Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela May 12, 2015

Healthy eating with chicken: three recipes I will to try

We eat a lot of chicken, turkey and fish in our house. Red meat is limited, Willie eats it but I tend to shy away from it. Eating lean meats is a huge part of our healthy eating plan. I’ve been trying to find some ways to enjoy chicken besides the usual ways. This week for lunch I made a chicken soup from the Runner’s World Cookbook. I was in a pinch because I needed a meal for the week but I didn’t have enough time slave over the stove. I needed to use the crock pot. I have to…

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Angela May 11, 2015

Channel that inner ROCKSTAR with confidence

In my mind, I’m a rockstar. I have to think of myself that way so that I can keep pushing and moving on. There’s nothing wrong with thinking I’m a rockstar, right? Thinking I’m a rockstar is just my way of gaining confidence in the moment. At the end of the day, I know I am no different than anyone else, but there are moments that I just need to feel special. Confidence is key and every one needs it to survive. There are definitely moments when I feel like I can’t do something but confidence always pulls me through…

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Angela May 10, 2015

Happy Mother’s Day!

I know Mother’s Day is almost over but I wanted to pop in and say hello to all the mother’s out there in the world. Without them, we wouldn’t be here. I spent the afternoon with my mother. She’s my hero. She’s battled cancer and is still surviving. I sometimes take it for granted that I spend every day with her when most people don’t get that chance. I am thankful for my momma every minute of the day. Two very important moms in my life: my mom and my sister! We had a family meal that included all of…

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Angela May 8, 2015

Food memory lane needs to be replaced

This is not the Friday post I thought I would be posting, but Willie and I were chatting this morning. It started off a little like this, “I feel like I’ve been going down a food memory lane this week.” The truth is, I have ventured into these conversations that end up talking about food. Wait!?! Am I’m missing the food of years past? I can safely say that is not the case. Don’t get me wrong, I do still have cravings for somethings but I would never cave to those cravings. It’s not worth it. The picture above in…

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Angela May 8, 2015

I’m diggin’ travel and watermelon right now.

I did a lot of working out yesterday, well not really but I tried so new stuff. I’m working really hard on my core strength so I did a little bit of that. I also taught my class yesterday morning and I went to Group Kick with Willie. I must tell you this; it hurts to move my arms. I’ve switched up my workouts this week anyway and I’m hurting but kick just put the icing on the cake. FYI: Willie doesn’t like to take post workout pictures so all he ever gives me is feet. I thought I would…

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FixerUpper May 8, 2015

Be true to yourself.

It’s Monday and I like to post motivational stuff on Monday. Sometimes I have these great moments, but most days it’s just a simple message. Today is going to be one of those moments…and I may have talked about this a few zillion times, but I REALLY think it’s important to BE TRUE TO YOURSELF! I’ve struggled. I want to be everything to everyone. I want to feel loved and I want to feel needed. Sometimes I would morph myself to fit this person’s mold and then try to fit into another person’s needs. I can only be myself and…

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Angela May 3, 2015

Setting up the Sunday

Good evening everyone! I’m trying to set up the week today. We went to the grocery store this morning and had a pretty lazy day. Then I thought it was time to make the lunches for the week. Nothing fancy happening here this week. Good ole turkey burgers, spaghetti squash casserole and some smokey greens. I’m responsible for lunch, Willie is responsible for dinner and we both contribute to breakfast. That’s just what works for us. I hope everyone had a great weekend. I know I did. For everyone out there who thinks I don’t run unless it’s a race…

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Angela May 1, 2015

Making goals on May Day!

Hello May! I hope everyone is starting off the first day of the month in a positive direction. Last night, I stayed up a whole lot late for me to watch the draft. I must confess I usually go to sleep between 8:15 pm – 9:00 pm and the first round of the draft lasted until 10:30pm. I went into the bedroom around 10:15 to watch the two last picks but I fell asleep. This morning I woke up a little tired but I wanted to start the month off right and go to the gym. I knew I wasn’t…

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Angela April 30, 2015

I’m all about the NFL Draft

Excuse me for my lack of posting today. There’s only been one thing on my mind… It’s NFL Draft Day and I’m so excited! I’ve been waiting for this day for a couple of months now. I’ve been following all the news and the players I’m interested in. I’m a little bummed about Shane Ray because he was the one person I was really pulling for this year. I’m a huge Texans fan but I’m also a Bears fan too. My heart can’t choose until forced so instead I cheer for both! It’s the end of the month so I…

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Angela April 29, 2015

Bringing back the two-a-days and other things

Willie is on a mission to remind me I’m just a few days done from the 50K! I have some aches and pains and he’s on my butt about giving it time. You know what I say to that? Yep! That’s right. It’s the time of year when it’s getting hotter outside and the nearby races are coming to an end. That means one of two things. 1. I need to start traveling or 2. I’m going to have to hit the streets and run. I’m going to Kentucky in two weeks though and then California at the end of…

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Angela April 27, 2015

Race Recap: Brazos Bend 50K

Saturday, I ran the Brazos Bend 50K with a lot of my running group. We had a good group of people doing the 50 miler, 50K, 25K and 10K. This course is known for running with the alligators. We went on Friday evening to pick up my packet and hear the trail brief. But I missed the trail briefing because we got stuck in traffic. People had been out there and took tons of pictures of the gators roaming the course. My race started at 7am which was an hour after the 50 milers but I was there to see…

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