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Alright, time to do this! Woo Stats Gender: Female Age: 25 Height: 165cm (5'4'') Weight: 103.5kg (228lbs) Alright, time for background. I was actually really fit when I grew up, I did rock climbing competitions and mountaineering with the Swiss Alpine Club. I started gaining weight after finishing school, when I was unemployed for a year. I had an ex boyfriend who was really into fat chicks, so he just fed me sweets and fatty foods and I was happy, except not really. When I left him after five years and started seeing my current bf, I started to lose some weight, but not very much. Went abroad for a year, came back, got prescribed Reductil (a weightloss drug now outlawed), lost a lot of weight but started gaining it back after I couldn't get the drug anymore. Now I am tired of being a fatty mcfatfat and want to fit into a bikini again and also get back into climbing an mountaineering. Goals -I want to fit comfortably into a climbing harness again -I want to take part in the annual lake crossing swimming thing in my city -Just generally be more healthy despite being a keyboard jockey all week -Get more in touch with myself again and acquire some kickass buffness on the way -Oh and have kickass calves and thighs, love me some yummy legs Toxx - By 1. May I will swim one km in 20min - At the beginning of July I will climb my first mountain of 2000m or higher This is me, currently, I will, of course, post more pictures as time goes on. 
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 08:22 |
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| # ? May 21, 2013 09:17 |
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We're the same height  What's your current diet like? Any changes planned?
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 10:58 |
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kells posted:We're the same height Currently I eat way too much pasta, because it's quick and easy, I also snack too much on sweets and chocolate, like, I have to train myself to just eat one piece of a 100g bar of chocolate and not eat the whole drat thing. Otherwise I don't eat too unhealthy, I think, I like vegetables and meat, fruit etc. can't eat nuts though, very allergic. My main problem is portion control I really have to work on that. Oh and I don't eat fast food because it's a) expensive where I live and b) I always get sick after eating stuff like mcd's so I'd raher make my own burgers. Correct me if I'm wrong but if I get more protein I will be more inclined not to snack because it supresses the appetite? I am looking into various online resources and keeping an eye on what I eat with a calorie tracker online and on my phone. Edit: and also being sedentary and not moving enough is a big factor.
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 11:08 |
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Porpoise Pie posted:Currently I eat way too much pasta, because it's quick and easy, I also snack too much on sweets and chocolate, like, I have to train myself to just eat one piece of a 100g bar of chocolate and not eat the whole drat thing. Otherwise I don't eat too unhealthy, I think, I like vegetables and meat, fruit etc. can't eat nuts though, very allergic. My main problem is portion control I really have to work on that. Oh and I don't eat fast food because it's a) expensive where I live and b) I always get sick after eating stuff like mcd's so I'd raher make my own burgers. Protein doesn't suppress the appetite so much as it just takes a lot longer to digest, so you feel full longer, which is sort of appetite suppression but not really. For the bars of chocolate. Lindt makes a dark chocolate bar that involves chili or cayenne or something. It is amazing. Super rich. It is the only chocolate I've found that I can just eat one or two squares (depending on just how bad my chocolate craving is) and be completely satisfied. This one.
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 13:24 |
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Excited for some mountain climbing to happen in here.... 8D
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 16:45 |
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Alright, it's evening here. Everyone is fed and happy let's see what we did today. Calorie Goal according to my tracker: 1199 Food: -Chocolate Jogurth 162kcal -Persimmon Sharon Fruit 140kcal Lunch: -Can of Tuna 192kcal -1 Tbsp of Light Mayonaise 49kcal -2 Hard boiled eggs 140kcal In between: 2 cans of Red Bull 220kcal (Red bull is my weakness) Dinner: -Plate of Spinach Spaetzle 600kcal Total: 1643kcal consumed Exercise: -30mins on my old race bike made stationary -362kcal -a 45min walk -194kcal Total -556 Yeah, I think that went pretty well today, I didn't snack on any chocolate because I felt nice and full from my lunch. Of course any tips will be appreciated.
