Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela November 1, 2014

Race Recap: Rock n Roll St. Louis Half Marathon

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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Angela October 29, 2014

My week with the Mizuno Wave Rider 18

The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Mizuno for the Wave Ride 18. All opinions expressed here are my own! With the amount of running I do, I go through a lot of shoes, but I’ve never tried Mizuno’s before. When it comes to trying new shoes, it’s kind of hard for me to take the plunge. This time I am glad that I did. The Mizuno Wave Rider 18 is a neutral shoe but it packs some good mid-foot support, which is very important to me. The shoes I received were Black/Silver/Florida Keys! That’s always…

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Angela October 28, 2014

Marine Corps Marathon Recap

Hello! I’m still alive. I’ve been sick lately and all my extra energy has been put into sleeping instead of working and/or blogging. This past weekend I traveled to Washington DC for the very first time in my life. I went with my mom because I raised money for Team Inspiration in the name of her. She’s my warrior! I didn’t know until we were walking around that my mom had never been to Washington DC before either. It was a special moment! I was so excited to see everything but man there are many things to see there. We…

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Angela October 24, 2014

If you want something bad enough you’re …

Hello from Virginia! I arrived yesterday after two delayed flights but we still made it here. I’m running the Marine Corps Marathon this weekend and decided to bring my mom along too. I’ve been working really hard to make this trip possible and this is the one thing I wanted to do in life besides go to China. I am having a very blessed year. Last night we went to dinner at this place called Cosi. I have to shout out to how good this place was. Our options were Subway or Cosi because it was late and this stuff…

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Angela October 23, 2014

My weight loss gamer changer

For some reason people are saying that Willie and I were on The Biggest Loser. I’ve been stopped four times in two days of people asking me about the show. Sorry folks, we weren’t on that show. The social aspect of the show would have had us voted out in the very beginning. But the lovely lady at Sam’s Club did ask me what the biggest game changer in losing all the weight. I didn’t even flinch when she asked because I know portion control was the biggest learning experience of it. Please pay attention to portion sizes. Read the…

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Angela October 22, 2014

Visit the Walgeens Way To Well Tour and …

I don’t know if y’all remember my trip to the Walgreens Way To Well Tour over the summer, but it was a really great experience. It’s very important to get your numbers checked. And the best thing about the Walgreens Way To Well Tour is it’s free! The Walgreens Way To Well Tour is coming Houston from October 23 – November 1. This is your chance to get your numbers checked. This is a great preventative health and early detection service. Don’t be afraid to check your numbers. It’s best to be in control of your health and this is taking the…

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Angela October 22, 2014

The worst possible time to be sick

I’m traveling to Washington DC tomorrow and guess what? I’m sick. This is the worst possible time for me to have anything. It could be worse though because I did get a flu shot. I’m pretty sure I’m sick because I was in milder temps this past weekend and then returned home to the sauna. That’s why I’m behind on the blog stuff. I’ll be catching up shortly. I woke up yesterday feeling ok. I got up to teach my class. There was nothing unusual going on there. Just a good ole cycle workout. I even wore a skirt yesterday. I…

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Angela October 20, 2014

Finding happiness in St. Louis!

Happy Monday! We got in from St. Louis late last night. It was a good weekend and I’ll recap it later in another post. This post isn’t for that that. Traveling to St. Louis with Willie was kind of an eye opening experience for me. Or maybe just a huge surge of energy into my system. I’ve been floundering through life for the past couple of months. I really thought it had only been a few weeks but if I look back on big picture, this moment has been coming for a long time. I’ve felt like I’ve been stuck on…

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