Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela July 11, 2014

Work in progress

I am not the person I want to be, but that’s ok. I may never be that person I want to be because once I get to where I’m going, I always see something else. I wanted to lose weight and when I did lose the weight I wanted to run a half marathon. After I ran a half marathon, I wanted to run a better half marathon. After I ran I better half marathon, I wanted to run lots of half marathons and travel the country. After I traveled the country to run half marathons, I decided I wanted…

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Angela July 9, 2014

Five steps to become more proactive

Proactive, that’s the word of the week. Last night I posted about the perks of being proactive and I’m sure a lot of you missed that post. Here’s your chance to go back and read it before you continue with this post. Are you a proactive or reactive person? Do you let situations control your life? I like to think I’m a proactive person NOW but I spent many years being reactive. That wasn’t a good place to be. I didn’t realize this until later in life but that is when I decided to make a change. A few years…

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Angela July 8, 2014

Perks of being proactive

If there is something you want in life, you MUST go after it! It’s time to be proactive. Sometimes talk is cheap! It’s time to stop talking and time to start doing something. “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” I posted this quote on Facebook this morning and it got more likes than any post I’ve posted in a long time. There’s a reason for that…it’s the truth. Setting goals is a GREAT thing. I never want to detour anyone from setting goals, but at what point do you start to put those goals into…

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Angela July 7, 2014

I do fun things every now and again …

Life is about finding balance right? You may only think I’m doing active things or working out all the time but there’s more to me than just that stuff. BUT working out and BEING ACTIVE are FUN things for me. Everyone once and a while I have to take a break and just enjoy life though. Life is that thing that happens when I’m not working out. This weekend I went to my best friend Shelby’s baby shower. I “hosted” it with my best friend Mandie, but I’m going to throw it all on her. I bought some decorations and…

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Angela July 4, 2014

Happy Fouth of July

I know most everyone is probably out watching fireworks right now but I didn’t want to not post today. Today we celebrate America! How did you spend your day? Did you wear red white and blue? You wanna know how I spent my day? It started off with a 13.2 mile run. It was hard to get me out of the door this morning but I went when I didn’t want to go. I’ve been doing my long runs on Friday because it’s just easier. I can usually go in the evenings but today I went this morning. The weather…

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Angela July 3, 2014

My Birthday: plaid, salads, froyo and friends

Yesterday was my birthday and I had a great day. I’m not very fond of my birthday because it’s so close to 4th of July. People don’t really pay much attention to it. The birthday isn’t about getting the presents (even though it’s nice) but more about the people who are willing to celebrate it! I started off the day wearing two favorites: green and plaid…and more plaid. Look at the shoes! Fortunately for me I was able to celebrate my birthday with some important people in my life and the cards they sent me! There were a few people…

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Angela July 2, 2014

Today is my birthday

I’m one year older and wiser and I don’t mind! My 20s weren’t that eventful and filled with lots of LOWS but my 30s are amazing! For the first time I starting to live my life. I’m starting to enjoy things and I’m definitely starting to open up. I still have my moments of being down trodden, but I promise you those moments are FEW and far between. So what do I want to tackle in my next year in life? 1. I want to eat more froyo! Wait, I shouldn’t do that. I probably have too much as it…

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Angela July 1, 2014

Fitbloggin at a glance

This past weekend I spent it in Savannah, GA at my first blog conference, FitBloggin. I didn’t know what to expect when I arrived. I was rooming with people I didn’t know, traveling to a city I knew nothing about and embarking on the complete unknown. Attending this conference was out of my comfort zone. The one thing I knew: I needed to do this. I needed to get out and meet people who understand the world of blogging and social media. I needed to make connections with people who understand the time, effort and sacrifice it takes to maintain…

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Angela June 30, 2014

Walgreens Way to Well Tour helped me check …

This past weekend, I was at Fitbloggin in Savannah! There were lots of things for us to try while there. The biggest take away from the weekend was getting my numbers checked at the Walgreens Way to Well truck. Everyone needs to get their numbers checked. I spoke about how Willie and I didn’t do thing right when we started our weight loss journey so don’t let that happen to you. YES, it’s scary getting checked. It may be a little daunting to actually get the test but getting the results is the REAL scary part. The truth is though…

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Angela June 29, 2014

Working, business and ghost tours in Savannah

I’m riding in the car back home father a really long day. Fitbloggin in Savannah has come to a close and I’m back in Texas. I’m not going to go into much detail right now about the conference because there are some things I really want to share with all you readers. I learned a lot of helpful things that I hope will improve your reading experience, but that will be for another time. Last night, I went on a ghost in a hearst. Savannah is supposedly the most haunted city in America. I ate a lot of great food.…

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Angela June 26, 2014

The Fitbloggin’ Update

Hello from Fitbloggin in Savannah. It was really rough getting here but I know that it was totally worth all the trouble. My flight was delayed last night so I arrived in Atlanta at 2:10 am and I was tired. Everyone was sleeping in the airport. I couldn’t find a spot but luckily there was a spot left for me. Not that I got much sleep because it’s kind of hard to sleep in the airport. People constantly walking around, clean crews, construction…all that doesn’t make much time for sleep. I did the best I could. Around 5:15am things started…

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