Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela February 5, 2018

There’s nothing holding you back

Happy Monday! It’s time to kick start the week and make something happen. I’m a huge sports person and watching sports gives me warm fuzzy feelings. Last night was the Super Bowl and the winter Olympics are coming up. I’m filled with all kinds of warm feelings on the inside. I don’t think I’ve ever made it through an Olympic game without shedding some tears. Just knowing people worked so hard to achieve their dreams and they finally made it without even standing on the podium is enough to move me. But when I see a medal ceremony, it’s hard…

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Angela January 25, 2018

A non running week

I have declared this a non-running week and it sucks. I’m already having a really awesome week so this just tops it off. I have a perfectly valid reason for not running this week, but it doesn’t make it any better. My hip flexor is pretty torn up and I need it to heal. I haven’t really run without pain since having the baby but it’s something that is manageable. I thought I was hitting my running stride in December and then this happened. A couple of weeks ago I ran the Louisiana half marathon and the quarter marathon the day…

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Angela January 24, 2018

Reasons to slow down while eating

Yesterday, I was traumatized because I saw my life flashing before my eyes. I simply wanted to eat lunch with my daughter and it turned into a nightmare situation. I got some food stuck in my throat. I could still breathe and mumble a bit, but I knew it was just a matter of seconds before those positive things would turn into a negative. I really thought I was going to die and it scared the crap of me. There were many things that ran through my mind, but they all revolved around my sweet baby girl. Eventually, the food…

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Angela January 17, 2018

Product Review: Personal Trainer Food

This is a sponsored post. I teamed up with Fit Approach and Personal Trainer Foods to receive a 14-day trial to the service. This is a paid review but my opinions are my own. Happy reading! Personal Trainer Food is a meal delivery service to help people who are looking for weight loss results. I was very excited to take part in this experience to help keep me focused in the new year. As you know, I did weight 338 pounds just seven years ago and having a service like this would have been priceless. When on a weight loss…

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Angela January 15, 2018

Do not stop the journey

Good morning, everyone! I wanted to start off by saying an apology for leaving the blog bare for so long. It’s been a week and that’s not for lack of wanting to blog, it’s poor time management. The to-do list is long and the blog is always the last thing on the list. The blog is going to be a priority for me in 2018 because it’s something I love to do. I will better manage my time and get the job done. This is a perfect segway into my topic today about carrying on no matter how long it…

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Angela January 3, 2018

Got weight loss goals?

It’s the new year and everyone is looking for those posts about achieving weight loss goals. I’m going to go back to my roots to talk about what started it all, weight loss. My weight loss journey started back on January 6, 2011. I weighed 338 pounds, which I think was my heaviest weight. I couldn’t be too sure because I never stepped on a scale until the day I started my weight loss journey. Now it’s 2019 and I’ve managed not to gain my weight back. My biggest weight gain was from pregnancy, but I’m glad to say I’m…

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Angela January 1, 2018

It’s a new year

I’m not too late to send my New Years message into the universe. There may only be a few hours left on January 1, 2018, but I’m going to get this message out there. I’ve been doing this blogging thing for a long time now and this day in the blogosphere is dedicated to people talking about their goals. It’s a new year, a clean slate. Really, did we all wake up and 2017 disappeared from the world? It doesn’t exactly work like that and it’s ok. As those days tick by we are learning things about ourselves, we are…

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Angela December 6, 2017

Race Recap: Rock n Roll San Antonio Half …

I just wanted to start the blog off by telling you I am a Rock n Roll and Team Chocolate Milk ambassador. My race entries were paid for by these groups but the opinions expressed on my blog are completely my own. Dont’ forget to check out my Rock n Roll San Antonio 5k recap first. I didn’t have a chance to run Rock n Roll San Antonio last year because I was very pregnant so running this year wasn’t up for discussion. It’s something I had to do. There have been a lot of changes to the race since…

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Angela December 5, 2017

Race recap: Rock n Roll San Antonio 5k

It’s so sad the weekend has come and gone because the last Rock n Roll Marathon series race is over. It’s kind of hard for me to handle right now. I’ve had a wonderful year representing Rock n Roll and Team Chocolate Milk. I had a slow start to the year, but I’m glad about the way it finished. This weekend I traveled to San Antonio to run the last race of the series. I had high hopes of being able to run the marathon in this race, but things didn’t work out the way I planned. I don’t plan…

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Angela December 4, 2017

Monday Motivation: Take the challenge

Happy Monday everyone! I’ve been trying to catch up on blog business so I can get back to do what I love. It’s been a life-changing year for me and just when I thought I have my crap together, something else pops up. It’s all been a challenge but that’s what life is about, right? I encourage everyone to take on the challenge. Don’t let the challenge knock you down. Face it head on, tackle the challenge, and overcome the challenge. There are plenty of people out there in the world who tell say, “you shouldn’t, you can’t, you don’t have…

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Angela December 2, 2017

Race Recap: Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half …

Did you catch my Rock n Roll Las Vegas 5k recap? The Rock n Roll Las Vegas half marathon is one of the best races I’ve ever run. I don’t want to bury the lead. It may not have been my fastest race but I had the best time running down the Las Vegas strip. Remembering the lives that were lost in the tragic events in Las Vegas was the theme of the weekend. This was really a moving experience for me. I was hesitant about coming to the race but ultimately decided I should run. Half marathon day started…

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