Can you loose weight just from sweating?

Can you loose weight just from sweating?


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You do lose weight but very little amounts; it is not a good way to lose weight, but a wonderful way to get dehydrated. I know that boxers usually train with extra lairs of clothing on them before the boxing committee measure their weight – but they gain it in half an hour after drinking all the water they lost.

Posted 2007-06-23T17:29:58Z
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CAN YOU LOSE WEIGHT JUST FROM SWEATING?

 

Yes, you will lose "weight" for a short period of time.  The scale will register a weight loss.  But it is merely temporary water loss.  REALLY temporary.  As soon as you drink appropriate amounts of water/fluids (which your body will require after it's been taxed), the scale will reflect the re-gain.

 

Sweating is a symptom of overheating ... overheating caused by either direct or ambient heat in the atmosphere, or heat caused by metabolic response to exertion such as exercise.  When heat is present, the body will produce and excrete sweat as a means of cooling itself.

 

Water has nothing to do with pounds of fat or muscle--at least not in the context that most people are referring to when they say they want to "lose weight".  When most of us refer to "weight loss", what is really meant is a loss of fat which will hopefully cause us to be smaller on a permanent basis.  

 

Ideally, an overweight body is going to shed pounds by burning unwanted fat.  Sweating does not cause a loss of fat, only water.

 

Marie

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Posted 2007-07-16T05:35:04Z
 
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The weight you lose just from sweating is only water and fat, both of which you need to keep in your body.  You need water and salt is what keeps everything in your body balanced.  Sure, sweating from aerobic exercise is something else.  You are burning off calories and fat... and you can replenish the water and salt you lost from the sweat by drinking Gatoraid.  However, don't try to diet focusing on just getting yourself to sweat.  It won't work and it's very dangerous.  Good luck.

Posted 2007-08-09T12:46:34Z
 
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yep of course why not..at the end of the day by doing exercieses what are actually doin..we are sweating..burning calories hence losing weight

Imran

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Posted 2009-02-24T18:11:28Z
 

do people who have hyper hydrosis loose a lot of weight from sweating

 

Posted 2009-02-27T23:06:34Z
 
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Hi,

After read your question and also all replies,I totally agree with "peamer".

Thanks for your valuable replay.

Acai Burn

Posted 2009-07-03T08:30:13Z
 
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only from sweating? simply i can say "yes,i think it can be"..because its mean that you are burning your fat. keep doing it, but also remember to set a health food everyday (avoid eating bad food - contains high fat). Hope this can help a little bit. Tq.

Poniman Tjhin

Posted 2009-12-13T04:19:29Z

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