Weight loss from soaking?

[tileman]

I've had my spa for 3 weeks now and have lost about 5-6 lbs. I haven't changed any other aspects of my daily/weekly routines besides soaking in my tub 1-2 times a day.
I'm assuming it's just water weight and will eventually level off. I'm curious if anybody else has experiencd this or am I oversoaking? I don't want to be 170 by Christmas.

CHAD

[tomsem]

      I have had mine for about 5 weeks and have lost about the same amount. I soak pretty much daily but only once per day.  I was thinking the same as you...that it will level out.  I guess it is a nice side benefit but I know I won't worry about shrinking too far down.  Just won't happen!  

[hot tub Frank]

i wish i had that
iam still at 240 lbs

[Vinny]

You got to drink pleanty of water to rehydrate yourself!

[kervis]

Hydrotherapy is great!  Your muscles are flushing out all of the waste that has been lurking around, your blood flow increases.  

You are also not sitting there snacking, like you might be doing in front of the TV.

[tileman]

Hydrotherapy is great!  Your muscles are flushing out all of the waste that has been lurking around, your blood flow increases.  

You are also not sitting there snacking, like you might be doing in front of the TV.

GOOD point!

[tileman]

You got to drink pleanty of water to rehydrate yourself!

I'm kind of a health nut, I eat right, excercise 3 x a week, and drink darn near a gallon of water a day. If I try to drink anymore I'll have to have the mail sent to my bathroom.

[anne]

Your blood flow probably does increase, and I bet you are sweating some that could account for some loss, but if you are habitually good at staying hydrated, I doubt that could account for 5-6 lbs of persistent wt loss.

How much does your weight fluctuate normally, and how often do you weigh in? Perhaps you caught one fluke high and one fluke low reading?

[tileman]

Your blood flow probably does increase, and I bet you are sweating some that could account for some loss, but if you are habitually good at staying hydrated, I doubt that could account for 5-6 lbs of persistent wt loss.

How much does your weight fluctuate normally, and how often do you weigh in? Perhaps you caught one fluke high and one fluke low reading?

I usally weigh in about every other day. I'm always between 189 and 191. Since spatopia has started I've been between 185-186 and that's been an everyday weigh in for the last week.

[Spiderman]

I haven't noticed a difference, but my wife has.  She's lost a few pounds that she couldn't explain; until I suggested to her that it was probably from the hot tub.  

[Bama]

I too have lost weight in the first few weeks of having my spa.

Tis a fact that blood flow is increased, but it's also a light resistance excercise.
The resistance is so low that it's not even felt, but it burns calories.
That's just my opinion.

[anne]

Well, that is just very odd, and interesting. I'd still guess that it is water weight, as opposed to caloric burn of fat or muscle, but I certainly cannot explain it......

You're not cooking yourself away, are you?

[Tatooed_Lady]

umm...that's one cookout I'd rather not partake in...
I'd love to lose enough weight that I don't float quite so well, but I doubt I'd lose it in the RIGHT places.   In any case, I guess I can be happy knowing that I'm not likely to drown in my tub, even if I take a short nap.....

[anne]

This was a bit from a UK Hotspring web page.......I take it with a grain of salt, coming form an ad, but the journal cited is real:

[size=10]"LOWER DIABETICS’ HIGH BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS

According to Diabetes UK, more than 2% of the British population are diabetic.

 An independent study published by the New England Journal of Medicine led by Dr Philip L Hooper at the McKee Medical Centre in Loveland, Colorado found that bathing in a hot tub simulates the beneficial effects of exercise.

 The result – for patients with Type 2 diabetes who soaked in a hot tub for 30 minutes a day, six days a week for three weeks – was a reduction in blood sugar levels by an average of 13%.

PROMOTES WEIGHT LOSS

In Dr Hooper’s study of diabetics, he found that patients not only reduced their blood sugar levels, but also lost an average of 3.5 pounds in weight without any new diet or physical exercise programmes.

 He surmised the weight loss resulted from the hot water massage simulating the effects of exercise, on the muscles.

SOOTHES AND RECUPERATES SORE MUSCLES

Both professional and weekend athletes benefit from easing their aching muscles into a hot tub for a short soak.

 According to Tennis Magazine, the hot water causes the temperature of a person’s skin and muscles to rise.  This, in turn, causes blood vessels to dilate and increases blood flow to the skin and muscles.

 The jets and pulsating water massage the skin and increase the blood flow even more.  The result is loosened and relaxed skin and muscles from the increased blood circulation."
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Sort of along those lines, I have taken to stretching in the tub, and I think it is helping my flexibility a bit. The only way to stretch safely and effectively is to be warmed up already, so before I had the tub, I could only really stretch after working out, which I dont do as often as I should

[Bama]

Anne,

Thanks for posting the article on spas and weight loss.
The reason I got the large spa... LA Spa, Paradise H-2 was for the purpose of aerobic excercising in the spa in addition to hydro-therapy.  
I think my weight loss could be attributed to the excercising.  However, I'll take the extra benefit of weight loss any ole way I can get it!