Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela August 11, 2015

Sleep debt: are you suffering?

Monday morning, the alarm went off and I hit the snooze button. Sunday night, I stayed up a little later because I was working on some blog projects and it messed with my routine a bit. Sunday work, turned into a Monday morning snooze that lasted long enough for me to miss my morning workout. What’s up with that? Monday afternoon, I start going through my e-mail and find something interesting about sleep deprivation. Keep in mind, I didn’t think I was sleep deprived because I go to sleep at old lady time. I’m usually in bed by 9pm if…

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Angela August 10, 2015

Surround yourself with positive people.

Please surround yourself with positive people who see greatness. This is one lesson I have learned this year. Positive energy is important and situating yourself around people who are doing something will indeed motivate and inspire you to explore things you never thought possible. Just think about it, if you continue living life every day in a negative situation, you will more than likely develop a negative attitude. The sky will never be blue enough. The stars will never shine bright enough for you. The bad days morph into even worse days. This is just one reason to fill your…

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Angela August 7, 2015

Five Things Friday: Things I Want To Try

Welcome to this week’s edition of Five Things Friday. I’m talking about the things I want to to try. There’s nothing really outlandish going on here, but there is some interesting stuff on this list…well at least to me. I don’t know what has stopped me from trying these things, but something has. Maybe I should get to the root of the problem or just skip that part and just start trying stuff. I won’t waste any more of your time, so I’ll just get to the list. 1. A zumba class. Technically, I’ve gone to a Zumba class BUT…

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Angela August 5, 2015

Beginner Treadmill Workout for Willie’s Birthday

I don’t know if any of you remember, but Willie and I started our weight loss journey on the treadmill. We scheduled out the time to walk on the treadmill for roughly 35 minutes a day. Willie literally walked off 150 pounds. I know the treadmill gets a bad wrap, especially by me, because people claim it to be boring. But the truth is: you can get a great cardio workout on a treadmill. Do I enjoy running 15 miles on a treadmill? Nope, but I do like walking on the treadmill. It’s easier to keep pace and to keep…

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Angela August 3, 2015

Stop, drop and smile.

Things haven’t been great lately and I got bogged down in some negative energy. And then work happened and it got really busy and I didn’t have enough time to really blog. Today’s message: You’re never fully dressed without a smile. It’s not a completely an original idea. But it’s a theory I want to carry over into this Monday. It’s time to start fresh and to start anew. It’s time to smile, again. The act of smiling can change your whole world in the blink of an eye. A smile breeds positivity. Why should you turn that frown upside…

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Angela July 31, 2015

Donate to Team Healthy Kids and WIN $100 AMAZON …

Hey everyone! I don’t really want to ask this on my blog but I’m desperate. I need to raise $295 by tomorrow for Team Healthy Kids. I was always the bigger kid and spent pretty much my whole life as being obese. This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. Here’s why you should donate: I’m not asking you to break your bank account, but a $10 donation will go a long way in helping out a kid. Take a stand to fight off childhood obesity. $25 gives a child a healthy meal for a month…

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Angela July 30, 2015

Video this week: drink more water, get motivated …

Happy Thursday everyone! I didn’t do any meal prep this week because it was all up to Willie so I don’t have a food video for you this week. I’ve been working really hard on these videos and it’s a learning process. It’s something I feel is adding more to the blog. Here are the videos this week: Drink more water…and add some flava! Keep your fitness appointment because it’s just as important as anything else in your life. Watch and get motivated! And my weekend road trip to Mississippi/Alabama by myself. Boo! Have you tried a water enhancer? Did…

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Angela July 29, 2015

Hot weather is killing my marathon training

I said it. I’m not thrilled to be training for the Chicago Marathon right now. (Don’t forget I’m trying to raise $$ for Team Healthy Kids. Do you think you can help me out?) It’s hot and humid and that equals struggle. Because of the weather, I feel confined and stuck to having to run at a certain time. I crapped out of my long run last Friday because I just wasn’t feeling it. I attempted a treadmill run. I did manage to get 4 miles in on Saturday and probably could have done more if I woke up earlier…but…

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Angela July 28, 2015

The pigeon hole

I’m having one of those days that just isn’t really good. I do feel like I’m trapped in a nightmare. The one thing I need to always remember is everyone has problems, right? Everyone is dealing with something and everyone is having their own type of day. I don’t want to be overly dramatic about it because it’s probably just a little blip on the radar. Everything seems so much bigger when you’re going through it, right? I had another blog post planned today but I wanted to be real. The social media world presents our facade life. You get…

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Angela July 27, 2015

Keep your fitness appointment

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I went to visit my best friends to celebrate a very special birthday. I hadn’t seen them in forever so it was so great. Sadly, I didn’t get many pictures but I got a few. The key to life is to surround yourself with good people. I think I’m winning in this department, finally. I did video…but it’s not ready yet. The weekend video will be up on Wednesday. Today’s video is about motivation and keeping your fitness appointments. This morning Willie and I went to the gym. I did a…

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Angela July 24, 2015

Five Things Friday: Learned on a road trip

It’s late and it’s almost no longer Friday, but I’m going to make it just in time to post my five things Friday. I had a rough start to the day and realized I probably just needed a little break and some sleep. I bailed on my long run this morning because I was tired. I knew I needed to get in the car to drive to see my very best friends today too so I made the smart decision to bail out on the run and go back home to sleep before leaving. It was a road trip and…

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