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 18:13 |
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30/01/2013 Okay, super busy day yesterday, so I didn't get to really update. But I've got time today so here goes. Breakfast: -Greek Yogurth with two teaspoons of Honey 289kcal Lunch: -Leftover Chicken from yesterday with a tomato and half a baked potato 222kcal -A glass of Fruitjuice/Water drink: 100kcal Snacks: -Two cans of Red Bull 220kcal -A Torino chocolate bar 262 kcal Dinner: -Spinach Florentine (Spinach with eggs and mozarella) 253kcal -Dessert (fruit n stuff) 131kcal Total: 1477kcal Excercise: 30 mins on my bike, cranked up the resistance a bit so I burned a bit more (and sweated like a horse in the process, oh well, no pain no gain (or loss)) -541 kcal Took a 30 minute walk -170 kcal Total: -711
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| # ? Jan 30, 2013 17:38 |
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Time for logging again. 1/02/2013 Breakfast: -Usual Greek Yogurth with a bit of Honey 269 -A Small Easter Cake 282 Lunch: -A roll with a bit of Meat 247 Dinner: -Half a Pizza with Tuna: 472 Snacks: -Two Red Bull 220 Total: 1510 Exercise: -55 Minutes on my bike -549 -A Short Walk -113 Total: 662 I drank two liters of Water. I always have a good bit left over from my calorie goal in the evenings, so should I just eat more or is it bad to have like a 100-200kcal deficit? I am just very careful since I don't want to over eat or anything. Also, does cleaning count as exercise? Because I do a lot of that  Aaanyways, the week is almost over and Monday brings the weigh in. I am planning on going swimming tomorrow and check out what my form is like now. Thanks for reading
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 19:57 |
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Something to try and check is your drinking of things like Red Bull. Have you tried the diet/calorie free/whatever version? It should give you the same pick-up but without the calories. For me it was Coke and Dr. Pepper. Then I started to realize that drinking a couple cans a day equals like two candy bars, which I'd rather eat those. Then I started to realize how quickly a few picks of sugar adds up, and how much "real" food I'd have to eat to equal the garbage calories. Making a small change like drinking Red Bull maybe a couple times a week will help you make other small changes and it will snowball. As far as what you said about protein, Sapid hit the mark. Fat and protein, along with fiber-rich carbohydrates digest much more slowly than highly processed carbs. I lost a lot of weight by doing strictly low carb, and it's pretty easy to stick to once you're on it. This is the most comprehensive guide pertaining to low carb eating that I've ever found. It cites a lot of studies and breaks the information down to be easily followed: http://josepharcita.blogspot.com/20...to-ketosis.html Even if you don't do that, it should give you an idea of how sugar affects your body. In any case, doing what you're doing now is a step and you're doing great! Keep it up! Also, sorry for the small novel
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 20:20 |
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Monechetti posted:Something to try and check is your drinking of things like Red Bull. Have you tried the diet/calorie free/whatever version? It should give you the same pick-up but without the calories. No problem, thanks for the info. Yes, I will try to get off the Red Bull, maybe try Green Tea with no sugar or something I don't drink sugar-free/light stuff, aspartame and such make me feel really queasy and hungry so I'd rather leave that stuff out for good. Thanks for the info about the protein, I only heard something vague about it but now I understand. As a little aside; I guess I kinda cheated because I started to lose weight before I got up the courage to make this log, I was originally 106.5kg back at the beginning of December. And I have to say, I really feel a lot better than I have in years, yeah, 3 Kilos isn't all THAT much in the sum of things but still, the regular exercise, eating, or at least trying to, more healthy, regular etc. has really boosted my mood and well, basically everything.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 20:39 |
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Alright,quick update today.Did my weigh-in came out at 102.9 which is 0.6kg less than last week, less loss than I wanted but still better than nothing. And here's a picture of me in my underwear,I will get a sideview picture tonight, I'll have my bf take it. http://i.imgur.com/U6oXLv7.jpg linked, because underwear. So to sumarize: Weight 28.01.2013: 103.5kg Weight 04.02.2013: 102.9kg Loss: 0.6kg 5/03/2013 http://i.imgur.com/sf1IhW9.jpg I decided to go for a ride on my bike before it started snowing again. I didn't think about all the mud. So here's my dirty bike. I did 7.5 km in 45 minutes that's 10km/h average speed total elevation was 495m. According to my heart rate monitor clock thing it burned 425 kcal. I feel pretty good right now. Gonna enjoy that nice post-biking afterglow. Porpoise Pie fucked around with this message at Feb 5, 2013 around 13:54 |
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6.02.2013 Today was laundry day so I took a rest from exercising and just did that. I managed to keep to my calorie goal of 1230 calories. Had just one red bull instead of two, I drank a cup of green tea with fresh peppermint and a bit of honey in it instead. Also a good energy boost I felt. I was at my doctor's yesterday and my blood and blood pressure is all really good, she cautioned me against trying to lose too much weight too quickly because the weight would come right back on. So yeah, I feel that it's going well so far.
