Hot and Healthy Week 5

Hot and Healthy Through The Holidays With Mama M and Keely

WOW! I can not believe we are already in week 5! This has been going crazily fast. I am so upset with myself this week but more on that later. How did you do? Were you able to resist that second helping or one piece of pie instead of two?! This week Mama M and Keely are stepping up the cardio to 4 hrs! Geeze louise I was struggling to get it in already now we have even more...but thats ok..I will get it in! I will make time for myself (hopefully) Now lets get to the questions and see how I did.

1.Starting week five! Are you seeing any progress?

Well no.. but only because last week I wasnt on Team Mama M (snacking) or Team Keely (exercise) because I happened to join Team Turkey and ate wwwaaayyy to much! Oh well, luckily for me that is only one day  week a year ;)

2. Do you feel like you are gettin your groove on? A nice routine?

getting there... I will get there! Just have to keep telling myself that.

3. Are Keelys pilate exercises kicking your butt?

well yes actually they do when I make the time to do them... workin on it this week Keely!

4. How about the healthy tips from Mama M?

Even though I ate like crap and didnt exercise I did drink a fair amount of water... so what if it was because I drank a little too much wine the night before and was feeling a little parched ;)

Feed back for the girls* Girls you two rock! Keep it up... it def. is movitation to keep my butt half way in gear to know I have to check in on Tuesday. Thanks so much for starting this up :)

I hope everyone had a great week! Good luck next week with the extra cardio!!

Tyler

Catching up

Boy did I miss you all while I was out and about for the long Thanksgiving weekend! Sorry I am so behind in reading all your post and everything but hopefully I will get caught up sooner than later.

Anywho, Thanksgiving was great for our family, hope it was for yours as well (if you celebrated it this past week) We had lot of fun and food for many days! At times we even had a little too much family time. I know they say you can never have to much of a good thing but I am here to tell you my friends that indeed 4-5 days nonstop with extended family can in fact be a bit much ;) Here are some pics during our Turkey Day Extravaganza!

*Miss priss was dancing while helping cook (she was dancing so much she felt the need to take off her tights ;)

*She never cooperates when its pic time with me

*See why I am asking for a new camera for Xmas.. this one stinks!

* Emma and my lil bro Elliott

Thanksgiving night I headed out to brave the crowds for Black Friday. Toys R Us was opening at midnight so my little sis and I headed out at 930pm! It was freezing cold but lots of fun and we scored some great deals. I even scored the most coveted toy around this year... A Zhu Zhu Pet! (Not real sure what to do with it.. Emma is a bit young. May sell it or something.. what do you think I should do with it? Giveaway? Perhaps)

*Yes we both looked very rough and silly.. but I mean what do you expect after inhaling wwaayy to much food for a few days and going to stand in the cold for hours on end ;)

On Sat we headed up to the mountains to hang out for a night and get our Christmas tree! Other than the fact Emma cried the ENTIRE way up the mountain *ahem* we had a great time. Here are some more grainy pics of our mountain/tree adventures

*Emma (she didnt get the nickname baby yoda for nothing ;) and her godbrother Landon

*You will notice she still has some bruising from her fireplace accident last week on her cheek

We made it to the Tree Farm!! I sure did get my cardio in looking for a tree..LOL

We had an awesome time and yes we did find our perfect tree... but that is a whole 'nother post. Maybe tomorrow? Sorry such a long post... we had a lot of catching up to do!!

Tyler

5 Question Friday

Five Question Friday with Mama M

Its that time again!! YAY!! I love reading everyone's answers to all these fun questions. It has been a week jam pack full of fun, family and food!! I will post about all of that later for now lets get to the fun stuff.

1.Do you do a real or fake christmas tree?

Real! A fake tree just isnt the same IMO. We will actually be leaving tomorrow around lunch time and heading to the mountains to cut down our tree :) So excited! We found a Christmas tree farm this year with a barn, hayride, lots of trees, and free hot chocolate! Sounds like our kind of place. Dont worry I will be sharing plenty of pics when we return.

2. What is your fav. christmas tradition with your family?

Well since our little family is only on its third year (second year with a baby) I wouldnt say we have a specific tradition yet. I am hoping to start several traditions this year. One of them being "Elf on a Shelf" neat book if anyone is interested!

3. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in your neck of the woods? And, if so...how many calories do you think you consumed yesterday?

We def. do celebrate turkey day! Boy oh boy was everything so delish. I would hate to even imagine how many calories I consumed over the holiday... it was so bad in fact that I am just skipping right on to the next question.

