Am I eating enough calories??

mlemonroe2
mlemonroe2 Posts: 603
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So, I have been noticing a lot of my hair has been falling out in the shower lately and I know that can be a sign of malnutrition, but I feel like I eat pretty well balanced meals and I always eat my exercise calories back. Could this mean I am not eating enough calories???

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  • snakegoddess_3
    snakegoddess_3 Posts: 83
    here is a question...are you on any birthcontrol..like depo or anything??
  • jgerbe2
    jgerbe2 Posts: 57 Member
    bump
  • superbeffie
    superbeffie Posts: 93 Member
    Unless your hair is looking thin I wouldn't be concerned and if you are eating back exercise calories you are getting plenty. It's more likely to be a hormone change. I shed more than my dog all the time.
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Maybe you need a multi-vitamin, or talk to your doctor, just to make sure everything is okay.
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    I'd talk to the doctor if I were you. It could be a vitamin deficiency.
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    I bet it's hormonal as I always had tons of hair falling out after I had my babies, for up to a year or more.
  • mlemonroe2
    mlemonroe2 Posts: 603
    I don't take birth control :frown: maybe a multivitamin would help
  • snakegoddess_3
    snakegoddess_3 Posts: 83
    I shouldn't have asked you to voice that outloud after thinking about it. Here is why I asked. I took Depo for a number of years but I noticed my hair shedding more than normal. I took a shower and my hands were full of my hair and my pillow was covered. So after freaking out and by this time my hair was really thinning I went to the Doc and had a bunch of blood work done. Come to find out they found nothing in the blood work. 1 out of 4 or as my Doc said 25% of women will experience hairloss due to the depo. Whatever it is, is also present in other forms of birthcontrol. I got off the shot and my hair is slowly comming back. So if you are on anything like that start checking the side effects on it because you could be having one.
  • mlemonroe2
    mlemonroe2 Posts: 603
    I'm not offended by you asking me if I take birth control, I put that face because it's scary that i'm not :smile:
  • TAWoody
    TAWoody Posts: 261 Member
    You're not giving us enough info. Either open up your food diary or tell us how many calories you're eating a day and how many mfp is recommending you eat.
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