Question:
I have been on the Atkins diet since August. This is my second time around
with this diet. I lost alot of weight the first time a few years ago only to
gain it back. (of course-I am a compulsive overeater from O.A.)
I have lost over 50 pounds now-ketosis has stopped because I am eating too
many nuts and too much home made Cheese Cake. I am really having a very
difficult time now.
Aside from this-I am also losing a lot of hair. Every time I wash, brush or
comb my hair, large amounts come out. This has happened to me once before
when I had suffered from Anorexia..
Has anyone every heard of this problem or experiencing it?
I am losing the will to stay on low carb. I have 10 more pounds to go. I
have NEVER made maintenance weight yet. Truthfully-I don't even know how to
go on that part of the program. I read and re-read it in Atkins' book and
I'm still
Answer:
losing the carbs/sugar in your daily WOE is a great idea, it really
helped me with the constant "addictive" cravings and overeating too.
i would suggest that you LOSE the recipe for the cheesecakes and try to
increase your diet with healthy fruits and veggies.
take a good multivitamin, and FISH OIL..................if the hair loss
persists, please talk to your doctor, and have a "hormone" check up.
If you don't like life, its the way you're livin' A little less takin',
a bit more givin'; A little less hatin', a little more lovin'; A little
more helpin', not o much shovin'; A little more smilin', not so much
strife, And soon you will be in love with life.
I experienced the same thing when I hit the 35-40 lb loss mark. I felt good
because I lost all that weight but I was scared that I was going to go
bald... So I immedieately started taking better care of my hair, stopped
heat styling, stopped wearing a ponytail and started using hot oil
treatments every week. My hair was coming out in clumps before this my
scalp was getting more and more visible. This was back in July. It is much
much thicker now.
Also are you using a lot of Aspartame? I read somewhere that this may
potentially cause hair loss. Don't really know if that can actually be or
not, it is just something I read while researching the safety of
Nutrasweet....... which I then determined that anythink sweetened with it
was not for me and it may do more harm than good.
I also made sure that I took a good multivitamin and I started adding
berries and fruits and whole grains (in moderation ) to my diet. I had no
ill effects. I am still losing weight.
My hair stopped falling out, the shower drain is no longer clogged, so my
husband is happy.
my hair is also falling dramatically in the last few years but I don't think
it's due to doing LC. what kind of hair do you have? I have always had thick
but fine textured hair and apparently hair that fine tends to break faster
from mistreatment. do you blow dry? stop. or do it less times a week at a
lower heat setting. and once a week, put some coconut oil (or olive oil) in
a mug and heat it up. then gently message it into your roots and hair for a
few hours, preferably overnight. then wash it off with a good clarifying
shampoo. and always use conditioner on the ends. and don't stress out over
who responded. I will ask the doctor about a thyroid test
and stop using heat on my hair.
My hair has always been very thick and it's naturally curly. I wear it short
because of the curl.
Hair loss can often be caused by stress. Stress from work, stress
because of a new diet, stress from lack of sleep, an illness (even a
minor one), etc. Hair grows in cycles, and the effect of the stress
can take up to three months to show up as hair loss, and usually will
right itself again by the next cycle. If you've been lowcarbing for
less than three months, then it was probably not the diet that
triggered the loss. If you think it might have been the diet, rest
assured that it's not a lack of nutrients, but merely *change* itself
that would trigger it, and if you do not have incipient thyroid, or
other serious trouble, will probably right itself soon.
