Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

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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Angela December 1, 2017

Race Recap: Rock n Roll Las Vegas 5k

I received a Tour Pass to run the Rock n Roll Marathon series races this year. The races may be free, but my opinions are my own. This was my first time visiting Las Vegas and, f course it was to run. I went to Vegas to do the remix challenge, the 5K and the half marathon. Both races were at night which was a challenge for me because I go to sleep way early. We had an early travel day on Saturday and changed time zones so the goal for Saturday night was to just gave a good time. #StripAtNight Race Recap: Rock…

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Angela December 1, 2017

Race Recap: Rock n Roll Denver Half Marathon

I received a Tour Pass to run the Rock n Roll Marathon series races this year. The races may be free, but my opinions are my own. I hope you didn’t miss my Rock n Roll Denver 5K recap so if you did go back to read. This is the second part of my Rock n Roll Denver recap. I had a remix weekend which means I ran two races for three medals. On Saturday I ran the 5K and on Sunday, I ran the half marathon. It was another cold morning in Denver but it was an earlier start…

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Angela December 1, 2017

Race Recap: Rock n Roll Denver 5k

I received a Tour Pass to run the Rock n Roll Marathon series races this year. The races may be free, but my opinions are my own. I am catching up on my race recaps. I am starting with Rock n Roll Denver 5K and Half Marathon. I had such a great time running this race. I have run this race a few years back but I don’t think I took time to really enjoy the experience. This time around, I was all about having a good time and just looking around. I did have a remix weekend of running…

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Angela November 13, 2017

Make life happen

I know I haven’t been blogging and that’s on me. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been here, I just haven’t made blogging a priority when I know I should. I’ve had some tough moments this year and I let some things slip away from me. I may have created a bad habit of complaining instead of acting. I haven’t been practicing the things I say on the blog. The past two weeks I’ve been focusing on change and I’ve come to a conclusion. Make life happen. There is a lesson learned in every situation. There is glory in the journey.…

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Angela October 3, 2017

Breaking my Hurricane Harvey silence

I know it’s been awhile since my last blog. I will not lie dealing with Hurricane Harvey has been one of the most stressful things I’ve had to deal with in a long time. This time was different because I have a small child to usher through this situation. I am very lucky my home was not flooded. It was really just luck that it didn’t because MOST of my neighborhood took water in their homes. All I can say is we got lucky and right now we’re just trying to bridge the gap of making life work again, after…

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