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!
Nah, not mad, cause I have seen Geek do this before. He is playing with us. :) But he raises good points.
I have volunteered a lot in my kids schools, and it is so very true that children are overweight...a lot overweight. Which will mean that the obesity problem will continue to grow, no pun intended.
The causes, a much more sedantary life, much more dependance on fast foods, prepared foods.
How to fix it, certainly not by doing away with PE in schools(which has happened), and I think people have an awareness on how to eat, but it kind of is a I can't do that healthy eating mentality.
People are odd about this too. I lost 35 pounds 2 years ago, dropping 3 dress sizes and am maintaining, sometimes not real well, but still keeping it off. People almost take it as a personal affront if I choose not to have something fattening at a get together. Their reasoning is, I am not fat anymore, why not eat.
I watch people here at work take the elevator one floor, and fight over a parking spot close to the door. So no wonder our kids are fat.
People on this board probably don't fall into this category. I have a feeling that we are a group of people who concentrate on lifelong fitness and health.
But how do we get the general population to change? I have no clue. Luckily my children have inherited their fathers metabolism and are skinny as rails. I still try to stress healthy eating, because even thin people have heart attacks.
anyway, I am rambling and have work to do...
Nah, not mad, cause I have seen Geek do this before. He is playing with us. :) But he raises good points.
I have volunteered a lot in my kids schools, and it is so very true that children are overweight...a lot overweight. Which will mean that the obesity problem will continue to grow, no pun intended.
The causes, a much more sedantary life, much more dependance on fast foods, prepared foods.
How to fix it, certainly not by doing away with PE in schools(which has happened), and I think people have an awareness on how to eat, but it kind of is a I can't do that healthy eating mentality.
People are odd about this too. I lost 35 pounds 2 years ago, dropping 3 dress sizes and am maintaining, sometimes not real well, but still keeping it off. People almost take it as a personal affront if I choose not to have something fattening at a get together. Their reasoning is, I am not fat anymore, why not eat.
I watch people here at work take the elevator one floor, and fight over a parking spot close to the door. So no wonder our kids are fat.
People on this board probably don't fall into this category. I have a feeling that we are a group of people who concentrate on lifelong fitness and health.
But how do we get the general population to change? I have no clue. Luckily my children have inherited their fathers metabolism and are skinny as rails. I still try to stress healthy eating, because even thin people have heart attacks.
anyway, I am rambling and have work to do...
