Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela August 14, 2014

What’s in my race pack?

I’m leaving for Denver soon for the Revel Rockies Inaugural Marathon and I’m so excited. The only thing about traveling is you have to pack. I really dislike packing because I’m an over packer. I don’t want to forget anything! Plus when I’m going away for a race, I never know what I’m going to want to wear. I have to bring options! It’s always hard! But first, did you see my ice bucket challenge from yesterday? Now back to my trip! As far as the food goes, I’m limited until I can get there. I measured out my oatmeal…

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Angela August 13, 2014

This week’s snack attack: homemade salsa is …

It’s a marathon week so I don’t do weights. I didn’t go to my usual group Power class this morning. Instead, I stayed in and did some strength training with the ladies of Tone It Up. I seriously love these workouts. You can get them for free on their youtube or buy a DVD like I did! I started the program at the beginning of the summer and within weeks I noticed a difference. These workouts are the bomb for toning up and looking fabulous. While I was working out, I was thinking about food. Is that a bad thing?…

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Angela August 11, 2014

The truth about stress

Wondering where I’ve been the past couple of weeks? I’ve been stressed. It’s left my unmotivated to do much. I’ve still be working out because HELLO that’s a big stress reliever. I think if I didn’t workout, I would be a bundle of nerves and anxiety. When I’m stressed or in a foul mood, the blog is really the thing that suffers. It’s easy to talk about all the great things going on in life but when things aren’t so great sometimes it’s just hard to find the words. It’s hard to find the words to motivate and inspire others…

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Angela August 9, 2014

The runner’s version of “Would You Rather”

I saw this game of would your rather on my friend Lauren’s site and I thought it would be fun. Everyone is always saying they want to know a little bit more about me so I thought this would be a perfect chance to shed some light on me! 1. Would you rather run a 5k or a marathon? This one is easy. I would rather run a marathon. 5ks are great but I can run those in my neighborhood. I love the challenges of a marathon and feeling like I’ve worked really hard for something. There’s nothing wrong with…

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Angela August 8, 2014

Friday happys for a Happy Friday

This week I haven’t really be into anything. My mind is on Denver next week which kind of made this week kind of blah for me. I haven’t been motivated to do much so I’ve kind of just been off. I probably just needed a little a reality break though. I’ve still done my weekly workouts and celebrated birthdays so that’s been a major positive. It’s just been a really down week as far as enthusiasm but not in spirit. I’ve been hanging in there LIKE A BOSS! Sadly the blog has suffered…just a tiny bit. Here are a few…

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Angela August 6, 2014

Stay hydrated. Drink water!

At the beginning of the summer Willie started this water drinking thing because he felt like he wasn’t getting enough. He started doing it so of course I jumped on it too. I just didn’t use that annoying app that has reminders to drink all the time. (Truth: Every time that sucker went off I was more inclined to use the bathroom instead of drinking water.) But it really got my thinking, do I drink enough water? We’ve been told since we were little that we needed 8 glasses of water per day. But then I read this on PBS:…

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Angela August 5, 2014

Today is Willie’s Birthday

He’s becoming an OLD man, but there’s nothing wrong with that. The older he gets, the more handsome he becomes, he gets a little bit smarter and a whole lot wiser. I’m hoping he has a wonderful day. Birthdays haven’t always been the best or most eventful moments in his life so I ALWAYS want to make the day something special for him. It’s kind of hard to make it amazing when it falls on a Tuesday. If I had it my way, I would take him to California. Wait!?! We already did that. Ok, so maybe we would go…

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Angela August 4, 2014

Don’t compare. Just do you!

I’m here to tell you to ignore the comps. It does no good. A big part of my motivation throughout the weight loss journey was to begin with the end in mind. I visualized what I thought I would like in the end and that really kept me going. Fast forward to now, I don’t look anything like what I thought I would look. It’s hard as woman to not compare our outward appearance to others. After all, we are constantly told what we should look like to meet certain standards. I’m here to tell you, find your own standard…

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Angela August 2, 2014

Snappy Saturday: Mug cakes and big ole salad …

Good morning everyone! I hope the weekend is starting off just right for you. Guess what I did this morning? I ran my taper run this morning. Taper is a blessing and a curse because I’ve been on a running high (mileage) lately but now it’s time to wind that down because the 26.2 is coming soon. I wanted to run more but I stopped for many reasons. I’m kind of battling some fatigue right now too. This week I attempted the to make my first “brownie” in a mug. It’s one of those things I don’t feel horrible about…

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Angela August 1, 2014

Happy August! It’s time for new goals!

Happy August everyone! It’s the start of a new month which means anything is possible. Start thinking about the things you hope to accomplish this month. Yesterday was my momma’s birthday! It was kind of a chill day for her. My momma likes to celebrate occasions with food which is hard for Willie and I because we’re trying to keep things in check. We finally decided on Pei Wei. If you’re an old blog reader you know Willie and I use to swear by this place, but they changed the menu. For me, the nutritional information is a little bit…

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Angela July 31, 2014

It’s FOODIE PENPAL day!

At Fitbloggin I found out about this cool thing called a Foodie penpal. It’s like a penpal but instead of letters you send someone food. I was matched up with Terra this month and it was both our first times doing the program. We talked about our dietary restrictions and then we were left to fend for ourselves. The main rule is to spend no more than $15, have you box in the mail by the 15th of the month and include something written with your box. This is what I got in my box: Fruit leather Peanut Butter Veggie…

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