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How to Lose Weight – Week Two Check In

How to Lose Weight – Week Two Check In

Lisa Eirene

About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.

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  1. Carbzilla

    Does that mean the gorillas weren’t getting heart disease on this new veggie diet?

    I totally know what you mean about wasting food. I won’t just eat it to eat it, but there’s a chicken breast in the fridge that I won’t let Chris throw out. It’s not that old, but he’s ready to toss it faster than I am.

    I can tell that eating better has realllly helped with cravings. I looked at the desserts at Cash & Carry today, and they weren’t even tempting. I felt nothing. There were years when I would have felt such a strong pull that a cheesecake would have ended up in my cart practically by levitation and mind control. Instead I bought my celery and cukes for juicing, a pork loin (which we never eat), some dressing for marinating, and some ingredients for a totally decadent WW pizza dish. I lost another 1.4 lbs this week (even after eating that Whiffie Fruit Pie from the 12th Street food cart) so I’m proof you can have treats, in small amounts, and lose weight. By not depriving myself, they’ve lost their power over me!

    (PS. Thanks for quoting me the other day. Meant to tell you that!)

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I think when their diets improved the heart disease decreased–which is evidenced in humans too.

      You are SO right about the cravings. Once I got healthy things that used to tempt me weren’t appealing. For example, I used to eat those slices of cheesecake from Fred Meyer at least 3-4 times a week. Now I can walk by them at the store and not even have a twinge.

      Congrats on losing another 1.4lb! I love that so many people are having positive results with the new WW plan!

    2. Lisa Eirene

      P.S.
      You’re welcome. 🙂

      And P.P.S.
      I eat treats every single day and I lose weight! Completely denying myself of all treats just would not work.

  2. kalin

    I’m not a vegan (or even a vegetarian) but I’ve found for me eating meatless means forces me to eat more veggies and eat better overall.
    Have you been to Blossoming Lotus? It’s a semi-raw vegan place over by Lloyd Center-it’s kinda fun to try (but good lord knows I’m never going to be a raw vegan…)

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I have not tried that place. I’d give it a shot though.

      I honestly eat a lot of veggies. For example, today I had a lean cuisine that had a bunch of veggies in it (I know, processed food but I’m trying to get rid of them from our freezer!) and I reheated the leftover squash. Tonight with dinner I’ll have steamed broccoli and cauliflower. For a snack I ate an apple…I eat tons of fruit and veggies so I don’t think my diet would be improved by a raw diet…? But I’m only basing that on the fact that I eat veggies. 🙂

  3. Runeatrepeat

    When I really get knocked up I’ll be sure to tell you first you can help me announce it.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I can announce the sex & name too. 😛
      🙂

  4. Jennifer

    I’ve been trying to balance the number of calories I eat each day in the past couple of weeks, and I think it’s working! I’d been eating way too many calories on weekends, and too few on weekdays. That, coupled with training for my first half marathon, may be throwing me off a bit, but so far the scale is moving downward, even if it’s going a bit slower than I’d like. (Wish I could lose more than 10 lbs. a week like those crazy kids on the Biggest Loser!) But one thing I can’t stop craving: sweets. I gave up cheese for Lent and I think I’ve replaced it with sweets.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Jennifer–you may not lose as much during your marathon training. Honestly training for running races often causes GAIN. I gained a bit as I trained for a year for Hood to Coast. Once I was injured and stopped running, I immediately lost 4 pounds!

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