have you lost weight by swimming (interested on those who we

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  • LizKurz
    LizKurz Posts: 340 Member
    I hope this doesn't come off mean, but have you ever seen a fat swimmer? :)

    Swimming totally burns calories, it's how I stayed fit with two of my four kids during their pregnancies. And the last pregnancy? I wasn't able to do much because i was on semi bed rest and now, I'm trucking 45 extra pounds because of it

    Swimming is totally a great way to keep fit. Anything that gets your heart rate up, and keeps it up, is going to burn cals. The problems with swimming is a) you don't feel it as much because you don't notice youre sweating, and b) a lot of people eat the cals back because when you leave a pool most are ravenous! I know I am. :)

    Happy swimming!
  • Weighinginwithmy02
    Weighinginwithmy02 Posts: 369 Member
    thank you all again for all of your advice and continued comments! I've managed to swim twice last week and twice already this week with a third time planned for Friday. Today I actually went ahead and bought a card for the pool for my next twelve swims! I'm committed!

    In the short few times I've gone I've managed to increase my laps from 600 meters to today swiming 800. My big goal is to just keep moving, regardless of the pace/stoke or how silly I look flapping about. I've already got the goggles and cap but I think I may get a snorkel because I'm having some neck pain from having to hold my head above water for so long (I'm not in good enough condition yet to swim with face in the water and coming up for breaths). Each time I've managed to move in the water for 35-45 minutes solid! And of course I'm combining it with logging food with MFP.

    Thanks again!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    thank you all again for all of your advice and continued comments! I've managed to swim twice last week and twice already this week with a third time planned for Friday. Today I actually went ahead and bought a card for the pool for my next twelve swims! I'm committed!

    In the short few times I've gone I've managed to increase my laps from 600 meters to today swiming 800. My big goal is to just keep moving, regardless of the pace/stoke or how silly I look flapping about. I've already got the goggles and cap but I think I may get a snorkel because I'm having some neck pain from having to hold my head above water for so long (I'm not in good enough condition yet to swim with face in the water and coming up for breaths). Each time I've managed to move in the water for 35-45 minutes solid! And of course I'm combining it with logging food with MFP.

    Thanks again!

    This is wonderful to hear. I'm so glad you're sticking with it! Great work!
  • muddyventures
    muddyventures Posts: 360 Member
    I didn't lose weight just swimming, but before I gained weight and was in tiptop shape that is 85 % of what I did, I was a lifeguard, and swimlesson instructor. I swam 5-6 days a week for at least an hour. I also rode my bike and although I did a little running at that time my main exercise was swimming.

    I swim now and love to swim by my main exercise is running. I don't know anything about core temp and swimming, but I've left the pool feeling downright hot and sweaty!
  • boo_book
    boo_book Posts: 2
    thanks again everybody! I"ve made an appointment to go on Wednesday morning!
    The hardest bit is the first walk in......the rest will become easier.
  • lindssaurus
    lindssaurus Posts: 98 Member
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  • Lucianyorker
    Lucianyorker Posts: 1
    Its wonderful to hear all these success stories..I love to swim. I unfortunately only do it regularly during the summer. I am in the water 5 days a week. I do water arobics then I swim for 20 min. If I dont do water arobics I swim for an hr...swimming around 1 mile. I do see wonderful results. I would like to post a question about watches for swimming. I got two different mio water proof watches that both didn't last more than 1 year! Anyone have a suggestion on a good watch for swimming laps?
  • platogb
    platogb Posts: 1
    The answer is YES.
    20 years ago I had a car crash and broke, among other things, my jaw. They had it wired for 3 months so I was only able to consume liquids and lost a lot of weight.
    Clearly, my body thought it needed to make metabolic adjustments in order to 'survive' - result: when I got unwired and started to eat normally the weight just piled on. I'd always been reasonably fit and not overweight up until this point in my life (I was 34).

    Anyway, coming out of this, I decided not to go on some crazy diet because I felt my metabolism needed stabilising, not further upset.
    The weight stayed on even though I was walking a lot (for my job at the time) and riding racehorses out at training every weekend. I was working hard to get really in shape and shift the weight without going on a fad diet.
    This went on for about 4 years and I felt great but was still carrying around 10 pounds of extra weight.
    The only thing that changed this was when I started doing 1km every weekday (weekends were still for riding) in the local pool.
    At first I was doing 3 or 4 lengths breaststroke and 1 freestyle - I wasn't great at the breathing and it overtired me but as I continued to do it, I got better at it and after a few months, I was doing the whole 1km freestyle in about 20-22 minutes.
    This has pretty much been my programme ever since, I now average 3 times per week.

    The weight came off within about 18 months.
    No dieting at all.
    It has stayed off.

    This is an exercise you can do until you are abolutely ancient and anywhere in the world where you can find a pool or the sea.
    Don't let anyone tell you it doesn't work.
    It does.
    Good luck.
  • cinmorrowlvn
    cinmorrowlvn Posts: 16 Member
    My back doctor actually suggested I lose weight by walking laps in the water. It works great. I use water shoes because my toes would get raw otherwise. I started cupping my hands and swinging them while I walk so I get more water resistance. The first few times I could only do a few laps but now I'm better. I feel a nice burn and overall soreness so I'm definetly getting a work-out. I'm down almost 20 pounds now. I don't usually log my excercise since I'm not doing it to earn extra calories.

    Good Luck!
  • lisaanne1369
    lisaanne1369 Posts: 377 Member
    Its not even a matter of laps, treading water and just moving. I got to a river and use the current and can get a great arm work out in 3 feet of water.
  • kcn1972
    kcn1972 Posts: 3
    I started swimming a few months ago, and although I cant really be sure how many calories I am really burning (I truly think that the MFP calorie counter VASTLY overestimates how much I am burning), I just try to go further and faster everytime I go. I can tell my endurance is getting better, and I feel relaxed and acomplished after every workout. I think that everyone needs to ignore all the articles about whether or not its the BEST workout for weight loss. Its relaxing, easy on your joints, and a great way to mix up your workouts.
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