If you have a lot to lose, you’ll likely need to change your workout routines every 2-3 months as your body becomes used to them and requires yet more work — lol. At least, that’s how it’s been for me so far.
If you have a lot to lose, you’ll likely need to change your workout routines every 2-3 months as your body becomes used to them and requires yet more work — lol. At least, that’s how it’s been for me so far.
It becomes awkward having the regularly-recurring weightloss and exercise conversations with family, friends or work collegues.
I have my health-related stories and opinions. They have their health-related stories and opinons.
Over the last two years, I have noticably lost a lot of weight and put on a lot of muscle. I am healthy, full of energy and happy where I am going. They are the same person they were last year. They are not in particularly good health nor happy where they are.
I am adventurer talking about travel with someone who has never left their hometown. I try to be polite and open, but the conversations are awkward.
Has anyone experienced hair loss while losing weight?
I am 5ft 7 inches female Indian, srarted at 203 lbs in June 2018 snd down to 183 in Nov. i did this by caloriedefcit stucking to low carb diet. Tracked calories 1200-1300 some days went to 1000 macros 100 gm protein, 40-60 gms carbs, fat 60/70 gms. All my test results are normal but since Aug 2018 myhair is sheddingvlike crazy, long strands just keep coming out. I’ve been takin Biotin 20,000 mcg once a day (2 capsules 10,000 mcg) but no respite. Pl HELP!!!! Im going crazy tryg to think of ways. Will this ever stop???
Lab results from Nov 9
Lab tests on 11/9
TSH 1.07
Free T4 1.2 (.5-1.7 ng/dL)
Free T3: 2.5 (2.5 to 5.5 pg/ml)
Ferritin 154 ng/mL (11 to 307 ng/mL)
Cortisol 9.7 ug/dL (5 to 25 ug/dL)
Vit D 34.4 (30 to 100 ng/mL)
Vit B12 390 pg/mL (180 to 933)
Testosterone 17 ng/dL (0 to 100 ng/dL)
Free testosterone 1.0 (.2 to 5.0)
Glucose 92 (65 to 100 mg/dL)
Freeinsulin 6.7 (0-17)
Total insulin issame 6.7 (0-17)
Forgot to mention that I am 43. Have always had long thick beautiful hair. Ive suffered from hypothyroidism since I was 15 and havegone through several rounds of losing hair due to TSH being too low or too high butit went away everytime after adjusting my medication. For thefirst time myhairisshedding profusely notdue to thyroid. Am I eatg too less? Iused to be on 1500/1600 cals anddid not lose wt so Inhad to cut down.
Has anyone experienced hair loss while losing weight?
I am 5ft 7 inches female Indian, srarted at 203 lbs in June 2018 snd down to 183 in Nov. i did this by caloriedefcit stucking to low carb diet. Tracked calories 1200-1300 some days went to 1000 macros 100 gm protein, 40-60 gms carbs, fat 60/70 gms. All my test results are normal but since Aug 2018 myhair is sheddingvlike crazy, long strands just keep coming out. I’ve been takin Biotin 20,000 mcg once a day (2 capsules 10,000 mcg) but no respite. Pl HELP!!!! Im going crazy tryg to think of ways. Will this ever stop???
Yes I'm having that problem now too, and I haven't figured out how to stop it either. I did start taking iodine drops on top of all the other vitamins because I had all the symptoms of iodine deficiency so maybe that will help.
Forgot to mention that I am 43. Have always had long thick beautiful hair. Ive suffered from hypothyroidism since I was 15 and havegone through several rounds of losing hair due to TSH being too low or too high butit went away everytime after adjusting my medication. For thefirst time myhairisshedding profusely notdue to thyroid. Am I eatg too less? Iused to be on 1500/1600 cals anddid not lose wt so Inhad to cut down.
I'm having it too. I'm eating 1300-1400 right now but there was a period where I was eating a lot less. I had to add some things I cut out back in because I wasn't getting enough calories. Now I'm consistently eating 1200-1400 and the hair loss hasn't stopped yet.
Forgot to mention that I am 43. Have always had long thick beautiful hair. Ive suffered from hypothyroidism since I was 15 and havegone through several rounds of losing hair due to TSH being too low or too high butit went away everytime after adjusting my medication. For thefirst time myhairisshedding profusely notdue to thyroid. Am I eatg too less? Iused to be on 1500/1600 cals anddid not lose wt so Inhad to cut down.
I'm having it too. I'm eating 1300-1400 right now but there was a period where I was eating a lot less. I had to add some things I cut out back in because I wasn't getting enough calories. Now I'm consistently eating 1200-1400 and the hair loss hasn't stopped yet.
If it's from poor nutrition/low calories, it could take some time (think about 6 months).
