

Deep cleaning room, vacuum, clean your windows, empty your trash, and so on...

Get a manicure, I'm personally a long acrylics type of girl, but even if that's not your thing, a simple manicure makes a HUGE difference. Clean nails are a must!!

Drinking more, I probably don't have to tell you that, lol.

Self-tan contour, not having to wear make-up is such a flex so let's just fake that make-up-less beauty by contouring with self-tanner ;)

New outfits that fit, it's time to get some new stuff that makes you feel beautiful and confident!

Exercising and getting toned feels awesome! try some youtube workouts; my favorites are from Daisy Keech, she's so sweet <3

New jewelry, get some cute signature pieces; you can also look for some unique pieces while on vacation and keep them as memories.

Fresh Instagram feed, go and takes some pictures! You can look for inspiration on my Pinterest; I have a board called 'Pictures to recreate' that might be helpful!

Find a signature scent; this is something fun you can do with your friends! Go to Sephora and just try perfumes until you find one that fits you.

Sleep schedule, even though it's tempting to stay up late, now is the perfect time to fix your sleep schedule.

Go out every day, go for a walk, listen to a podcast, take some pictures, you know it...

Read more; it really calms your mind and helps you relax.

Facemasks, I do facemasks at least twice a week

Be nicer

Down below I also listed some 'Challange Days' that you can try when you don't have anything planned and don't want to waste your day!

•┈••✦ Self-care-day ✦••┈•

meditate + exercise

bubble bath

exfoliate

shave (if you like)

hair care

skincare (morning + evening)

try the self-tan contour

get your nails done

lotion

healthy meals

don't skip breakfast (My favorite meal!)

read Something

call a friend

go on a walk + listen to music or a podcast

track your water intake

go to sleep early

•┈••✦ Deep clean day ✦••┈•

throw away everything that doesn't fit you anymore

throw away old makeup (IT CAN EXPIRE)

change your bed sheets

vacuumed the floor

clean your windows

clean every surface

empty your trash

re-organize your closet

do your laundry

clean all your shoes

delete all the apps you don't use

clean your camera roll

get a carpet cleaner and clean your carpets

wash all your pillowcases

As always, please feel free to add more suggestions and ideas in the comment section! <3

✩‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧✩

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am-i-the-asshole-official · 5 months

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AITA for saying I don't give a shit about calorie counts?

Before I even start this, I'm going to say - if you actively have an eating disorder, please don't vote on this one. I used to have one and I know how badly ED screws with your reasoning regarding weight and food, even with other people. Onto the dilemma.

I (22M) and my friend (31F) are both on "diets" - in quotes because its a lifestyle change, but idk about her. I've drastically changed my diet, exercise, and general lifestyle for health reasons.

My friend also wanted to start dieting at the same time, and as far as I know, she just wants to lose weight. She has a healthy weight goal in mind and her methods of losing weight are healthy, basically the same as me - better foods and more exercise. Recently we talked about our goals because we both lost several pounds, and she asked me what my goal weight was. I told her I didn't have one, I might later but right now my only focus is making sure my body is in good health. She seemed to agree and the conversation moved on.

Another thing is, I recently learned that I LOVE to cook. I've been adding more veggies and spices into my diet as well - swapping french fries with marinated air-fried carrots, veggie dumplings, shredding cabbage for noodles, making my own stir fry sauce and blends, etc.

I cook for us sometimes, because I often make more than I need and I want to share my cooking with others. But she keeps asking my how many calories are in stuff. I tell her what's in the recipe and how it's made, but I honestly have no clue how many calories are in anything I make. I can tell her pretty much anything else, like it's rich in whatever vitamin, it's low cholesterol, it's a great source of iron, I used healthier alternative instead of whatever... but that's not the info she's looking for. And since a lot of my cooking is experimental, I can't look it up online. I've never noticed this to be an issue before, but I'm a bit clueless so it's possible she showed signs of being bothered by this and I just didn't notice.

It all came to a head the other day when we had dinner after our usual workout. I was charting the exercises I did that day. She asked me if I was tracking calories for the meal and started talking about her calorie tracker app. I listened to her spiel about empty calories and tracking food. When she asked if I was going to downloaded it, I laughed and said "I don't give two shits about counting calories. As long as the food is good for me I don't care." I said it light-hearted and joking bc I don't want her to think it's bad to count calories - it's just not what I'm going to do. But she got quiet and later texted me that it hurts. I explained that she can count calories if she wants, and I don't care if she does or doesn't, but it's not for me. She doesn't know about my eating disorder history and I'd rather not tell her, since that's another reason I don't count calories - I don't want to fall back on starving myself since I KNOW that's not healthy, so it's easier for me to just exclude calories from the picture entirely. Should I tell her why I don't count calories? Could I have told her that I don't care about calories in a nicer way? AITA?

Also, before anyone suggests it - she does NOT have an eating disorder. Idk why she counts calories, but she shares a lot about her life with me, and she eats plenty and eats well, and doesn't exercise excessively, just enough to stay healthy for what she wants to do.

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole #eating disorder cw

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allgoldenelite · 2 months

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"We would have guys that frequent the dojo all the time, new applicants, new trainees, and I would feel like they would be there one day and then they'd be gone the next. And so I'd felt like, dang, these guys really lack discipline and they lacked dedication to the sport. So I need to know where these guys are at, can't just let them have a free ride here. Because if guys are moving all their stuff in just for one week later calling the U-haul in to take all their stuff out, it just gets annoying and we needed to create a new generation, we needed to create the future generation, especially once that I knew that I would be moving on to New Japan. It was really important to me to make sure that DDT's future would be okay.

And we had sort of known that Takeshita was gonna be around and that the company had put a lot of stock into him for the future, but one person, one athlete is not enough. And a lot of people had hoped or thought that Endo would be that guy. And so I started to put people through the ringer. And we had a park that was kinda near the house [dorm]. And I would do like my running training or my jogging over there, and I wanted to see, you know, what kinda stuff Endo is made of. And it wasn't that I wanted him to beat me, it wasn't that I was purposely trying to break him or anything like that, I just wanted to see if he had the heart to try and keep up.

And I actually went to the park and I made sure that I went with another wrestler who the company didn't have that much stock in and was only there just to visit, and I wanted to compare the levels of dedication. I wanted to see who wanted it more. And so i took this wrestler from Chile, named Guanchulo, someone who came from an area that had a scene but his dream was to make it in Japan. So I knew that he was dedicated, I knew that he had the passion. so did Endo? So I went to the track, we went to run. And the first lap is tough but then the second gets worse and then the third one kinda gets into this weird place where you don't feel anything or whatever. But then from lap four onward it gets really rough. And at that point too my knees were already pretty shoddy, not as bad as they are now. But, you know, they would hurt after a while if I would run too much or just use them too much. And Endo quit a lap and a half in. And I said, "Endo, you're out, get out. Go home, you're done, you don't got what it takes, you need to find what it is deep in here [points at chest]. And then you come back and let me know if you wanna be a wrestler." And he was sad. And from that day onward he took more interest in bodybuilding, I started to see him study more tapes. And he only studied, like, oldschool TNA AJ Styles, but hey, I mean, nothing wrong with that. I mean, that's a great person to look up to. And I've been there.

So it was great to see him watch more tapes, he started to take his diet more seriously, he started to train more, I saw him buying more weights for the house, he started a subscription to Muscle Fitness, and you started to see it. Little change, little by little by little. And now, if you've ever seen him live, he's completely changed his appearance, he's kinda, himself and the aid of others have catapulted him to the upper echelon of [DDT, he mistakenly says AEW], he's higher up in the card.

So did I train him, like wrestling-wise? No. Can I even take credit? No. I tried to, I wanna say it was because of me, but I was there for the beginning of that process, or when he had that revelation that he was gonna take it more serious and become the person that i guess he was destined to become in DDT.

DDT had always thought for sure that they had a future with Endo and Takeshita. And I think they knew that Takeshita's dreams were in the west, they knew that he wanted to make a run for it more on an international scale. And I think Endo they wanted to make more like the domestic star, and I think they'd gotten themselves into a position where they could do that. And where Takeshita is now, I think his main contract is with AEW and Endo is still over in DDT. And he held the belt for a while, he was doing stuff in the tag division, I mean he's always high up on the card. And he's doing really well for himself.

And obviously, if you guys here have seen Takeshita in AEW or maybe some of the promotions he's appeared for like PWG or DPW or what have you, he's been doing great there too." Kenny talking about his wrestling sons Takeshita and Endo on stream (starts at around 24:37)

#rasslin #kenny omega #/long #/joesays #this whole thing was so sweet and 😭#he's their dad for real don't touch me don't talk to me #takeshita konosuke #endo tetsuya

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cheetahspy · 9 months

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Ledger!Joker x Diabetic Reader Headcanons

Warnings: Medical stuff, needles/injections (it’s not very descriptive though), slight NSFW mention (labeled at the bottom)

A/N: Heya! I’ve never posted something like this before haha…Kinda new to it and very nervous so don’t judge me too harshly. I actually write quite often but rarely post it, however I really wanna start trying to put my work out there more. Keyword try.

