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If It’s Not Working…

If It’s Not Working…

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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10 Comments

  1. Karen@WaistingTime

    Both! Sometimes ruts really work for me:) But I am trying to be more flexible.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I’m curious–how have ruts worked for you? I guess in my case, they’ve worked for me by helping me MAINTAIN…

  2. Roz@weightingfor50

    I love this post Lisa. It’s so important to find what works for YOU, and keep at it until it doesn’t work anymore. It’s OK to change as we move along the journey to health. You are such an inspiration to me…and really do lead a balanced and healthy life!!! Have a great Wed.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Thank you Roz! Yes, it is so important to be able to change if something isn’t working.

  3. Carbzilla

    That’s a great quote about being flexible in your approach.

    That banana, yogurt, agave breakfast is a nightmare in the sugar dept. I’m totally convinced that protein in the morning is the sure way to go, probably for most people even if they don’t have blood sugar issues.

    I recently figured out (10 lbs later) that variety and experimenting with foods is not good for me. I need to keep it routine and simple to get the weight off. Otherwise, there are just too many triggers for me.

    I am a pretty quick changer though, which I think can be misinterpreted as not being committed but as long as your committed to the bigger goal then you’re good. I told Chris for MONTHS that he’d feel better if he worked out in the evenings, and the other night after he got off the bike he was so proud of himself and flaunted it, and I was like “Duh, I told you.” Some people just need to come around to it themselves.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Yes, the banana yogurt breakfast lasted about 2 days in my world and then I was over it. I learned last year that bananas make me hungrier but for some reason I thought the plain greek yogurt would combat that? It did not. 😛

      It’s great that you discovered what works. I’m like you, experimenting with foods isn’t good. I like the comfort of knowing the calorie count and serving sizes of foods. So eating a similar, consistent diet works for me. Switching things up a lot leads to chaos!

      Good for Chris! (I think that’s also a guy thing.) 🙂

  4. deb roby

    Question: Did you consider telling Michael that you missed the breakfast together routine? You said he lost his job. Is he doing something else that precludes his getting up and fixing/sharing breakfast you?

    If not, why not admit that you miss this time together to start the day?

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Good question, I have not. He gets up shortly after I leave for work. I guess I feel like I should just be self-sufficient and do it myself. Even if I do miss the time…

  5. Jill

    Food ruts can work for me as they help me to stay the same. With that said- I need to lose about 4 more pounds so I do need to change some things up if I want to make that happen. I have a breakfast that works really well for keeping me satisfied all morning. I need to find a lunch that has the same effect. I love to have salads- but I end up feeling really hungry shortly thereafter. I think I might try to have a breakfast type lunch. Your egg with turkey sausage sounds good.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I get that. And that worked for me while I was losing. I ate turkey sandwiches and a serving of wheat thins every day for lunch for almost 2 years. I was so burned out by the time I changed it up!

      I like salads for lunch but they often don’t fill me up. I need to add a lot of protein to them–tuna, chicken or hardboiled eggs…

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