When I was a youngster, my father used to tell me so many CRAZY things (at least at the time I considered them CRAZY), stuff like "NEVER say never" or "one person's trash is another person's treasure". He used to tell me TONS of things like that, which again, at the time sounded like some crazy old coot stuff. Nope, he was right. I've ALWAYS hated and was actually "offended" by iceberg lettuce salads, ever since I was young. I considered iceberg lettuce salads a complete waste of time and always saw them as nutritious as a glass of water (which I now LOVE and super mega crave all the time now). Anyhoo, about a few weeks ago, I started eating/adding simple chilled iceberg lettuce salads to my main meal. WOW...I'm so in love with chilled Avocado Caesar salads, simple chilled iceberg, tomato, red onion salads and chilled iceberg salads in general--I LOVE THEM NOW and have one daily.
Daddy was right, never say never. What you once hated and avoided when/as you are obese/overweight, you will find yourself loving as you get down to size. Not merely with food, but in so many other areas of your life.
Has anyone experienced hair loss while losing weight?
I am 5ft 7 inches female Indian, srarted at 203 lbs in June 2018 snd down to 183 in Nov. i did this by caloriedefcit stucking to low carb diet. Tracked calories 1200-1300 some days went to 1000 macros 100 gm protein, 40-60 gms carbs, fat 60/70 gms. All my test results are normal but since Aug 2018 myhair is sheddingvlike crazy, long strands just keep coming out. I’ve been takin Biotin 20,000 mcg once a day (2 capsules 10,000 mcg) but no respite. Pl HELP!!!! Im going crazy tryg to think of ways. Will this ever stop???
Lab results from Nov 9
Lab tests on 11/9
TSH 1.07
Free T4 1.2 (.5-1.7 ng/dL)
Free T3: 2.5 (2.5 to 5.5 pg/ml)
Ferritin 154 ng/mL (11 to 307 ng/mL)
Cortisol 9.7 ug/dL (5 to 25 ug/dL)
Vit D 34.4 (30 to 100 ng/mL)
Vit B12 390 pg/mL (180 to 933)
Testosterone 17 ng/dL (0 to 100 ng/dL)
Free testosterone 1.0 (.2 to 5.0)
Glucose 92 (65 to 100 mg/dL)
Freeinsulin 6.7 (0-17)
Total insulin issame 6.7 (0-17)
Yes, I had the same experience. Took all of the same blood tests and they were normal. I did go to my doctor who mentioned that it's pretty common and she didn't see big chunks of loss so she wasn't too concerned. I had had some life stress, started taking blood thinners and then restricting my calories which all accumulated to hair loss.
I lost 61lbs and my hair is back. I didn't take any supplements or anything, I did increase my protein intake but not sure if that helped it all.
My doctor said that the loss usually starts 3-5 months the after the traumatic event that caused it. So not sure if you might hit have really deeply restricted calories to get to where you are now but you may just have to ride it out. Also, you could've experience a high stress event to trigger it as well.
That one day you might go to an Italian restaurant and order the vegetable option, only eat half of the pasta, decide it has waaaay too few vegetables in it (there really were only a few tiny chunks of pumpkin and zucchini!) and order a salad for dessert. Bonus is you get to make your twenty-something kids roll their eyes and say you’re going too far! 😂
Forgot to mention that I am 43. Have always had long thick beautiful hair. Ive suffered from hypothyroidism since I was 15 and havegone through several rounds of losing hair due to TSH being too low or too high butit went away everytime after adjusting my medication. For thefirst time myhairisshedding profusely notdue to thyroid. Am I eatg too less? Iused to be on 1500/1600 cals anddid not lose wt so Inhad to cut down.
I'm having it too. I'm eating 1300-1400 right now but there was a period where I was eating a lot less. I had to add some things I cut out back in because I wasn't getting enough calories. Now I'm consistently eating 1200-1400 and the hair loss hasn't stopped yet.
If it's from poor nutrition/low calories, it could take some time (think about 6 months).
Anyhoo, about a few weeks ago, I started eating/adding simple chilled iceberg lettuce salads to my main meal. WOW...I'm so in love with chilled Avocado Caesar salads, simple chilled iceberg, tomato, red onion salads and chilled iceberg salads in general--I LOVE THEM NOW and have one daily.
I LOVE crunchy iceberg lettuce! Adding avocado will definitely make it more filling- that's a great idea!
Responding to the original post (which I know is more than 3 years old ... but I'm new around here ...)
This for me (I'm sure like others) is not my first go-around with trying to lose weight. My wife and I -- that's her in my profile pic -- are determined that we need to get the excess lbs off so that we can be TOGETHER longer! As I say, <i>till we're old and gray and fart dust!</i>.
But one of the biggest challenges I'm facing this time around? The excess skin I'm starting to develop! Currently down just over 30lb (of a total of 80 I still need to lose!) and I've got the sort of belly skin that I just don't know what to do with it. Don't wanna buy "Spanks" until I'm closer to goal, and insurance won't cover skin removal. But we're doing this together!
Responding to the original post (which I know is more than 3 years old ... but I'm new around here ...)