Anyway, fun fact about me, I have T1 diabetes. I haven't seen anything about that with J so I decided to make my own headcanons and such :) Sooooo here’s that lol…enjoy??

You had been diagnosed with T1 diabetes three years ago. You hated it. The needles, the upkeep, the blood, the appointments. It’s scary, a living nightmare for you.

You were still in your…adjusting phase, and didn’t like talking about your diabetes to anyone. Joker was no exception

So, naturally, J took matters into his own hands and did his own research, learning as much as he could about diabetes (without you knowing, of course). How it works, the high and low blood sugar levels, how to manage it, he even figured out how the insulin pump that you have operates.

You were shocked the day he offered to change the infusion set for you and knowing how to do so. He ignored you when you asked him how he knew.

You were hesitant but quick to give in and let him inject the cannula into your stomach. He hugged you from behind as he did so; you melted into his touch and your fears were comforted. From that day on you opened up more and more about your medical life to J and allowed his help.

He enjoys being the one to inject the cannula and dexcom, however he still forces you to do it yourself at times, as to make sure you aren’t getting too used to being dependent on someone else. You’re a strong and brave bunny, he wants to remind you of that.

He will tease you about your dexcom and infusion sets, saying you must be part machine.

“I’m uh, still convinced you’re a cyborg.” “J!!”

He also forces you to stay on a healthy diet and keeps track of your sugar intake carefully. He’s definitely not a hypocrite. He rarely lets you eat junk food, even though you’re allowed to and tried explaining that to him

“The doctors told me it’s okay if I eat sugar now and then, as long as I have the insulin for it. It’s the sugary drinks I need to avoid more.”

J doesn’t buy it, nor does he trust your doctor's input. “Mmm. Nuh uh. Can’T have my little bunny go falling into a coma, hm?” You know he’s just concerned about you (even if he’d never outright admit it), so overtime you stopped arguing with him and avoided junk food to ease his mind. Just don’t let him catch you eating it behind his back.

J absentmindedly fidgets with your insulin tube. Rubbing along it, flicking it around, twirling it around his finger, even constantly feeling the cannula end of it against your stomach as if to reassure himself you that it’s still on and doing its job. Don’t worry, he’s only accidentally ripped it out once or twice, and he certainly makes it up to you when that happens.

Having a low, but forgot sugar to combat it? Not to worry! Joker keeps a juice box or two in his suit juuuust for you. He’s even stacked packages of juices in your pantry so you’ll have plenty. (Don’t ask whether he bought or stole them, you already know the answer)

The low blood sugar episodes hit you hard, but you’ve found curling up on J’s lap and cuddling against his chest while sipping on juice is very comforting. He’ll stroke your hair and rub your back, holding you closer whenever you shake and cry.

“Shhhh sh sh sh. It’s nothin’ you haven’t beaten before. It’ll pass, angel.”

You hate looking at your stomach and seeing the previous holes and scars from constant injections. J will run his thumb over them and kiss each of them to comfort you.

Whenever you have a headache or any symptoms, J will immediately interrogate you about your blood sugar level

“Not every pain I get is caused by my diabetes.”

“Shuuuuush. What’re levels right now? Let me uh, lemme see your pum-p. Give. Right. Now.”

If you’re low on insulin and the pharmacist is late to sending you new vials, J will meet with them personally to have a little chat.

He’ll then come home and plop the bag of new vials theatrically down on the counter. “Tadaaaa! More insulin for my sweet little sugar cube.”

“Oh, thank you J! Wow, they gave me a lot this time…”

NSFW:

During the ✨devils tango✨, J will occasionally rip the cannula out by accident. He’ll immediately put a pin in your lovemaking session to get you a new one. Even if you insist you could go an hour or two without it, he’s not taking any chances. After all, where’s the fun in sex if your partner is dying from a seizure??

“J, I promise it’s okay! We don’t have to sto-”

“Now now gumdrop. I know you’re, heh, eager for me, but my patient needs her medicine first.”

You’re grateful you don’t have to deal with your disability alone anymore. Who knew the Clown Prince of Crime could be such a good caretaker?

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wildestheart4ever · 1 year

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@stealingyourbones @aikoiya @markus209 @kyrianclawraith

Jason.

He was still picking off meat bits from his finger nails as he, Tucker and Sam walked away from the dumpsters full of wasted meat, surly and exhausted after such an eventful day.

In all honesty, the Lunch Lady brought some sense of familiarity, the lunacy of everything about her making everything feel almost nostalgic - now don’t get him wrong! He’d very much like to go without smelling like a total meat locker at the end of every encounter [and he was sure this wouldn’t be the last time], but exercising his training and powers to their full extent felt almost exhilarating.

The sound of Dash hollering in outrage as he squirmed out of the pile of meat Jason had dumped on him was just a cherry on top.

“For a first time of superheroing, I’d say that wasn’t so bad.” Sam offhandedly commented, vigorously scrubbing her hands with the disinfectant wipes she apparently carried around with her. Honestly, she could groan and bitch over Tucker all she liked, but those two were more alike than they wanted to admit, watching Tucker wipe under his nails just as vigorously.

Jason shrugged, “Not my first time kicking ass.” He muttered in response, ignoring the curious looks the two threw him.

“Maybe, but I bet it’s your first time dealing with ghost.” Tucker said. It was almost bizarre, watching the guy fall into this strange mode of professionalism - he shielded them, herded the ghost away from the public, distracting her with goading and jabs to keep her attention on him, pulling out all the stops that spoke of a long time knowing what he was doing.

Sam nodded in agreement, giving him a nudge of approval, “You did good.”

Jason tried not to blush under the praise. It did feel a bit like going out as Robin for the first time, finally getting to go out there and put his hard earned training to good use. Flying through the air at full speed without the assistance of a grappling hook had been exhilarating, as was going ham [heh!] on that giant hunk of meat with all the enhanced strength he had gotten control of.

Still, fighting the ghost of an ole lunch lady who used to work in Casper High had been an experience.

“Thanks, was honestly worried for a second there - while on the topic, we should probably keep a journal about this - about ghosts, I mean -, on this case: It seems like Ghost do not like when people meddle with things that they consider theirs. Sam.”

Tucker grinned evilly, leaning over to look at her, “Yeaaaah, Sam.”

The girl rolled her eyes and looked away from them with a huff, “Well sorry if I was looking for variety in the menu, how was I supposed to know a ghost would have such a big issue with that?”

“HA! Variety my butt, you wanted us to eat grass, Sam, grass.”

Nudging Tucker to tell him to back off [’Cause by gods this girl did not take well to aggressive opposition], Jason threw her a patient look, “Sam, that wasn’t asking for variety. You had them switch out all the meaty foods to your Ultra-recycled vegetarian diet - disregarding the people who can’t even eat that stuff.” He chided.

Sam paused in her tracks, brows knitting as she pondered over his words, and looked down at her feet, “Oh, didn’t even think of that.”

Good, she wasn’t being intentionally disregardful of other people - that was good, he wouldn’t like to live in a world where she might become a rogue, god knows what that’d be like. She was just an intense, angry teenage girl who cared too much, abysmal execution not withstanding....... She and Dick would’ve gotten on great he was sure.

“Plans for Friday still a go?”

Ah, Friday, the day for when they were planning to explore the Ghost Zone, wander into the depths of the unknown completely and utterly unprepared, Bruce would’ve broken out in hives.

Jason gave a sharp nod, “Yup! Jazz will be studying at the library and go to movies with a friend after, while the Fentons would be at City Hall, looking into trying to convince some white collar to approve installations of some safety measures against ghost, we got the whole place to ourselves for approximately a few hours.” Honestly, the amount of time they had on their hands wasn’t to his liking, especially considering how much could go wrong.

Sam nodded in approval, “Knowing them, they’d be spending all day there getting that to happen.”

“Yeah, wouldn’t be surprised if they were itching to go now, considering how long they’ve been raving about today.” They three winced at recollections of the Fentons’ excited babblings, trembling with the sheer magnitude over their first ghost sighting and dragging poor Jason into it.

Jason resisted the urge to shudder, “I’m trusting they’ll be preparing a list of proper protective measures and a whole presentation about it before they go knocking down those doors,” He wryly commented, kicking a stray piece of broken concrete, “Jeez, not only are they shitty parents, they’re embarrassing ones too. Surprised Danny just never booked it......or Jazz for that matter.”

“Not like they could.” Tucker muttered, looking suddenly uncertain and uncomfortable about the topic.

Right, right, this kinda thing was never as easy as one wished it to be, he was sure Jazz would’ve jumped at the chance to get her and her brother out if she could, and god knows the can of worms that were Danny’s own complicated feelings about his parents.

Peachy.

“Any so, we’ll check over our preparations for Friday. As of now, keep our heads low until the parents stop breathing down our necks over the cafeteria mishap, we still have our setup in the OPs center?” Sam asked, nodding in approval at Jason’s affirmation, “Good, let’s hope it stays that way........”

