Hey Everyone!
I've noticed that it was so much easier to loose weight with running, as opposed to swimming. It seems even though i'm swimming hard, the 13 or so pounds that I need to loose haven't budged. When I was running, my diet didn't have to be really clean...in fact I ate pizza at least once a week, and found that it helped me during high mileage. During running, my weight was very low despite the pizza habit. While swimming makes me hungrier, and I'm probably burning more calories per workout, the weight loss isn't there.
Why is this?
Thanks,
Jerrycat
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Former Member
I respectfully disagree with the statement that you can't lose weight swimming.
Last year, I lost 70 lbs. in eight months. Swimming was, and still is, my only exercise activity.
The first 50 came off quickly in 4 months, and the last 20 came off a little less quickly, in 4 months. I went from a size 42 waist to a 34, and after the first 50 lbs., when buying a dress shirt I learned my neck measurement was an inch smaller.
In addition to losing the weight quickly and maintaining it successfully for the past year, I have had almost 40 lifetime best swims in pool competition during the last year.
By the way, I am 37 years old, I only swim about 1600 meters per day (in a 25 meter pool), and all of my PRs in the last year were unshaved, unrested, and untapered. Perhaps the most dramatic time drop was in the 1500 meter freestyle (SCM), where I dropped from 19:53 to 18:34. The previous best time was from 1993. I also dropped from 19:34 to 18:36 in the 1650, and 20:49 to 19:40 in the 1500 long course, among the many other improvements.
My result is strong testimony to the power of mindful, balanced nutrition combined with regular exercise.
Bill
I respectfully disagree with the statement that you can't lose weight swimming.
Last year, I lost 70 lbs. in eight months. Swimming was, and still is, my only exercise activity.
The first 50 came off quickly in 4 months, and the last 20 came off a little less quickly, in 4 months. I went from a size 42 waist to a 34, and after the first 50 lbs., when buying a dress shirt I learned my neck measurement was an inch smaller.
In addition to losing the weight quickly and maintaining it successfully for the past year, I have had almost 40 lifetime best swims in pool competition during the last year.
By the way, I am 37 years old, I only swim about 1600 meters per day (in a 25 meter pool), and all of my PRs in the last year were unshaved, unrested, and untapered. Perhaps the most dramatic time drop was in the 1500 meter freestyle (SCM), where I dropped from 19:53 to 18:34. The previous best time was from 1993. I also dropped from 19:34 to 18:36 in the 1650, and 20:49 to 19:40 in the 1500 long course, among the many other improvements.
My result is strong testimony to the power of mindful, balanced nutrition combined with regular exercise.
Bill
