Go Diving!
The last city I lived in had me only two blocks away from one of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. That means I could dive 2-5 days a week year round. Weight was never a problem. I could eat whatever i wanted to.
Now that I have moved about 90km away I don't get to hit the water as much as I would like to, plus a new baby takes away some time as well
. I now find myslef watching what I eat and planning to exercise more- something I didn't have to worry about in the past.
My father-in-law dives a couple days a week year round and he eats WHATEVER he wants. He still has managed to stay pretty trim. It is not genetics because his 3 brothers are all pretty huge. The only difference is the amount of time he spends diving in cold water.
In the summer time around here I will wear my 3mm suit, even if the water temps call for a 5-6mm. My early dives have nice long statics, for me, and when I start to chill they get shorter and shorter. When my teeth chater later it scares away some of the fish that I am trying to shoot. When this happens I just swim around a bit.
It isn't that bad a deal and I know I am burning a ton of calories when I start to shiver. I could wear my winter suit, but then I would be loosing out on the weight loss opportunity.
I don't try this in winter because hypothermia is more critical when your diving in ice and it's below freezing outside. Caution is the key during that time of year, but in the summer time it's all fair game to loose weight. If I could get in the water everyday I know I could be as thin as Pierre, Eric and the rest. Since I can't, I watch what I eat and hit the pool and gym a couple days a week.:waterwork
Jon