4. Have you started decorating for Christmas, yet?

Yep we are ready to go! Just waiting on the tree and to hang the stockings. Then I will be able to sit back and continue shopping. My fav. part of the season

5. What is your favorite Christmas cookie?

Christmas cookie??? Ummm dont know that I have a fav. christmas cookie. Maybe I have been a little bit sheltered just give me any type of cookie any time of year and I am good to go ;)

Cant wait to hop around and read all of your answers! Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and got some good deals today out shopping! I know I did!

Tyler

Hot and Healthy wk 4!!`

Its that time again! Time to check in with everyone and myself! How did you girls do this week? Is everyone feeling hot and healthy yet? I must say I did much better this week! Not near as well as I would have liked but better than last week. That has to stand for something right? So lets get right to the questions this week and let me account for myself ;)

1. Are you in a good work routine that you are able to stick too?

ummm... no! I do try to do 30-45 min of walking daily (depending on weather...and lets just say I should have built an ark the past few days it has been raining so much) I am attempting to work on the abs by trying the "Hundred" .. which never really turns out to be the whole one hundred. I bet I could do it if I really pushed myself and did it daily.. but I dont ..so ya know!

2. Did you try the pilates exercise?

I didnt try the new one yet but I did do the "hundred" that has to count for something right? Better than not doing any of them?!?

3. Did you get all of your cardio in?

Not quite but I did pretty decent I think... we will just leave it at that!

4. Did you have any fast food? If so did you make healthier choices?

I did have some fast food this weekend and I can honestly say I still had some MCD's fries :(  I am so sorry MamaM and I am sorry waistline. I will do better.. I will not eat any fast food this week!! Just mac and chz and pie and turkey and gravy and... yea you get the point! I will be all about the smaller portions tho ;)

5.Last but not least are you feeling Hot and Healthy?

I def feel more healthy since I have been trying to do more cardio through the week but I am so far from hot its crrraazzy. I was looking at wedding/honeymoon pics the other night and I was like "Holy cow! Where did that girl go!" I will bring her back! I will! I will!

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I also just wanted to let you girls know I will be checking out of posting for while..possibly until next monday (unless I sneak in a 5QF this week) because my dad will be coming home from FL today and I will be spending as much time with my family as I possibly can get. My dad has been very ill for a little over a year now and I havent seen him in a couple of months. He has been doing much better the past couple of months and has even gained 11lbs (this is major!) Please keeps his visit in your prayers if you will. Please pray that he is able to remain healthy (no colds or anything) while visiting with us and that his stay will be pleasant. It is often very hard on me after I visit with him because it makes the situation fresh in my mind. Its easy for me to get lost in the day to day shuffle and not realize just how scary his situation has been. I know that is very selfish of me but it is just mentally how I have had to deal with things..crazy I know!

I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving... I hope to still be able to stop by and read your blogs and check in during the week :)

ABC's

My bloggy buddy Laura over at The Bignell Family did this neat little post earlier this week and I thought I would steal borrow her idea. Actually I asked her and she said it was totally fine. So be sure and check hers out it was super cute :) 

So here it goes... a little more about me!

A-age- 25
B- bed size- King.. we decided to move up a size when I was pregnant and like bigger than a house.. LOL
C-chore you hate- maybe we should change this to which chore dont you hate...I dont know.. I really dont enjoy house work at all... but if I had to pick just one I guess it would be.. laundry!!
D-dogs name- Scooby doo.. I think this one calls for a pic ..(of my crazy...thinks he is a human.. dog)

E-essential start your day item- Coke! Not really a coffee girl so I have to get my caffine somehow!

F-favorite color- Pink

G-gold or silver- Silver.. or white gold

H-height- 5'6 pretty average

I-instrument you play- Nothing...nadda thing! I took piano lessons when I was younger and played for a couple years and nothing really came of it.. to bad huh?

J-job title- Nanny

K-kids- One 15mo old little girl Emma

L-living arrangements- Right now we are renting and waiting to buy our first home. Just not sure exactly what we want and want to be totally sure of ourselves before we make such a huge investment

M-moms name- Cindy

N- nicknames- hmmm... I dont really have one.. my late Grandmom used to call me TyTy all the time?!