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| # ? Feb 6, 2013 21:01 |
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Hi! Just so you know I haven't abandoned this thread. I've just been ill with a stomach bug. I've just been eating soup for three days. Tonight is the first night I'm gonna eat a bit of solid food.
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| # ? Feb 9, 2013 18:36 |
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I'm excited for this log. Looks like you're capable of an amazing transformation. I wouldn't worry too much about being 100 cal or so under your calorie goals, but if it's further under than that, try eating something more that evening. Usually if you're undereating by quite a lot, you'll feel fine at the time, but end up exhausted in the long term.
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| # ? Feb 9, 2013 19:43 |
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Hello! So, the weekends over and it's all snowy and cold here. Oh, and my weigh in was today, yay! I came in at 102kg, that's 0.9kg less than last week! Looks like I'm on the right path here. I thought I'd show you some photos I took Sunday while doing some walking in the alps and also a goofy one of me doing some ice skating.  This is the mountain I wanna climb this summer, it's 2806m (9,203 ft) high and I haven't been up there since I was about 16. The picture was taken at about 800 - 850m above sea level, so still some way to go. This is me doing some ice skating and looking goofy while doing it. I'm still surprised I didn't fall on my arse all the time.Here's a screenshot of today's food and exercise log.  
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| # ? Feb 11, 2013 19:53 |
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Time for some log shennanigans again So it's the 15th of February today, my birthday is in three days time, yay! I've found out that my old scale was broken, I was confused by the wildly different readings it would give so I took it to another part of my flat and put it on the parquet floor to see what would happen. After I've done this the scale would get stuck on 105.5kg (232.5 lbs). I had another scale and popped some batteries in there, turns out I'm actually 101.4 kg (223.5 lbs). So yeah, I guess you should always have a correct working scale in the house. I have to say I was astonished to be so close to 100 kg because with the other scale I was always around 102.5-ish. So new stats for weight would be: Starting weight: 103.5 kg (228 lbs) Current weight: 101.4 kg (223.5 lbs) Weight loss total: 2.1 kg I am trying to do push ups daily now as well as my daily spin on the bike. I say try to because currently I have to use my knees, like, on my knees with the feet up in the air and then do the push ups. I think that's a good way to start and you can move your knees further and further back until you can lift them and do regular push-ups. I also do squats without weights since I don't have weights just the old arms out, legs apart, up down-up down. So my daily exercise routine looks like this: 10 push-ups twice a day (this number has to go up) 20 squats twice a day 40 mins on my bike once a day min. 30 min walk once a day if I get to it I am of course open to suggestions and tips about exercise etc. A side note: I am not unemployed, I work from home so I can take the time off work to do my daily biking etc.
