I'm thinking of starting up on the Masters swim team here in Las Vegas, and I need some information/inspiration to get started.
I have a goal of losing 30 pounds by the end of the year. Last year I lost 30 pounds and I have kept it off. I just need 30 more and I will have reached my ideal weight of 130 pounds.
That is not my only reason for joining Masters swimming. My other reason is that I miss competing so much. I was on a swim team from the age of 7 to 18, and now I am 28 years old, and I find myself thinking about swimming all the time, and visualizing the races/meets/competition, etc.
My problem is this: Whenever I start swimming without being on a team, I usually get bored and I stop swimming, and I pick up some other type of exercise like aerobics, running, etc.
The last time I was on a swim team was 1993.
So my question is this: Is it easier to stay motivated if I swim on a team?
Thanks for any input.
Take care,
Beckie
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Beckie,
I sat out of swimming for 10 years, though swam on my own every so often. I also found it hard to stay motivated just swimming on my own. If you are indeed visualizing meets in your head, then once you go to your first Masters meet I promise you will have all the motivation you need, before and after the 30 pounds are gone. You will think you are 12 again, and it is totally addictive.
Beckie,
I sat out of swimming for 10 years, though swam on my own every so often. I also found it hard to stay motivated just swimming on my own. If you are indeed visualizing meets in your head, then once you go to your first Masters meet I promise you will have all the motivation you need, before and after the 30 pounds are gone. You will think you are 12 again, and it is totally addictive.