This for me (I'm sure like others) is not my first go-around with trying to lose weight. My wife and I -- that's her in my profile pic -- are determined that we need to get the excess lbs off so that we can be TOGETHER longer! As I say, <i>till we're old and gray and fart dust!</i>.
But one of the biggest challenges I'm facing this time around? The excess skin I'm starting to develop! Currently down just over 30lb (of a total of 80 I still need to lose!) and I've got the sort of belly skin that I just don't know what to do with it. Don't wanna buy "Spanks" until I'm closer to goal, and insurance won't cover skin removal. But we're doing this together!
There is a way to shrink the skin with patience and time.
My clothing keeps getting longer. With less material being taken up by girth, one of my shirts is nearly long enough to wear as a (very short) skirt, and I am nearly tripping over the bottoms of my stretch pants. Almost time for new cloths.
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Or just heavier weights/ harder workouts
That’s pretty much what I meant.
I have my health-related stories and opinions. They have their health-related stories and opinons.
Over the last two years, I have noticably lost a lot of weight and put on a lot of muscle. I am healthy, full of energy and happy where I am going. They are the same person they were last year. They are not in particularly good health nor happy where they are.
I am adventurer talking about travel with someone who has never left their hometown. I try to be polite and open, but the conversations are awkward.
I am 5ft 7 inches female Indian, srarted at 203 lbs in June 2018 snd down to 183 in Nov. i did this by caloriedefcit stucking to low carb diet. Tracked calories 1200-1300 some days went to 1000 macros 100 gm protein, 40-60 gms carbs, fat 60/70 gms. All my test results are normal but since Aug 2018 myhair is sheddingvlike crazy, long strands just keep coming out. I’ve been takin Biotin 20,000 mcg once a day (2 capsules 10,000 mcg) but no respite. Pl HELP!!!! Im going crazy tryg to think of ways. Will this ever stop???
Lab results from Nov 9
Lab tests on 11/9
TSH 1.07
Free T4 1.2 (.5-1.7 ng/dL)
Free T3: 2.5 (2.5 to 5.5 pg/ml)
Ferritin 154 ng/mL (11 to 307 ng/mL)
Cortisol 9.7 ug/dL (5 to 25 ug/dL)
Vit D 34.4 (30 to 100 ng/mL)
Vit B12 390 pg/mL (180 to 933)
Testosterone 17 ng/dL (0 to 100 ng/dL)
Free testosterone 1.0 (.2 to 5.0)
Glucose 92 (65 to 100 mg/dL)
Freeinsulin 6.7 (0-17)
Total insulin issame 6.7 (0-17)
Yes I'm having that problem now too, and I haven't figured out how to stop it either. I did start taking iodine drops on top of all the other vitamins because I had all the symptoms of iodine deficiency so maybe that will help.
I'm having it too. I'm eating 1300-1400 right now but there was a period where I was eating a lot less. I had to add some things I cut out back in because I wasn't getting enough calories. Now I'm consistently eating 1200-1400 and the hair loss hasn't stopped yet.
If it's from poor nutrition/low calories, it could take some time (think about 6 months).
Daddy was right, never say never. What you once hated and avoided when/as you are obese/overweight, you will find yourself loving as you get down to size. Not merely with food, but in so many other areas of your life.
Yes, I had the same experience. Took all of the same blood tests and they were normal. I did go to my doctor who mentioned that it's pretty common and she didn't see big chunks of loss so she wasn't too concerned. I had had some life stress, started taking blood thinners and then restricting my calories which all accumulated to hair loss.
I lost 61lbs and my hair is back. I didn't take any supplements or anything, I did increase my protein intake but not sure if that helped it all.
My doctor said that the loss usually starts 3-5 months the after the traumatic event that caused it. So not sure if you might hit have really deeply restricted calories to get to where you are now but you may just have to ride it out. Also, you could've experience a high stress event to trigger it as well.
Full disclosure, I'm not a doctor.
Well that sucks.. lol
I LOVE crunchy iceberg lettuce! Adding avocado will definitely make it more filling- that's a great idea!
This for me (I'm sure like others) is not my first go-around with trying to lose weight. My wife and I -- that's her in my profile pic -- are determined that we need to get the excess lbs off so that we can be TOGETHER longer! As I say, <i>till we're old and gray and fart dust!</i>.
But one of the biggest challenges I'm facing this time around? The excess skin I'm starting to develop! Currently down just over 30lb (of a total of 80 I still need to lose!) and I've got the sort of belly skin that I just don't know what to do with it. Don't wanna buy "Spanks" until I'm closer to goal, and insurance won't cover skin removal. But we're doing this together!
There is a way to shrink the skin with patience and time.
Autophagy-
DrBoz
https://m.youtube.com/watch?vl=en&v=rDzIbkyr5QQ
Dr Berg
Dr Fung
I’m cold all the time too, especially my hands and feet.
It does beat being sweaty/hot and clammy though
That I'd look like a little kid (I turn 40 in July).