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Thank you so much Robertus! I will definitely try that. I am trying to build confidence which is definitely helping a lot.

This is so true. I have been trying to do this more too. If I find that I'm starting to panic I just try to breathe out more rather than jumping up to gasp.

Ugh. Have not swam in like 2 weeks?!?! Been sooooo busy with class/work/parenting/LIFE. Gonna try to get ahead on some of my class readings tonight so I can go tomorrow morning!! :smile:

I do more now than I did before. When I still had a ton of weight to lose I found that eating back my exercise calories just meant not losing any weight (or worse, gaining!). Now I'm in all healthy ranges (BMI, body weight, body fat %) and only 7lbs from my goal weight. Now, I've upped my daily calories to 1500 and will…

Was swimming 7 days/wk. My daughter's daycare has been closed for vacation this week, though...so I haven't been since Monday!!! Going a little crazy. Can't wait to get back in tomorrow.

I lucked out. At my pool the pipes for the sprinklers in the ceiling run parallel to the lanes, so I just make sure to stay lined up with those.

Thanks!! You guys have helped me a ton. Weirdly, I have had moments like that, where I realize that I'm not focusing on breathing at all and doing it totally naturally. Hopefully soon it will be much more than just moments!! =) Can't wait to get back in the pool tomorrow!

I practiced the looking over my shoulder thing and then did like 30 laps of just doing like catch-up drills practicing rotation and breathing. I think I am starting to do better! My swim lessons will start in about 2 weeks and I can't wait. When I applied I said that I couldn't swim freestyle, but hopefully by then I will…

Is there a good way to practice good alignment? Everybody says like "imagine a pole going from your head down your spine", but I still find that I turn my head weird and I don't have a very good feel for what that kind of alignment feels like lol. I've been trying to lift only one goggle out, and I still usually feel like…

I have done that before to practice my breast pull, and when I had a cramp in my leg and couldn't do the regular breast kick. I like it too! :smile:

Hahahaha. I am cracking up.

hmm. okay. weekends I don't usually do a ton - mostly just fooling around with my daughter in the pool, maybe a few hundred meters. I guess I will go easier on those days. :) I need more sleep too I think haha!

Aha...btw....I have been COMPLETELY exhausted the past few days. Like. Can't even stay awake at work. Is it because I am over-working myself? Or is it just because I never really exercised before and now I'm doing 1-2hrs 7 days a week and my body is really out of shape and having a hard time keeping up lol? I don't know…

I try really hard to constantly breathe out in a steady pace, and then I sort of blow the rest out of my nose when I come up so that I don't get water in my nose when I'm turning. I still get that sort of panicky feeling though sometimes, especially if I try breathing on my left side. I did 600m of freestyle drills today…

http://swimming.about.com/cs/drylandexercise/l/bl_wts_a.htm This is the routine I started today. It has 3 "phases"

Oooh! I watched all the videos for these on youtube the other day!! I think I'm a bambino....:embarassed: In my defense...I just started learning how to swim like 6 weeks ago lol. Bambino Common Characteristics: • A very gentle swim stroke which lacks "oomph". • A rotary / windmill style of arm stroke which lacks catch and…

This makes me laugh lol. But yeah I get the same feeling sometimes about not feeling as winded doing breast. Today though, I really worked my kick really hard and dang!! I increased my time and everything! :) Or decreased I guess lol. Improved. Hahaha. xD And it's funny that you like sprinting. I get that same feeling of…

Man I am sooo far away from learning Fly :P It looks really cool, though. Is it hard to learn? The biggest problem I have with Back is that I tend to lean left (probably cuz I'm right handed and my right arm is stronger lol) so I end up hitting the lane line. Lol. Oh well. I still love it after a really long set.

So you know you're doing something wrong when you can swim 2x 400m breasts with only a short break and not feel overly tired, but can barely swim 50m of free without getting totally winded. I asked the lifeguard today and she said I'm over-rotating and that I should try bilateral breathing. Girl, if you think I'm…

mcruzin91 it's really funny that you say that, because today for the first time I tried changing my strokes/breath. I was actually starting to feel really comfortable breathing (YAYY!!), so I decided to try to hold it longer. I did....I guess it would be... every 4th stroke?? (Like... Right/Breathe - Left - Right - Left -…

Thanks!! That all is great. I have tried grabbing the wall and doing the kickboard thing, but I have found that I made more progress just doing the laps. It's not exactly the same motion I think, because your body is sort of tied down on the wall, whereas when you're swimming your body is constantly moving. But I think…

Thanks!! I have been watching a LOT of videos on stroke techniques. My favorite is breast, but I'm also trying to learn free since it's like the basic staple of swimming. I have been considering signing up for private lessons, and the more I look into swimming, the more it sounds like a good idea! Thanks for the advice and…