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
Parents
Former Member
I can tell you that swimming will help you lose weight. After I got out of college I started to gain weight. Being 6'2" I got up to 215 pounds or so. I got sick of it and started to swim to get in shape. After a month or so I had dropped 10 pounds. I stayed at 200 or so for a long time, it wasn't until later I realised I was gaining muscle. Now, two and a half years later, I'm down into the low 180s and dropped a bit more then 3 inches off my waist. I still have a bit of a tire around the middle but I'm in good shape.
I can tell you that swimming will help you lose weight. After I got out of college I started to gain weight. Being 6'2" I got up to 215 pounds or so. I got sick of it and started to swim to get in shape. After a month or so I had dropped 10 pounds. I stayed at 200 or so for a long time, it wasn't until later I realised I was gaining muscle. Now, two and a half years later, I'm down into the low 180s and dropped a bit more then 3 inches off my waist. I still have a bit of a tire around the middle but I'm in good shape.
