Hair loss after weight loss??

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  • nopotofgold
    nopotofgold Posts: 164 Member
    Check your iron and protein levels in your food diary. They could be to low.
  • gettingsexy94
    gettingsexy94 Posts: 156 Member
    Oh thank god hair loss is a common problem, cause I've been experiencing it too! I've lost weight at a slow and steady rate but my hair loss, was quite bad, especially when I was doing Insanity. Now that I've finished it, it seems to have reduced, but its still pretty bad. I knew my hair was falling, but didn't realise it was bad, till my mum commented on it, and when I looked at all my photos from the past, I noticed the drastic change. I'm only 19, so this is pretty darn worrying.

    Pls let me know if you have any suggestions :)

    Oh and Op, thanks for putting up this post! :D

    xx
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Talk to your doctor, for sure. All kinds of things can make your hair fall out. Call the doctor.

    Anorexics lose hair due to malnutrition, but short of malnutrition, I haven't heard of hair loss with weight loss (doesn't mean it isn't possible, though. Doctor, doctor, doctor.)
  • zharalee
    zharalee Posts: 4
    yes i remember this period i also had it
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    I had the opposite problem.

    Before I began this journey, my hair would fall out in clumps in the shower, when I brushed or just molted off throughout the day. Now that I have started exercising and really paying attention to what I put in my mouth, I'm not losing hair at a outrageous speed anymore.
  • Flora_k
    Flora_k Posts: 72 Member
    Please, have them check your ferritin and iron. I did the Omni drops too and had just had them checked when I started the hCG thing. Within a month, I had no ferritin left and they rushed me in for iron infusions. I know that drops that suddenly can cause all sort of damage including hair loss, nail problems, not to mention all the things that can happen to internal organs. Hope you feeling better.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    based on my understanding weight loss alone won't cause hair loss or thinning...as a matter of fact my hair dresser has comment on how much better and stronger my hair is...

    If you lose too fast with a too restrictive diet that's when it happens. Not enough calories, protien, etc causes issues and hair loss is the first sign you are not getting enough nutrients and calories...

    The Omni diet claims you can lose 12lbs in 2 weeks...and the fact it is Dr Oz endorsed says it all...

    I highly doubt it's your thyroid I would bet on lack of nutrients on a VLCD diet tho...bet you are eating under or just at 1200 calories a day.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    gettingsexy94 wrote: »
    Oh thank god hair loss is a common problem, cause I've been experiencing it too! I've lost weight at a slow and steady rate but my hair loss, was quite bad, especially when I was doing Insanity. Now that I've finished it, it seems to have reduced, but its still pretty bad. I knew my hair was falling, but didn't realise it was bad, till my mum commented on it, and when I looked at all my photos from the past, I noticed the drastic change. I'm only 19, so this is pretty darn worrying.

    Pls let me know if you have any suggestions :)

    Oh and Op, thanks for putting up this post! :D

    xx

    Stress and poor nutrition...slow and steady weight loss doesn't mean anything if your nutrition isn't in check
  • Flora_k
    Flora_k Posts: 72 Member
    edited October 2014


    SezxyStef wrote: »

    The Omni diet claims you can lose 12lbs in 2 weeks...and the fact it is Dr Oz endorsed says it all...

    .

    Dr. Oz is a bit of a quack isn't he? I think the first time I remember hearing about him was while I was doing the Omnitrition thing. The people dealing this stuff were saying he was a fan and that sort of thing. Now, I hear his name attached to all sorts of fad diets. What sort of doctor is he? Doesn't seem like he's a very good one.

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