Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

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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Angela December 19, 2016

Motivation Monday: Patience is key

The year is winding down and it’s the time to reflect on all the great things you did this year. I truly hope it’s been a great year for you and you have made the progress you desired at the start of the year. Even if you didn’t reach all of your goals doesn’t mean it’s still not going to happen. Patience is key and things take time, a person just needs to stay the course. I know what you’re thinking, “it’s easier said than done.” That’s the absolute truth, it’s easy to think those things but putting it into…

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Angela December 16, 2016

Friday Five: Turkey burgers, headbands, working out & more

Happy Friday! I hope all is well in the world with you. I felt like I had a really productive morning but then the afternoon seems a little less eventful. I guess you could say I spent it on the couch sleeping. I thought I should sit down and blog since I’m feeling up to it and I’m well rested. So there’s a blog and some hot chocolate…and here I am. I think it’s a good way to spend a Friday. 1. Today I’m officially 38 weeks which means our baby girl should be making her grand debut soon. FYI:…

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Angela December 13, 2016

Motivation to get back on track

It’s the holidays and people seem to get off track during this time. For me, I’m dealing with a big event coming my way. My focus has just been getting something in my tummy and I’ve been GREAT for the most part. But with our little girl on the way, I’m trying to get back on track so I can stay healthy and get lose this baby weight. I’ve learned that in the past making a plan is the most effective way to accomplish a goal. It’s easier to stay focused and on track that way. I know it worked…

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Angela December 7, 2016

Not filled with useful information

I feel like I’m slacking because I haven’t been on my blogging A game since I got pregnant. I don’t like to talk about my pregnancy too much because I’m kind of a private person. Sometimes, it’s hard for strangers to know so much information about me, especially when I’m approached IRL with conversations. It’s still something I’m getting my head around and it’s been a while since I started blogging. And of course, all of my posts would be about the baby which is what people want to hear. My workout routine: I started off going to the gym…

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Angela November 29, 2016

Tips for getting your workouts done

I know I’ve talked about this before but I have a new perspective on this subject. Before working out was something that I wanted to do; I had no problems hitting the gym. Now that I’m pregnant, I still want to workout but there are many excuses for me not to hit the gym. Sometimes those are good reasons and sometimes those are just excuses. I can now identify with some of the complaints people have about working out. I’ve been trying to workout 4 times a week in my third trimester. For the most part, I’ve been hitting my…

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