“You know........”

Jason didn’t like the sound of that, eyeing the girl warily, “What?” “We’ve known that ghost were showing up a lot longer, and it seems the stronger ghost are finally taking an interest in showing up. You might need proper back-”

“No.” Nope, absolutely not, he was not getting other kids involved in this mess, much less untrained ones. It’s bad enough these two won’t run the other direction when a ghost does show up, however seemingly weak the ghost in question is, he’s not going to let them actually try to engage.

The girl huffed, grabbing the boys’ sleeves and dragging them into an empty alley, giving them some semblance of privacy, and turned to face Jason, “Look, I know you got this iffy thing about teen heroes going on and all, but you’re just as new to this -”

“I at least had training, Sam, training and experience I shouldn’t have had in the first place, but I have it -”

“You never got in a serious fight with ghosts before, though, and while you did a great job handling the Lunch Lady, it showed. Look, if not that, at least teach us how to use to use the Fentons’ weapons.”

“Sam -”

“For defensive purposes,” Tucker quickly offered, giving the other boy a beseeching look, “Sam’s got the right idea, this whole ghost thing is looking like a long term change and we never know what kind of ghost will be coming out of that portal - the least we can do is learn to defend ourselves.”

God, these two. Jason dragged his hands down his face with a tired groan, throwing the two teens a glowering look before looking away, pursing his mouth in consideration. Self defense, okay, not a bad thing to have up your sleeve, and who knows what trouble these two would get into with their involvement.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Jason sighed, “Self defense, that’s it! But can you at least promise me you won’t try to jump into any fights?”

“On the off chance we don’t face any potential kidnappings or what other such bullshit the further we’re involved in this mess, we promise.” Tucker swore, hands held up in a scouts salute.

Jason tried not to twitch at the boy’s swearing, practically envisioning Mrs. Foley’s disapproving stare, and just looked at the boy.

He’s seen recollections of Danny’s memories of this kid, he’s never been a boy scout.

Sam smiled cheekily, almost as if knowing what he was thinking, “What he said.” She chirped, looking practically eager at the promise of training.

MUCH LATER [Said in SpongeBob narrator voice]

“Hey, Danno! You hear about today? After years of study, we finally caught sighting of our-”

- “Yeah, dad. I know, you told me......a million times already.” Jason cut Jack off with a sneering grimace, grumbling under his breath as he stalked further into the lab, perusing the work table for any finished project that might need tampering.

Gotta give points to the Fentons’ lack of concern with their kids waltzing in and out the lab all willy nilly, stealing stuff would’ve been a lot harder if they had been competent parents.

He hummed quietly in interest at what looked to be clunky looking communicators, they looked nearly finished, nearly, and would sure be useful for the upcoming trip. Throwing the large man a watchful look, he carefully swiped the devices and stuffed them in his pocket, deciding to look for the blueprints later. Making sure he hadn’t been caught, Jason threw the distracted man a inquiring look, “Any lab chores today, old man?”

He heard Maddie huff in amusement, looking in her direction and trying not to flinch away as she patted his cheek affectionately, “Not today, sweetie. You should go to your room and clean up, and don’t forget we’re going to talk about your little mishap yesterday, okay?” She informed, giving him a stern look.

Rolling his eyes, he hefted his backpack higher onto his shoulder and turned to leave, “Yeah yeah. Gonna order Chinese takeout, so try remembering to clean up before coming up to eat, last thing we need is the kung-pao chicken coming to life on us.”

Blinking at the flippant demanded, Maddie blinked before giving him a hesitant smile, “Sure thing, you know where the money is.”

“Mhmm.”

With that, Jason quickly left the lab at the sign of Jack preparing for another tirade, already looking ready to swing the unfinished bazooka in his hands.

He nearly bumped into Jazz on his way to the stairs, mumbling a sheepish sorry and watching as she wrinkled her nose at him.

Jazz waved her hand in front of her face, grimacing at what was most likely the wafting stench coming off him, “Eugh, take a shower, will you? You smell like a meat locker.”

“What are you talking about?” He paused to duck his head and jokingly smell the collar of his shirt, giving it an exaggerated sniff before looking back at her innocently, “It’s my new cologne: Odeur d'homme.”

The girl blinked. Oh right, Danny doesn’t speak french, whoops.

He watched as she finally rolled her eyes, huffing in exasperation and crossed her arms, “Well you should consider getting a refund, cause Smell of Man reeks.” Turning away to head for the kitchen.

“Shows what you know,” He called after her, leaning over the banister to stare at her retreating back, “Hey! Mind calling the Chinese place? Ma gave the okay for takeout.”

“Sure, want anything in particular?”

If he requested enough food to feed a small army, well, he could always point fingers at the giant of a man that was Jack Fenton. Quickly heading upstairs before Jazz could comment on his large request. It was hard to come by carbs in a house where the food was mostly contaminated, better take advantage where he can, right?

FRIDAY

“Ready?” Sam asked, hands flitting nervously around the newly minted com Jason and Tucker finished working on and tested an hour ago.

“Ready as I’ll ever be,” Jason confirmed, tightening the glowing knot of rope around his torso. He made sure to wrap it around him like a harness, ensure that there wouldn’t be a chance of it unraveling......not that it would, Bruce made sure he knew his way around a rope. He turned as Tucker came ambling down the stairs, closing the door behind him firmly shut, “Fentons gone?”

“Just sped around the corner. I swear, I’m surprised that man hasn’t gotten arrested yet,” Tucker stated, moving to stand by Sam’s side and giving him a considering look, “Show time?”

Turning to look at the large shut gates that led to the Ghost Zone, Jason gave a determined nod, “Show time.”

A rush of adrenaline surged through him as the doors opened to reveal the green swirling abyss. It niggled at his mind just staring at it, like he’s seen something like this before.

Gentle hands on his shoulders, guiding him toward a pool of glowing green, stopping to stand at its edge and staring down into its glowing abyss.

Confusion. What was going on?

The same hands caressed his face, “I’m sorry, but know I’m only doing this is for your own good.”

A shove. Stumbling back and falling into the glowing pool with a loud splash.

Drowning. Can’t breathe. Surface growing further out of reach.

Everything was too bright.

Pain.

“Jason?”

He was pulled from the memory by the sound of Tucker’s voice, turning to meet Sam and Tucker’s worried stares. Tucker tilted his head, eyeing him with concern, “You good, man? We can always postpone this until the speeder is ready.” He gently offered, gesturing toward the giant pile of metal that the Fentons were working on.

Jason quickly shook his head, “No, it’s - I’m fine. I got this.” He reassured them, squaring his shoulders and taking a deep breath before slowly advancing.

“Be careful.” Sam called after him, hastily shoving the comm into her ear, Tucker stood by her side, twisting the end of Jason’s tether nervously in his hands.

Turning to give them a reassuring nod, Jason took another deep breath before making a leap.

Suddenly finding himself surrounded by glowing green.

Taking a steadying breath, pulling himself from the unease of a blind mission, Jason pushed himself forward, taking in the Ghost Zone

Doors, there were doors everywhere he looked, moaning ghouls rushing past him with eerie shrieks had him stumbling back in alarm, not looking to get into any potential scuffles. It was weird, it felt - it felt almost......familiar.

“Jason, Jason can you hear me? Over”

Tucker’s voice rang through his ear, and Jason felt a brief relief at knowing their work was successful, reaching up to tap his comm, “Loud and clear, Tuck. Also, you don’t actually have to say ‘over’ whenever you say somethin’, just so you know.”

“.......Sounds more official that way, like a mission.”

He huffed with amusement, taking in his odd surroundings as he proceeded forward.

“How’s it lookin’ in there? See anything that might be of use?”

“Not gonna lie to ya, Sam - it’s very green in here, lots of doors and.......islands.” He informed, staring at the tiny floating islands in the distance. There was that niggling feeling again, like this should be familiar to him.

A rush of vertigo suddenly slammed into him, followed by a sharp pain piercing through his skull that had him stumbling with an alarmed grunt.

The sound of Tucker and Sam’s cries of concern were washed over by images of recollections of swooping past countless islands with reckless abandon, feelings of mischief and rowdiness, followed by little green.......somethings always floating in the corner of his vision, making chirps and trilling sounds he swears he could understand.

What?

Shaking his head, Jason massaged his temple with the heel of his palm, breathing heavily as he looked at the Ghost Zone with new, uncertain eyes.

“Jason! Jason, can you hear me!? Please say something!!”

“I think I’ve been here before.” He uttered, ignoring Sam’s frantic calls, swallowing thickly as he registered the unexpected information, feeling wrong footed all of a sudden.

“What, what do you mean? Over.”

“I think......” He hesitantly leaned against a frame of a random door, combing his fingers through his hair in agitation as he threw another uncertain look around him, “......I think this is where I went when I died.”

He could feel the vertigo looming in the distance, swooping down on him while he was suddenly being blinded by a bright light. Jason could feel his body sink lower and lower, everything around him growing murkier the further his vision blurred.