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| # ? Feb 15, 2013 08:48 |
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Here I am again, Really quick morning update. I now weigh 101.7 kg, which is 300 g more than last week, it's nothing too worrying as long as it doesn't go up any higher. I still do my push-ups and squats, I have doubled the number of push-ups so I do 2x10 now. Next tuesday I am going to the gym for a trial workout (it's required before you buy a monthly/yearly pass) and we'll see how that goes.
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| # ? Feb 20, 2013 07:46 |
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Hi again, Well, it's saturday night so I finally have time to do a more detailed update. Last week my calf muscle started cramping up in bed and when trying to do push-ups, I started to take additional magnesium for that and it has cleared up nicely also I had been naughty and drank four half pints of beer the night before, so the cramps probably had something to do with the dehydration from the alcohol (just guessing here, really). As for fitness progress, well hoo boy do I have some news my pulse while resting has gone down from ~100 to ~80-85 which is an improvement concerning stamina, push-ups no longer require knees but to be honest I can only do about five without knee support  , still, I started out at one and now it's like five so yay. Dietary changes: Not much eating more fruit and veg (at least a portion of salad with dinner), cutting down on my red bull consumption I only have one every second day now. Not much to report here really. Last time I stood on the scales (this morning) I was 100.8 kg, so going down nicely. They had to reschedule me for my trial workout, it's in the evening now instead of in the morning, which is fine too. I am really excited to get back into lifting weights and stuffs (I used to lift weights when I still did rock climbing) plus you also get free admission to the pool (50m) so I can go swimming after/before/when not lifting stuff. I really love swimming. Ya, basically that's all for now.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 18:06 |
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So, friday yay! Here's a picture of what I currently do weight wise at the gym.  Question: how do I know when to increase the weight? And by how much? Thanks
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| # ? Mar 1, 2013 08:57 |
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Ugh, in bed with a fever drat flu. Yesterday I went swimming and my current time is 32 minutes for 1 km. So I have to improve by 12 minutes. Seeing as I am really ill I think I'm gonna be out of it for a few days or maybe a week. Current weightloss progress: Starting weight: 103.5 kg Current weight: 99.7 kg Total weightloss: 3.8 kg
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| # ? Mar 3, 2013 10:52 |
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Porpoise Pie posted:So, friday yay! Can you get through it without stopping? Up it 5lbs. Second set as easy as the first? Up it 5lbs. Alfalfa's routines thread was really helpful for me to figure out when to progress (granted I'm doing one of his programs) with things like Rest Pause sets and his explanation of "6-8 reps" which is pretty much "can do 8 just fine? Up the weight. Can't do 6? Too heavy, back it off." If you're not sure, just do it in little increments and get to know your body, it'll tell you
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| # ? Mar 3, 2013 11:57 |
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I have recovered from my flu pretty well and started going back to the gym/doing cardio this week again. I'm still a bit tired sometimes, but nothing that can't be fixed by having a nap in the afternoon. Yesterday I increased the weight on each set I do by 5 kg (10 kg in the case of the vertical leg press). Current routine: Mid row: 25 kg 10x2 Pec dec: 25 kg 10x2 Vertical leg press: 50 kg 10x2 Sit ups ( bent knee): 10x2 Torso: 30kg 20x2 Abductors inner and outer: 30kg 10x2 each Back: 20 kg 10x2 Cardio is still either walking, bike or swimming or aqua jogging. Aqua jogging is really fun and quite relaxing after the gym.
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| # ? Mar 14, 2013 07:03 |
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This is one of those really bad trainwreck logs. Sweet. (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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| # ? Mar 14, 2013 10:46 |
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sounko posted:This is one of those really bad trainwreck logs. Sweet. How is this a bad trainwreck log? I'm sorry but I'd rather have someone tell me what I'm doing wrong than just have such comments made on it.
