Wow !!! ....was that an exciting game.!!!

OU - OSU
7-0
7-7
7-14
14-14
21-14
28-14
28-21
28-28 etc etc etc until ...

1minute left ....

score was 38-35 ... the losing team only needed one touch down to WIN...

first attempts failed....
their second attempt was a longgggg pass... just feet from a touch down.... HE JUMPS...
and misses.
On their third attempt they move the ball closer for a victory.

Now it is 4th down.....15 seconds left... a field goal will tie the game.
A field goal will give them a second chance in overtime.

The stands were full of tension....
One half were praying for a miss ....and the other half for a goal.
The kicker was about to become a HERO... but for which team ???
He could save the day for his hometeam. .... OR
His rivals would LOVE him if he misses.

He catches the ball.... he swings his leg.... he KICKS ....
The ball sails towards the goal.... it looks good ... still good... it slowly starts veering to the left. WILL IT MAKE IT ??????? The entire stadium is holding it's breath.....
The kicker's head drops as the ball fails to score.

OU WINS !!!!
My spirits soared for my team !!!!
But then immediately I felt bad for that kicker. He held the game in his hands (or should I foot). No amount of consoling will help him cope with such a disappointment. My heart aches for him... but races with EXCITEMENT for me.

Ahhhh... It feels good to be able to relax. What an exciting game.
Thanks for listening. LOL

Hip Hip Hooray !!!
Hip Hip Hooray !!!
OU JUST WON !!!
What a wonderful day !!!

Great play by play, 2cute!

Welcome, Jen! Glad you decided to take that step out of "lurkerdom." I lurked here for quite some time before I actually "took that leap." You won't find a nicer group of women anywhere!

RE: Halloween Challenge. Hmmm...well...er...uh...Well, I DID lose two pounds...but! They were two pounds of the SEVEN that I had gained since my last weigh in...the one where I had gained FOUR lbs...

I almost just deleted all that...thinking, I won't even say a word, I'll just get back to business and get back on track, But I need to be honest here...with myself as well as with you guys.

So, that's my story, sad but true.

In other news, I'm anxiously awaiting:

~News of the Mall of America gathering.

~2cute's game!

~My coffee...And I think it's done, so I'll say "adios" for now.

Oops, not before I go record my weight....*sob*

Oh yeah, and I have to go buy candy! I wouldn't have it in the house til the very last minute. (I'd say that minute has arrived!) I hope the selection is very limited! Meaning, all the chocolate is gone!

Have a great day!

Hey to all my favorite Gals!! I have about a week of threads to catch up on. So, for now I will just pop in with a quick HELLO and
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I just returned from my little vacation to Williamsburg with an old college buddy. We had a wonderful time! I have to go out and buy some Halloween candy - I haven't let any enter my house yet!

Have a wonderful day. Don't let all the ghosts and goblins scare you! And, keep your hands out of the trick-or-treat goodies!

Love Ya'll!
Barb

Kat, Thanks for the welcome!

As far as Halloween candy.....I didn't buy any this year. Our town did trick or treating last night. I have one daughter still in the "trick or treat" age bracket and she was with her dad this year for the festivities. I knew that if I had candy in the house, I would have ate it! So, I ran across a great deal on holiday pencils and gave them to the school age children and a bundle of crayons to the younger crowd. Tied the crayons in orange and black ribbon. They all seemed to like it!

Again, thanks for the warm welcome!

Take care....be blessed!

Jen

All I have to say is: Terri has a rotweiler and she told me it is scared of her - NUFF SAID!!!!

Lisa and I put a dent in the MOA inventory!!!

Terri did allow us to have breakfast and a coffee break. (But JUST coffee) We shopped from 11AM to 4:30PM. We were all looking a little

It really is fun to meet each other after all the posting we do !!!

I am washing clothes and have to do some yard work yet this afternoon so I will check in later.

I am soooooooooooooo MAD !!!!!
I just spent over an hour on a post and when I hit "submit" .... I was knocked off line and lost it ALL. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Here is a reduced version.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN
How are all of you Bootiful ladies today.

Lucky... NUFF SAID !!!
Terri ... we know you are a sweet heart.
I am sure your Rotweller deserved you biting him.

Kat ... Your post cracked me up. We can all relate to lose/gain/lose.

I am happy to report that I accomplished my 2lb goal.
I first had to lose the weight I gained on vacation too ... then 2 additional pounds.
I am so thankful for this mini challenge. In the past I hated challenges. I would lose/gain/lose/gain and give up.
A one week challenge doesn't work "for me" because I can flucuate in such a short time and don't have time left to adjust.
A month challenge was usually too long because I played games with myself always thinking I had time to get my act together.
I'm like Goldielocks... one week too short, one month too long,
2 weeks is JUST RIGHT.

Okay ... that said. I want to make a commitment for this one evening.
I am determined to stay on the program !!!
But I also know I am weak under temptation.
SOoooo .. I am committing to all of you to NOT EAT SUGAR this Halloween. I have bought a couple of sugar free chocolate items that I hope and pray I don't eat either.... but I want a safety net. I think I can do it without using my crutches... and that is my GOAL.
But my committment to you is... I will NOT eat SUGAR tonight!!!
So it is written... so it is done.

Now... for the TURKEY DAY Contest.
I have addressed all the envelopes to mail out.
If you are not on this list.... I do NOT have your address.
I will assume you do NOT want this contest mailed to you.
This is not a requirement... it is just a fun competition/challenge ... that by the way ... IS SAVING MY BUTT !!! It has kept me focused and has helped me tremendously.

