| Title: | Weight Loss and Maintenance | 
| Notice: | **PLEASE** enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)! | 
| Moderator: | ASICS::LESLIE | 
| Created: | Mon Jul 09 1990 | 
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 933 | 
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    Hi all... I have a question, it might sound weird, but, it 
    can never hurt to ask, right?  Anyway,  I took Tuesday off
    from work and ended up getting a pretty bad sunburn.  On Wed. 
    I weighed in and had a 3 lb loss (yeah!).  On Thursday and today
    I seem to have put that weight back on (all 3 lbs) and I have not eaten
    any more then before.  I do not think it is 'that time' though I am not
    sure...
    What I am wondering about is can the body react to a sun burn by
    retaining water?   I think I would feel better if I knew the 3 lbs were
    just temporary and that they will go away.  If it makes a difference, I
    have recently lost 15 lbs (as of Wed.) fairly quickly, 3 weeks.  I just
    started the diet and I have a lot to lose so the beginning is pretty
    quick...
    Thanks,
    Amy
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| 693.1 | just a guess | SMURF::HAECK | Debby Haeck | Fri Aug 16 1991 15:52 | 5 | 
|     My guess (and this is JUST a guess) is that the sunburn would cause
    this loss/gain.  The day you got the burn, you probably got slightly
    de-hydrated resulting in a loss.  And I have heard that when the body
    is healing a burn of any type, the tissue around the burn becomes
    extra-hydrated.  Again - I'm not sure of what I am saying.
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| 693.2 | Probably the burn... | NODEX::GREEN | Long Live the Duck!!! | Mon Aug 19 1991 13:27 | 8 | 
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    Me again...  I don't know if it was the sunburn or not, but, the 
    weight was definitely water.  I lost those three plus, I think, at
    least 2 for the week.  I will see on Wed.
    Regards,
    Amy
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