Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela January 27, 2016

Don’t put in the work; don’t expect a good result

Many of you are giving the “WTF” comments on my post about getting my run life together. This is a lesson that can be taken to every aspect of life so I wanted to explain to you why am I getting my run life together. I get where the WTF comments are coming from because you see me running all the time. That’s the thing, I am running all the time, but I’m not running consistently. Basically, I haven’t been putting in the work. I’m just going through the motions and that’s not what I want RIGHT now. I want…

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Angela January 25, 2016

Bad doesn’t always mean bad

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are having a fabulous start to the week. I had a great weekend hanging with friends and running some trails but there is more on that later. It’s time for a little motivation on Monday about why bad doesn’t always mean bad. The weight loss journey was hard and frustrating but the positive was we were working toward a goal. Even on the worst days, it was just easier to move forward imagining what things would be like in the end. There are times when you find yourself in a place that isn’t the…

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Angela January 22, 2016

My week in recovery

I’m probably being too cautious with my recovery but I don’t want to be injured again where I shouldn’t be running. That’s a very scary things. I felt like I lost my best friend and I don’t like losing my best friends. It hurts and it’s sad. No more sad faces in my life. Welcome to my week in recovery. So I’ve been really weird about my running. I haven’t ran this week since I ran a lot last weekend. I’m running the Austin Marathon in 3 weeks and I really want to do well. Last year, I bailed out…

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Angela January 20, 2016

Water drinking experiment: out of sight out of …

It’s winter. It’s coldish and the need to drink water has lessened. I’m not trying to cool my body off from heat and I’m just plain not thirsty. These are the times it’s very trying to achieve my daily water goals. I’ve been failing at this lately. I had my very own water drinking experiment. I always tell people to put water on their desk at work. I use to do it all the time but then I stopped or I would place my bottle across the room. It was never within reach. When it was far away from me,…

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Angela January 18, 2016

Having fun at the Louisiana Marathon weekend

It’s currently 2am and I can’t sleep. I really thought I was going to sleep the whole night but I woke up around midnight and couldn’t go back to sleep. I thought I should do some productive things so I packed up my stuff, uploaded some pictures and now I’m blogging. Some people sleep well after a marathon, and then there’s me. There’s no sleeping for me. This is not news. The Louisiana Marathon weekend is one of my favorite weekends of the year. There is just something about this race that I just can’t get over. The atmosphere is…

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Angela January 15, 2016

Updates on a long week, fitness & weight loss

It’s been a very busy week. It’s launch week at the gym so I’ve been teaching and trying to attend classes as much as possible. It’s always exciting to get people excited about working out and trying some new stuff. It’s not exciting to not want to sit on bike by the week. Plus, I’ve been really busy with work. My mom had a knee replacement surgery during Thanksgiving but she hasn’t been cleared to drive so I also need to make sure she’s taken care of in the meantime. It’s just been a lot at one time. And of…

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Angela January 11, 2016

You CAN make a healthy CHANGE

Sometime after leaving the gym yesterday and the ride home, I got sick. I’ve been down and out and haven’t been able to eat anything. I woke up this morning feeling a little bit out of whack but I’m hanging in there right now. Thank you to everyone sending me the well wishes. I think I’m on the mend. This past weekend, Willie and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been married for six years because a lot of things have changed. Our wedding anniversary coincides with what people are now calling our “get…

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Angela January 8, 2016

Weight loss/fitness motivation group and fitness finds

Happy Friday! Today I thought I would share with you some finds from the week. It’s a new year so all types of stuff is hitting the internet and some of it I actually found interesting. It’s a new year so it’s time to really start tracking your food and your workouts. We have always talked about logging your food here as a way to lose weight. It’s also important to log your workouts. Yesterday I was talking with a friend about his running and he told me that RunKeeper has run training plans for ALL LEVELS. This is a…

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Angela January 7, 2016

I’m battling an injury

I’ve had a nagging injury that I kept running on for about a month. I’m pretty sure it started off as a sprained ankle and then turned into something else. Resting wasn’t something I was interested in doing. I was able to finish the races I wanted to do so I said I would rest. On New Year’s Day, I ran a marathon. Things were going well until my ankle brace really compressed the tendon on the top of my foot. The last 3 miles I was forced to walk because that tendon was so swollen which caused some other…

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Angela January 5, 2016

All about being on the TODAY show

Hey all! I hope you’re having a great day. I’ve been busy since we returned from New York and I’m trying to get a handle on things. I really want to clean up and get things ready for the New Year. Just in case you didn’t get a chance to catch our segment on the Today Show you can watch it here. It was a really great experience being on the show. It was exciting to sit in the green room and see all the stars come through. Willie spotted Eva Longoria and I was happy to see America Ferrera.…

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Angela January 4, 2016

On the TODAY Show & come a marathon with …

Good morning and Happy Monday! It’s the first week of the New Year which means we turn those plans into actions. This is your time to shine. Don’t just talk about doing something; make it happen. Willie and I spent yesterday walking around NYC and enjoying the sights. It’s been a great way to start off the year and it has really made us think about things. This morning Willie and I are on the NBC Today Show in the 4th hour. Please take the time to watch and hear about our weight loss journey which has now turned into…

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