weight loss

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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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  • Great article. I have never been a good runner, and frankly, my joints protest when I try to run, so I walk. I know plenty of runners who've had to quit past age 55, but have not ever heard of a swimmer quitting past 55 because their knees or hips gave out. Then I look at the bodies of people who do both. I would much rather look like a swimmer. I found this article, which is pretty amusing. swimswam.com/.../ When I hear that people gain weight swimming because they get hungry and wolf down whatever they want, I throw my hands up in the air and say, "dude" or "dudess." Anyone who knows about basic nutrition and exercise in any form will tell you diet is 90% of it. I'm guilty of not restricting my calories enough, but when I swim regularly I'm likely to eat clean and lose weight.
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  • Great article. I have never been a good runner, and frankly, my joints protest when I try to run, so I walk. I know plenty of runners who've had to quit past age 55, but have not ever heard of a swimmer quitting past 55 because their knees or hips gave out. Then I look at the bodies of people who do both. I would much rather look like a swimmer. I found this article, which is pretty amusing. swimswam.com/.../ When I hear that people gain weight swimming because they get hungry and wolf down whatever they want, I throw my hands up in the air and say, "dude" or "dudess." Anyone who knows about basic nutrition and exercise in any form will tell you diet is 90% of it. I'm guilty of not restricting my calories enough, but when I swim regularly I'm likely to eat clean and lose weight.
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