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Congrats! Keep up the great work.
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Try using "Calisthenics (pushups, sit-ups), vigorous effort" on the exercise tab. It should be fairly accurate. To accurately figure out how many calories you burned try this website: http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm and input the data required. Don't worry about the VO2 max box. Hope this helps.
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I tried a couch to 5 k last year. I lost about over 10 lbs on the plan over a summer, but I also kept running and worked my mileage up to about 8k, which helped with the weight as well. I ran 3x a week for a 10 week program. I did not count calories, instead just watched what I ate. Congrats on your accomplishment and keep…
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I'm sure you're already aware of this, but six packs come from low body fat percentages, not just sit ups. With any exercise there are risks, but if you're not comfortable trying sit ups, try planks, leg levers (with hands under lower back), flutter kicks, or some different exercises. Tons of stuff on the web. Personally,…
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Try something with peameal bacon (aka Canadian bacon), cottage cheese, shakes, peanut butter.
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The strength section is to keep track of the weight/sets/reps you're lifting. This way you can check your gains in strength periodically and see if you're gaining, staying the same or losing strength.
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Congrats on your hard work! I'm not an expert on this by any means, but it does sound as though your weight may have temporarily levelled off. But don't worry, from my experience and what I've read, it's normal for your weight to do this for a period of time. It's only a matter of time before it continues to drop, so don't…
