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The Hulk

The Hulk

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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14 Comments

  1. Roz

    Hi Lisa, finding clothes that fit properly when one’s body is changing is pretty frustrating, isn’t it? I’ve shrunk enough not to fit in my old clothes, but don’t want to spend a ton on new ones because I expect to shrink more, so I too am in “transition wear”. However, I see it as a small price to pay to get healthy. Have a wonderful day!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      When I was losing the 110 pounds I had to buy clothes every month and often times I never had a chance to wear my new clothes before I was down another size. This new change in my body is just weird!

  2. Becky

    That pizza looks amazing! If you do recreate it at home, you will definitely have to share your recipe!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I will definitely share!

  3. kalin

    I have a kinda wonky body ratio so clothes shopping is sometimes an adventure-small chest, smallish waist, and a Sir-Mix-Alot approved booty = totally different sizes depending on where something is the most fitted. I’ve had to give up on J Crew, which makes my preppy little heart sad, but pants that fit my hips and thighs are way too big in the waist… which leads to the world getting to see what color my undies are anytime i bend over. Not so good when you’re a teacher.

    On a good shopping note I had to buy new shorts the other week cause mine were way too big, so that’s fun.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Glad I’m not the only one with wonky body shapes! 😉 It’s always a cool feeling to have to buy new clothes because your old stuff is too big!

  4. cindylu

    I have the opposite problem. Shirts or dresses fit fine around my torso, but too loose up at the breast and shoulders. I think this is just because I’m kinda short and need to lose some pounds, get my tummy under control more than it is about my body shape.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      And I find that every store is different. Sometimes I can find smalls and mediums that fit just fine.

  5. Amber from Girl with the Red Hair

    I had issues with my thighs when I first started running. And my butt. I felt like my thighs got huge and my butt disappeared!! I’m doing regular strength training now so hoping to fix that little issue!!

    I’ve ALWAYS had trouble finding things that fit me in the waist and hips. I have bigger hips and a smaller waist so it’s hard and I usually have to wear belts. It’s literally impossible for me to find a nice “gown” (read: wedding dress!) that fits me in the hips AND the chest area. Small chest + big hips = no bueno for that!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      You know Amber, I’ve been having issues with my thighs and butt too since I’ve been doing so many squats and cycling has been my focus. My jeans are tighter in the thighs but loose around the waist. When I was running a lot I had a pancake butt!

  6. Lisa

    When I was exercising on the elliptical I noticed that my legs got larger. I already have large bones and big muscular legs, so that wasn’t so great. Since I’ve switched to the stair stepper, I’ve found that my hips and legs are getting more muscular and seem to be getting smaller.
    BTW, I have problems with JC Penney’s shirts fitting in the shoulders also. I find that I sometimes have to buy larger sizes. Either they change the measurement of the sizes frequently or the manufacturers aren’t consistent (probably manufacturing inconsistency).

    1. Lisa Eirene

      It’s interesting to see what certain exercises do to change the body.

      Good to know about JCP’s. I’ll try Kohl’s and see what I find. When I buy jeans at Kohl’s I’m usually a size 4 but at other stores I’m a size 6. Weird!

  7. steena

    it’s amazing that even athletic clothing shopping is annoying! I went out today to find some more run shorts, and I didn’t like how any fit! ones that fit around my waist were toooo long and baggy. This darn sized world we live in.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      It is very annoying. I seem to ALWAYS be “between sizes.”

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