Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela February 20, 2017

Do what you can

Happy Monday! Now is the time to do what you can no matter the level or the time behind it. I’m going through a humbling experience right now because my fitness level obviously isn’t the same as what it was 10 months ago. It’s not like I’m starting all over, but I have taken a few steps backward. Before y’all start hitting the comments about how I just had a baby or I should be blessed, I want to shut it down. I know I just had a baby and I am beyond blessed for my baby. That is not…

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Angela February 15, 2017

Post Valentine’s Day Things I Love

I dropped the ball on my Valentine’s Day blog because I was wrapped up with other things. I might have subconsciously avoided blogging about it too because I don’t really care for Valentine’s Day. It’s been a day that has been HORRIBLE for me so I try to stay clear of it all together. But I did have the best Valentine EVER which made this the best Valentine’s Day I’ve ever had! I do hope that everyone had an enjoyable Valentine’s Day filled with lots of love. I thought I would take the time to talk about some of the…

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Angela February 9, 2017

Do calorie counts on menus matter?

There’s a new trend popping up on menus everywhere. Have you seen it? The days of having to look up the calorie counts for a specific restaurant are over because it’s right there next to the entree you want to order. And restaurants are even pointing out their low-cal options on the menu. It’s a great thing for people who are calorie conscious and still want to eat out. Things have changed greatly from when we started our weight loss journey. Do those calorie counts on menus matter? I know when I look at a menu and see the calorie…

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Angela February 7, 2017

Determined to lose this pregnancy weight

I’m on a mission to lose my pregnancy weight. I wish it would just roll off but it’s not. I have to admit I am really uncomfortable in my skin right now. It’s bothering me so much but things will get better. The first thing I did to make myself feel “normal” again was to get out of the maternity clothes. The pregnant look was cute for me when I was pregnant; not so much anymore. How much weight am I trying to lose? I’m trying to lose the 15 pounds left over from the baby and then I’ll work…

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Angela January 30, 2017

Monday Motivation: Truth vs. Perspective

Happy Monday! I know it’s a little late in the day but it’s never too late to get a little motivation on your Monday. I wanted to send a great message for the day and the only thing I could think about was a message of truth. Always be truthful with yourself. Why spend the time lying to yourself when other people will do that for you? The truth is not always easy to handle but knowing it can change your world. You are the only person you can trust completely so always be truthful with yourself. People will tell…

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Angela January 27, 2017

Things are not normal

The best blogs are the ones when you write about what you know so that is what I have to write about right now. Things are not normal right now. I wish I could blog about workouts, meal prepping and healthy meals, or even just weight loss. But I can’t do that because life is just different right now. I am extremely blessed to have a child. She is my world and I’m thankful every minute of the day. This is definitely a place in life I never thought I would be. Honestly, I had given up the possibility of…

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Angela January 11, 2017

Catching up: the anniversaries and baby

I’m barely keeping things together. Having a new baby is challenging. It’s not so much the sleep thing that is getting me, it’s the everything else. Changing of the diapers, feeding and just making sure she’s content are the hard parts for me. That’s the biggest adjustment in my life. Plus, I’ve been having to do work in the in-between times which is something I didn’t think I would have to do. But I still have to pay the bills, right? I am learning that I need to make some time for myself. There’s a lot of learning going on…

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Angela January 10, 2017

Components of weight loss

I’m desperately trying to stay afloat which got me thinking about a couple of things. It’s the beginning of the year so everyone is focused on weight loss, hitting the gym and eating healthy meals. There is so much more to weight loss than just those things. It’s a process and sometimes it’s easy to overlook some of the smaller things. Sleep is so important. Right now I have a tiny one who is controlling my sleep schedule so it’s been a little rough. She seems to be getting more than enough sleep; it’s me who seems to be suffering.…

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Angela January 2, 2017

Setting my goals for 2017

I’ve always said the best way to achieve your goals is to write those goals down and revisit them from time to time. This will be my place to share my goals with you and you will hopefully keep me accountable to some point. Things in my life are different now and it’s weird how quickly things can change. In the past, I would have been talking about collecting states on my marathon quest or that new distance I was hoping to tackle. I feel like I’m in a place of starting over and I don’t mind it at all.…

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Angela January 1, 2017

New year and new goals

Happy New Year! I usually don’t make it midnight but I had to wake up to feed Baby G and I really wanted to bring in the New Year with her. My new year situation never included a big party, but this is probably the biggest party I’ve ever had. It’s that time of year when people embrace the new year, new goals thing. It’s great that people can see a new year as a new beginning. I encourage you to think of it the same way from week to week. There are people who are anti-new year resolutions and…

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Angela December 27, 2016

The time I grew a human

Things happened very quickly and I really thought I was going to have another week to work on my blog. Last week things went very different than I imagined, but the best part was meeting my baby girl. That’s right, I grew a human and I finally got to meet her last week. She’s perfect! We are doing well and so thankful for everything. I’m on a workout break which is going to be something hard for me to deal with. This will be the longest period of time that I haven’t worked out since I started my weight loss…

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