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

totally possible to loose weight swimming.

the biggest loser host in australia (when it started, aj rochester), lost most of her weight swimming, then she switched to running and lost the rest.

you might also want to consider water aerobics.

When I was younger, I swam competitively (meaning laps and laps and laps of practice) and I definitely lost weight and toned up as well. Swimming's a great exercise, and can be quite exhausting. If you put in a couple hours in the pool every week, you will definitely see some results. There are lots of ways to change up your swimming routine as well, so it's not just the same lap after lap.

I've lost a lot (cca 10 kgs / 22 lbs in 3 months) although I wasn't obese. At that time I was in healthy BMI.
I used to swim 3 times a week. Regular freestyle for 30-40 minutes (cca 1 mile).

Yes, swimming is great exercise. When I was younger i was always a big kid, then one summer I swam everday most of the day, but just playing in the water mostly, and I lost a TON of weight!!

#1 Swimming is one of the best options for people who are morbidly obese or just obese- there is no impact and therefore it allows your joints to be weight free.

#2 swimming burns TONS of calories. And as you know, its all a number game pretty much. More calories burned to those consumed = weight loss.

I went swimming last week for the first time in years, I haven't felt confident enough previously to actually be seen in a swimming costume, but I managed to swim 30 lengths (25m each), and am planning on swimming once a week and increasing the amount of lengths gradually.

I'm now 58 but when I was in my mid 30s I lost a lot of weight (5 stone in 6 months - way too fast) from swimming alone.

At the time I would have been about 16-17 stone (240 lbs) and started off swimming one or two lengths with breaks. I tried to beat the clock and swim faster plus do more lengths in 30 minutes until I built up my sessions to 45 mins a time.

After a while I was swimming 50 lengths (35m pool) of breast-stroke 3 times a week (I still don't know how to put my face under to breathe) - I was swimming for less than an hour each time.

Be aware that I completely lost my appetite and had to force myself to eat.

Due to injury I am limited to cardio workouts .. My doctor recommeded swimming ... I swim 3 days per week for around 40 min just moderate freestyle laps .. Nothing too intense .. It works for me ! I also do boxing and strength training on other days .. Anyways .. I've lost a further 6 kgs on this routine

Last summer I lost 22 pounds using MFP and swimming. It burns tons of calories. For me, the MFP calories burned thing is pretty accurate, although it isn't for everyone. I fell off the wagon when they closed the pool, but the 22 pounds stayed off. I just started over here, with a new profile, so the first loss isn't counted, but yeah, it was quite effective.:happy:
ETA I usually spent my time in the pool trading water, intensely for 29-30 minutes, instead of laps, my upper body wasn't strong enough for many laps. The burn was good. I can't wait til they reopen!

I'm not sure that MFPs calorie burns are accurate and I always adjust for my TDEE anyhow and would never eat-back more than 50-70% of my exercise calories to compensate for margins.

The MFP calorie burn on swimming is comparative to what I picked up from researching the internet. Again, like most exercises, the number changes depending on how much you weigh, but I decided, after the research, that the MFP one is close enough for rough calculations.

I do cheat myself out of calories though, I am lazy about putting my swimming in, different strokes burn a different amount of calories, and I mostly just put it in as "leisurely" instead of accounting for amount of effort and stroke.

It is just as important to warm up and cool down with swimming as with other workouts... I just do a couple of leisurely laps, slowly picking up pace, and I stretch in the water. I don't have any evidence to back this up, it's just a thing that seemed reasonable to me, but stretching in the water after an hour workout seemed better than being mostly non-weight bearing for an hour, then hopping out, becoming weigh bearing, and then stretching. That seemed like a recipe for disaster... so I stretch in the water LOL. NO EVIDENCE though, so no quoting that to others, it just made sense to me LOL.

And yes, you can TOTALLY loose weight from swimming. 20 pounds in my first two months in the pool, combined with healthier eating choices, keeping track of calories, and watching portion sizes.

very interesting post!

Love swimming Not the only thing I do though so cant speak of which part is thanks to that.

A friend of mine is only going swimming, goes a few times each week. I think he started with 10x50m, and has worked himself up to at 15x50m last time I spoke with him. He feels a huge difference in his endurance and his waist is noticably smaller. So definately a worthy workout.

I am a fish. You could never get me out of the water and still can't. In high school I was on the swim team and loved it. I can tell you that when you swim laps you can in fact work up a sweat and raise your core temp in the water. In HS we used to take cool showers to cool ourselves down afterwards and I eventually had to start that practice again in my adult life.

Indoor pools usually keep their pool water at room temp or slightly above. The water in the pool physically feels cool when you first get in because the pool house's ambient temperature is always high from humidity and heating of both the pool water and the ambient air. (Just think how cool the temperature is when you leave the pool house compared to the temperature in it.)

I lost 40 lbs within 3-4 months by swimming and eating a sensible diet. Being used to swimming 200 meters at a very face pace in HS, I was shocked at how slow I had to go to be able to maintain swimming laps at a constant speed when I started up again. (my heart was in constant protest) Swimming works EVERY muscle in your body, including your heart.

Usually the pool house has a clock on the wall for lap swimming. You can use this clock to measure your lap time, or the time it takes you to swim one length. In the beginning, just pay attention to keeping yourself moving in the pool for a certain amount of time that you choose, like an hour. It's also a good idea to keep track of your heart rate. When starting out I checked at the end of each length. As you progress you can play beat the clock or even add the number of laps to be completed within a certain time frame. And it doesn't have to be a specific stroke (back stroke, free style, butterfly, breast) I do what I feel like based on my body. If one arm hurts, I don't use it. I can be seen cork screwing through the water, mixing a large number of different swim strokes while making one lap, or even grabbing a kick board to use to work only the legs, or just one arm, etc.

The idea is to keep moving in the water. The water gives you resistance the whole time. Your body will let you know what a good pace is. If you get tired and need to take a break, try going to the deep end and treading water to rest while still getting some exercise benefit. Swimming will burn fat, tone your body, and slim you down. The only way to get a true calorie burn count is by having a water proof heart rate monitor on. You will also notice that based on your different movements your rate could spike (mine spikes when I do the back stroke, I just can't seem to slow down on that one)

I am sad because we only have one pool in the area (the Y) and their pool seems to always be super crowded or unavailable
I'm sure if I could swim again I would be in the pool almost every day, melting the pounds away! It had been so easy the last time.