Almost 9 lbs. lost to date. I was shocked when I stepped on the scale this morning. I was just complaining to roomie that my weight loss has slowed down since I reached the barrier that I was never able to break with exercise. I probably stayed on the scale, shifting my position, trying to make sure that it isn't broken. But it's true. And I'm glad.
I mentioned before that swimming is helping me lose the weight. Somebody actually told me that swimming does not help. Whadda??? Well, of course, just like with any exercise, you must have a set work out to achieve your goals. Having the water there is not an excuse to just splash around and hope that you've lost 10 inches after the "swim".
When I started almost a month ago, I was only hoping to swim a mile in an hour. I have built up my stamina and can now swim 1.5 miles in an hour. I have also started doing sprints. This am, I did 1:35 for 100m freestyle. Hardly Olympic speed, but my personal best (achieved more than 10 years ago) was maybe 1:26. This was in my pre-smoking and drinking years. So that was my achievement today. Maybe it's because my arms have gained so much surface area that they're more like paddles now. Who knows.
My ultimate goal is to lose more weight, so that when I quit smoking, I won't feel bad gaining some of it back. By and by.
Photo from Swim-City.com
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