Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Updates on a long week, fitness & weight loss

It’s been a very busy week.

Love getting up to teach my class on the morning, especially when friends show up to break a sweat! The beginning of the year is filled with new faces and full parking lots but that is an opportunity to make new friends and motivate some new people. Don't

It’s launch week at the gym so I’ve been teaching and trying to attend classes as much as possible.

Had round 2 of teaching this afternoon and then attended #centergy for a nice stretch. The Mossa releases are really great for Jan 2016. Come give group fitness a try! #ffcheckin #geauxrunla #nuunyear16 #fitness #fitfam #fitfluential #sweatpink #weightlos

It’s always exciting to get people excited about working out and trying some new stuff.  It’s not exciting to not want to sit on bike by the week.  Plus, I’ve been really busy with work.  My mom had a knee replacement surgery during Thanksgiving but she hasn’t been cleared to drive so I also need to make sure she’s taken care of in the meantime.  It’s just been a lot at one time.

Just finished my first #run in 12 days. Felt great and I'm glad I took the time off to rest and recover. 3.5 miles at a 10:11 pace which makes me super happy. I've missed #running and I can't wait to #geauxrunla this weekend. I'm off to teach a class now.

And of course, I’ve been worried about my leg but I’ve been taking it easy.  I’ve really laid off of running so I took my first run on the road on Wednesday and felt great.  I even ran some negative splits which is what I needed to make sure I could handle Louisiana Marathon weekend.

Plus, I haven’t been really together since the year started.  I haven’t been getting my calendar together and I haven’t really planned anything.  Things have just been crazy.  When I finally had time to sit down yesterday to work on the blog, I decided that I should take the time to really get organized.  I’ve been wasting so much time looking for things around the house so I thought it was time to make a change.  I’m sorry the blog had to take a back seat.  I know I won’t be able to move forward with things like this until I just really get my shizz together.

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I can say we have been meal prepping and really keeping things together in that realm.  And obviously, you know I’ve been working out so I’m doing great there too.  I’m proud to tell everyone that Willie has lost 21 pounds since he started his weight loss journey.

You CAN make a healthy CHANGE

You CAN make a healthy CHANGE

Sometime after leaving the gym yesterday and the ride home, I got sick. I’ve been down and out and haven’t been able to eat anything. I woke up this morning feeling a little bit out of whack but I’m hanging in there right now. Thank you to everyone sending me the well wishes. I think I’m on the mend. This past weekend, Willie and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been married for six years because a lot of things have changed. Our wedding anniversary coincides with what people are now calling our “get…

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Weight loss/fitness motivation group and fitness finds

Weight loss/fitness motivation group and fitness finds

Happy Friday!  Today I thought I would share with you some finds from the week.  It’s a new year so all types of stuff is hitting the internet and some of it I actually found interesting. It’s a new year so it’s time to really start tracking your food and your workouts. We have always talked about logging your food here as a way to lose weight. It’s also important to log your workouts. Yesterday I was talking with a friend about his running and he told me that RunKeeper has run training plans for ALL LEVELS. This is a…

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All about being on the TODAY show

All about being on the TODAY show

Hey all!  I hope you’re having a great day.  I’ve been busy since we returned from New York and I’m trying to get a handle on things.  I really want to clean up and get things ready for the New Year.  Just in case you didn’t get a chance to catch our segment on the Today Show you can watch it here. It was a really great experience being on the show. It was exciting to sit in the green room and see all the stars come through. Willie spotted Eva Longoria and I was happy to see America Ferrera.…

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On the TODAY Show & come a marathon with …

On the TODAY Show & come a marathon with me

Good morning and Happy Monday! It’s the first week of the New Year which means we turn those plans into actions. This is your time to shine. Don’t just talk about doing something; make it happen. Willie and I spent yesterday walking around NYC and enjoying the sights. It’s been a great way to start off the year and it has really made us think about things. This morning Willie and I are on the NBC Today Show in the 4th hour. Please take the time to watch and hear about our weight loss journey which has now turned into…

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Willie weight loss update and help me with …

Willie weight loss update and help me with a meal prep guide

Hey all! I should have gotten this up this morning but I’ve been swamped at work. It’s been pretty trying latey. I wanted to keep everyone updated on Willie’s weight loss journey and ask for a little bit of help. I don’t want to spoil the Willie’s weight loss update so you’ll have to watch to find that out: But I am interested in developing a meal prep guide. Is that something you guys would be interested in? What type of things would you like to see in a meal prep guide? This idea won’t go anywhere unless I get…

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Video: This is how I cheat on meal …

Video: This is how I cheat on meal prep

Hello all! I’ve been behind on everything so I took a little break from the blog to catch up on everything. I really needed to pump some videos out because I do have a goal to complete Vlogmas. The video from the other day was perfect content for the blog so I want to share it with you. I needed to make a quick trip to the grocery store to buy a few things because the house was a little bare. I thought this was the best way to show you some of my short cuts in still eating “right”…

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Setbacks of weight loss

Setbacks of weight loss

Weight loss is a tricky thing.  The people who need to lose weight seek it out.  It’s the goal, it’s a state of mind.  Weight loss is your best friend and biggest motivator when everything is going right and your biggest enemy when you just can’t pull it together.  “What works for one person will not work for another,” is what I’m always telling people when they asked what I did to lose weight.  That’s the truth, before, during and after weight loss. Many of you have asked about Willie and his lack of presence and I’ve kind of just…

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We are in Runner’s World talking weight …

We are in Runner’s World talking weight loss!

I am so happy to finally share with everyone that we are in the December 2015 issue of Runner’s World.  I guess we could have spoke about it before but honestly, we didn’t know much information about it.  When running the Pensacola Marathon on Sunday someone at an aid station stopped to ask me if I was the girl in the magazine.  That is really when I found out it had hit the shelf.  On my way home yesterday, I stopped in Baton Rouge and purchased them all. Haha! The forces at Action for Healthy Kids are making my dreams…

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My weight loss story: the reasons for losing 200 …

My weight loss story: the reasons for losing 200 pounds

Hello all!  We got in late last night and I’m still not the same.  I’ll be working on my recaps for the Kansas City Marathon and Rock n Roll St. Louis for later this week. Right now I want to talk about losing weight.  I don’t know if I was ever really open and honest about my weight loss and what things were like beforehand.  So I made a video at the beginning of the month that I would like to share with you about my weight loss journey. I talk about dealing with my emotions, binge eating and my…

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Why is loose skin such a big issue?

Why is loose skin such a big issue?

I’ve talked about loose skin many many (did I say many?) time before. Everyone seems to be really concern about loose skin. I have a question for you: why is loose skin such a big issue? Since I was asked about it again, I decided to make a video about it so you can actually see me talking about it. The video is short and I hope it answers your question. I also wrote a blog post on it maybe last year or the year before. I’m still baffled with this actually being an issue. I do not mock and…

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