Blinking and huffing in agitation, Jason shook his head, looking around his suddenly empty surroundings, every door and island, every ghoul and odd blob suddenly gone from sight.

Turning to survey his new surroundings, Jason tensed in shock to find someone with him, standing a good ten feet from him.

The man was tall, broad, and looked just as uncertain of this place as Jason felt - and for a moment, he thought he was looking at Bruce. But that wasn’t right. A feeling of dread crawled up his spine when the man laid eyes on him, staring at him with searing green eyes, blinking before dawning realization showed on his face.

“Jason?”

The voice was almost familiar, Jason found, and it finally occurred to him as to why. The man was younger than he first thought now that he was taking a closer look, more in his late teens actually, he had black hair, a streak of white at his hairline cutting through dark tresses, there were also three very familiar little birthmarks on his face.

Jason realized with befuddlement that he was staring at his own face. Realized who it was he was staring at.

“Danny?”

I’m sure you know by now the Danny that will meet Batman will be a little more jaded. Forcing to learn lethal violence and being compliant to one’s expectations just to get any chance of freedom will surely do that to what is basically an innocent civilian boy. Will be a little more brutish when impatience hits him when request for a private meeting with the Bats are being rebuked? Maybe.

Jason is gonna make Vlad’s life hell, I assure you. No matter how much he dislikes the Fentons, there’s nothing that gives him the bigger ick than this narcistic entitled asshole crying “JAck STolE MaDDie FRoM mE”

Also, he may also be stuck in this secret keeping deal Danny had with Vlad, but it does not mean he’s gonna let this fucker barge into Danny’s life. Aka tell the Fentons that Vlad has been cornering him, harassing him and making him uncomfortable - you know! Not exactly implying anything, but letting the parents draw unsavory conclusions.

Who’s gonna win? The beloved child......or the estranged man this couple hasn’t been in contact with for the last 20 yrs.

#Danny Phantom #DC #Batman #DPxDC #DCxDP #DP x DC #Danny Fenton #Jason Todd

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honeysuckle-venom · 3 months

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So. I actually started a lot of lifestyle changes about a month ago, shortly after getting my MRI results and checking in with my therapist a bit. I felt 95% sure the hepatologist would tell me I needed to lose weight, and I knew that if I hadn't started at least a little bit on that path before seeing her I would be even more triggered by being told that. Once I did, unsurprisingly, get told that on Monday I further cemented some of those changes and got a bit stricter about certain things, but in general this has been in the works for a little over a month.

I'm basically dieting, I guess, except I'm trying to be healthy about it and make "lifestyle changes" instead of like going on paleo or whatever. The thing is, I don't believe in dieting. I detest diet culture, I hate moralizing about food and fatphobia and all of that bullshit. I love the anti-diet and fat liberation movements, and while I never fully recovered from my eating disorder, that lense helped me more than any other form of treatment ever has. I am, generally speaking, morally opposed to a lot of what I'm doing right now. But I also need to do it, because I don't want to risk tumor growth and complications or surgery. And I know going into it with this specific motivation and attitude is different than just deciding to diet because I think I need to be skinny to be pretty or whatever, that I'm doing something medically necessary and not actually betraying my values, but it doesn't always feel that way, and that struggle is very hard.

I also don't know how to talk about what I'm doing without using diet culture terms and concepts at times. But I need to be able to talk about this whole experience on my blog, because it's kind of taking over my life atm. So I will do my best to warn for things and I will ALWAYS at the very least use the tag "weight loss cw" on all posts related to this, because I don't want to be irresponsible or trigger people, but I also need to be able to talk about my life.

So. Below this is where I really start talking about what I'm doing and how it feels. Warning for some diet culture language, discussion of restricting certain foods, exercise, food journaling, nutritionists, intentional weight loss, and other related topics. No numbers, but this is potentially more triggering than posts related to my food issues have been in the past because I do discuss specific behaviors.

So. For the past month I've been attempting to lose weight. The current strategies I've employed include: exercising every day, keeping track of what I eat in a food journal, and cutting out a lot of "unhealthy" foods. I hate even saying that, I believe that all foods have a place in a healthy diet (and also that health isn't a moral obligation but that's a separate though related issue). But! I am doing a specific thing and don't have better language to talk about it! Saying "less nutritionally dense foods" just sounds stupid so, whatever. "Unhealthy" or "less healthy" it is for now. The biggest change is I'm not eating refined carbs 90% of the time. There's room for a little bit of them but not much. I'm trying to get a lot of protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Lots of vegetables and legumes and whole grains and whatnot. The good news for me is that I actually already really like a lot of those foods. Lentils are one of my favorite foods of all time, I like all beans, I like most vegetables, I like farro and brown rice, I like carrots and hummus, I like all fruits except grapefruits, etc. I enjoy the foods I do get to eat. So that's nice. But even though I ate all of those things before, these days it's all I eat pretty much. I used to also eat potato chips and m&m's and things like that. But I got rid of all of that stuff and haven't had it in over a month.

I'm also exercising every day. So far it's been primarily on my exercise bike that I have at home, because it has a desk attached and I can distract myself on my computer while I bike, because I HATE exercise. I just hate it. I hate being gross and sweaty and feeling like my heart's pounding and I can't breathe, but that's the fucking point lol. My muscles hurt and sweat drips down my face and it's just miserable. But as of today my dad and I have joined the local community center, which has a pool. Swimming is the one form of exercise I like. You don't feel how sweaty you are because you're in the water, your joints don't hurt, you can pretend to be a mermaid. It's so much better. So that's really good news. Hopefully I'll swim a few times a week and use the bike on the other days, and that will make everything more pleasant and also use more muscles than just my legs on the bike.

The thing is, it's actually not that hard to eat this way? My brain is obsessed with food rules, and has been since I was literally in preschool. I have always had various rules around food. Adjusting those rules to be more permissive is incredibly difficult, but adjusting them to be stricter? Not hard. I'm not tempted to "fall off the wagon" or whatever, because those foods have entered a space in my brain called "forbidden" and so I can't even imagine eating them without an alarm blaring in my head. And that's dangerous. The thing that is hard about what I'm doing is I know I'm in relapse zone, but I don't know how to not fucking be there when I'm trying to lose weight. I'm spending hours and hours each day obsessing about food and exercise, planning what to eat next, researching nutrition information and vegan recipes, etc etc etc. It sucks. I get trapped in these awful spirals and it's just all-encompassing. I've managed to avoid the worst behaviors: I haven't looked up fitspo even though I've had strong urges to do so, I mostly manage to avoid counting calories, and I don't let myself look at the scale. My therapist takes my weight once a week but I don't look. I'm trying to keep things on the healthier side, to not just full on relapse. But it's really, really fucking difficult to do both at the same time. I don't know how to find the balance yet.

The good news is that I found a nutritionist who I think shares a lot of my values and is willing to support me with weight loss, which I was worried wouldn't be possible. Bc all the anti-diet folks don't do weight loss at all, and all the weight loss people are...evil? Yeah, evil. But I really feel the need for professional support, even more than just my therapist, and so I didn't know what to do. But I think I found someone. I haven't met with her yet, but I've gotten in touch and hopefully we'll find a time for next week and I'll be able to update with how she is. Because this is really hard, and trying to balance the physical and mental without falling off a cliff is proving impossible without a lot of help. I have good help from my therapist, but if I could have some additional support it would be a good thing. So fingers crossed for that.

#my post #text post #weight loss cw

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venusblg · 10 months

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trying to stay motivated (guide? I guess?)

tw// pr04n4

rules: rules I live by to keep myself on track <3

-never eat anything before 7 am or after 7 pm.

-NEVER more than 500 calories per day, even if you burned off some extra cals, it’s better safe than sorry. (I’m currently doing the “my melody” diet)

-only eat until you are no longer starving. Not until you are satisfied or full.

-only eat around others. don’t eat by yourself and if you do, take a photo of it, track the cals, and watch yourself eat it in the mirror naked or in your underwear.

-if you weigh more than yesterday, fast. if you are the same, fast. if you dropped, restrict as usual, stay within your cal LIMIT. It’s a LIMIT not a GOAL. <3

-if you feel like binging or giving up, shop online for clothes you’ll wear when you hit your ugw, give yourself one non-food-related reward for each weight loss milestone you complete, look at thiñsp0 or look at gross food images.

excuses to not eat:

“I’m on my period and my stomach is killing me.”

“I had a huge breakfast this morning.”

“I’m not really that hungry yet.”

“Well I was gonna eat [whatever] in a little bit so I’d rather do that.” (And then don’t eat that obviously)

Go to the bathroom and come back and say you threw up or you’re not feeling well enough to eat.

what to do instead of eat:

-take a cold shower (burns cals I think?) or a long bath

-sleep, sleep, sleep!!!

-play video games

-go to a library or another public place that doesn’t allow food, so you won’t be tempted

-shop for ugw clothes :)

-swim! Fun and burns tons of cals.

