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5 Things I Miss About Weighing More Than 300 Pounds

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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15 Comments

  1. Kelly @ Finding a Skinnier Me

    What an amazing article!! I love this. As someone fighting to lose the weight at the beginning of my journey, this article made me feel a lot better about the little progress I have been making and to also see how maybe my size benefits me a bit. I am still going to fight for every pound but it is good to see the positive in all the numbers on the scale!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Good for you, keep at it!

  2. Jess

    Point number 2 hit the nail on the head, for me! I lost around 45 pounds and post wedding I am up 6. To most people 6 pounds doesn’t seem like a big deal but for me it is. I can see them, I can feel them. My clothes are too tight, and I have a tummy pooch. I want them to go away. Which they will because I joined a gym that I love and I’m going 6 times a week in addition to eating better. Post wedding I just stopped caring for a few months until I saw that weight creeping back up. You can’t stop caring, not even for a second!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Oh yeah,it’s noticeable now. I gained 5 pounds on my honeymoon and I just feel awful.

  3. jenny

    Great post but there’s one thing missing for me. I’ve lost 80 lbs and still have about 30 more to go. Last winter I bought 7 jackets/coats. I live in Texas, really… I also bought 10 scarves and for the first time in my life I bought wool socks. I’m cold indoors in the summer and even colder in the winter.

    1. Jess

      I hear that! I used to be in summer clothes all year round. Now I get so cold that my husband gets concerned.

      1. Lisa Eirene

        Isn’t it odd? I thought that would go away but it still hasn’t.

    2. Lisa Eirene

      YES! I’ve written about this before. I am ALWAYS freezing now.

  4. Abbe@This is How I Cook

    Good post, Lisa. I haven’t been there, but I can totally empathize with what you are saying. I guess nothing is ever perfect in this game of life. Just wait til you get old. I would be happy if my eyes could see the way they used too! Not to mention my hearing!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Haha! My eyes are already bad…

  5. Biz

    It’s funny Lisa because I barely recognize you in the first picture – it’s like you are hiding behind someone. You continue to be an inspiration to me! 😀

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I barely recognize myself either. I see those old pictures and think, who is that?

  6. Benalynn

    It is really amazing to hear stories about the changes. I can really see the sacrifice you have to take just to make your body more healthy and fit. You deserve it, be proud to it.

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