Weight Loss = Hair Loss

I haven't but I would suggest adding gelatin to your diet because it is excellent for the health of your hair (and nails).

I did have that problem when I was pregnant and adding Jello every day made a huge difference.

How fast are you losing your weight, pounds per week that is?

This is the second time in my life I've lost weight and with that weight loss came significant hair loss. I had my blood levels checked ... and thyroid. Everything there is fine. I'm healthy other than being a fat *kitten* The nurse told me "when you lose weight, you're going to lose hair... you stop losing hair when you stop dieting."

I'm scared now. =/

If that was true for me I would be at my goal weight. lol

you may not be eating enough or getting enough micro nutrients (vitamins and minerals) Malnutrition. Change your goal to lose 0.5lbs/week and make sure you hit your micro nutrient daily goals

^^^^This!

Generally hair loss related to weight loss is due to cutting calories too quickly or cutting essential nutrients when cutting calories. I would suggest reassessing your consumption (I didn't look at your diary) to make sure that you're maximizing your calorie consumption. If you're loosing at a rate of 2 pounds a week increase your consumption to decrease the rate of weight loss (start by adding 100 calories per day and see if that helps). Through my weight loss my hair has actually become fuller and my nails stronger because I am more thoughful about what I am eating (generally).

Oh no! I'm sorry, that must be frightening! I'd see a nutritionist. It could be related to your 'diet'. If you're not getting enough nutrients, vitamins, your body will stop rebuilding things it doesn't really need in order to protect vital organs. I'd be worried about what else is happening to your body! I've seen this happen to a lot of people who have had bypass surgery and it's probably from the same reason. I don't know, I'm not your Dr., don't know what you're eating or not eating.

Good luck and I hope it starts regrowing soon! <hugs>

you may not be eating enough or getting enough micro nutrients (vitamins and minerals) Malnutrition

This.


I take biotin everyday too and use Mane N Tail shampoo and conditioner. I know some people take prenatal vitamins but I haven't ventured that way yet.

Generally hair loss related to weight loss is due to cutting calories too quickly or cutting essential nutrients when cutting calories. I would suggest reassessing your consumption (I didn't look at your diary) to make sure that you're maximizing your calorie consumption. If you're loosing at a rate of 2 pounds a week increase your consumption to decrease the rate of weight loss (start by adding 100 calories per day and see if that helps). Through my weight loss my hair has actually become fuller and my nails stronger because I am more thoughful about what I am eating (generally).

^^^This!

Generally hair loss related to weight loss is due to cutting calories too quickly or cutting essential nutrients when cutting calories. I would suggest reassessing your consumption (I didn't look at your diary) to make sure that you're maximizing your calorie consumption. If you're loosing at a rate of 2 pounds a week increase your consumption to decrease the rate of weight loss (start by adding 100 calories per day and see if that helps). Through my weight loss my hair has actually become fuller and my nails stronger because I am more thoughful about what I am eating (generally).

^^^This!

Yes, exactly. Your body has ways of telling you when you are not feeding it properly. Especially if you are trying to work out, too.

Kinda. When I started getting a more defined chest all my chest hair just magically disappeared

well if you have a crazy defecit or been in a defecit for too long you will f-ck up hormones.

I have had hair loss in the past a couple of times. After a child birth and last year for no real reason. BUT Starting in August after 8 months of dieting and exercise my hair started falling out. In the past it lasted about 4-6 weeks. Going on 8 weeks I was getting alarmed as my hair was getting pretty thin. As you asked the doc and all my levels were tested and I was doing great. Her suggestion stop putting my hair in a ponytail so much. REALLY!!?? If that were the cause of hair loss I'd have been bald all my childhood. I think just recently it's slowed down. I'm down to half my hair. No exaggeration. Fortunately, it's pretty uniform on my head and no one has looked at me in alarm. BUT when I go to the gym and have to wrap the hair band around my scrawny pony tail 6 times when a few months ago I struggled to get that 3 wrap on I'm alarmed.

I've never eaten more healthy in my life than the past 8 months. I take vitamins. My doc says not to eat below 1200 and I seldom do and eat closer to 1300 to 1400 most of the time. I lose about 1/2 pound a week on average.

This is happening to me in the last weeks and I am not quite sure if it is a combo of stress, not enough nutrition, not enough sleep but I used a hair product for weeks named Hair One and suddenly all hair buildup in my follicles made my hair fall off in clumps. I'm terrified! Why did I do that? I was just fine washing with Biotin shampoo, why did I even pick that stuff up. I am so stocking up on supplements, castor oil and jason's thin to thick shampoo. And I will make an appointment with the doctor sometime.

I'm getting a haircut tomorrow because suddenly it looks too thin, as if it happened overnight. Screw you, Hair One!