Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela September 15, 2014

Go with your heart

Today has been a good day. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to blog about today so I almost passed on writing a blog post today…until I had a moment when working out. I went to a cycle class today…and I didn’t teach it. And you know what? It felt good. My hamstring is kind of bothering me and I thought it would be best to forgo today’s run. I did what I wanted to today and it just felt good. I remember going to my first cycle class and I couldn’t turn the gears up because it was too…

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Angela September 14, 2014

This week’s sunday set up: spring rolls, …

Happy Sunday everyone! It’s been a pretty uneventful weekend. We were supposed to go to Austin for the Fit Foodie thing but a lot of things got in the away so we had to cancel. That was a bummer because I wanted to meet Allison Sweeney. Instead, we continued on with our normal workouts. Willie is starting to get into marathon training so it’s kind of nice that we can run together. I was doing a recovery run of 6 miles and he did 8 miles. He was all smiles when he was done. It’s Sunday so you know what…

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Angela September 12, 2014

Week in review: best friends, grapes and the …

Happy Friday y’all. I don’t know about you but I’m glad it’s Friday. I’ve been really busy at work so life has been a bit hectic this week. It hasn’t been a bad week at all, but it hasn’t been the best week of my life either…it’s just a week! Yesterday I did have a chance to catch up with one of my best friends. It’s been a while since I’ve seen her so it was nice just to talk. I guess we’ll just call September best friend reunion month because I haven’t seen any of them in awhile but…

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Angela September 9, 2014

Race recap: Frozen Hot Chocolate 10K – Austin

My best friend Melissa is a sucker for chocolate. I told her about these races and I was pleased to see one coming to Austin so I asked her if she wanted to do a race. Of course, she was happy to do it. She will run for chocolate. I like running 10K because it’s short of “longish” for a run! I woke up Saturday to run 6.5 miles before the race so I could get my miles in. This wasn’t anything serious for me. I was really doing this race for fun and to hang out with my friend.…

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Angela September 9, 2014

Running a bit behind

This past weekend put me a little behind on the food prep thing which in turn has kind of made life a little harder. This weekend I ran one of those Hot Chocolate races and it wasn’t a good experience. I’ll put that in a separate post for the interested parties later. But that meant we weren’t home to do our Sunday morning grocery shopping. Well, in this case we did do it, just in another city. I guess that speaks to how hardcore we actually are about our shopping. But when we returned, I had a staff meeting at…

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Angela September 6, 2014

Zucchini and Summer Squash Fritters

Every time I got on instagram someone was posting pictures of zucchini fritters. I’ve never had a zucchini fritter in my life and I definitely didn’t know how to make them. I thought I would give it a go on my own terms but first I needed to know the basic of a fritter. So I made a traditional fritter without frying it. Apparently, a fritter is fried. I don’t do fried or oil! The traditional fritter has all purpose flour, butter, cheese and is fried in oil. Once again, I “pan fried” these with a simple cooking spray. And…

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Angela September 5, 2014

A week in review: washing machines and workouts

Happy Friday everyone! This has been the LONGEST short week of my life. I’ve been finding it hard to push through this week so I’m definitely glad to have made it to Friday. I wanted to share some of my highlights from the week. Sadly, I don’t have many HIGHlights but there are a few. First off, last Friday I went to wash clothes and something bad happened. This is totally not health and fitness related. This happened. The timer dial wasn’t engaging. I must tell you this is a hand me down washer but FREE is always the best…

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Angela September 4, 2014

I don’t spend a lot on my …

The truth is: I’m not fancy. People have asked me several times where I get my workout clothes, especially when I was plus size. I have to be honest. I get most of my workout clothes from Walmart. Even though I work out A LOT, I can’t justify spending so much money on clothes that I’m going to sweat in. I would love to wear Lululemon clothes, but it’s just too expensive for me. So yes, most of my workout clothes came from Walmart and still come from Walmart. I’m a girl on a budget. At the start of every…

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Angela September 3, 2014

Dos and don’ts of strength training

I’m not expert but I had to figure a couple of things out on my own. (Always remember to consult your physician before starting a new diet and/or workout routine.) I wanted to share with you some of my personal rules for strength training. Incorporating strength training into your fitness routine will only make you stronger and better. Whatever goal you’re trying to reach, these workouts will help you get there. But first, it’s time for a little personal time. This morning was the first day back into a new/old routine. I try to change my workouts up just a…

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Angela September 2, 2014

Knowledge is power so go get it!

My favorite graduate school professor told me “knowledge is power but people don’t want to pay for that power.” Paying for information doesn’t necessarily mean a monetary exchange, sometimes is a time exchange too. Hearing that statement changed my world and continues to influence how I look at things now. I want to preface this post by saying I don’t want to come across preachy or bossy or whatever adjective you will insert here. People have sent many e-mails asking me what exactly we ate and when. I’m not an expert. I can’t develop a plan for you. And even…

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