Sauna suit : Yeah or nah?

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edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
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  • Posts: 3,213 Member
    I just read a case study where a couple of young healthy men died while trying to dehydrate down enough to get into a lower weight bracket for a competitive sport (something like boxing or wrestling or UFC). They used saunas as well as other methods. I'm not suggesting that your sauna suit is going to kill you, just that taking it to extremes isn't healthy. Not to mention that it's temporary.
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    don't wish for it... work for it....

    Werkin on it.. ☺
  • Posts: 4,855 Member
    edited August 2017
    It's temporary water weight loss. As @goldthistime mentions there have been cases of extreme dehydration when using the suits. I have, however, seen studies that they can help with heat acclimation when used properly.

    Here is the study I saw:
    https://www.acefitness.org/certifiedarticle/6480/ace-sponsored-research-the-performance-benefits-of-training-with-a-sauna-suit
  • Posts: 31 Member
    Dehydration is never a good thing. For your body *or* for weight loss. It doesn't 'melt' fat.

    How much weight are you trying to lose?

    15-20kg..
  • Posts: 31 Member
    I just read a case study where a couple of young healthy men died while trying to dehydrate down enough to get into a lower weight bracket for a competitive sport (something like boxing or wrestling or UFC). They used saunas as well as other methods. I'm not suggesting that your sauna suit is going to kill you, just that taking it to extremes isn't healthy. Not to mention that it's temporary.

    When I used it, I felt really dizzy and it made me hard to breathe .. not gunna recommend it. Welp, I think I wasted money.
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    pohlae01 wrote: »

    When I used it, I felt really dizzy and it made me hard to breathe .. not gunna recommend it. Welp, I think I wasted money.

    shocker...
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    Packerjohn wrote: »
    It's temporary water weight loss. As @goldthistime mentions there have been cases of extreme dehydration when using the suits. I have, however, seen studies that they can help with heat acclimation when used properly.

    Hmm.. I'm from a tropical country.. so I guess, I wont use it unless I go hiking to Everest
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    shocker...

    Friendly..
  • Posts: 3,213 Member
    I got to goal weight slowly, put on a few, took them off, and am now looking at a new goal weight. I want to get there very slowly, more of a recomp than a diet. But every once in a while I think about short cuts. They're just so alluring. You're not alone.

    So can I ask, what have you tried? What are your challenges with just aiming for a small deficit?
  • Posts: 8,578 Member
    @pohlae01 - What is your height and current weight?
  • Posts: 570 Member
    pohlae01 wrote: »

    When I used it, I felt really dizzy and it made me hard to breathe .. not gunna recommend it. Welp, I think I wasted money.

    If you're alive and well and able to type that, then it was a fairly inexpensive lesson, well learned. We'd all like to have the weight come off with no effort, but in the words of that great modern-day philosopher Cher: "If it came in a bottle, we'd all be skinny." Best of luck to you on the long path!
  • Posts: 31 Member
    @pohlae01 - What is your height and current weight?

    Height is 165cm.. and weighing prolly around 75kg.
  • Posts: 31 Member
    ZoneFive wrote: »

    If you're alive and well and able to type that, then it was a fairly inexpensive lesson, well learned. We'd all like to have the weight come off with no effort, but in the words of that great modern-day philosopher Cher: "If it came in a bottle, we'd all be skinny." Best of luck to you on the long path!

    I'm asian..but dunno why I wasn't born with the typical petite asian body..
  • Posts: 31 Member
    I got to goal weight slowly, put on a few, took them off, and am now looking at a new goal weight. I want to get there very slowly, more of a recomp than a diet. But every once in a while I think about short cuts. They're just so alluring. You're not alone.

    So can I ask, what have you tried? What are your challenges with just aiming for a small deficit?

    I was active before.. going to the gym every night, using this app to help me calculate my intake.. I reached my goal weight which is 60kg. though, I ended up feeling lifeless or kinda depressed. Then, I hit that plateau thingy. So I started eating and doing what I love to do, i.e. sleeping, and poof! 75kg after a year
  • Posts: 31 Member
    I got to goal weight slowly, put on a few, took them off, and am now looking at a new goal weight. I want to get there very slowly, more of a recomp than a diet. But every once in a while I think about short cuts. They're just so alluring. You're not alone.

    So can I ask, what have you tried? What are your challenges with just aiming for a small deficit?

    All I did was to eat less than 1200cal/day or sometimes I burn all the calories I gained within that day
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    pohlae01 wrote: »

    All I did was to eat less than 1200cal/day or sometimes I burn all the calories I gained within that day

    no wonder you then felt 'lifeless'....
  • Posts: 31 Member

    no wonder you then felt 'lifeless'....

    I got addicted burning and murdering the cals.
  • Posts: 4,590 Member
    Ugh no. I already get hot flashes. All you lose is water, and that's temporary. I would rather stay hydrated.
  • Posts: 7,722 Member
    Please don't use it. Dehydration is serious business and it's miserable.

    I was chronically mildly dehyrated for months for medical reasons in the past and I cringe thinking of anyone doing it to themselves on purpose. It was living hell.

    The goal of weight loss is to lose body fat, not to manipulate water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit and be patient. Weight loss takes time, but it's worth it.
  • Posts: 35,719 Member
    pohlae01 wrote: »

    I got addicted burning and murdering the cals.

    Sounds disordered and unhealthy
  • Posts: 15,532 Member
    pohlae01 wrote: »

    All I did was to eat less than 1200cal/day or sometimes I burn all the calories I gained within that day

    You're going to to harm yourself and your health going to extremes like this. Eat a reasonable amount and move a bit more. How old are you? Calorie intake is also age dependent.
  • Posts: 31 Member
    Please don't use it. Dehydration is serious business and it's miserable.

    I was chronically mildly dehyrated for months for medical reasons in the past and I cringe thinking of anyone doing it to themselves on purpose. It was living hell.

    The goal of weight loss is to lose body fat, not to manipulate water weight. Just eat at a calorie deficit and be patient. Weight loss takes time, but it's worth it.

    Only used it last night and never will try again. I was about to pass out due to heat.
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    nutmegoreo wrote: »

    You're going to to harm yourself and your health going to extremes like this. Eat a reasonable amount and move a bit more. How old are you? Calorie intake is also age dependent.

    I'm already 25. I ate a lot that time, but got addicted burning what I ate. And yeah, I think it affected my mentality in a negative way. XD It made me feel sad, weak and most of the time.. empty.
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    pohlae01 wrote: »

    I'm already 25. I ate a lot that time, but got addicted burning what I ate. And yeah, I think it affected my mentality in a negative way. XD It made me feel sad, weak and most of the time.. empty.

    You need to be kinder to yourself while trying to lose weight. It's not going to happen overnight. Make small changes that can you can see sticking with. Consider therapy. It can be the best thing you do to help set yourself up for more successes in life. This coming from someone who didn't give therapy a fair chance until my 40s. I wish I had gone much sooner.
  • Posts: 5,468 Member
    Dehydration does not equal fat loss.

    Sweating is not an indicator of fat loss.

    Sauna suits are dangerous.
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