-go for a walk

-write down/plan out your goals, doesn’t have to be weight loss related

-talk to me🫶 would love an 4n4 buddy😭🙏

how to stave off hunger:

-OMAD a protein bar at work to keep yourself from passing out or puking during your shift

-drink water (ugh, I know)

-smoke a cig or vape (if you like to— I personally don’t like it much and do it sparingly)

-black coffee>>> doesn’t taste great but DAMN does it suppress appetite

[some stuff that motivates me/I use to trigger myself:]

#i wanna be weightless #weight loss #tw ana diary #tw ana shit #mealspø #skiny legs #bulimima #tw ana fast #tw disordered eating #tw ed diet

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kurooblossom · 2 years

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Diabetic!Reader Headcanons

♡ Characters: Demon Brothers, Diavolo, Barbatos, Luke, Simeon, Solomon

♡ Warnings: gn!reader, mentions of alcohol, blood, dieting for health, needles, and other medical supplies, not proof read

♡ A/N: These headcanons were written with type-1 in mind, but I think this still can be read with type-2 as well. 🙂 I think Asmodeus’s section is the only one that has an part very specific to type-1, but that’s about it?? I think? Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong. 😊 (EDIT: This has been sitting in my drafts for months so I’m just going to go ahead and post it. lol)

♡ Part 1 ♡ Part 2

♕ LUCIFER

Demon mom #1.

Lucifer is the first of the brothers to know about your condition, of course. It was mentioned in your student application.

He’s the one to go and get MC’s insulin, test strips, and other various things they might need.

If you use an insulin pump and it makes some sort of noise, even when in public, all of his attention will go to you and wait for your reaction. Whether it's no reaction at all, one of frustration, or a small little “oh” from your lips, he acts accordingly.

If You don't use an insulin pump, he keeps a close eye on you when he sees you pull out your testing materials and he looks for similar reactions to the little digits on the testing device.

He doesn’t like watching you prick yourself, but he knows it comes with the territory, so he tries his best to be supportive when you test, switch out your insulin pump, injecting insulin, or any scenario that requires something pointy pricking your skin.

When you are feeling frustrated about your condition, Lucifer often kisses your calloused fingers tips, listening patiently to your frustrations. Comforting you where he can.

He’s in charge of knowing where your glucagon pen is. He was hesitant to let you teach Belphegor how to use it originally, along with the other brothers.

♕ MAMMON

He is the second, amongst the brothers, to know. He doesn’t quite understand what being diabetic means, so you definitely would have to teach him.

He is a little dramatic about it after learning everything about being diabetic. Definitely freaks out the first few times, very early on, when he sees you eating something with a higher amount of carbohydrates. After being told a few times how your body deals with the carbs and how they can still eat stuff such as sweets, he calms down some. He still worries a lot though. Maybe because Lucifer would kill him if he let anything happen to you at first, but it quickly becomes a genuine concern of his.

Often carries snacks that provide a quick source of carbs for when you have lows in public. Mammon almost always carries hard candies because of you.

Mammon gets into the habit of checking food labels after spending some time with you. He’s amazed by how high the carbs are for a lot of sweets.

♕ LEVIATHAN

Before he ever knew you, Levi learned a lot about diabetes from an anime he watched once called “Oh No, My Pancreas!”

He is quick to adjust to your lifestyle, often reminding you to check your blood sugar when he notices a shift in your behavior.

While he doesn’t necessarily keep track of his health, he is on top of yours. Humans are more fragile than demons after all and he doesn’t want his Henry to pass away prematurely from not taking care of yourself.

Once you two are more acquainted, and you spend more of your time in his room, he dedicates a section of his room to just your stuff. A mini-fridge with some insulin, food, and drinks. On top of the mini-fridge is everything you could possibly need. Hundreds of test strips, alcohol wipes, an extra glucose monitor, lancet… Literally anything.

Definitely is one of the last of the brothers to be willing to help you with changing your pump, if you have one. It isn’t because he’s afraid of needles or blood, but he’s just scared of messing up and overall is just worried about hurting you. He will help with enough convincing. Please be gentle if he messes up.

♕ SATAN

Satan is quick to start reading up on diabetes after some time spent with you.

He’s the go-to when any of the brothers have questions in regards to diabetes but can’t or don’t want to ask you for some reason. He is almost as knowledgeable as you by the end of your first year at RAD just because of how much he has had to look up the subject and answer questions regarding it.

He buys you one of those emergency bracelets with your condition engraved into the shiny metal so if you ever got separated and needed medical attention, a stranger could know what they were working with.

He’s like Lucifer, always paying close attention when you are dealing with your diabetic needs, but he’s more subtle about it. Not much more subtle, but he’s trying to let you feel independent.

♕ ASMODEUS

Asmodeus is very familiar with counting carbs due to his various diets. He’s the first, amongst the brothers, to know what to make for you when you first arrive in the Devildom.

An common topic that came up early on was recipes. Asmodeus has so many low-carb human world recipes because of how often you both talk about food.

He joins you if you decide to start working to help keep your blood sugar low. Neither of you necessarily needed to do anything intensive, like Beelzebub’s workouts, so you did light workouts while Beel did his.

He buys you a bunch of cute organizers to put your supplies in because the ugly packaging just irked him every time he visited your room.

While he doesn’t quite understand everything, he sometimes is the first to pick up on if you are starting to have low or high blood sugar based on your actions.

Buys you a fashionable but useful little bag to store their snacks in. Also got a matching bag for himself, of course.

♕ BEELZEBUB & BELPHEGOR

I had a hard time writing for them individually, so I decide to just combine them.

Beelzebub is sad when he learns about your condition. Having to restrain how and when you eat? His worst nightmare.

Beel asks you every possible question he could think of about your diabetes and what he could do to support you. He’s very respectful of your needs.

Beel asks you to accompany him the first few times it's his turn to make dinner and he needs to go get groceries. He lets you lead him around the store, showing him the best things for you to eat. He later tells Belphegor about everything he learned about your needs (post-lesson 16).

For Belphegor, seeing you eat with his brothers for the first time caught him off guard. Especially since you were sat next to Beelzebub who was consuming everything in sight.

Already used to helping Beelzebub with his needs, Belphegor is quick to adjust to your own needs. He keeps a stash of food around for both Beelzebub and you just in case. Of course, Beel always shares his snacks with you.

Beelzebub joins you if you decide to start working out to help keep your blood sugar down. He’s very happy to have someone to always work out with. It’s just an added bonus that it’s you. Belphegor will sometimes join in during your workouts, but most of the time he’ll just sit on the sidelines and watch you both.

Belphegor silently watches Beel and you snack on whatever your favorite low-carb food is throughout the day. Most of the time, it’s something like pickles, and he gets so much joy from watching you both eat with smiles on your faces.

♕ DIAVOLO

First three of the people to know. Probably the last between himself, Lucifer, and Barbatos.

He is very intrigued when he first learns about your diabetes. It’s brought up in one of the first conversations you two have alone.

He is quick to get more low-carb options to the RAD cafeteria, often asking you for suggestions on how the selection can be improved.

When he holds parties where you are invited, he makes sure to offer plenty of other non-alcoholic drinks, especially for you. (Luke too. xD) Nobody wants your blood sugar going down to a dangerous level.

Any teachers who have a problem with you snacking during class due to your low blood sugar is going to have an very long conversation with him.

♕ BARBATOS

Demon mom #2.

Barbatos was probably the first to know about your condition. If not the first, he was among the first group of people to know.

Before Diavolo even has the chance to ask, Barbatos already starts to arrange for low-carb options to be available in the RAD cafeteria.

He starts learning low-carb dishes for when you visit the Lord’s castle. He learns so many that you like that you start to come to the castle often just to learn how to make the dishes Barbatos serves.

Has been asked to join Luke over at the House of Lamentations to cook and bake for you so many times. It’s happened often enough that the brothers get concerned when it’s been a while and they haven’t seen the demon butler and his little angel apprentice in their kitchen recently.

♕ LUKE

Worried little brother mode activated.

Much like Barbatos, Luke learns how to bake and cook various low-carb options for you.

It takes him a while to fully understand what being diabetic means, but he eventually gets it.

He worries so much about you, especially when you are visibly not feeling well.

He’s quick to offer his assistance where ever possible, even if that means just going to find someone else to help. When the occasion rises and he can’t help, he runs to Simeon, Solomon, or Barbatos for help, as he trusts them the most to help you. If he runs into Satan before any of them, he will hesitantly ask him for help instead.

He enjoys having you in the kitchen even more than Barbatos or Simeon, on occasion, just because you are always able to show him new recipes.

♕ SIMEON

Angel mom.

A single mom who works two jobs, who loves her kids and never stops, with gentle hands and a heart of a fighter-

Simeon assists Luke in finding new recipes he can make for you. He is quick to remind the young angel on the occasion when he forgets you can’t have too much of a certain type of food due to its high amount of carbs.

When Luke comes running to him, a panicked expression on his face, he always asks if something is wrong with you. More times than not, it’s about you. Honestly, doesn’t even have to be related to diabetes for this to happen.

