Five Things Friday: the blog blocked edition.

Welcome to this week’s Five Things Friday. I don’t know if I just have too much stuff going on right now (aka stress) or what but I can’t seem to focus on writing a blog post right now. I’ve sat down three times today to write a post and it’s just not coming. I’m blocked. I never want the blog a source of stress in my life. For today I’m going to let the blog post go. I always want to create content that you can gain something from but today it’s not happening. Instead you’re going to learn about my week…so far.

Grocery shopping

I’m running a half marathon tomorrow and then when that’s done I’m going to drive to Florida to run a marathon. Just wanted to let you know that I’ve completely lost my mind, but I’m just going to roll with it. Since I’ll be gone, I had to do some meal prep today which meant I had to go to the grocery store this morning. Apparently, Friday morning at 8am is the best time to go shopping. No one is in there and everything is stocked or getting stocked. It was amazing!

My favorite part of fall is apple season! I love apples so much! I prefer red apples: honey crisp, jazz and some other variations. Which do you prefer: red or green #apples? #healthyeating #fruits #fitfam #weightlossjourney #webeatfat #weightloss #fitflue

I spotted some really nice apples. I’ve been talking about those apples on Instagram and Facebook. Join the discussion. Basically, what is your favorite type of apple?

Loved teaching my class this morning.it may be very early but It's a great way to start off the day. What time of day do you get your #workout in? Morning, afternoon or evening? #tiuteam #instarunners #fitfluential #sweatpink #fitness #fitnessaddict #fit

Last week my glutes hurt so bad. When I say bad, I mean bad. It hurt to sit down and I was trying to figure out what the problem was and I couldn’t really pin point it. Yes, I returned to Group Power last week but this pain was more than just laying off of weights for a while. Then I came to realize, it was the new seat on the instructor spin bike. What a crazy thing, right? I’m glad to report things are ok now, not hurting so bad.

Things this week

Most importantly, this week while sitting on that instructor bike, I returned to full sweat band mode. I’ve been wearing hats lately but nothing does the job like a sweat band. How do I look?

Things this week

Like I said, I returned to Group Power. The biggest mistake I make is laying off the weights when I get into marathon time. It’s a mistake for me because sometimes I’ll run 2-3 marathons very close together which means I’m laying off the weights for an extended amount of time. I will not make that mistake again. I’ll keep going in between but maybe just going with lighter weights. I aim to have 3 days a week of strength training, but I’m winning if I get in 2 days. I do full body on both of those days. I think everyone should strive for two days a week. Are you getting your strength training in?

Things this week
It was National Sandwich Day on Tuesday so I had a sandwich from Subway. It was FRESH!

I hope you enjoyed this light hearted day on the blog and this week’s Five Things Friday.

I really want to know, do you like red apples or green apples? Let me know in the comments.

Why meal prep hasn’t been a priority

Why meal prep hasn’t been a priority

The month of October has flown by and you may have noticed something was missing from blog.  There has been a noticable absence of meal prepping or cooking going on in my life.  I just wasn’t home long enough to get make it priority.  I spent half the month packing for trips, running and in airports.  The meals I made were quick and easy and didn’t require much prep. Sadly, most of those meals came from the freezer or out of a can.  It was just what worked for me during this time.  The time between trips would sometimes just…

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The end of the Labor Day

The end of the Labor Day

I hope everyone had a great day today and didn’t have to work. If you did have to work, I’m sorry! I wish I could say I did something eventful for the weekend, but I really didn’t do much. This morning I went for a run. The humidity was killer so I stopped to play in the sprinklers. After that, I decided that I should do some laundry. It’s long overdue. @angelabeatfat is recording videos for her YouTube channel. #production #youtube #video #WBF #film A photo posted by Willie Gillis (@fueledxrunning) on Sep 6, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT I just…