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| # ? Mar 14, 2013 14:47 |
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I'm really surprised no one has given you crap for it, but he's saying that because your diet is a total train wreck. The majority of your diet is junk food that you eat less of to get into a calorie deficit. Not only is this probably not good for you well-being, but it's also really hard to stick to because lucky charms, cans of red bull, cakes, and pizza aren't nearly as filling as things that are less calorie dense like vegetables and lean protein. You also eat next to no protein. I'm going to re-iterate this in a mean way: YOUR DIET IS UTTER poo poo AND YOU SHOULD REALLY CHANGE IT Just go read this, and if it looks intimidating, scroll down to the "Quick Start Guide", and do whatever it says. What you are currently doing is really bad and you should seriously throw it out the window.
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| # ? Mar 14, 2013 23:32 |
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crazycello posted:I'm really surprised no one has given you crap for it, but he's saying that because your diet is a total train wreck. Alright, thanks. I will look at it. Now, this will sound defensive but: this is from a few weeks back and I have since stopped eating many of those things. Like, the pizza for example was a execption. Also, maybe you should consider that not all pizza everywhere in the world is the same greasy, fatty gloop than say american pizza. I have since changed my diet quite a bit, but I do not rely on processed food or restaurants and never have and never will. Anyways, yes, I will look at that thread again and I am sure there are some good tips in there to improve my diet.
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| # ? Mar 15, 2013 07:43 |
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Porpoise Pie posted:Also, maybe you should consider that not all pizza everywhere in the world is the same greasy, fatty gloop than say american pizza. Actually it is. You're gonna need to give up pizza and Red Bull. Humble yourself.
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| # ? Mar 16, 2013 07:56 |
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Alright, begining of a new week, I guess I have to update this some time. I haven't posted here because I have been on a bit of a downswing mood wise, basically, I have been struggling with depression half my life and if I am on a downswing I have to prioritize what I spend my energy on. So it's either post here on the internet which, frankly, isn't that important or try to get/keep myself out of this rut. So I took some steps back and focused on myself and what I need and posting on the internet wasn't what I needed. There, that's that about my mood. Yes, please respond and crazycello were right, I have made bad desicions regarding my diet. However, I do not eat those things anymore, for one I have cut the red bull completely out, I drink a double espresso in the mornings now which is my caffeine fix. If I want a soda I get the light or zero version whenever available or just drink water. I like sweet soft foods, but I do not eat them on a daily basis, I had a piece of Colomba (Italian Easter pastry) yesterday for breakfast as a treat. If I want something sweet I'll have an apple, orange, banana whatever is around in fruits. Like say, for example Saturday before last I had this for dinner:  which is carrots, bramata and rabbit liver. Something similar to this will be on my plate most of the time, like say, chicken breast, pan fried with a salad or peas and carrots or broccoli. Yeah, like I said, just trying to get through this whole depressed mood stuff with lots of moving about outdoors and swimming and not overeating, because that will just make it worse even if it feels good right when I do it.
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| # ? Mar 25, 2013 07:51 |
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I usually post mean things because I feel criticism is a good wake up call. I respond better to it and this forum is flooded with over encouragement. Firstly, yeah, depression thing sucks, you will need to make sure you sort that out. That being said there are plenty of people around here (myself included) who've overcome it and exercise and good diet is the best medicine. I don't have any idea what you're talking about "prioritising energy" when it comes to making a quick log post. It takes about 1 minute? The people who've had the best success will post calories and macro nutrient breakdown as well as exercise every. single. day. It should become such a habit that your day doesn't feel complete without making a log entry. It needs to be an exact entry too. If you're lazy about what you log, chances are you're being lazy about working out too and you will never reach that bikini goal. Hell, some girls here have been logging daily for years and still haven't hit that goal yet. I really doubt you're eating anywhere near as healthy as you think you are, if you weighed your food and were 100% honest, I'm sure people on here will pick up where you're going wrong. Accept what they say, don't try to fight it. Honestly I'd like to see you prove me wrong but I'm certain you will give up and not follow any of this. So um, good luck yeah... Try some red krill oil too.. bye.. sounko fucked around with this message at Mar 25, 2013 around 08:55 |
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| # ? May 21, 2013 09:17 |
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Can't believe I took a ban for this poo poo. Gas.
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