Hi everyone...
Tonight is my very first masters swim practice and I'm really quite nervous.
While I've been a competitive swimmer since the age of 5, swam on a US team, competed in both long course and short course US Nationals, and then went and swam in college.....I'm a nervous wreck about tonight's practice. Although I have more than enough swimming experience, I'm terrified that I won't fit in with the master's team.
I've been "out of the water" for 6 years now and I'm very out of shape and I've gained a considerable amount of weight. I can't believe that I've allowed myself to get like this, but it obviously didn't happen over night. So I've been doing cardio and weights at the gym to get myself back in shape but it doesn't seem to be working very well. I realized how much I miss swimming and that I'd like to get back into the sport and thats how I got interested in masters swimming. I'm excited to swim for me...not for the coaches, not for my parents. I'm looking forward to ENJOYING swimming, rather than dreading practices and having kick boards thrown at me if I have to stop during a set. I'm excited to meet people and have fun.....but I'm still so nervous to step foot onto the pool deck.
I guess I'm mostly embarassed. I know its silly to be like this, but I'm afraid everyone will be in good shape and I'll get run over during the practices. I'm wondering if maybe I should put off swimming for a little while until I can lose some more weight.
Can anyone please shed some light on their first masters practice and what you might have been feeling?
I really appreciate any help or advice that you can give me. Thank you!
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Originally posted by dorothyrde
I don't like you guys. :mad:
For me, it is all about what I put in my mouth. I even breathe fattening foods I gain weight. I can exercise myself to death, but if I don't watch what I eat, I waddle!
I'm right there with you on that! It seems like I have had a constant battle with my weight, and if I over-indulge just once I'm waddling too. It makes me so mad because my boyfriend, who is thin but yet has good muscle tone, can eat whatever he wants and however much of it that he wants and he won't gain a pound. I know men and women have different body makeup and metabolism...but it just isn't fair!!
I love the suggestion about the hard candy...I didn't even think of that! And that would be perfect to have after lunch when I'm craving something sweet. I definitely don't keep a candy bowl on my desk, that would be bad news for me. The only thing that I have to my advantage when it comes to resisting candy is that I hate nuts and I hate caramel even more. So I won't eat candy with either in them.
Oh, and whoever said to become a "food snob"....I LOVE this! For the past few months I have been indulging in organic foods like crazy. I'm not sure if its a fact that they are healthier for you, call me stupid, but it makes me feel better than I'm buying heartier foods and when I'm in the health food store I always ask the workers about different items and new things to try. I love the idea of eating good chocolate rather than processed garbage.
Originally posted by dorothyrde
I don't like you guys. :mad:
For me, it is all about what I put in my mouth. I even breathe fattening foods I gain weight. I can exercise myself to death, but if I don't watch what I eat, I waddle!
I'm right there with you on that! It seems like I have had a constant battle with my weight, and if I over-indulge just once I'm waddling too. It makes me so mad because my boyfriend, who is thin but yet has good muscle tone, can eat whatever he wants and however much of it that he wants and he won't gain a pound. I know men and women have different body makeup and metabolism...but it just isn't fair!!
I love the suggestion about the hard candy...I didn't even think of that! And that would be perfect to have after lunch when I'm craving something sweet. I definitely don't keep a candy bowl on my desk, that would be bad news for me. The only thing that I have to my advantage when it comes to resisting candy is that I hate nuts and I hate caramel even more. So I won't eat candy with either in them.
Oh, and whoever said to become a "food snob"....I LOVE this! For the past few months I have been indulging in organic foods like crazy. I'm not sure if its a fact that they are healthier for you, call me stupid, but it makes me feel better than I'm buying heartier foods and when I'm in the health food store I always ask the workers about different items and new things to try. I love the idea of eating good chocolate rather than processed garbage.
