GGLISA's SparkPeople Blog http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal.asp?id=GGLISA GGLISA's Blog on SparkPeople, home of free diet plans and a healthy living community SparkPeople.com http://assets2.sparkpeople.com/assets/nav/logo_spark.gif http://www.sparkpeople.com/ And I Begin A-Gain.... http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=5180723 <em>198</em> Holidays, Menopause, Too Busy... some of my excuses for not being consistent with my working out and packing on the pounds again this year. I thoroughly enjoyed my holidays this year, ate lots of good food, got lots of rest and had some really good downtime. And I gained my usual 15 pounds. I know what I need to do and I will do it...beginning tomorrow. I love that New year's Eve is on a Monday. It gives me a little jump start. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:26:00 EST Stream of Consciousness http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4883690 Last summer I was having some lower back and feet issues so I decided to visit the Chiropractor. I was already walking 2-3 miles most days and sometimes more, so I was getting some exercise. He gave me some core and stretching exercises to do as well. I began to feel better and added Yoga and strength training to my fitness regimen. I also joined SparkPeople and invested in the Eat Clean series of books. I began to feel better and better and was in really good shape! I'm not a "weighe... Wed, 16 May 2012 07:46:10 EST