Tuesday Archive Link Up 1/8

Welcome to the first TALU of the New Year! I know you are excited, I can feel it!

Hosted by me and these other lovely ladies:

Anne, author of Life On The Funny Farm
Debbie, author of Wrinkled Mommy

So link up a post you think deserves a second chance. And make sure to visit some of the others that have linked. Tell them you found them on TALU! Have fun!

Think Healthy. Be Healthy.

Visualize. 

I am borrowing my friends word of the year. 

It is a great word.  I hope you don't mind, Fi!

If you can visualize it, you can be it.

 

I am visualizing being healthier, but if I am to be

 

100% honest, I am also visualizing myself being skinnier.

 

I was looking at some older pictures of when I was skinnier and (healthier).

 

 

And although I don't want to send the wrong message because I know

just because someone is skinny does not automatically

make them healthy just as being *overweight*

does not automatically make them unhealthy.

 

But for me, for now, this is what is motivating me.

 

Being skinnier.

 

 

I am not set on a size per se but definitely set on a number.

 

A number that I used to be. 

 

 

 

 

(Taken July 2004)

 

This is where I want to be. 

 

Make sure to come back on Wednesday for my Weigh In Wednesday post.



 

Six Word Saturday

  5 days of work into 3.

 

Kinda glad the holidays are over.

 

 

Back to life, back to reality.

 

 

Kids back in school on Monday.

 

 

Get back into routine for them.

 

 

Working out like mad these days.

Did you see This Is Me? 

 

Still sitting at 6 pounds lost.

 

I over did it on Thursday.

 

 

I paid for it in pain.

 

 

They say, no pain, no gain.

 

 

Off to another basketball tournament today.

 

 

Talk to you all later gator.

 

 

 

 

 

I linked up with Cate at showmyface.com.

 

You can too.  It is easy, it is fun.

 

Just write a post describing what is
going on in your life in 6 words.

 

You can elaborate, post images, or not.

 

 And then link up.

Spacon Penne Pasta

I think I found my new favorite pasta dish. 

Spacon Penne Pasta. 

What is Spacon you ask?  Spinach + Bacon= Spacon. 

And I used Turkey Bacon so still the *ahhhsome* taste but a fraction of the fat and calories of regular pork bacon.


Ingredients

1 package of Turkey Bacon
1 16oz box of Penne Pasta
1 bunch of Fresh Spinach (washed and diced)
1 can of diced tomatoes (or fresh ones which is what I used)
2 tablespoons of garlic salt
Olive Oil

Directions

1.  In frying pan, cook bacon til crispy. Drain excess fat. Set aside.
2.  Cook pasta as directed on box.  While pasta is cooking....
3.  Cook diced tomatoes and garlic in pan lightly coated with Olive Oil (if use canned tomatoes, drain juice).
4.  Put diced spinach in colander, pour penne pasta with water into colander to drain.  This will wilt the spinach.
5.  Dice up cooked bacon.
6.  Combine pasta/spinach into bowl along with cooked tomatoes/garlic.  Add bacon pieces.

Lightly coat with some Parmesan Cheese. 

Serve with side salad, french bread or whatever tickles your fancy.

Mouthwatering deliciousness with less guilt.  You're welcome!

This Is ME!

So I have written this post a few times since I posted my 6WS post about Accountability and my Operation Shed Some Pounds plan for the New Year. 

And just so we are clear, this is NOT a New Years Resolution.  I never make resolutions since those tend to be broken more often than not. 

This is a WHOLE lifestyle change. 

:::Eating better.

:::Exercising more.  

:::Everything in moderation.

This is a goal that I intend on reaching with flying colors. 

As I looked at this picture today....several emotions came into play.  Sadness, disgust, disappointment...  I know that my weight does not define who I am or my self worth, but if I am to be honest, I am disappointed in myself to have "let" myself go for this long.  It is TIME.


This is ME today but will not be ME tomorrow.

My starting weight on 12/27/12 was 279.6! The heaviest I have ever been.  My goal is to lose 75-100 lbs.


Today after working out the past 4 days I am down 6lbs!  I know alot of that is water weight and from the shock to my body but I will take it! 


You may have noticed I have a ticker on my side bar that I will update periodically. I think what I am going to try and do is a weekly post about my weight loss journey.  Maybe give it some clever name like Weigh In Wednesday.  I probably won't post a picture every time but I will give you a run down of the progress and what I have been doing to accomplish it.

Won't you join me? 


If there are others resolving to lose weight this year, please comment or email me so we can be of encouragement to one another.  If there is an interest I *might* even create a linky for others to link up weight loss posts on Wednesdays.  What do you think?