weight loss

I just found this thread and I'm going to try that pizza recipe. There's been research since this thread started, and yes, swimming does take weight off. Some people complain that swimming makes them hungry, but in my experience that's true of any exercise, and I've never felt hungrier from swimming. You need to keep hydrated. That's something many of us who are newbies forget. I keep a water bottle by the lane and drink throughout my workout. I eat 1/2 cup of yogurt with fresh fruit and flax and drink a lot of water after swimming. Mostly, I'm sleepy after a swim, but I feel that way after a bike ride, too. The toughest thing for me is to avoid sugar and not over-indulge in carbs in the evening, and that's something I'm still working on.

So no one wants to conjecture about whether or not more kicking will help more with weight loss? After all, the leg & butt muscles are bigger muscles. Help help - I really don't want to learn to run! In my opinion you would burn fat kicking by either long intervals of slow kicking (boring) or sets of fat burning tabata kicking sets - sets of 8 reps of 20 sec hard kick (~one length) followed by 10 sec EZ recovery kick and repeat 8 times. Do the sets of 8 reps with 1-3 min of recovery sw between each set. Not sure how many sets one could hold up to. We do about 8-10 tabata sets spinning in 60 min., and im dead, but im guessing half that number of kicking would produce a pretty big burn and help your sprint kicking. Not sure why I never thought of this and will have to try it next week.

Long walks are an excellent way to burn fat.

I just found this thread and I'm going to try that pizza recipe. There's been research since this thread started, and yes, swimming does take weight off. Some people complain that swimming makes them hungry, but in my experience that's true of any exercise, and I've never felt hungrier from swimming. You need to keep hydrated. That's something many of us who are newbies forget. I keep a water bottle by the lane and drink throughout my workout. I eat 1/2 cup of yogurt with fresh fruit and flax and drink a lot of water after swimming. Mostly, I'm sleepy after a swim, but I feel that way after a bike ride, too. The toughest thing for me is to avoid sugar and not over-indulge in carbs in the evening, and that's something I'm still working on. I think I'm hungrier at night if I swim in the morning - running or cycling at night takes a bit of the edge off. Munchies are more of problem at night - Triscuits are a killer.

Swimming definitely makes most people hungrier, making them more likely to go for higher calorie foods. I have heard this time and time again from clients and experienced it myself. I weighed about 20 pounds more when I was exclusively swimming for exercise, but after practice I could easily wolf down 10 pancakes. Since I started teaching fitness classes and cross training, I can eat what I want and now weigh what i did at age 16. When cross training, I seem to only want moderate amounts of food and have learned to choose wisely! I just read an article today in HEALTH about how women are so terrified of food and this just isn't right! Finding healthy balance so you can enjoy food that is nourishing and healthful is possible, but some people embark on things so fanatically, they never give themselves a chance to experience that!

I can't wait to try the recipe! :)

I can eat what I want and now weigh what i did at age 16. . . . . . . . I just read an article today in HEALTH about how women are so terrified of food and this just isn't right! Fortunately I still weigh about what I did when I was 16, but I think I was overweight then. I was thinner in my 20's after 2 babies, lol! I can totally relate to being terrified of food - I'm not terrified of it, just terrified of becoming a blimp!!

In my opinion you would burn fat kicking by either long intervals of slow kicking (boring) or sets of fat burning tabata kicking sets - sets of 8 reps of 20 sec hard kick (~one length) followed by 10 sec EZ recovery kick and repeat 8 times. Do the sets of 8 reps with 1-3 min of recovery sw between each set. Not sure how many sets one could hold up to. I'll find out this afternoon. :) I wonder also, if it makes a difference if you use zoomers (not long fins) or go "naked" or not. I used to do set of 6 x 50 kick, descending interval - starting at 60 sec, dropping by 5 sec each one, until I was ~35 sec. But tabata sounds more like HIIT, which is actually kinda fun (I like to do 20 x 50 @ ~ 1:00 & mix it up with pull equip sometimes, sometimes paddles & fins, but usually just "naked" -- really breaks up a boring, solo workout). So far today: weights at the gym. Home for yummi egg souffle. Soon, off to "Tree Top Tallahassee" - which is an awesome 3 hour zip line aerial thing that is a blast; then finish off with a nice swim. It's a beautiful day today & I'm going to take advantage of it!! Ya'll have fun mowing the lawn!

Fortunately I still weight about what I did when I was 16, but I think I was overweight then. I was better in my 20's after 2 babies, lol! I can totally relate to being terrified of food - I'm not terrified of it, just terrified of becoming a blimp!! I suggest finding strategies that will help you and then just try to let go and live. My two major "diet" strategies, if you want to call them that, are rarely eating out and not buying food at the grocery that I'd likely overindulge in. If I'm really craving a doughnut or piece of cake, I'll buy a single serving so I feel better :) I also exercise at least an hour a day. I also suggest not drinking diet soda and eating preservative-rich foods. Studies have shown these items lead to weight gain.

I suggest finding strategies that will help you and then just try to let go and live. My two major "diet" strategies, if you want to call them that, are rarely eating out and not buying food at the grocery that I'd likely overindulge in. If I'm really craving a doughnut or piece of cake, I'll buy a single serving so I feel better :) I also exercise at least an hour a day. I also suggest not drinking diet soda and eating preservative-rich foods. Studies have shown these items lead to weight gain. You and I are on the same page! I'm not totally Paleo, but I do try to eat "from the ground". I swim ~90 mins or 5000LCM 3-4 x weekly, and do weights and possibly a swim 2 days a week (~2500 SCY those days). You'd think I was exercising plenty -- but apparently I have an efficient body that doesn't require much food. My newest trick is pimento cheese stuffed celery. That stuff will keep you full for hours, and has like, 12 calories. 8 pounds to go. . .