Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela August 28, 2015

Five Things Friday: The mailbox edition

Sorry for no blog yesterday, I really wasn’t feeling it. I had a core workout I was going to share with the class, but my heart wasn’t in it. Thursday is usually the day I leave open to talk about life on the blog but it just wasn’t coming to me and putting in a core workout just didn’t seem…right. It was probably just a good day to take a break from blogging. It’s Five Things Friday but I only have one thing to tell you. Today I am here to tell you that I’m reopening the mailbox! This means I will…

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Angela August 26, 2015

WIAW: Lots of salad or nothing at all

Hello all! Happy Wednesday. I wasn’t going to do this post because I really haven’t wanted to eat much of anything since the race on Saturday. I have to set reminders for meal time. I just haven’t been hungry. But I have all these food pictures so it’s only right for a What I Ate Wednesday (WIAW). On Thursday night, I threw together a stir fry. Willie made some really yummy food last week but on this particular night I wanted something else. This is what I threw together very quickly. Friday night I went to Salata to get a salad…

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Angela August 25, 2015

Eggland’s Best Eggs: a nutrient dense food

Nutrient dense foods vs. empty calories is something I’ve been wanting to address on the blog for a long time. I don’t know why I haven’t done it before now. It’s summer and I’m training for a marathon (SHOCKER!) and it’s important for me to get all the great nutrients out of my food that I possibly can…especially now that we’ve switched to a plant-based diet. The harder the workouts, the more I need to replace all that stuff leaving my body. Food is fuel and that is something you should remember when you’re consuming your calories. Food fuels our…

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Angela August 24, 2015

Race Recap: Habanero Hundred 50K

I spent the past weekend running through the woods with some totally amazing people. Here’s my video: We did the Habanero Hundred ultra that started at noon. It was a fun fun time. It’s really about the people that make an event so special. I do spend a lot of time racing by myself and I always forget how great it is just to be around friends. (Yep, that’s right. I said it.) I really needed this to get back on track. Our group had 3 relay teams and 4 people doing the individual events. If you’re from Texas, you know…

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Angela August 21, 2015

The end of a Friday

I should be sleeping right now since I’ll be running 32 miles tomorrow in the heat but I’m not. I’m up. I couldn’t stop thinking about posting this blog post. I couldn’t end Friday without it. We drove to outside Austin today. It was a nice day. The temperature seems to have calmed a bit and the sun was shining. I just can’t get over how beautiful the day turned out to be. Makes me want to drive a long way with the windows down and the radio up. We did get stuck in traffic so time was limited. There…

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Angela August 20, 2015

Meal Prep: Meatloaf all week

Hey all! I hope you’re having a great day and enjoying the food that you’re eating. I know I am. I wanted to share some tips on making leftovers new again. I know people who CAN NOT eat the same foods day in and day out. I am not one of those people. I am a creature of habit and it really won’t bother me to eat the same meal all week. That’s probably why I consider meal prepping easy. I’ve been eating the same breakfast everyday for a LONG time. Some people can’t do that so I want to…

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Angela August 19, 2015

3 Reasons To Listen to Music During Your Workout

Listening to music during your workout can work wonders. If you’re having a bad day, turn on some tunes and get it rolling. There is nothing wrong with turning up the tunes during your workout and in fact it helps out a bunch. For some reason today, I’ve been in a musical mood. Singing and shaking has been my thing so I just had to share with your some reasons to listen to music during your workout: When you’re listening to music, you’re more inclined to get with the beat. If the beat is pumping, you’re going to kick in the…

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Angela August 18, 2015

Running a 50K and other random things

I’m taking the plunge and I’m running a 50K this weekend at the Habenero Hundred. Remember when I said I need to change and be true to myself, well this is just something I need to do. Now, I don’t know if running a 50K in Texas at noon is really being true to myself since I said I wouldn’t be an ultramarathoner last year. But I’ve gotten a couple under my belt now so whether I like it or not, I am an ultra marathoner. I just need to do something to reset myself and running in the woods…

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Angela August 17, 2015

Be true to yourself

Excuse me for a moment while I set the mood. Play the song and read the blog post: I haven’t been true to myself. I think I’ve been playing. I’ve been trying a little to hard to be someone that I am not. At the root of it all, I am still the same person but with some better attributes. I think I lost myself. Lately, I’ve found myself unhappy, stressed, confused, indecisive, scattered, negative and unfocused. I don’t really feel like I’ve been myself this year at all. I’ve been floundering; I’ve been hiding. It’s time to put an…

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Angela August 14, 2015

Five Things Friday: Reasons you’ll enjoy indoor …

When I tell people I teach indoor cycle, most people tell me they aren’t ready for that class. “People come out of there really sweaty,” is the usual response. “It just seems so intense.” I hate the break it to you but yes it’s an intense exercise and all fitness activities make you sweat. I don’t think anyone should be intimidated by attending an indoor cycle/spinning class. It’s a great way to get the blood pumping and torch some calories as time literally flies by. It’s time for me to share the five reasons I think you’ll enjoy an indoor…

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Angela August 12, 2015

WIAW: This week’s eats and the leftover

Hello all. This week I’m linking up with Peas and Crayongs for WIAW to share what we are eating this week. This week it was all about the leftovers. I hate wasting food. The prices at the grocery store seems to be rising so wasting the moolah on food just makes me upset. Luckily, we had plenty of stuff leftover from last week that I was able to make new this week. In my opinion, I think it turned out better this week. There is video: Here is a closer look at what we prepped this week: Breakfast is always the same…

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