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Angela July 11, 2014

Work in progress

I am not the person I want to be, but that’s ok. I may never be that person I want to be because once I get to where I’m going, I always see something else.

I wanted to lose weight and when I did lose the weight I wanted to run a half marathon.

After I ran a half marathon, I wanted to run a better half marathon.

After I ran I better half marathon, I wanted to run lots of half marathons and travel the country.

After I traveled the country to run half marathons, I decided I wanted to run a marathon. After I ran my first “unofficial” marathon, I never wanted to run a marathon again. BUT I was already signed up for another marathon a month later so I ran it anyway.

After I ran my first official marathon, I decided to run lots of other marathons. Marathons then turned into ultramarathons and I’m eyeing an half ironman now.

I tell you this to let you know that it’s OK to be a work in progress as long as you’re working! I will always be chasing after something because that is just the person I am. I am a goal oriented person. It keeps me moving, it keeps me alive! It’s my reason for being a work in progress.

This weekend is coming up on another one of those work in progress moments for me. I’ll be running a 50K (31 miles) in the Texas heat at midnight on Sunday! When I signed up for this I was super excited for it. My enthusiasm has weened a little bit about this race but I think that’s because I have removed myself from racing for a little bit. I need to feel my racing spirit. I have a couple other races this summer but I definitely needed to summer to regroup and relax. But I’ve been working towards this…so it’s a work in progress.

Are you a work in progress? What are you working towards?

Angela July 9, 2014

Five steps to become more proactive

Five steps to become more proactive

Proactive, that’s the word of the week. Last night I posted about the perks of being proactive and I’m sure a lot of you missed that post. Here’s your chance to go back and read it before you continue with this post. Are you a proactive or reactive person? Do you let situations control your life? I like to think I’m a proactive person NOW but I spent many years being reactive. That wasn’t a good place to be. I didn’t realize this until later in life but that is when I decided to make a change. A few years…

Angela July 7, 2014

I do fun things every now and again …

I do fun things every now and again and fail at meal prepping

Life is about finding balance right? You may only think I’m doing active things or working out all the time but there’s more to me than just that stuff. BUT working out and BEING ACTIVE are FUN things for me. Everyone once and a while I have to take a break and just enjoy life though. Life is that thing that happens when I’m not working out. This weekend I went to my best friend Shelby’s baby shower. I “hosted” it with my best friend Mandie, but I’m going to throw it all on her. I bought some decorations and…

Angela July 4, 2014

Happy Fouth of July

Happy Fouth of July

I know most everyone is probably out watching fireworks right now but I didn’t want to not post today. Today we celebrate America! How did you spend your day? Did you wear red white and blue? You wanna know how I spent my day? It started off with a 13.2 mile run. It was hard to get me out of the door this morning but I went when I didn’t want to go. I’ve been doing my long runs on Friday because it’s just easier. I can usually go in the evenings but today I went this morning. The weather…

Angela July 3, 2014

My Birthday: plaid, salads, froyo and friends

My Birthday: plaid, salads, froyo and friends

Yesterday was my birthday and I had a great day. I’m not very fond of my birthday because it’s so close to 4th of July. People don’t really pay much attention to it. The birthday isn’t about getting the presents (even though it’s nice) but more about the people who are willing to celebrate it! I started off the day wearing two favorites: green and plaid…and more plaid. Look at the shoes! Fortunately for me I was able to celebrate my birthday with some important people in my life and the cards they sent me! There were a few people…

Angela July 2, 2014

Today is my birthday

Today is my birthday

I’m one year older and wiser and I don’t mind! My 20s weren’t that eventful and filled with lots of LOWS but my 30s are amazing! For the first time I starting to live my life. I’m starting to enjoy things and I’m definitely starting to open up. I still have my moments of being down trodden, but I promise you those moments are FEW and far between. So what do I want to tackle in my next year in life? 1. I want to eat more froyo! Wait, I shouldn’t do that. I probably have too much as it…

Angela July 1, 2014

Fitbloggin at a glance

Fitbloggin at a glance

This past weekend I spent it in Savannah, GA at my first blog conference, FitBloggin. I didn’t know what to expect when I arrived. I was rooming with people I didn’t know, traveling to a city I knew nothing about and embarking on the complete unknown. Attending this conference was out of my comfort zone. The one thing I knew: I needed to do this. I needed to get out and meet people who understand the world of blogging and social media. I needed to make connections with people who understand the time, effort and sacrifice it takes to maintain…

Angela June 30, 2014

Walgreens Way to Well Tour helped me check …

Walgreens Way to Well Tour helped me check my numbers

This past weekend, I was at Fitbloggin in Savannah! There were lots of things for us to try while there. The biggest take away from the weekend was getting my numbers checked at the Walgreens Way to Well truck. Everyone needs to get their numbers checked. I spoke about how Willie and I didn’t do thing right when we started our weight loss journey so don’t let that happen to you. YES, it’s scary getting checked. It may be a little daunting to actually get the test but getting the results is the REAL scary part. The truth is though…

Angela June 24, 2014

Eating healthy while traveling

Eating healthy while traveling

This week I’m traveling to Savannah for a conference which got me thinking about traveling. I love to travel. When I close my eyes and picture the future, I see a lot of traveling. I’m a person who is always on the go so being healthy on the go is very important to me. Most people think when you’re away it’s a “vacation” which may be true. When I’m traveling I don’t like to completely blow it out of the water. Really the only time I didn’t fret much about eating was our China trip. I know there are some…

Angela June 24, 2014

Energy bars and working out

Energy bars and working out

I feel boring lately because I haven’t really been doing anything exciting. I needed the change of pace though because I was on the move the entire beginning of the year. Plus, things are getting ready to kick into high gear for me. This week I’m going to Fitbloggin in Savannah, GA so I’ll be on the move. I thought I would let you know what’s going on in my boring life… I enjoyed a beautiful sunset after book club last week. This was an amazing thing for me because I’m usually in bed when the sun goes down. I…

Angela June 17, 2014

Take the time to meal prep

Take the time to meal prep

I stopped meal prepping when I was traveling a lot last fall because I wasn’t home. I stopped a lot of things and it made life a lot harder. It suddenly became easier to pick up something on the way home. Since Willie got into his cooking though, things have changed. I’m not just meal prepping by myself. I have a partner in the kitchen now. Willie and I discussed some changes we wanted in our lives and getting back to meal prepping was big deal. We also started making our own lunches instead of eating a Healthy Choice meal…

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