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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. The Boyfriend

    I didn’t go as far as saying that Big Brother is controlling everything we do.

    I said that you know which items are high in calories before you walk into the restaurant and it’s not the restaurant’s responsibility to inform you of this, it’s the consumer’s responsibility.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I didn’t mean to skew you as a conspiracy nut. I just think giving people information is good. They can still make poor choices and order that 1500 calorie burger, but who does it hurt giving them information before hand?

  2. Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin

    I do struggle with food remorse big time. I think I need to plan better because if I know I’m going to have something and then I get it, I don’t feel guilty. But when I say tonight is free and end up eating way too much of everything, I feel so guilty/bloated the next day and it makes me want to restrict, which is never the answer.

    I also like that restaurants will start posting their stats. I think the restaurant industry is largely to blame for the obesity crisis, and its very easy to turn a blind eye when the nutritional information isn’t available. I think if anything, its going to force restaurants to offer some healthier/lighter options so the nutritional stats aren’t so appalling – so it’ll work out well for everyone because you don’t HAVE to look at them if you don’t want to!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I agree Beth! I feel like restaurant eating is tricky no matter what. I can go in, think I’m making a good choice ordering a healthy salad, and later find out that salad was 1400 calories. It really DOES make a difference being aware. I want to be aware before I order.

  3. Lisa

    I suffer from food remorse greatly. I will also crave something and then finally eat it, only to feel bloated and have an upset stomach. Those are items that I have vivid memories of the taste, but won’t eat again.
    Nutritional information is available for most restaurants, if you want it. I find it amusing that those that don’t post any nutritional information (like Cracker Barrel) are places that you know the tastier items they are known for are off the charts in calories, fat, and sodium.

  4. Jessica fr Seattle =)

    Hi Lisa-I too suffer from food remorse. Especially if I know it is bad food but sometimes we just have to do it or else it’ll build into something crazy. ie you crave a reeses candy bar. You eat and apple with peanut butter and it doesn’t cut it and then you wind up eating the reeses candy bar ANYWAY. I HATE when I do that.

    And I am glad that they are forcing the restaurants to do that. Not all do that here in Seattle and when they finally do, it amazes me how many calories things are. I will still eat the same thing, however, I will adjust the other meals to balance it out instead of hoovering. I don’t know if you guys have specialty’s bakery there in OR but here in WA they have the BEST choc chip cookies. Unfortunately those cookies at 600 cal each so it stops me from eating TWO. =)

    I love reading your posts. Keep up the good work!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Thanks Jess! You make a good point about cravings…I learned a long time ago that I need to just give in to those cravings cause eating other things instead of it won’t work. 😉

  5. Carbzilla

    OMG – My dad is going to want to adopt Michael between the golfing and now this! I had the EXACT same conversation with my dad last spring. He was beside himself over the calorie posting with the exact same argument as Michael. What I made him finally admit is that he didn’t want to know. He wanted to remain ignorant, and the menus were going to hinder his ignorance. There ya go.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      Hehehe! Does your dad watch MMA too? 😉

      It didn’t even occur to me that “ignorance is bliss” might be behind people resisting it! Good call.

  6. Esre

    In the UK we don’t have anything that says a restaurant HAS to provide the NV of every dish they serve but I will go to places that do as it means I can treat the family and know that I can keep a check on what I am eating as well. Lets face it a salad when in a restaurant isn’t always as low cal as you think but making the family eat leaves every time we go out isn’t going to make me any friends either!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      So true! I am working on a post about that exact thing!

  7. Diana P.

    I am completely in support of restaurants posting nutritional info! Also, I disagree that you know what’s bad before going in there…I’m a firm believer that a restaurant has this magical way to stuff 500 more calories than you think possible into ANYTHING (evidenced by looking at multiple menues w/ info online)…..that makes it very hard to estimate correctly.

    I’m not totally sure it’s the governments place to regulate that, but on the other hand, they already regulate plenty of other things concerning restaurants and keeping their clients healthy, so maybe this isn’t much different? Im’ not sure…..but personally, I’d still love it 🙂

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I think you are totally right about restaurants adding 500 calories to everything! I think they do too!!!

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