How many lbs. have you lost this season?

Gained 15lbs since Thanksgiving :(

After getting back in the pool after a 31 year break, swimming 4 days a week, I've somehow managed to gain 5#. I certainly feel better, but it would have been nice to lose some weight. I did that when I started back last year. I was over-compensating with the post-swim cookies!

+15 here.

I actually got back involved with swimming to get in better shape. I had been 15 years since my last official practice in college. It is funny, My coaches used to try to get me to gain a little weight and I never could. However, after about 5 years out of the water I started packing on some weight. Then after marriage and the birth of twins 2 years ago, I started really putting it on fast - I knew I was overweight, however, at my last physical in November, my BMI had me in the Obese range by a couple of pounds. So I knew it was time to make a change for my hapiness, and to be a more active part of my kids like in the future. I coach high school and club swimming, so I had no excuse for not exercising more often. Since the end of January I have made an effort to really change my diet (not dieting, just making healthier choices), and have started swimming 3-4 days a week as well as lifting some weights and other cardio work. I have dropped 22 pounds since I started over two months ago, and I am now up to 2,500 - 3,500 yards a work out, and feel much better. The good news I am no longer obese, just overweight. I just wish there was a masters team to work out with for extra motivation in my area. I plan on getting back to an acceptable weight by november, and competing again next January.

I will fully admit my metobolic Dorian Grey is still going strong! But that doesn't mean that I don't know a thing or two about incrementally better eating habits. I have no stats of my own to add to this thread but I also wouldn't have much to add to any soon-to-be companion "How many lbs have you gained in the off season?" thread. I guess the best gut check (no pun intended) is to be in a good range of weight year over year, staying in decent shape at worse, and always staying within striking distance of good/great shape. Making myself suit-up in a real live swim meet on a monthly average really helps me stay within reason. Sure, let yourself go, or as I like to say, I have to LIVE! and go hog wild for holidays, your birthday, or other occasions. But just recognize you made an expensive choice and you have to even it out later. You CAN have that coke, that cookie, that cake, that steak, your burger & fries, and your beer, you just can't have it ALL at once or EVERY day!!! The hardest part of food intake is that it is entirely too socially acceptable to abuse our bodies. If you swam a poor time, would you throw yourself down on the ground and start pounding your arms and legs and wailing away? Of course not! But that is the analogy of what we all do when we pig out and eat way too much! And no one is going to say, "Hey! You really don't need to be spackling on the dip and eating that entire bag of ruffles! That's disgusting! You're a pig! Cut it out! You're out of control!" You have to say it to yourself and say, ok this is my indulgence and now I know i'll have to eat better for the next several days. No big deal! And the day after that, i'll have a piece of cake and ice cream! See, just not all at once!

12 Lbs so far over the past month or so of being back. First time back to the pool in 2 years. No exercise, well not much any way. Gaining muscle everywhere (shoulders, triceps, neck and lats are the ones I feel the most.. Also scapulae and hamstrings/quads.. some in lower back and core) So I probably have lost more than 12lbs of fat. Feeling great. At the rate I am going (once my calf heals a bit and can get back to swimming "hard" again) I should be out of 36" waists and spending some money on new clothes by end of May at the latest :-) Mrs. RiseForms even made a comment the other day :bliss:

I've lost 8 lbs. Best of all, I've lost the flotation device in my belly that was ruining my balance in the water. I am now close to neutral buoyancy like when I was young. I am swimming 3x/wk, 2500-3500 yds. I have also been doing some dry land aerobics and toning. I also walk two big dogs daily out in the woods. I don't diet, but I have tried to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables. Limiting portions is increasingly needed as I am no longer young.

So will we keep team off in the off season?:chug::cake:

I will fully admit my metobolic Dorian Grey is still going strong! But that doesn't mean that I don't know a thing or two about incrementally better eating habits. I neglected to mention that in my response. Those 12 pounds so far weren't lost by adding swimming to a few cokes, junk food, fast food, etc. each day. I'm having one coke a week (tastes so much better that way), healthier snacks, smart breakfasts and watching the portions. Only exercise is swimming but the eating better has also been a large portion of the change, I'm sure.

I have lost 12 lbs. in the last 2 weeks. Unfortunately, most of it has been as the result of a skiing accident two weeks ago when I broke both shoulders and a couple of ribs. It is not a method I would recommend to anyone else. Hopefully, things will heal and I will be able to swim again sometime fairly soon. I think my thoughts of going to Rio for a week for the Masters Pan American Games will probably have to be forgotten.