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!
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Aquageek,
I just take offense to how you make comments on our "excuses". There are reasons for some of us to be overweight other then being lazy and unfit. Having children can cause weight gain and can be very hard to lose that weight, too. Some of us come from families that naturally have more fat then others. It is also a proven fact that woman naturally have more fat then men. So your comment on those of us using excuses and just need to lose the weight, I think, is out of line. It is not so easy for everyone to just lose the weight at will. There are many of us here who use swimming to lose weight. I have been working hard to lose weight after having my second child and nearly two years later I have lost 15 lbs. It hasn't been easy. It can also be frustrating when you are working so hard and the pounds just are not coming off. This is especially true when you live with a husband who eats like a pig and hardly does any exercise yet he can still lose weight.
My point here is that we don't need you to be critical of those who are overweight. We all have are reasons for being who we are.
Aquageek,
I just take offense to how you make comments on our "excuses". There are reasons for some of us to be overweight other then being lazy and unfit. Having children can cause weight gain and can be very hard to lose that weight, too. Some of us come from families that naturally have more fat then others. It is also a proven fact that woman naturally have more fat then men. So your comment on those of us using excuses and just need to lose the weight, I think, is out of line. It is not so easy for everyone to just lose the weight at will. There are many of us here who use swimming to lose weight. I have been working hard to lose weight after having my second child and nearly two years later I have lost 15 lbs. It hasn't been easy. It can also be frustrating when you are working so hard and the pounds just are not coming off. This is especially true when you live with a husband who eats like a pig and hardly does any exercise yet he can still lose weight.
My point here is that we don't need you to be critical of those who are overweight. We all have are reasons for being who we are.
