Humidity...can this mess with my weight loss?

Humidity won't affect your fat loss.

btw - are you eating back your exercise calories and netting around 1300 cals/day.... or are you eating only 1300 cals/day total? You're doing a lot of exercise, i.e. walking several miles a day - there's no way 1300 cals/day is enough. If you're netting 1300 cals/day then that's more reasonable, depending on how big you are (i.e. it's enough for some people but not others)

I live in Bahrain... high heat and 100% humidity in the summer. I find that the heat and humidity is really draining, i feel lethargic and moving around makes me get too hot easily, then i can't cool down easily............ the result is that I'm a lot less active than when it's cooler and less humid. If you have found that your weight loss has stalled and this coincides with higher heat and humidity, then this is probably the reason why. So yes it can mess with weight loss... because it makes you move less.

i used to live in Bahrain! Walking from from the parking lot to wear I worked was exhausting and I was usually sweating by then. It feels like it would have an effect but it's most likely factors other mfpers wrote. good luck!

Can humidity mess up your weight...I am seriously getting really discouraged! I drink so much water (8-10 cups a day) and stay within my calories (1300) and still I am gaining weight! I walk 2.5 miles every night and burn around 300 calories. By the end of the day I am still above 1200 calories. I am eating healthy food, no fast food, and I usually finish eating supper by 6pm. In Minnesota there is a heat advisory and the humidity is high. I have heard that humidity can make you retain water weight but within this past week, I have gained 5 pounds but last week I have lost around 3 pounds. I am starting to get discouraged and thinking that there is no point. Help please!!!!

A heat advisory in Minnesota is a chill advisory in Texas. time.. time.. time..

Try not to let one week discourage you. Our bodies fluctuate especially woman keep on track and chin up. Humidity can be a small factor in regards to water weight. Just keep up the good work it will pay off!

My experience living in Nebraska where we get very hot and humid as well, and are in the same heat warning as you today...is that for whatever reason I also retain more water when it's hot and humid. It's a weird phenomenon. I have a theory but I may have to do some research on this, cuz now ya got me thinking. I notice that my hands and feet swell mostly. My face can even be puffy. I don't have an answer as to why. Makes me wonder if maybe the body retains more more sodium so it will retain more water in order keep more cooling sweat in store to combat the heat in times like this. The excess fluid retention reaction is to get puffy if we are not sweating it out? Our bodies do learn to adapt to the climate we live in. I don't know. I do know it happens though. So don't get discouraged. Hang in there and forge on! The heat is supposed to get back to the normal range in the Midwest after Labor day. Until then get in a great workout and work up a major sweat and see if it helps!

Humidity won't affect your fat loss.

This. I live in South Florida. The only season here is 24/7 swamp butt. Check your sodium. Maybe 8-10 cups isn't enough water.

Hello Fellow Katoian!

Everyone's body is different. For me, I retain a lot of water in this excessive heat and humidity. Just stick with your plan, this is break in the next week or so (I wish it was NOW) and our bodies will go back to normal.