does sweating help you lose weight - #25642
I am trying to figure out if sweating help you lose weight because I've been hitting the gym pretty hard lately. Like, really hard. I sweat buckets during my workouts, and I feel like I should be shedding pounds left and right, right? But the scale isn’t budging much at all. It’s super annoying! I read somewhere that sweating help you lose weight, like it’s supposed to burn calories and stuff, but now I'm not so sure. My buddy told me that a lot of it is just water weight or whatever, and could come right back once I rehydrate. Ugh, makes sense but still frustrating! So I’m wondering, does sweating really help you lose weight in a meaningful way or is it more just a temporary thing? I mean, if I'm sweating that much, there must be some benefit, but it feels kinda disappointing not seeing the results on the scale. Should I be focusing more on what I'm eating or is sweating in the gym actually doing something to help? Would love to hear from anyone who's figured this out!
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