I swam for years and always kept in great shape.
I quit for 2 years. After turning 41, which was 7 months ago, I started back up again. I swim 5 days a week for an hour, mostly freestyle. I'm in great shape again everywhere except for this stomach fat I can't seem to lose. Can anyone recommend any good workouts that can get rid of this?
Jim- You are exactly right. I do not understand it either. That's why I'm asking.
I did not overstate my working out, not understate my food intake. The nutrition program I'm doing is: a shake of 238 calories, a regular lunch that is usually a turkey/cheese bagel sandwich and water, and a shake for dinner, again 238 calories. All said that is probably around 1100 calories? When I was hungry I would have a regular dinner with the family and that may have bumped me up to around 1500 calories for the day. I was swimming all of those days on average of 3,400yds. I usually has one GU before workout and Accelerade at the gym.
I do not drink coffee. Some friends I know suggested that maybe my body went into starvation mode.
I went to the dr. and was not at all pleased with his neck diagnosis as it may take up to a year to heal :badday: I did ask about cortisol. He said that measuring cortisol is like measuring any other hormone and that it fluctuates from day to day, so it would be hard to get an accurate reading. He also said that he didn't know what we would do with that information, as "treating" too much cortisol isn't something that is done. There hasn't been much, if any, medical research done on this according to him. He told me to concentrate on my neck for now.
Anna Lea- cool calculator. Mine was 1593. Maybe my body was in starvation mode?
Jim- You are exactly right. I do not understand it either. That's why I'm asking.
I did not overstate my working out, not understate my food intake. The nutrition program I'm doing is: a shake of 238 calories, a regular lunch that is usually a turkey/cheese bagel sandwich and water, and a shake for dinner, again 238 calories. All said that is probably around 1100 calories? When I was hungry I would have a regular dinner with the family and that may have bumped me up to around 1500 calories for the day. I was swimming all of those days on average of 3,400yds. I usually has one GU before workout and Accelerade at the gym.
I do not drink coffee. Some friends I know suggested that maybe my body went into starvation mode.
I went to the dr. and was not at all pleased with his neck diagnosis as it may take up to a year to heal :badday: I did ask about cortisol. He said that measuring cortisol is like measuring any other hormone and that it fluctuates from day to day, so it would be hard to get an accurate reading. He also said that he didn't know what we would do with that information, as "treating" too much cortisol isn't something that is done. There hasn't been much, if any, medical research done on this according to him. He told me to concentrate on my neck for now.
Anna Lea- cool calculator. Mine was 1593. Maybe my body was in starvation mode?
