I also find that I lose weight when working on my diet and running. Not so much with swimming, as I think it stimulates my appetite more and I'm so much more effective in the water.
One thing on your diet - I find I can't lose weight if my overall calorie count is too low and especially if my fat intake is too low. If I add a bit of olive oil and some nuts into my diet, my body seems to believe it's not in a famine and will regulate better. It's something to consider and try - I fully believe that we are all a bit different and your body likely has it's own ideal mix of food.
Yep. I have added more nuts and things that I thought were no-nos. One key point I took away from the nutritionist is that I can't be on a diet. I need to just add more food to my day. I'm eating fine (except for the soda), I just need to add more.
Another key element to my storage of fat, according to her, was not getting adequate sleep. My kids were all horrible sleepers. On average I get about 6 hours of sleep per night and it's usually broken sleep. The "baby" who's now 2 still wakes up once/night, and while he'll get himself back to sleep, I still woke up :badday: I forget what hormones she said that this effects, but one is an appetite suppressant and I forget what the other one did. She said that partly explains why I don't eat enough...
Anyway, I've learned a lot. The number one thing for me was that swimming does not help weight loss per se, even though I burn a lot of calories, but it is good at maintaining my weight.
I wonder how many master's swimmers agree? I should put a poll. Maybe I will do just that. :agree:
I also find that I lose weight when working on my diet and running. Not so much with swimming, as I think it stimulates my appetite more and I'm so much more effective in the water.
One thing on your diet - I find I can't lose weight if my overall calorie count is too low and especially if my fat intake is too low. If I add a bit of olive oil and some nuts into my diet, my body seems to believe it's not in a famine and will regulate better. It's something to consider and try - I fully believe that we are all a bit different and your body likely has it's own ideal mix of food.
Yep. I have added more nuts and things that I thought were no-nos. One key point I took away from the nutritionist is that I can't be on a diet. I need to just add more food to my day. I'm eating fine (except for the soda), I just need to add more.
Another key element to my storage of fat, according to her, was not getting adequate sleep. My kids were all horrible sleepers. On average I get about 6 hours of sleep per night and it's usually broken sleep. The "baby" who's now 2 still wakes up once/night, and while he'll get himself back to sleep, I still woke up :badday: I forget what hormones she said that this effects, but one is an appetite suppressant and I forget what the other one did. She said that partly explains why I don't eat enough...
Anyway, I've learned a lot. The number one thing for me was that swimming does not help weight loss per se, even though I burn a lot of calories, but it is good at maintaining my weight.
I wonder how many master's swimmers agree? I should put a poll. Maybe I will do just that. :agree:
