Swimming

heelie1996
heelie1996 Posts: 46 Member
edited November 15 in Fitness and Exercise
I started swimming about 8 months ago and since than I have really improved lap wise ( I swim about 45-50 laps in under 50 minutes) but I have gained ten pounds since I started!
I am so hungry after I finish.
any advice?

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  • billglitch
    billglitch Posts: 538 Member
    i saw your other post about being hungry too. try increasing your fat intake maybe
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    Been there. :)

    Just fit the food into your daily intake goals. Allocate some of your daily calories to your after-swim snack/meal. For me, something with fat or protein, plus carbs, would satisfy. It helps to think it through ahead of time so your hungry brain isn't the one making the decision.
  • RachelElser
    RachelElser Posts: 1,049 Member
    o man, I too am STARVING after I swim. Much more so then if I do cardio. Try eating a protein (cheese, hard boiled egg, etc) and a fruit right afterwards and a big bowl of veggies to fill up.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    there is actually science behind why you are a hungry after swimming (or at least how it was explained to me) - because the pool temp is cooler than your body temp (normally 86ish degrees) - your body expends more energy trying to stay warm - thus leading to post swim hanger
  • dmwh142
    dmwh142 Posts: 72 Member
    I am a swimmer also. I think it usually helps to have low fat yogurt or some other high quality protein and a hot low calorie beverage soon after my swim. It doesn't take much to get the hunger to subside. I have found that I can't eat back many of those swimming calories if I am trying to loose weight. Good luck finding what works for you.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I'm always starving after my swim & cold all day! But I love my swim time.
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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Relser wrote: »
    o man, I too am STARVING after I swim. Much more so then if I do cardio. Try eating a protein (cheese, hard boiled egg, etc) and a fruit right afterwards and a big bowl of veggies to fill up.

    How is swimming not cardio? :confused:
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    there is actually science behind why you are a hungry after swimming (or at least how it was explained to me) - because the pool temp is cooler than your body temp (normally 86ish degrees) - your body expends more energy trying to stay warm - thus leading to post swim hanger

    If my pool was 86 degrees I would pass out before I finished my warmup!

    Yikes.

    <80 is way better
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