He sneaks you snacks during your shared class. Without fail. Every single day.

While he does have his moments with being a little reactive to your diabetes, he is the most laid back about it. He knows you are overall responsible, in your own needs and those around you. He also trusts Lucifer and his brothers to pick up where you may fail. He has seen them all study you periodically throughout the day, taking note of any changes, and stepping in when needed. He trusts that your health won’t slip anytime soon so he generally only steps in when needed. Maybe the occasional reminder when it’s just you two, but that’s it.

Probably got a glucagon pen to keep at Purgatory Hall.

♕ SOLOMON

You use your diabetes as a way to get out of many of Solomon’s disastrous dishes. I refuse to believe otherwise.

You have had to eat some of his more questionable food though when in a pinch because your blood sugar dropped and there were no other choices.

Solomon though.

He helps you keep on top of your diabetes. You haven’t checked in a while, he can’t recall the last time you ate, and you are getting cranky or really fatigued? He’s going to ask you to check for him. More times than not, your blood sugar isn’t where it should be. Have some food.

You are feeling sick? He’s going to ask when was the last time you tested and he’ll have an sad but knowing smile when it turns out your sugar is extremely high or extremely low.

If there is some magic that helps with steadying blood sugar, he’ll look more into it and if it would be useful for you. He brings it up to you if it would help. If you are interested, he’ll gladly teach you how to use it. If there isn’t already such a spell or potion then he’ll start doing research to make one after some time spent with you.

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#lucifer x reader #mammon x reader #leviathan x reader #satan x reader #asmodeus x reader #beelzebub x reader #belphegor x reader #obey me x reader #diavolo x reader #barbatos x reader #simeon x reader #solomon x reader

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brucespringsteen · 1 year

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Hi, do you have any beginner tips for lifting/getting into the gym? I no longer want to be a scrawny waifish butch and instead wanna be able to pick up my gf and look like mid 80s Bruce… If you’re comfortable talking about it I’d love to hear if you have any tips… I’ve been researching and have learned that diet is a huge part in building muscle but as far as the gym goes I’m lost… I’m honestly mostly just nervous because I have no clue where to start and don’t want some dude to help me (nothing wrong honest help I’m just shy and get embarrassed)… Thank you!!!

hi king 🤝🏻

im so happy 2 talk about this cos im in my musclebound era again

disclaimer what i know is a mix of what i learned from my dad and reddit threads LOL and my own trial and error. weightlifting really is the gayass journey of all time 💪🏼😋

first gonna keep it real with u ive lost a lot of muscle mass from stupid life events n being sad lol but im actually getting back into a routine for the first time in over a year. so i haven't properly lifted anything heavier than the 15lbs dumbells i got at home 😂 when i was once able to press more than my weight ✊🏼😔 BUT form is so much more important than lifting heavy. u will get better results lifting at a weight that you can control and build up lifting heavier over time 👍🏼 which i can go more in depth about how to do that. good form is so sexy and makes u feel and look so badass

u might find more eloquent lifters out there who talk about the mind and muscle connection and visualization. it's really cool stuff that connects practicing mindfulness as u workout which is what makes weightlifting so meditative to me. this will also help u maintain good form and i think nourishes a healthy mindset toward working out/yourself in general

n you are definitely right about diet playing a huge part. don't worry about bulking/cutting when ur first starting out, most important thing is making sure you're getting enough protein. if u are iron deficient i would look into taking a supplement! dont know all the science but iron keeps ur oxygen flowing better, so your stamina can be down if ur iron count is low. my mindset about diet is the simpler the better and u should never be miserable lol. i will never give up beer & pizza & a good time 🫡

second most important thing is sleep. make sure u get enough.

1. back/shoulders and biceps

going to the gym can be a little scary, but that's where having a routine helps so much 🧑‍💻doing one of those dynamic workout routines u find on an instagram reel every now and then can be fun and i recommend it. BUT doing a random workout Everytime u workout will make it difficult to see results. doing the same workouts is how u can see ur progression better and focus on good form. im talking about learning the basics of benching, squatting, and deadlifting. 😜✌🏼

if u can, i would aim a routine of 3-4 times a week. I kept it like this:

2. leg day and abs

3. chest and triceps

what helped in staying consistent w going to the gym was having a set time where i would go. ritualistic

4th extra day: fun cardio like interval training or boxing. OR if i was feeling like i just needed a chill day a slow incline walk on treadmill/outside😊 then do some really intense stretching/foam rolling

here is an example of a chest/tris day

The 3 "T's" stand for tiers starting with the most difficult exercises, so I could use most of the energy I have on it.

To elaborate further on how to see progress: say this week you're able to bench press 60lbs. Next week you try 70lbs on your last rep and it's kinda hard. The third week, you bench 60lbs again, and it feels a little easier now. The fourth week, you're benching 70lbs on your last two sets. By the fifth week, you find you're able to do your entire workout with 70! Etc repeat etc

when i first started i kept one of those tiny composition books w different workouts and id also keep track of how much i was lifting when i reached a new pr/mile time/etc. u can also just keep this in ur notes app. but i found having the paper in front of me was more efficient than continuously looking at my phone and fighting the urge to check apps in between sets lol. also if i was getting texts id have No Idea which just helped me reinforce the gym was Me Time

before u buy into a gym membership tho, take advantage if they have a free trial. u can find what time is least busy/if the vibe fits for u.

another tip. put a photo 1985 bruce on ur wall trust me this will help.

I can go more indepth about specific workouts or if u got other questions, lmk!

U got this!

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gravidtopiary · 8 months

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HRT update 0146 September 17th 2023

almost four (4) months of estradiol patches and ~ten (10) months of spironolactone AND:

- i'm shooting blanks or squibs (TMI)

- i asked my family doctor (who doesn't know much about trans health but is 100% behind it but adorably awkwardly) to poke my boobs and he did and said "well that's definitely breast tissue now!" and i did not expect it to feel so fucking validating, to take that angry little lump of impostor syndrome lurking in my soul and just step on it like a bug 🥰

- my left titty is like two/three times bigger than the right one but i've spent a few weeks yelling at the recalcitrant boob and i think it's starting to get motivated, i can feel the weird meaty stuff behind the nipple getting swole

- speaking of breasts i started having to wear a sports bra when i'm doing stuff because it hurts otherwise when stuff thumps are my nipples

- i've started cooking my own food (vegetarian mostly) and scheduling meals and keeping track of basic nutrition and boy do i feel better 👍

- i've spent the last few weeks doing intensive construction/physical labour and i'm getting muscles back again but they are NOT testosterone puffy muscles and that's mind-blowing. i like 'em!

- emotionally i've done a complete 180, the mood swings and crushing depression are 95% gone and it's so hard to say if it's hormones getting into equilibrium or my increasing physical activity or my improved diet or my improved sleep or an admixture of all of those things

- i like who i see when i look in the mirror :)

- i was following r/MtF on Reddit but oh my god those people need some mandatory lessons in feminist theory and the dangers of the beauty myth 😖 i haven't found a trans space where i seem to fit in yet but i'm patient (lazy)

- the leaves are changing colour and the geese are flying south it's gettin' autumnal out there and i'm so down

- i was working on the roof of my mom's house last week and got a sunburn without even knowing it. i miss the ozone layer 😮‍💨

- played Baldur's Gate 3 some and it's really good, i haven't enjoyed a western RPG like this in years

- kind of getting fucking TIRED of wearing an n95 mask whenever i'm in public so can we just invent a sterilizing vaccine for the stupid little coronavirus already >:(

- my hair's getting hellish long and i need to do something other than "straight brown white girl hair" but also i'm cheap as fuck and have cut my own hair using YouTube videos for the past three years so who knows

- i still slip into talking in a deeper register when i'm speaking to strangers which is annoying but everything takes time 😌

okay back to winter proofing my mom's house before the snows fall bye!

#transition #mtf trans #trans #spironolactone #estradiol #trans women #middle aged trans #trans pride

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firespirited · 8 months

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I should probably make a scavenging tag to keep tab of this buuuut it kind of goes under the home hacks and multipurpose crafting i've been doing ever since that first 2008 doll streaks with gold embroidery floss rooted using a toothbrush handle with the needle inserted by melting over a candle.

Guess this is kind of my brand. ¯\_(◡‿◡)_/¯

On Friday, I walked Lily briefly and found a big bin bag that was someone's chest of drawers emptied so I sorted it into clothes, recyclable and rubbish put it all in the correct bins and left the clothes and accessories for others to go through after picking out a few gorgeous scarves, a brand-new djellaba in bronze cotton, a lovely stained cream jumper (sweater) that i'm going to dye: it had a snagged loose knit - crochet looking but done by machine - back that just needed re-knotting/rethreading (what ever the word is for when you use tweezers to weave the yarn back through its original pattern and knot it down), a machine knitted snood to frog/unravel, some glitter body lotion and a notebook.

*I found the glue at another bin next to a bunch of tools (including a stainless ratchet wrench 😍 with accessories I couldn't carry 😥) thought I'd grab the glue in case there was a chance you could get some out by using a pin through the top as I'm currently waiting for superglue in the mail. Score: It's not jammed at all.

