I wanted to stop in this morning to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the day with family and friends and PLEASE remember the reason for the season! I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Today is all about spending time with the people we love and tomorrow we’ll start working on those goals, right?
I found myself involved in a lot of Secret Santa things this year. It was kind of out of control, but I’m really glad that I took part in this holiday ritual. And outside of the Secret Santa games, I got some really cool stuff that I’m excited to share with you guys. (Warning: you may not care about the gifts I have received before Christmas.) Secret Santa gifts include: The Skinnytaste cookbook from my Fitbloggin’ group. I was wicked excited to get this cookbook. I’ve been eyeing it for a while but I never purchased it. This was definitely…
View Post
I promised I would share some healthier dishes that you can add to your Christmas and New Years celebrations. I served it up at my family Christmas this past weekend and everyone was surprised it was something that I made. Everyone thought it was more sinful than what it actually was. It’s simple and easy and doesn’t take long to make. Here is what you need: 1/2 cup crushed pineapple 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 package SUGAR FREE Pistachio pudding mix 1 32 oz container plain or vanilla lowfat Greek Yogurt Mix the pineapple, pudding mix and greek yogurt a…
View Post
It’s been really busy during this holiday season. I feel like we’re in a constant moving state. Last night, Willie said he missed meal prepping! Isn’t that kind of funny? He told me so I immediately wanted to spend some time meal prepping when we got home. I made some ground chicken chili in the crockpot last night. I totally forgot about it until I woke up this morning to go to gym. Those crockpots are amazing things. I think everyone should have one. I think I’m going to start making more stuff in the crock pot so that I…
View Post
This week has been filled with holiday things. We had our run group Secret Santa on Monday and tonight we had the Christmas Light Bike Ride. I was a little worried that it was going to rain tonight and we wouldn’t be able to ride. It was misty, but I still made it. It was really hard to see. It all started with Sainta Clause. Who Dat! Dancing #santas! A video posted by Angela (@angelabeatfat) on Dec 12, 2014 at 4:48pm PST And then there were dancing Santas. I had to get my picture taken with one of the dancing…
View Post
Next week is Christmas. Have you done your shopping? I haven’t done much shopping at all. I should probably get on it. Just in case you’re still searching for the perfect gift or stocking stuffer, I thought I would go ahead and put my list out there. All the lists out there seem to be the same: running shoes, running fuel, blah blah blah. Here is my list of great gifts for your fitness/health junkie friends: The price buster: An iPod. I know you can listen to music on your phone and most people do. But I think it’s great…
View Post
I have a little bit more free time. Things have settled in our house. Willie is officially a marathoner and I’ve run my last races of the year. Those recaps will be coming soon but for right now there is something else to talk about. Now that I’m not running I have a little bit of time to clean shop around the blog. It’s been a hard trying to find a balance in life. I have my day job, my part time job and my blog job. It’s been a whirlwind and I think I did a pretty good job…
View Post
Yesterday was a pretty bad day. Things has progressively gotten better throughout the day but it had taken a toll on me mentally. A series of unfortunate events finally led me to the road. I needed to burn off some of the stress that had been building all day. I hit the road to clear my mind. I felt really good when I was done. I was back in a better head space and I was ready to relax! But then this happened! The bus aka The Sequoia had a really bad flat. When I got out of the car…
View Post
I wish I had something more exciting to talk about but I don’t. I have been desperately searching for sleep. I haven’t had good sleep since Friday night. After the marathon, I thought I was going to sleep really good but I didn’t. I spent the majority of the night watching Willie get the best sleep of his life. I went to sleep in the car on the way home Monday, but that was only for an hour. Monday night I got absolutely no sleep and I had to get up to teach my 5AM cycle class. I was hoping…
View Post
Brown Thursday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, those are all over. It’s time for #GivingTuesday. So what is Giving Tuesday all about? Getting together to celebrate generosity by giving! We give all our money to the stores so why not give to help out a great cause. Last year we raised $2500 for the children of St. Jude. This year our fundraising goal wasn’t quite as high but we would still like to give back. Can you help us raise a little bit more money? Last year this was supposed to be my first marathon but it was canceled. It…
View Post
I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving yesterday. I was hosting this year which took up a lot of time. It was hard to keep up with everything and keep blogging. I’ll give you the short version of the holiday. On Wednesday night, we had a little get together with some friends. I didn’t get a chance to take pictures because I was running around like a crazy person, but I did get one with my good friend Julie. You might remember Julie from her story. Check it out if you haven’t! She just keeps getting better! On Thanksgiving morning…
View Post
