Comments on: Body Image and Push-Ups

By: WeightingGame

WeightingGame — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:15:14 +0000

This is such an honest and raw post and I thank you for sharing it. I have been where you have been, too (congratulations on pulling yourself out) and when I see other women obviously suffering – baggy skinny jeans, dinosaur-like spine, frizzy hair clearly due to lack of nutrients – I want to cry. And scream. And hug them. But I know I can’t and I know if someone had done that to me when I was sick, I would’ve freaked out on them. Your reaction is proof of how far you have come and I hope you feel truly great about your progress. I’m really happy I’ve found this blog – VERY relatable and inspiring!

By: Nenette

Nenette — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:29:54 +0000

great post! I’m still at the 1st rep of my push ups… my core just isn’t strong enough yet.
your determination is very motivating and inspiring… thanks for sharing!

By: another jen

another jen — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:01:59 +0000

once again folks, pushups are not primarily an arm exercise!

more importantly, i didn’t mean to make you feel bad about yourself, i just don’t quite understand physically how you can do so many girly pushups and not be able to do one real pushup. i just don’t understand the physics of it, it doesn’t make sense. i doubt i could do 20 girly pushups but i could do one real one.

are you doing the girly ones until you can’t do any more? i mean, don’t take a break after 10 unless you literally can’t do an 11th. then take a break for about a minute and do as many as you can until you literally can’t do any more.

also, try doing negative pushups – from a girly pushup position, straighten your legs to get into a real pushup position with your arms extended, then slowly lower yourself as if you were doing the down part of a real pushup. then use your knees to get back into the fully extended position and lower yourself down again.

By: judi

judi — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:13:08 +0000

Glad you got healthy. Stay strong, keep working, and those push ups will come. Do sets of “chest” so you can pop up and down like Demi Moore in GI Jane. :)

By: SpinDiva

SpinDiva — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:06:15 +0000

Zandria,
this is a great post. One which many girls out there should read. Having shapely arms and legs is so attractive and feels so good to not have clothes falling of your body. You definitely look like you feel healthier in your more recent photos.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:11:43 +0000

Wow, it’s so clear that you’ve come far from where you once were. That by itself is amazing and encouraging. Keep at it, girl!

By: workout mommy

workout mommy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:13:46 +0000

i love this post. And just want to add that I’m still trying to get back to those push ups too. Keep working on it, you’ll get there. :)

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:18:19 +0000

i completely relate to every comment – and your post, of course. i have been dealing with an ed for the past 10 years, and a part of me thinks that i will never be “over” it. like mono, or a virus, the ed is always in you – i think that it’s whether or not the disease is latent/ active… that is the important thing.

thank you for your honesty!

robin

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:54:46 +0000

Yeah, it really gets me to see someone who’s obviously in the grips of a serious ED. It’s so hard to get over. Years and years of therapy and one pair of jeans dried in the dryer can send me on a 48 hour fast. But we live, we learn, we roll with the punches…

I’m working on my pushups too–so far, I can go about halfway down. Once. I’ll get there!

By: Kat â™¥ The Burb Blog

Kat â™¥ The Burb Blog — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:19:43 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story.