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The end of a Friday

The end of a Friday

I should be sleeping right now since I’ll be running 32 miles tomorrow in the heat but I’m not.  I’m up.  I couldn’t stop thinking about posting this blog post. I couldn’t end Friday without it. We drove to outside Austin today.  It was a nice day.  The temperature seems to have calmed a bit and the sun was shining. I just can’t get over how beautiful the day turned out to be.  Makes me want to drive a long way with the windows down and the radio up. We did get stuck in traffic so time was limited.  There…

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The pigeon hole

The pigeon hole

I’m having one of those days that just isn’t really good.  I do feel like I’m trapped in a nightmare.  The one thing I need to always remember is everyone has problems, right?  Everyone is dealing with something and everyone is having their own type of day.  I don’t want to be overly dramatic about it because it’s probably just a little blip on the radar.  Everything seems so much bigger when you’re going through it, right? I had another blog post planned today but I wanted to be real.  The social media world presents our facade life.  You get…

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Ask me a question and watch my two …

Ask me a question and watch my two NEW videos.

I would like to do a Q&A video once a month. If you have any questions at all you want to ask me, leave the questions in the comments of this post, tweet me, or subscribe to my channel and leave a comment on a video. Here’s your chance to ask me a question and get an answer. It can be about anything, health, fitness, eating, daily life, emotions, books…etc. Just ask! I’m really backlogged on my videos this week. The videos are going up closer to each other which isn’t always great. Check out my latest videos: The first…

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The case of the job interview & new adventures

The case of the job interview & new adventures

It’s been a long day and I apologize for not blogging sooner today.  Everything was thrown out of whack today and I had to make some adjustments.  I’ll get to that in a minute. The one thing I did do this morning was a workout. I didn’t make it to the gym but I was able to workout at home.  I did some strength work and now I’m starting to feel it. There were some squats, lunges, chest presses, tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, shoulder raises and probably some other stuff that I’ve forgotten. And then I ran this evening on…

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Weekend, meal prepping & looking for snack ideas.

Weekend, meal prepping & looking for snack ideas.

I’m enjoying some time off work to run some errands around town. There are lots of things to do plus it’s my BIRTHDAY week. I had to get my driver’s license renewed in person. I haven’t had to get a new picture in a long while because I’ve been able to renew online. This time I had to go in to get it done. I wasn’t there all morning but I was there for awhile. But I don’t think I look much different from my picture, right? I’m not really trying to celebrate my birthday all week but it just…

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Let’s remember what Memorial Day is really …

Let’s remember what Memorial Day is really about

Today we are celebrating Memorial Day! I just wanted to drop in to tell everyone to stop and think about what this holiday really means. Yes, most people are off work enjoying time at the beach or lake while eating hamburgers and hot dogs off the grill but there is a reason for Memorial Day. Many brave people gave their lives for ours and the freedoms we take for granted everyday. This is the reason for the day so let’s remember the fact that we’re pretty much free to do what we want because these people were brave enough to protect…

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I’m all about the NFL Draft

I’m all about the NFL Draft

Excuse me for my lack of posting today. There’s only been one thing on my mind… It’s NFL Draft Day and I’m so excited! I’ve been waiting for this day for a couple of months now. I’ve been following all the news and the players I’m interested in. I’m a little bummed about Shane Ray because he was the one person I was really pulling for this year. I’m a huge Texans fan but I’m also a Bears fan too.  My heart can’t choose until forced so instead I cheer for both! It’s the end of the month so I…

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Bringing back the two-a-days and other things

Bringing back the two-a-days and other things

Willie is on a mission to remind me I’m just a few days done from the 50K! I have some aches and pains and he’s on my butt about giving it time. You know what I say to that? Yep! That’s right. It’s the time of year when it’s getting hotter outside and the nearby races are coming to an end. That means one of two things. 1. I need to start traveling or 2. I’m going to have to hit the streets and run. I’m going to Kentucky in two weeks though and then California at the end of…

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