O-overnight hospital- Until I got pregnant with my little one I had never even been to the hospital. My pregnancy sure changed that! I was in there off and on for the last six weeks for pre-eclampsia and then my placenta had a small rip..UGH it was such an ordeal

P-pet peeves- I have so many..hard to narrow it down! I hate to come home to an unmade bed..nothing drives me more batty than messed up sheets..ugh the thought of it. Also I dont like when people dont have table manners.. that is enough to gross me out! OK off my rampage... see how easy I get started?!

Q-quote from a movie- I am not really a movie person. I think thats where my ADD kicks in!

R-right handed or left handed- Leftie baby!

S-siblings- I have two brothers and one sister. I am the oldest of four and boy was our house a circus most days

T-time you wake- when my little alarm clock starts to yell "MOOOMMMMYY" LOL usually around 6:30 or so.

U-underwear- I dont know what to write about my panties..lol ewwww just not granny panties

V-vegetable you dislike- Brussel Sprouts. Those are like the nastiest thing ever!

W-workout style- Walking. That is about as exciting as it gets these days... I do have me a pilates DVD in the mail so maybe just possibly I am going to give that a shot.

X-rays you have had- my knee when I was being diagnosed with all this arthritis junk I have going on

Y-yesterdays best moment- Getting a big sloppy kiss from my baby girl. She gives the best open mouth sugar :)

Z-Zoo Favorite- I enjoy all the animals but def. the monkeys!!!

Wow that was super long.. kudos to you if you made it through it! Thanks for reading and stopping by to visit. Have a great rest of the weekend :)

Tyler

5QF

Five Question Friday with Mama M

I wish I could say "Wow! I cant believe its Friday already" but that is soooo not the case this week. It has been such a long week at work. I thought I would never make it to Friday!! So now that its finally here lets skip the whining about the week and move on to something fun.. like 5QF!!

Lets get right to the good stuff

1.Are you a Black Friday shopper?

YES!! I love it!! I am so one of the dorks out there with my reindeer antlers on and super excited about the whole five dollars I will save after being up since the crack of dawn. To me its just the kick off of the christmas season!Did I mention is was alot of fun esp. if you get a good bunch of girlfriends to go and fight it out with ya! Toys-r-us is opening at midnight.. plenty of time to shop and then make it to the front of the line at the next store... whos game ;)

2.What was your fav. childhood toy?

I loved me some cabbage patch dolls but I would have to say the most memorable to me was my Teddy Rupskin (not sure if thats how you spell it)! He was super cuddly teddy bear and he had a tape player in his belly. He would read stories to you and you could follow along in your book...oh how I loved my Teddy Rupskin!!

3.What is your fav. Christmas movie?

I do love all the usual classics. I cant wait for Frosty and Rudolph to come on TV. I would have to say my favorite was the Grinch when I was little. Loved me some Who's! 

4.What is the "must-have" item on your christmas list this year?

Dreaming.... I would love to have a mothers ring, a new camera, lots of clothes and a Honda minivan :)

Reality.... Just the camera and love of fun times with my family and friends. I would rather Santa be extra special for Emma than have a huge list myself

5.Do you go all out with your Christmas decorations or keep it simple and classy?

I used to be a little more simple and classy but since becoming a mommy we are going alllll out this year! I cant wait. Just hoping little hands dont topple the christmas tree. Any tips anyone?!

I hope you girls have a fantabulous weekend!! Cant wait to read your answers :)

Tyler

Thankful Thursday

I decided with Thanksgiving only a week away that this would be a great time to join in on Thankful Thursdays with Lisa over at The Nuthouse. Geeze I really still cant believe that Thanksgiving is so close.. that means its almost time to get the Christmas tree!!! WOO HOO.. anywho on to Thankful Thursday

*~* I am so very thankful for a very happy and spirited little girl.. who my husband and I totally adore

*~*for a wonderful church family

*~*for great friends

*~* I am so thankful for a very tight knit family.. they are my backbone and strength

*~* for all the food we will be consuming next week ... realizing how many out there wont be eating a Thanksgiving day dinner with their family

*~*for the freedom to worship how I choose and when I choose and where I choose

*~* for all the men and women out there fighting for OUR freedom

*~* I am thankful for a job.. even though I would prefer not to have to work.. I am realizing I should just be thankful that I am able to help my husband with our financial situation

*~* Lastly but def. not least I am thankful for my sweet husband who is so wonderful to me and a wonderful father to my little girl :)

Thanks for  listening reading and stopping by my little blog! Hope you all have a wonderful Thursday and cant wait to see what you all are thankful for.

Tyler