Loctite powerflex is pricey (€7 for 3g when you can get 20 x 3g liquid superglue for €4) and takes about double the time to set (hold tight and count to at least sixty not thirty) but it is magical stuff: not only does it go where you direct it to, you have a window to wipe off any excess without it leaving damage and it holds really well without cracking on flexible surfaces like vinyl, shoe soles, headphone wires. It's got superglue in it but also some kind of rubber base solution. It's one of those fancy glues you want around for the special stuff while having a backup of bog-standard superglue for basic repairs.

*I keep sleep and symptom notebooks to keep track of any circadian rhythm disruptions, migraines, gastrointestinal issues so I can circle back to a particular food or activity. I'd been using these cute panda shaped accounting notepads and stocked up but as with all things good, they got discontinued. I tried other notepads but it wasn't quite right: it needs to be lightweight, easily replaceable if I drop water on it, as unobtrusive as possible. This merch pocket book with the 5mm squares is just right when unbound into 6.

/// I learned this trick as a kid, someone showed me how different books were bound and how to salvage thrown out school exercise books, remelt crayons, use carbon copy, properly wash brushes... that kind of stuff. I think it was a free summer art class where you turn up and there are all sorts of different people and even if you end up just drawing ye olde square house, you absorb a bunch of history or techniques and get to watch other people: how they sketch, how they observe, I think that was the first time i'd seen cross-hatching and then couldn't unsee it in illustrations. I'm so glad my parents dropped me off at the various council, museum and church free events as a kid: some are really rigid and you get in trouble if you don't assemble the pompom bird exactly as instructed, others are an occasion to bond with some grandpa who'll show you how to whittle or learn and learn. ///

Why not go digital? because you don't want your phone on: you'll forget what you were supposed to do and go down a rabbit hole. Besides, half those things come with weird reward systems that make me feel obligated or guilty, or worse: diet propaganda. So that lil find has me set for the next year, I transcribed my current messy too big notepad into two pages and voilà! (well i still have a couple of symptoms to add now that i look it over)

*After working with yarn for a while, you start to get a sense for the type that doesn't pull apart when brushed or tugged and it's rarer than you'd expect so I took the snood despite not liking the green tinge to the mustardy colour: it doesn't make clawdeen's skin tone pop for example. So it's the right fibre with a light enough base for some dye experiments.

*it has taken forever and it's just a start (50+ more) but I have listed 12 more dolls on ebay!! there are reroots from before I got injured and deglued dolls i'm really proud of. If you're interested, I'd much prefer to sell in bulk to the EU, will happily sell at cost instead of those higher ebay prices and have a ton of doll heads and partially finished projects if you repaint or reroot.

#saf #ramblings #long post #crafting

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skeleslime-phantom · 1 year

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Hi! I know you have quite a few reptiles. I am considering a leopard gecko myself and am trying to gather some good resources. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction for some beginner information? I would appreciate it! Thank you!

Sure do, and yeah! I can give a few tips for Leopard Geckos.

(Below is my Mack Snow female, Cookie!)

https://reptilesmagazine.com/leopard-gecko-care-sheet/

The care sheets on Google are pretty good, but I'm not a fan of anyone looking to Petco/PetSmart for advice.

Stick to websites that focus solely on giving reptile information. (Rather than websites trying to sell you stuff)

That link should set you on the right track. Honestly Leopard Geckos are probably THE easiest beginner lizard out there.

They have a pretty basic setup and don't need any UVB lighting.

*20 gallon tank or can go slightly bigger

*2 hides: 1 with wet moss, 1 dry

*can use a Ceramic Heat Emitter, or a heat lamp bulb, or an under tank heat mat (with the mat you NEED to use a thermostat probe so the underside doesn't get too hot)

*can have an optional shallow water dish (my Cookie likes having water access. But Geckos get their hydration from bugs so do whatever)

*THIS GECKO STRICTLY EATS INSECTS. Please do NOT feed your Leopard Gecko vegetables, fruit, or dehydrated bugs. You need to be comfortable with handling live bugs.

*Leopard Geckos should have a main diet of crickets, small dubia roaches, or black soldier fly larvae. Meal worms aren't that great in terms of chitin to protein ratio, but still doable. Wax worms should be treated as treats. (Bugs should be dusted w calcium powder every other day)

And honestly that's all I can think of off hand.

Read multiple care sheets! Some will say one thing, others something different. Plenty of videos out there too. Keep up to date with information if you decide to get any reptile.

Hope this helps!

#leopard gecko #if anyone else has a preferred care sheet they like feel free to drop a link in the replies #reptile #pet keeping #gecko #advice #link

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pbandjesse · 18 days

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We are at the wedding!! Waiting for it to start. Today has been a pretty nice day. Right now they are speaking to us in what I think is Ugandan and now they are switching to English. I am so excited for Sam and Paul.

He started with "You are very welcome." And I do feel so welcomed. That is the number one thing I have felt from the people here.

There is still a little time before the ceremony so they are going to have someone sing for us. This is very cool.

Today has been a lot of hurry up and wait. But honestly I needed that. I slept okay last night. And we actually slept in until 8. When we got up we washed our faces and put on casual clothes and went to breakfast. I still wasn't tasting much of anything so I didn't enjoy it as much but that was okay. James went to find me a breakfast soda (unsuccessful) and I ordered them a coffee so it would be there when they got back.

I did not feel like myself though. I desperately needed some source of caffeine. And thankfully I considered that and had brought my crystal light packs and would have one after breakfast. It is funny though, in all my research I did not consider that there is no diet coke in all of Uganda. So I was very sleepy and kind of quiet and stuck in my head.

When we got back to the room James took a shower and read for a bit before heading to Paul's room to get ready with the guys.

I would doze. The original plan was we were supposed to be at the lobby at 12. But then the guys didn't leave until 1145. So we had some extra time.

I would woke up at 1030 and finished drinking my caffeine tea. And discovered that James had taken my key card to the room so I couldn't turn the lights on. Annoying. I texted them but they were taking pictures so they didn't get back to me and return the card until 1130. So I did my makeup by sunlight best I could. And honestly I felt beautiful. I feel really beautiful today. It's great.

James would come up and give me a last smooch when they returned my card. I finished getting dressed. And I absolutely love my dress. This is the first time I've worn it and I am just so proud of the dye job I did. I will be telling everyone.

I took pictures outside and felt so good. And then went down to the lobby. Except the groomsmen were all still there. Ugh oh. So we would be minimum 45 minutes behind.

They would leave them though and I would chill in the atrium until Aelianna came down. She looks magical. She is ridiculously beautiful and she keeps telling me how pretty I am so you know that feels nice.

She invited me to go sit at the bar with her because she needed to eat something. She ordered us water and she got samosas. And we just talked. I was half vaccinated and could tell because I just become so stupidly talkative. I was telling her all kinds of stories. About moving to Baltimore, and meeting James, and being married and in love. She was a very good active listener.

She also told me about last night. A bunch of them went to a club. Me and James were invited but it isn't our scene and we knew sleep was going to be really important for us. But apparently some stuff went wrong. Someone didn't pay someone when they should have and they got trapped in an alley for 15 minutes in a really scary situation. And she got her phone (and wallet phone case) stolen. And that has to be terrifying. She had her work phone still but it has to feel so violating and scary. She is being really brave about it and the hotel is trying to help track it. I hope she can get everything situated soon. But today is the wedding! And we are all just going to try and focus on that.

The bus still wasn't there at 1240. So I went outside to find Paul's mom and dad and aunts and uncles and some cousins. And I was very caffeinated at this point and I was in full yapping mode. And we had such nice talks. About work and travel and the pandemic and community and how people have reacted to me here. And I loved talking to them. They are all so lovely and I am so so happy for them on this wedding day!! Their baby is getting married! Their family is expanding!! Love multiples!!

At 115 the bus finally came! But then Sydney and Devin were missing. Paul's dad had to ask the hotel to call their room. And at 120 they came down and finally were on our way!

It was not a bad drive. It was so nice seeing all of the nature and stuff here at the compound. As we had not seen that yet.

We had parked down the road so we all walked over here. And everyone is so beautiful and I love love love everyone's different outfits. It's a mix of American and African clothing. And I am just so happy to be here.

The ceremony is starting!

That was beautiful. I liked how much it it was in Ugandan. And I for sure cried. When Sam came in she was just so beautiful. Today everyone was wearing their American style formal wear. And they all just looked so sharp. The groomsmen came in first, with sunglasses on looking like secret service. Followed by Paul. Then the bridesmaids in all their colors. And then Sam! And it was so great.

The minister struggled to say "Samantha" and kept saying "Mantha" which was a little funny. But he would get it by the end. The structure was more religious then I'm used to. And the MC seemed a little more talkative then I expected. But it was still really nice. And they have live saxophone and violin. Which sounds great. There was multiple prayers. And that was nice. I cried during the vows.

