Weight gain from bad sunburn???
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This happened to me this week too! Although until reading this thread I would never have thought to link the mystical weight gain to a sunburn. Very neat, thanks!0
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This thread is pretty old, but thought it was worth bumping since it's summer and many people are vacationing.
I was at a pool party yesterday and got burned on my shoulders/chest. I'm definitely retaining water today and went to google and came across this thread. Had no idea a sunburn would cause water retention, but now I do!0 -
I got bad sunburn on my face chest and arms this Sunday and have put on 3lbs, your body will hold onto more fluid to moisturize the skin as it is still a burn. Mine could also be down to that time of month coming up as I use to retain a stone of fluid when I was 17 and the doctors didn't want to give me water tablets as I was still developing. Not going to get discouraged as have lost 11inches from my waist in total and 2 inches from my hips this week. :flowerforyou:0
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What the heck?? I gained 5lbs this week. I have been sticking like glue to food intake and even increased my exercise alittle each day. Does anyone know if its possible to gain water weight from a awful sunburn a few days ago? This ever happen to anyone? If so how long did it take to go away?
Sunburn is a real burn and will entail you having fluid in the affected area. It is not real weightgain as such, once the sunburn goes, the fluid will dissipate.
FWIW when I have come back from holidaying abroad, flights and sunbathing always mean I end up putting a few pounds on, this goes after a few days back home.
Just continue with your weightloss the way you have been and look after your skin there, I hope the burning goes asap x0 -
Dang I didn't realize this thread was two years old....0
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Yes when I was badly burned this summer my legs swelled up so much I couldn't get my jeans on! Went down after a few days0
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Dang I didn't realize this thread was two years old....
Oops me neither!0 -
Dang I didn't realize this thread was two years old....
Oops me neither!0 -
Omg... This explains so much.... I would have never thought of that. I go from white in the winter to red all summer basically! You guys are so smart!0
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Omg... This explains so much.... I would have never thought of that. I go from white in the winter to red all summer basically! You guys are so smart!
lol have you got the correct thread? What has this to do with gaining weight because of sunburn? :laugh:0 -
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?0 -
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.0
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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!)0
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BUMP!
I came across this thread while searching on whether my gain this week could be from the wicked sunburn I got over the weekend. Sure enough, this and other research shows the resulting inflamation can cause temporary weight (fluid retention) gain.
So I thought I'd bump this thread for others to see, in case you could use even more reasons to be careful in the sun (and not be an idiot like me on my first day at the pool!).5 -
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.1 -
It may be water retention due to inflammation due to the burn.2
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OnceAndFutureAthlete wrote: »
Aww man, hope you feel better soon!2 -
OnceAndFutureAthlete wrote: »
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]1 -
Awww @AnnPT77 , @nooshi713 & @PAV8888 - thanks you guys.
I just feel like such an idiot getting a sunburn at my age.
And 2 weeks ago I had such a bad case of poison ivy that I had to get on a course of steroids.
It's been an...eventful summer so far. But the fact that I'm working the MFP tools and it's been working is keeping me feeling positive and looking forward.5
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