How many lbs. have you lost this season?

Orca... it comes down to your diet for everything. Working out, even hard swimming, alone is not going to cause you to lose weight. Look at what you're eating. There are lots of "diets" out there that I'd recommend against simply because they're diets to lose weight - not to maintain a weight and healthy habits... but there are some diet modifications you can make (and 'diets' that can show you the way). I am 37 years old, 5' tall and was 150 lbs as of August. I started training again in August but didn't lose any weight until I adjusted my diet. I (somewhat) followed the Paleo Diet and have since lost 20 lbs (and dropped all my times). However previously, the Zone diet worked well for me (I had lost 35 pounds from the weight I had held onto after having my 2nd kid). But the Zone diet just wasn't something I could maintain with 2 little kids, school and stress eating. I never followed either 'diet' as prescribed - but getting close and learning the ideologies behind them is essential to losing the weight - whether or not you ever even lift a finger to exercise. A great movie to watch which isn't diet specific is 'FatHead' (it's on Netflix or you can rent it at Blockbuster or something) - but it will tell you a LOT of great information about eating habits and why to stay away from certain foods. Keep in mind, you don't have to exclude anything completely from your diet, just moderate what you eat and how much/how often and you'll be fine. But if you want to keep off the pounds, all the swimming in the world won't help if you eat poorly. Good luck!

Orca... it comes down to your diet for everything. Working out, even hard swimming, alone is not going to cause you to lose weight. Look at what you're eating. There are lots of "diets" out there that I'd recommend against simply because they're diets to lose weight - not to maintain a weight and healthy habits... but there are some diet modifications you can make (and 'diets' that can show you the way). I am 37 years old, 5' tall and was 150 lbs as of August. I started training again in August but didn't lose any weight until I adjusted my diet. I (somewhat) followed the Paleo Diet and have since lost 20 lbs (and dropped all my times). However previously, the Zone diet worked well for me (I had lost 35 pounds from the weight I had held onto after having my 2nd kid). But the Zone diet just wasn't something I could maintain with 2 little kids, school and stress eating. I never followed either 'diet' as prescribed - but getting close and learning the ideologies behind them is essential to losing the weight - whether or not you ever even lift a finger to exercise. A great movie to watch which isn't diet specific is 'FatHead' (it's on Netflix or you can rent it at Blockbuster or something) - but it will tell you a LOT of great information about eating habits and why to stay away from certain foods. Keep in mind, you don't have to exclude anything completely from your diet, just moderate what you eat and how much/how often and you'll be fine. But if you want to keep off the pounds, all the swimming in the world won't help if you eat poorly. Good luck!