After the vows they exchanged rings and I thought it would be kiss and then done. But there was more prayers. And then the ushers handed out water for everyone. And then weirdly they handed Paul the torn up box that water has come in?? And the minister asked for donations, we assume for the church, and Paul and Sam seemed a little confused. They would at least cover the torn up box with a cloth so it didn't look so rough but they could have gotten a better box. And no one was sure what to do but the Ugandan people started going up to make donations and then the Americans. But it was a little unclear.

But then they were married and we were happy and clapping.

And now we are heading to the reception site!

We had to go down the road and up a little hill. Armed guards at the front. But the tent and space is beautiful. Sam's parents did such a good job.

It was a little chaotic at first to figure out seats. But I took charge and got our group at 2 tables. And I seriously picked such a good spot. We are right next to the band! And I have loved there performances.

Once everyone was here they handed out drinks the show started. And I was obsessed. First of all they are beautiful. Their costumes are beautiful. And I loved the music. I was dancing in my seat with them it was wonderful.

And each little set was long! And they kept those smiles going, it was so impressive. For like 10+ minutes!

It was fun watching them but it was even more exciting when the bridal party finally came. The dancers danced in a line and the grooms men and bridesmaids came in and it was so lovely. So much dancing. I loved it.

And the dancing would continue. And it was great. I was so happy. I was tip tapping on my chair and one of the people in the band noticed and gave me an instrument!! It was a shaker of some kind with what I think are nuts or small gords. And I was enjoying copying the man who handed it to me and I think I did a good job! It was a little exhausting because it was 10 minutes of shaking and keeping time but I was having a great time and everyone was enjoying it, I think people thought it was funny and objectively it was! I was having a blast.

There were speeches and more dances and soon it was time for food.

While we had been laying attention to the shows people from the village outside of the compound had started sitting on the wall. And it was funny to see the group grow. But I think eventually the staff shooed them away. But eventually it seems that some of them would sneak in and join the buffet line. Honestly the more the merrier. I am glad they got some food too.

And the food was good. There was all kinds. I liked the pasta salad and coleslaw and three different kinds of rice. There was also some different meats but I did not have that. I would go back for fruits and a little bit of sponge cake. Which was bright red but just tasted like vanilla. I was having a lot of fun though. I got to try sugar cane juice. And I also had a sprite. And I am just having a blast.

James would come give me a smooch. And I would wander around to the other side of the tent where the groomsmen table is and hung out with James for a bit. And they introduced me to a little league world champion (2015) who one of the guys knew. He was nice.

And then me and James went to take pictures on the cliff overlooking the lake. It is truly just so beautiful here. James is just a little tipsy and so sweet.

I would head back to my table. Stopping to take talk to my favorite of the dancers. I told her how beautiful she was and she was like "no you!!". I am loving meeting people so much.

Now they are cutting the cake and it is very sweet. They also played the show game. And I hope we dance more soon.

They would have a mother son dance and a daddy daughter dance. Sam's dad was briefly missing so her uncle stepped in but the moment her dad came back and stepped in the waterworks started and I was crying she looked so relieved and just cried in happiness. And I was so happy for her.

We danced hardcore. I love love loved watched James dance their heart out. And as soon as we were invited to I joined them I was right over there.

And I had such a a wonderful night. I danced and danced. I drank water and crystal light. And had plenty of wired energy for dancing and chatting.

And chat I did. I made a bunch of friends. I danced with a bunch of people. I would wander off to the cliff edge a bit. To enjoy the breeze. And once the sun went down it was a lot nicer. I don't think I got burned. I was careful about sunscreen. And someone lent me their big spray. So I don't even think I got bit.

I really did love dancing. I am not terrible at it and it was just so nice feeling like I wasn't weird. I was having fun. I was happy.

I would get handed a baby named Skyler and we danced for a long while. I was just having a blast.

I would eventually catch a Sphinx moth. And danced with that in my hand and made all the aunties laugh in horror. But it opened the conversation and I was able to show them photos of our trip to the conservatory and the Nile and they wanted to know how I felt about Uganda. And I could really genuinely tell them how much I have loved their country.

I would accidentally upset James and I felt like I took the wind out of the sails and it made me feel like a monster. We would recover but the energy took some time to come back. But we would dance together and kiss and laugh and it was just a wonderful night.

While I was showing the aunties the pictures on my phone they started playing Ugandan music. And that got so many of the guests out of their seats and dancing traditional dances. And they showed us how to as well!! Me and James would learn three different dances and the young women were so excited to share and were high fiving and saying thank you for engaging with their culture and I was just like. Oh my God I am so grateful that they shared with me. The girls would take a selfie with me at the very end of the night and everyone seemed very concerned they were going to try and pickpocket me but I didn't have anything available and my phone was in my hands or in the front of my dress all evening.

I also had a few people give me their phone numbers to send them pictures. I have no idea if it will actually get to them. But I got the numbers and sent them along. It was so sweet. I was so happy. Both for Paul and Sam and just that we got to experience this amazing trip.

We would gather up at 11. And after getting a bunch of hugs and goodbyes we loaded up the bus. And that's where we are now.

Some kids were saying hello through the window. And we are all chatting and excited still. I am excited to get clean. And then tomorrow they have canceled the brunch in favor of dinner. Which I think is for the best. So we will try and swim and who knows what else. Just some last things before we start the journey home.

I feel so lucky. And so happy. I hope you all have a great night. Sleep well everyone. I love you all.

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Hi, I'm the FTM anon and I wanted to clarify that FTM is female-to-male, which I realize would count as lgbtq material now that I think about it. So I want to tweak my ask: How would Levi be with a neutral or male s/o who makes a resolution to get shape and wants Levi to be their workout partner?

Anon!!! Hii!!! I am SO SORRY I took so long to reply this ask q_q maybe you aren't even active on tumblr anymore or something but ANYWAY!!! Thank you for sending me this ask too, I had so much fun answering it!!

Honestly I love to gym and work out LOL so this was was right up my alley XD and I hope you're ready for some verbal diarrhoea and lots of gym/work out stuff haha.

Warnings: SFW. Mentions of body image, weight, and food/diet. Reader has a sedentary lifestyle. Answering this below the cut since it might not be for everyone!!

Levi knows that working out and exercising isn't something you're familiar with, so he starts your training regime slow. To slowly get you started, Levi first asks you to go out for walks with him. It was hard at first, but it felt good to be walking under the morning sun, taking in fresh air and looking at all the scenery around you. It was initially a torture to wake up early in the morning, but Levi's company made the sleep sacrifice worthwhile. Furthermore, Levi and you end off the walk with a hearty breakfast as well to get the day started.

Levi also asks you to join him during his runs. Levi tells you to start with a slow jog first because he doesn't want to force you to run when he knows you probably can't. He will slow down his pace and jog next to you, encouraging you to keep jogging for as long as you can until you're exhausted. He would keep his runs short, and he will only gradually increase the duration once he sees that you're able to keep up.

When it comes to working out in the gym and building muscle, Levi is also extremely patient with you too. He teaches you everything he knows from the basics; such as the proper squat form, how to hold the barbell correctly, or how to use the lats pulldown machine. Levi makes sure to explain everything to you in detail so that you reduce the chances of injury, and you're working on the correct muscle group too.

Levi bought you a fitness tracker so that you can keep track of your physical activity. It also allows you to keep track of your workouts, and you can also track your progress and improvement as well. Levi also makes sure to spot you while you're using the gym equipment so that you have the correct form, and he also wants to make sure that he can correct any small mistakes he sees.

Through the weeks and months, you can see your vast improvement: you can run longer durations without feeling fatigue too soon, and you can also lift heavier weights as well. You can also see changes in your body: your arms look more defined, and your legs look more toned. Your love handles are gone, and your clothes fit better as well. Best of all was how greater you felt. Your mood feels better, your mind feels clearer, and you also felt livelier. Sweating it out and exercising soon became a part of yours and Levi's lifestyle.

Levi was also pleased to see your improvement, both physically and mentally. He was worried for your health because you didn't move around much, but he was glad you decided to change this unhealthy sedentary lifestyle. Levi also reminds you to not push yourself too hard, and you do not overwork yourself.

Levi also teaches you the importance of having a balanced diet, instead of calorie counting or starving yourself to lose weight. He makes sure you take enough nutrients such as your carbs, protein, and fibre, but he also allows you to have your 'cheat days' too. Levi emphasises to you many times that as long as you keep to a balanced diet, you do not need to fear gaining weight at all.

You were thankful that Levi was such a supportive partner and a great workout buddy, and his motivation and encouragement always pushes you to do your best. Now, you are the one who drags Levi out for morning or evening runs instead of the other way round.

#anon.asks #rei.answers #levi #levi x reader #levi ackerman #levi ackerman x reader #levi x gender neutral!reader #levi ackerman x gender neutral!reader #levi x you #levi ackerman x you #levi x y/n #levi ackerman x y/n #snk imagines #aot imagines #levi.supreme #fluffy friday #cw: body image #cw: food #cw: diet

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