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Upon further googling it looks like pushups burn about half a calorie per pushup for women and lighter people, whatever that means. I'm aware that strength exercises aren't where you should turn if you are looking to burn calories efficiently, and I'm aware that eating less and increasing lean muscle is the way to increase…

WHAT 300 calories for 5 minutes???? That can't be accurate. Why is anyone overweight at all? *referring to that article, not pushups haha

Oh, I know, it's not a big deal and depending on what I do it may have little to no effect on anything...but my pride. Hate seeing red on my home page! So I googled calories burned from pushups, is 1 calorie per pushup reasonable? I'm sure it depends on your height/weight/level of fitness, whatever...but as a general rule?

Totally agree with C25K, but also wanted to add that I think good shoes are important. Go to a running specialty store, they'll watch you run (sometimes with fancy gadgets) and recommend a good shoe based on your stride.

RUN. AS FAST AND AS FAR AS YOU CAN. (then log it. then eat your exercise calories, i recommend ice cream)

haha yeah here you go: i lost like 50 lbs then i gained back 20 now i'm working to lose the 20 again failure story. if you choose to look at it that way. which i don't. just get back on the horse, don't beat yourself up for past mistakes, and try your best to make decisions that make you truly happy every day. it's really…

don't beat yourself up, though, that's completely counter productive. you can't change whatever happened on your journey before this moment, but you can make strong choices that make you feel good and powerful going forward! good luck, darlin!

ugh thinspo is so awful. it is so incredibly triggering for me.

that is so awesome, great job!

BUMP now i'm 27. Still in McLean, though, anybody want to run by the canal sometime? I try to run about 6 miles at a 10 minute mile pace. i can run shorter and faster, or longer and slower though! I'm trying to get my mileage up to 10 miles, my best is 7.5. I ran around some sweet high school track in Arlington last month,…

I just moved from Blacksburg! I miss it, but there's a TON to do here!

I just moved to McLean! :)

Thanks for giving me a new blog to follow!

yeah, wtf?! i wasn't fat then, either!

growing up my sisters called me brontosaurus butt whenever i'd play in the little plastic pool in the summer. "oh watch out, here comes brontosaurus butt down the slide!" whatever, kids are mean :)

It's awesome that you're running miles, period! I'm not an expert but I've gotten faster the last few weeks by alternating distance with speed every day. Every other day I try to run farther than before, and the alternating day I just run one mile as fast as I can. I started at about 12 minutes, and now I'm down to 8! It's…

Hahahaha, it's going to be hard to go to the gym today without imagining everyone in their undies.

Big terrible confession: when I get stressed out I take it out on the people I love most. Little not so terrible confession: I love looking at myself in my undies and will sometimes squish up my belly fat and make it talk in a muppet voice.

Ugh, gross. Congrats on your progress, though!

BUMP for the LOLs

Yeah, apparently she occasionally wrote for the Guardian. She's so effing rad! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/23/gender.uk1

BUMP, awesome ideas.

Good to know! There's also one called "Cook This, Not That!" by the same guys as the "Eat This, Not That!" book. Everything I've made so far has been AWESOME.

No one can do it for you, if you say you can't then you can't! I hope you prove yourself wrong, though. *I* think you can.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/fluffnstuff11/view/a-little-more-support-at-home-would-be-nice-62545 It sounds like this woman is in the same boat!

Skinny Cow makes awesome 100 calorie ice cream treats for when you're raggin. Well I mean, that's not why Skinny Cow makes em but that's why I buy em.

KICK! You know it will make you feel good when you're done!

I agree with the above poster. As a 13 year old girl, she is inundated every day with messages telling her that if she deviates from the typical standard of beauty she is worthless (from magazines, tabloids, commercials, internet ads, billboards, reality shows, etc.) So lead by example, teach her about nutrition, and don't…

Wow! I'm so sorry that your at home support isn't optimal! Sometimes, even when you are very very loved, the people closest to you are resistant to change. The one thing that I've found helps me are the results. Everyday I am getting stronger, emotionally and physically, and it matters less what people (even my favorite…

BUMP. I just wear 2 sports bras, a crappy cheap one, then an under amour one on top. Serious uniboob, and really digs into my skin. Don't even get me started on the evils of VS!