Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela November 12, 2014

Loose skin is suddenly back in the topic column

You may have seen the Muscle and Fitness article about the effects of extreme weight loss on skin. John David Glaude stripped down to show you what’s it like. The only thing I could think about when I saw it was, “he’s pretty brave.” His message is correct! He said he’s comfortable clothed but not so much unclothed so that is why he decided to do the video. This is the most relateable thing I’ve seen on the internet about weight loss. The fear of the loose skin with weight loss is real. I have people writing me all the…

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Angela November 10, 2014

You are enough so embrace it.

It’s a big world out there and sometimes it’s hard to navigate and stay true to yourself. I remember my teenage years and all the adults claiming “you’ll find yourself as your grow older.” Everyone has heard the “just be you and don’t worry about what other people think” speech, but it’s easier said than done, right? As I grow older though, I think it becomes harder to be who you are without being conscious of what other people may think or say. It never gets easier and it never goes away. It’s something everyone has to work towards. Just…

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Angela November 9, 2014

Race recap: Pleasure Island Bridge Half Marathon

It’s my favorite race of the year! I love the Pleasure Island Bridge Half Marathon for many reasons but most importantly, it’s just a great race with great people. I run all over the country but it’s nice to run the local races. I’m so blessed that my community has two great local long run events. This is my 3rd year running the bridge and I wouldn’t miss it for anything. The race is scenic and it’s always great to run a bridge, right? I didn’t have a goal this year because last year I was really sluggish at this…

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Angela November 6, 2014

It’s holiday time but you still need …

I walked into a store last Saturday and they were playing Christmas carols. I had to think to myself, “wasn’t it just Halloween?” I guess we’re completely giving up on Thanksgiving this year in lieu of the other holidays. My plan is to come up with some dishes that you can share around the holiday table without blowing out your calories. This is something Willie and I will work on together so it will appear on both blogs. But today I want to talk about overindulging in the holiday goodness. I know it’s the holidays and you should enjoy it.…

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Angela November 4, 2014

Done with being sick so I’m trying …

Yep I was sick! That’s all I could talk about but I’m glad that it’s passed. I actually want to get moving again. I guess the best thing about getting sick was it happened after a marathon which forced me into rest/recovery mode. Things are almost back to normal but I can’t hear out of my ear! It’s still blocked up. The big lesson to learn from my sickness incident is: listen to your body. If you’re sick it’s best to get over it instead of trying to push through it. Kind of funny coming from me since I ran…

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Angela November 3, 2014

The things I’m not…

It’s time for me to snap out of some things and I’m really trying to refocus the blog to where it needs to be. I just finished reading The Happiness of Pursuit and the book has completely changed my world and I think it’s starting to change Willie’s world too. My point: I want to be happy as much as I possibly can in life. I understand that I will not be happy all moments of my life but that doesn’t mean that it has to be a complete downer. I can only be the person I am. I can’t…

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Angela November 2, 2014

Walgreens Way To Well Tour Visit

The Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour has been in Houston so Willie and I made our way there to get our numbers checked. I had been to the tour before but this was Willie’s first time and he was pretty impressed. The bus was very nice and the Fitbit and other health devices were on display. Don’t forget you can connect your device to the Walgreens Balance® Rewards*+ account to earn points for your health tests and your steps. So the first step is entering your information and getting aboard the bus. The first thing you do is get your blood pressure…

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Angela November 1, 2014

Race Recap: Rock n Roll St. Louis Half …

Sunday morning was the day to run long! This was a taper run for me because I planned on running the Marine Corp Marathon the following week. This was also a training run for Willie who is training for his first marathon in December. It was meant to be fun. My attitude for this race was very different from the day before. The day before I was excited and ready to tackle the task. I woke up on Sunday and I wasn’t feeling it. Probably because it was a tad bit cooler than the day before. I don’t know what…

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Angela November 1, 2014

Race Recap: Rock n Roll St. Louis 5K – …

It’s been awhile since I ran this race but when I got back from St. Louis, I got sick and then I was on to Washington DC for Marine Corp. I’m usually really good about doing the race recaps on time but this time I failed. Willie and I ventured to St. Louis just to run this race. That’s probably not very shocking to hear. The race started at 8AM so we had plenty of time to get to the race. The weather was cooler than what we were use to but that’s wasn’t a big deal. We left the…

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Angela October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!

Halloween never comes on a Friday night so I’m excited to hand out candy to the kiddies tonight! This morning I prepped the candy bucket and I am so excited to see the kids dressed up in their costumes. I just hope the kids will show up since it’s Friday night in the South. That is usually filled with high school football, so we’ll see. I’ve been taking a poll on what people’s favorite candy is and chocolate seems to win out. Chocolate bars and chocolate peanut butter cups. Back in the day, I used to tear up peanut butter…

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Angela October 30, 2014

Weight loss makes you confront the truth

I was listening to sports radio today and someone spoke about losing weight. It was asked if being overweight was an unhappy thing because most weight loss stories begin with someone saying they were unhappy with their size. I think it’s a trap people fall in after they lost weight. I’ve said it many times that I’m happier now that I’ve lost the weight which sometimes insinuates that I wasn’t happy before. Don’t get me wrong, life definitely had it’s down points but it also had it’s ups too! I know the weight loss forced me to confront some issues…

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