Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

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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Angela September 1, 2014

Introducing this week’s lunch: Meatloaf with a …

Happy Labor Day everyone! I’ve been hosting some friends this weekend so Sunday setup has come into Monday! I know you’re all dying to know what I’ve decided to make for lunch this week. I’ve decided on meatloaf. It’s important to get started on the meal prepping for the week right now if you haven’t. There’s still time for you! So why meatloaf? I can make one big pan of it and it will last the entire week for the two of us. Willie doesn’t like the abundance of ground turkey/chicken that we have around the house, but it works…

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Angela August 31, 2014

Foodie Penpal – August 2014

It’s foodie pen pal day! I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend. I’ve been hanging out with some friends and taking it easy. Summer is coming to an end and it supposed to be a weekend we spend outside doing outside things. But it’s raining here so we had to come up with other things to do… We made wreathes. It was fun but a little time consuming. It turned out pretty good for a first attempt so maybe one day I’ll try to make another one. This month my foodie penpal was Savina! And I think she…

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Angela August 28, 2014

Six:02 and The Reebok Skyscape Runaround

The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Reebok. This past weekend I visited my local Six:02 store at Memorial City Mall to buy some Reebok Skyscapes. I must start this off by telling you I knew nothing about Six:02 and I’m not a real big fan of Reebok. Spoiler alert: things have changed on that front. My first impression of the store: this store is for women! I loved the modern feel of the store. Everything had a place and it was very organized. The store sells different brands from Asics to Reebok so there is…

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Angela August 27, 2014

Workout Wednesday: Strength Training At Home

It’s no secret that I love Tone It Up workouts! I love these ladies because they have these kick butt workouts and provide a lot of stuff for free. Hello! These a great workouts you can watch on YouTube! On the days I don’t feel like hitting the gym, I do their workouts. I purchased the DVD at the beginning of the summer and I love it. It was seriously the best $50 I spent because I have noticed a difference. I know you always see me posting the pictures and talking about beach barre, sunkissed abs or my hula…

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Angela August 26, 2014

The We Beat Fat Survey – Win a box …

I’m trying to get a feel for the audience and what I can do to improve the blog. Please take a moment to fill out the survey. Everyone who fills out the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a sample box of Quest Nutrition Bars! Here’s the survey: Loading… Thank you for your time and happy reading!

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Angela August 26, 2014

Do you drink tea? What I learned at …

I’m a serious tea drinker! I will go to Teavana and spend all my money without knowing it. That tea is EXPENSIVE so I don’t buy it that often. I do love all kinds of tea though which is why I was excited for my trip to Denver a couple of weeks ago. I made a trip to the Celestial Seasonings home in Boulder, CO! This is the place where they do everything. There is only one location for this company and everything is done here. I was super excited to visit this place. I took the tea tour which…

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Angela August 25, 2014

The lifestyle change is DIFFERENT for EVERYONE

It’s different for everyone and it’s going to change over time. Keep that in mind. I’ve said it many many times. The journey I took is different from the one Willie took and will be different from the one many people take. A lifestyle change is about developing new habits. In our case, our lifestyle change was about developing HEALTHIER habits than what we did before. McDonald’s drive thru and movie marathons for the weekend soon became weekend running and enjoying a good healthy meal. Losing 100+ pounds takes time and commitment. That has to come from within yourself. No…

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Angela August 24, 2014

Sunday set up: meatballs, egg muffins, raw “cookie …

Happy Sunday! That means it’s time for meal prepping in our house. This week I’ve been feeling uninspired with the meals. We didn’t even make a grocery list when we headed to the store. It’s my job to deal with the lunch and Willie deals with the dinner. Collectively we do breakfast and we each like different snacks so we do our own snacks. Breakfast: Egg white muffins and overnight oats. We’ve been eating the same thing for breakfast everyday for almost two years. It’s quick and easy and we can take it with us if we need. Lunch: Meatballs,…

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Angela August 22, 2014

My week of recovery has been hard

I’m excited for a couple of things coming up, but for me to really enjoy those things I have to be healthy and strong. I’ve got Marine Corps Marathon in October and I never thought I would have the chance to run that race so I want to make sure I make it through all 26.2 miles of that race with a smile on my face. Plus, I running the St. Jude Marathon in December with Willie. These are some big moments for me. This week I’ve been pretty beat up. My knee was really stiff due to a tight…

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Angela August 21, 2014

What was the hardest thing about losing weight?

FYI: This is going to be a new section of the blog. It’s going to be the question of the week. Sometimes I’ll take questions from what people ask me or sometimes I’ll talk about some questions that have come to my attention through reading and just normal life. This week I took the question from almost every person I’ve met in the past 2 years. This is tricky for me because I really don’t know if people want to know the real answer. You may not like the truth that I’m about to lay out here…or it may not…

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