Hi all I am new here. I am wondering what is a good routine to swim and lose weight? I am close to 250lbs right now and don't look good fat LOL. was doing some research and found an article written by USMS' own Bill Volckening (if he posts here, hi Bill!) that talks about how he lost weight by swimming and changing his diet, but he don't talk about the swimming much, just the eating. LOL and i've had enough eating.
His story is very inspriational though and I want tofollow suit! I've started a diet but I need help with swiming! ANy suggestions?? ThxU!
But the point Geek is that she is NOT obese like the nurse was telling her. Size 12-14 is not obese, maybe a little overweight, but in no means obese.
In fact when I was a size 14 and 180, I had a doctor tell me he was really surprised I weighed as much as I did because I did not look it. Charts and BMI said I was obese, appearances said otherwise. BTW, charts still say I am overweight at 145-150 and 5-4, but at that weight I wear size 6-8. If I got down to the bottom weight of 115 for my height, people will tell me to eat, in fact, at my lowest I was 138, and people were telling me I was guant.
So muscle makes a big difference, and I think height/weight charts do not take that into account.
But this is a little off the subject..swimming to lose weight, yes, if you get your heart rate up, do it for a sustained amount of time to burn the calories, and then don't go and eat all of those burned calories.
But the point Geek is that she is NOT obese like the nurse was telling her. Size 12-14 is not obese, maybe a little overweight, but in no means obese.
In fact when I was a size 14 and 180, I had a doctor tell me he was really surprised I weighed as much as I did because I did not look it. Charts and BMI said I was obese, appearances said otherwise. BTW, charts still say I am overweight at 145-150 and 5-4, but at that weight I wear size 6-8. If I got down to the bottom weight of 115 for my height, people will tell me to eat, in fact, at my lowest I was 138, and people were telling me I was guant.
So muscle makes a big difference, and I think height/weight charts do not take that into account.
But this is a little off the subject..swimming to lose weight, yes, if you get your heart rate up, do it for a sustained amount of time to burn the calories, and then don't go and eat all of those burned calories.
