Weight gain - redistribution of fat?

[mizztissa]

Diet alone won't help that much. You'd be pretty miserable eating the amount of calories needed to lose weight without exercising.
I don't want to be misunderstood here, you can lose weight by diet alone it's just that if you add activity your calorie restriction won't be so severe.

Is there any activity you can do? walk on the treadmill? lift weights? Yoga?

it's a combination of activity and diet. lifestyle being a major contributor. a sedentary life will result in more weight gain. walking and swimming are supposed to be 2 of the best excercises (next to cycling of course )

[Wahine]

Where you deposit fat has a lot to do with hormone levels and those are affected by exercise.

[deedolce]

dangnabit. I'm getting a menopot.

Before I lost 20 pounds, no tone in the stomach area, my arms were fatter, and around my torso. Now when I gain it, it IS all in my belly. My family are all apples, and so I'll be a lost cause! I envy those that gain it in the hips and chest! My choices are either a stick up and down, or a stick with a bulging tummy.

[Zen]

it's a combination of activity and diet. lifestyle being a major contributor. a sedentary life will result in more weight gain. walking and swimming are supposed to be 2 of the best excercises (next to cycling of course )

Put all forms of exercise into one of three categories - good, better or best.
Of the three, swimming would only rate a good. Cycling and walking/running raise body temps which in turn lowers appetite. Swimming doesn't raise body temps and swimmers can tend to overeat after a workout if they're not careful.
Any form of exercise, be it swimming, walking or weight-training, is good if the alternative is doing nothing. A mixture of some form of resistance exercise and cardiovascular exercise is better, while combining interval exercise (spin class or cycling with hills) and free weights - in my opinion at least - is the best way to get in shape
Losing weight is all about burning more calories than you eat. Any form of exercise, swimming included, will get the job done.
If you enjoy swimming, then stick with it. It's more important to be consistent with an exercise program you enjoy than to be inconsistent with one you hate. Just make sure to guard against the urge to eat more after you get out of the pool.

[Tuckervill]

You're right! Consistency is the greatest asset you can have! Just keep doing it, whatever it is, so long as it is exercise!

Karen