Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela January 26, 2015

Where are you going?

It’s Monday! It’s time to get moving and get active. But we must always remember one thing: You can’t know where you’re going without knowing where you’ve been. Just think about it. The drive to move forward comes from the places we’ve been. I run because I knew it was something I never thought I would do. I’m living my most healthy life right now because in the past I didn’t always do that. And the list will go on… The past influences the future. I wouldn’t change anything about the past if I could because I know that makes…

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Angela January 22, 2015

Staying safe when you take your workouts outside

Last week a woman was running in the wee hours of the morning and she was attacked. Her attacker tried to pull her in the bushes but she went all karate kid on him and got away. I don’t know if I could have done that. I can tell you one thing, I don’t want to find out. This terrifies me because I’ve been known to go running at 3:30 am! I did this without telling my husband where I would be running and I would be gone for hours at a time. He never would have known if I…

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Angela January 21, 2015

Race Recap: The Louisiana Marathon

I had no skin in the game here. I just ran the Mississippi Blues Marathon the week before and I just wanted to finish. I won’t lie when I tell you, I chose to run the marathon so I could eat some of the delicious food at the finisher festival. Spoiler alert: I was too tired and worn out when I finished to enjoy any of the food. As the week went on, I just wanted to do better than I did last year. I finished last year in 4:57:53 so coming in at 4:56:59 would have been plenty for…

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Angela January 21, 2015

Race Recap: The Advocate 5K at The Louisiana …

The Louisiana Marathon race weekend is one of my favorites of the year. I can’t explain why but it just is. Maybe it’s the energy, the friendly people, the beautiful course and even the great finisher festival. It’s a race I don’t think I’ll be missing. Willie and I usually run the 5K the day before our big races. This year I was running the 5K and the full. Willie was running the 5K and the half. This year the race included the quarter marathon (6.55 miles) and I wish I would have signed up for that instead of the…

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Angela January 20, 2015

Snack time: Mamma Chia Clean Energy Giveaway

It’s the new year so I’ve been trying out new ideas for a snack. It’s hard for me because I am a creature of habit and I really like what I like. I received this Mamma Chia Clean Energy drink a while back. I wanted to talk about them earlier but I needed to make sure it was something I would approve. I don’t want to lead you guys in the wrong direction. I’m already a big fan of the chia squeeze. Today’s mid-morning snack was a Mamma Chia Clean Energy Cherry Charge and it’s good. I must admit, the…

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Angela January 19, 2015

The truth about life

You may have noticed the blog was a little scarce last week. I hate when that happens. I’m not one to schedule posts and send them through the loop. Maybe I should do that in times like this but I like to stay authentic to my readers and post real stuff. This past week I’ve failed to do so because I’ve just been stressed. I will be honest. Things have been really stressful since November and since then things have just started to pile up. The past two weeks have probably been the most stressful of my life in a…

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Angela January 15, 2015

Staying healthy while staying busy

I’ve been a little MIA this week. It’s been a busy busy week with my full-time and part-time job. I haven’t been doing a good job at keeping you informed with what I’ve been doing. First off, it’s launch week at the gym which keeps me busy. That means more teaching in my schedule. It’s kind of a bummer I didn’t have enough time to go to all the classes I wanted to attend. I’ll just pick it up next week. This morning I got to team teach with my buddy. She made our shirts which were so cute! I’ve…

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Angela January 13, 2015

Race Recap: Mississippi Blues Marathon

This past weekend, I ran the Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jackson, MS. This race made Runner’s World Best Marathons to run this year. I was highly intrigued about this race making the list. Jackson isn’t exactly the travel hot spot so I really wondered what the fuss was about. I quickly learned but I’ll get to that later. This race was also the marathon maniac reunion race of 2015! Last year the reunion race was The Louisiana Marathon, but I was just running my first marathon at that race. It was exciting to be a Marathon Maniac this year and…

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Angela January 12, 2015

Fight the negative to ACCOMPLISH your goals

I don’t know why but this morning I woke up thinking about the things that people said I should/would never do. It’s easy to get wrapped up I. The idea of what others think and say about us. I could sit here and tell you that you shouldn’t care, but I know it’s easier said than done. If I told you I lived like that, it would be a lie. Truth is I do care, but I think that is wrapped up in insecurities. I let it creep into my head and ruin some pretty proud moments for myself. Truth…

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Angela January 9, 2015

Five years of being married…

Five years ago today, I married my best friend. I don’t want to make it about anything other than what it is. This is a day that Willie and I decided that we would become family. We promised to take care of each other and love each other unconditionally. Willie is the kindest, most compassionate person that I know. He’s truly the best and I can’t express how I feel with words. We’ve done some amazing things together and I can’t wait to experience more of life with him. Thank you to my wonderful husband for showing me the best…

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Angela January 7, 2015

Lesson of the week: negativity breeds negativity

The week is almost over and I can’t wait for it to end. It’s been a hard week or a couple of hard weeks have really hit me hard. A lot things haven’t gone right, but I’ve been good at focusing on the good things. This week, I’ve been trying to step my game up. I upped my weights in Group in Power on Monday morning. I’m trying to stay focused on moving forward and not looking back. And then some pretty negative things happened Monday during the day. I thought all types of negative things. I thought about things…

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