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Angela March 28, 2014

Happy Friday! I’m relaying this weekend.

It’s Friday! I’m excited for the weekend and have a new experience. This year I was invited to join a Texas Independence Relay team and I’m really excited for the experience.

It’s 200 miles with my friends. We’re either going to love or hate each other by the time it’s all done! We have 11 people on our team and two drivers. Willie volunteered to drive on this little adventure and I’m so grateful for his support on this one! We start tomorrow morning at 9:28 am and will run from Gonzales, TX to the San Jacinto Monument! 200 freakin’ miles, 11 people, two vans and zero sleep! Doesn’t it sound like a good time?

The most difficult thing for me is food! First off, I don’t want to put myself in a position where I’m eating junk! It’s hard for Willie and I because we don’t eat a lot of processed food or fast food! It’s just not going to be easy for us. I hope no one minds that we’ll both be toting our own cooler of food. I cooked us some food last night that won’t go terribly bad and I’ll prep us some oatmeal for the mornings and hope we can keep it cold enough. Needlesstosay, we’ll be getting a lot of ice! I do feel like I have too much stuff, but I have to be prepared for this.

I’m excited to be doing something different and pushing myself out of my comfort zone! This is supposed to be an amazing experience. So please, follow me on twitter and instagram and like our team page on Facebook for updates throughout the weekend. Here goes nothing…

What are your plans for the weekend?

Angela March 26, 2014

I’m battling the insecurity

I like to think I’m ok with it, but I know I’m not. I haven’t been bashing my body image but I’ve been more conscious of it lately. Maybe it’s because I’ve been out of town lately and really settled into my usual pattern, but I’ve been noticing. I talk about my legs way too much. I even mentioned it last week in a blog post. I am self conscious about my thighs. Funny thing is, it used to be my arms but now it’s my thighs. You will see the evolution of the shorts in this post. Maybe I…

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Angela March 25, 2014

Do you drink your calories?

I don’t drink my calories and when I do…it’s painful. I would just rather eat my calories than waste them on a drink. Most people aren’t that way. When we decided to lose the weight, we did it cold turkey. There was no more soda, juice, fru-fru coffee drinks or alcohol. That was something I had to let go. It’s amazing how little a cup of juice is and how quickly you can tear through a couple of sodas before an appeterizer arrives at the table. Just knowing that was enough to turn me off the concept. I would allow…

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Angela March 18, 2014

Random photos from the weekend

I meant to post this on Sunday but I was lazy! I didn’t do much on Sunday but go to the grocer and watch Willie bake. Oh, I also caught up on Pretty Little Liars! That show is CRAZY! On Friday, I got my hair done. Willie told me no running so this was the opportunity for me to get it done without having to worry about sweating it out. Verdict: My hair survived a 5 mile walk, a 55 min weight class but the 3 mile run yesterday did it in! And what was still manageable was gone after…

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Angela March 17, 2014

When it clicks, it’s the best feeling …

I sometimes wonder why Willie and I are getting so much praise for losing weight. Our weight loss is not really a big deal to us. It was something that we had to do, wanted to do and did! It’s really nothing special to us. I wanted to stop feeling sorry for myself. I wanted to stop the weird stares we got when walking in a store. I wanted to stop the struggle of finding the clothes I wanted to wear but couldn’t. I wanted to just do something different. I wanted to lose weight before, but all attempts failed.…

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Angela March 13, 2014

The state of the union: recovery, weight loss …

There’s only one thing that you need to know: I’m tired! I feel like I finally hit the limit of doing too much and not getting enough rest. Yesterday, “Dr. Dawn” told me to take a break and she’s right. Recovery is important but it’s not something I’m good at. I like to be moving and doing something. When I’m not moving, I don’t feel like myself. There’s probably some psychological thing I’ve also programmed in my mind about not being active too that comes into to play but that’s buried in the back ends of my mind. All I…

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Angela March 11, 2014

Why goals are VERY important

It’s that time again where I start looking forward to the future. I want to know what my next big thing is going to be so I can start working on it now! This morning when I was teaching my cycle class I thought about goal setting. My goal for this morning was the teach a successful class! When I finished the class, I felt good because I knew I accomplished my goal. Goals don’t always have to be a big ta-da in life! There are long-term and short-term goals! Short term goals are the perfect way to help you…

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Angela March 10, 2014

I’m Strutter of the Year!

It was a busy weekend! I planned to post on Friday but I decided to volunteer my time for the race instead. I hope you guys understand! I didn’t get a chance to help out a ton this year so I wanted to do my part to help out. On Friday night, we had our annual running group pasta party! A lot of people showed up this year which made me happy. We got there early to order off the menu before the masses arrived. So glad we did that because a bunch of folks were there to enjoy the…

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Angela March 6, 2014

Try this vegetable soup on a cold day!

I’ve been sick but I’m trying to get on the mend quicker so I can run my second marathon in 6 days on Saturday. I’ve been overloading on vitamin C and medicating up. The Gusher will be my first TEXAS marathon and I’m glad to say it will be run in my hometown! Things are looking better but on Monday I decided to make some veggie soup. Here’s what you need for the soup: 1 package of frozen chopped spinach 1/2 white onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1 cup…

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Angela March 5, 2014

HELP! I need to lose weight.

Every time Willie and I end up in the media, the Facebook and e-mail messages start rolling in with people saying the same thing. “HELP! I need to lose weight. Please tell me what to do.” I try to read the messages but honestly it’s just a lot of messages saying the same thing. Reading the messages makes me feel helpless and at a loss for words because I don’t really know what to say. Correction: I know what to say but I know that’s not what you want to hear. I am not an expert on weight loss. I’m…

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Angela February 28, 2014

Little Rock Marathon Weekend

The next two weeks are big for me because these are the two events I’ve been waiting for since November! This weekend I am running the Little Rock Marathon (and Capital Hat Trick (5k, 10k, plus my marathon)! Next weekend it’s The Gusher Marathon! So you know what that means? It’s time to hydrate and carb up! Nuun is my electrolyte drink of choice! I discovered it last year at an expo and I’ve used it ever since. Nuun is “light flavor, no sugar or carbs” and it’s good. It’s a little harder to find but I see it’s showing…

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