Weight gain from bad sunburn???

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  • squeakybuttcheeks
    squeakybuttcheeks Posts: 54 Member
    I know I am late to the game but I am so happy to see this post. I was googling like crazy haha.

    I went tanning on Tuesday at 165 lbs, on Wednesday morning I was 166 lbs then on Thursday morning I was 168 lbs! I didn't have a visible burn until Thursday night though. Has anyone seen the weight increase before the burn?

    I was freaking out until I found this post. I don't sweat when I tan. (I know I am weird) I wonder if that's what made me gain before the burn. I had no changes to diet or exercise so its the only thing I can think of. Since I am burnt now I am totally expecting a higher number until its gone.

    Upping my water, but will the three lbs gained just go away with the burn over the next few days or am I going to have to wait a week or two to see it gone?
  • cindymylou
    cindymylou Posts: 7
    I just stepped off the scale and I am up two pounds out of nowhere and I do have a bad sunburn so I so glad to hear that this is normal. Whew! I know it is al old thread just wanted to put my two cents in there for anyone posting now to this thread.
  • Laerai
    Laerai Posts: 495 Member
    I gained 2.5 lbs after getting a pretty decent burn yesterday - glad to see this thread, and I hope my body will let go of the water by Sunday - (my official mini-goal weigh in day!)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,292 Member
    Can I suggest reading this article, for even more info on the "weird water weight" subject, and more?

    https://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations

    It can potentially make scale-watching a calmer thing, by giving one a better idea about some factors that may cause misleading scale results, i.e., that aren't about fat loss but affect the scale.
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    It may be water retention due to inflammation due to the burn.
  • OnceAndFutureAthlete
    OnceAndFutureAthlete Posts: 192 Member
    nooshi713 wrote: »
    It may be water retention due to inflammation due to the burn.

    Yep, that seems to be the consensus.

    So now I've got water weight gain, pain from the burn (bra and panty lines - ouch!) AND it's at the point in healing when it's started to itch. :p:s:D
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    OnceAndFutureAthlete wrote: »
    nooshi713 wrote: »
    It may be water retention due to inflammation due to the burn.

    Yep, that seems to be the consensus.

    So now I've got water weight gain, pain from the burn (bra and panty lines - ouch!) AND it's at the point in healing when it's started to itch. :p:s:D

    Aww man, hope you feel better soon!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,260 Member
    OnceAndFutureAthlete wrote: »
    nooshi713 wrote: »
    It may be water retention due to inflammation due to the burn.

    Yep, that seems to be the consensus.

    So now I've got water weight gain, pain from the burn (bra and panty lines - ouch!) AND it's at the point in healing when it's started to itch. :p:s:D

    Well... on the plus side burns and broken bones require more calories to heal... probably not the best way to increase your TDEE; but hey! [using some sort of anti-burn stuff may be of use and all that]

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