Andria
Barbg
BarbPA
Detrmined to Succeed
Kat
Luckyladybug
MichelleK
Thinthinker
Mary (Only because I love you, better get your butt back in here)
Susie ( ditto)
Syn ( ditto)
cdtobehealthy
ljs1223
gmalil
2cute2Bfat

Let me know if I missed you. It was not intentional.
I hope EVERYONE joins in on the fun.
It is a short 3 week contest from Nov 3 - to Thanksgiving.
It ends BEFORE you eat Thanksgiving day.
I thought more people would be willing to participate then.
My hope is... That in these 3 weeks we will have established a good foundation to build on. We won't be willing to ruin it for just one day.

I want to thank everyone. Working on this has truly helped me focus.
It is a silly game... but it has kept me from cheating.
Those of you who don't want this and got it anyways... LOL
... thank you for just putting up with me. LOL

Who knows... maybe you can use it as a tool.
What have you got to lose ?? Luv ya !!

Oh my.. I just realized part of what I lost was....

WELCOME JEN !!!
I am soo happy you have joined in with us.
We are a fun group. Hope you send me your address to join in on the contest.
Just send it via PM. Hmmm.. do you know what PM is ?

Nuff' Said???

Thanks 2cute for the welcome. What is the Thanksgiving (Turkey) challenge about? I haven't seen anything on it yet, maybe I need to lurk further back on the threads perhaps?

I can relate to lose, gain, lose the same ol' pounds over and over again. It's amazing how we can do such a thing. I can honestly say I have lost over 500 pounds, but.....they have been the same pounds over and over and over.

This time last year I was 230 pounds, I ballooned after I had my gall bladder removed the day after Thanksgiving last year. I have been in denial for the past 5 months over my weight gain until just recently when I realized that I had no "business" clothes to wear to work, because the last time I weighed this much and lost the weight, I donated all my suits! YIKES! Colder weather is coming and now I have to buy new clothes, not because I am smaller but because I am larger! The smaller clothes that I could wear this time last year just keep getting pushed to the back of the closet with the thought, "some day" I will wear them again. Some I only wore one or two times and some even have tags on them. Tsk tsk tsk....

SO...motivation is the key and accountability, for me!

Let me know what the challenge is! I will join in for sure!

Thanks again......

Jen

Hi All,
Jen, welcome. We all feel your pain, and we all have faith that we CAN DO IT! That's what's common with this group.
Ok, Halloween was a challenge I was not up to. First, I ordered candy from a specialty site, making it, therefore, SPECIAL! I ate way too much of the Ginger chews and REAL black licorice. Left the REAL red licorice for the kids, and bought some sour Skittles (I dont like sour candy) to supplement. I don't want to get on the scales tonight..
Jen, I have 4 sizes of clothing in my closet.
What is the biggest motivator to lose weight? My health has become the number one motivator. It used to be acceptance and vanity, now, at 52, it's health all of the way. I dream of the day when I can shop without pain, run after the kids and catch them. Save my own life. That's the goal.
I went to the public pool this past week, after my PT quit and left us without a way to excecise (can't use the rehab pool without a babysitter), I worked around kids and Moms, high school swim teams, and lap swimmers to do my hour of movement. It was worth walking into that complex so far that my knees screamed in protest. Some day it won't be that way.
Well, a new week to redeem myself from the Halloween candy. Good luck to us all!
Debra

WELL, THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE EASIEST HALLOWEEN I CAN REMEMBER!
Since we moved, we are out on a country road with no close neighbors, no street lights etc, so didn't even have to buy the candy to have in the house!

2cute, sounds like you are doing lots of work on the conest, it will be fun to see. I just realized that I may not get it before I leave on a week long trip to see my mom and others.
<<<sigh>>>

Must get some more unpacking done, some in-laws called and are coming by tomorrow tosee our new place (which is stacked with a new batch of boxes to go thru.

more later

Hi everyone! Just checking in at the tail end of Halloween.

I bought candy early in the week, but kept it locked up in the back of my van until kiddie time tonight. I had not had a candy bar in 4 weeks. The stuff I bought was assortment bags with skittles, m&m's and Snickers bars. I figured most of it I didn't care for so it would not be too tough.

I did indulge in about 6 of the Snickers tonight, far too many, I know but they were the fun size....better than the KING size I had been used to buying.

Just had to put him in there for Halloween since Suzanne made such an effort to "decorate".

I'm sorry to say I did not meet this two week challenge. I was UP .6 this morning. I do believe that the .6 was too much sodium yesterday as we had Chineese for dinner. But nonetheless, I did not lose either so now this next two weeks needs to be 2.6 pounds for me.

I'm going to start again tomorrow with my WW pearl bracelet for counting points. It's the closest I get to actually journalling and it did me well the last time I used it.

Welcome Jen and Fwanny and Tracy. You've all posted great Bios and we're glad to have you aboard. It's nice to see three new states represented: Indiana, Tennessee, and Iowa. We truly are all over the map.

I really can't stay. Just wanted to drop by and give my WI (not Wisconsin) results and wish everyone a Happy Halloween!

Love ya bunches!

Hi all... Glad to hear everyone seems to have survived Halloween. I'm an apt. dweller so didn't have trick-or-treaters myself, but I ended up handing out candy at some friends' house--we didn't eat any, but I was a little off-plan today... would have been good, even though I was invited to dinner at a friend's house, except that I gave in to a stress candy bar round noon. I wish there were some just-as-effective way to deal with emotions I don't know what else to do with. None of the many things I've tried seems to work when I'm really upset. Why chocolate does, I dunno. Tranquilizers? Cigarettes? What's the solution? (I know, the solution to this particular problem is not to eat, but what do people who aren't food addicted do to resolve these kinds of stress episodes? there must be some equally good answer out there.)