Does swimming help you loose weight and get in shape.

Dieted for 1 and a half years, and swam and lost 70 lbs. Quit dieting, had to stop swimming for 2 months, gained 20lbs back. Now back swimming 5 days a week, 2000 yards a day, have lost about a pound a week for four weeks. Not dieting, but watching amounts, etc. I think to REALLY loose weight MUST diet and exercise. But to do it exercise alone it is a real slow process, and still must burn more than you eat... Remember, long term process, couple of pounds a week is good. This "loose 15 pounds in a week " crap is just that, crap, generally represents a water loss only (al la cabbage soup) which you simply regain when you stop injesting the dietretic.

Dieted for 1 and a half years, and swam and lost 70 lbs. Quit dieting, had to stop swimming for 2 months, gained 20lbs back. Now back swimming 5 days a week, 2000 yards a day, have lost about a pound a week for four weeks. Not dieting, but watching amounts, etc. I think to REALLY loose weight MUST diet and exercise. But to do it exercise alone it is a real slow process, and still must burn more than you eat... Remember, long term process, couple of pounds a week is good. This "loose 15 pounds in a week " crap is just that, crap, generally represents a water loss only (al la cabbage soup) which you simply regain when you stop injesting the dietretic.