I've been on a diet & my hair is falling out more than usual?

[peace-love-couture]

Soooo, for the past 4 months or so I've been on a calorie restricted diet, but within the last 2 months it's become more restricted. I've gone through periods like this before, and only once did I experience "bad" hair loss, and that was when I was about 9 & whatever, it was a hard time emotionally and I had at that time already started my period.

Anyhoo, I'm not balding, but in the past week or so, my hair has been falling out more and more.

What low calorie foods can you recommend I eat to sort of get healthier?

I take a multivitamin, biotin supplement(1-3x a day) and fish oil pills. I eat once or maybe twice a day, low calorie. Typically cereal or oatmeal in the morning with a little fruit and maybe something small for what would be dinner.

Advice?

Updates

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Again, it's not balding! But I'm shedding more than usual and it's not near my period, so I believe it has something to do with my diet

[xzinax2]

well no offense,but that's a stupid diet. why don't you eat more vegetables instead of starving yourself? a lot of vegetables are negative in calories (as in,you bring in less calories than what you burn while digesting them) so you can eat 3 meals a day and still stay within your calorie limit.

-fried/baked bell peppers (30-50 calories per pepper,add a few calories if you're gonna use olive oil)

-tortilla wrap (around 100 calories usually) filled with any kind of veggies you want (you can go to calorie counter and decide what you want). you can use the wrap to make a pizza (just veggies,no cheese) and that way you can eat a couple slices for breakfast,and a couple for lunch)

-button mushrooms are very (VERY) low in calories so you can bake them to avoid using oil

-slice an eggplant (of course,prepare it by draining the bitterness and salt it) into very thin slices and bake them,you'll end up with very crunchy eggplant chips,and eggplants are low in calories too

[whattothink]

Your body cannot function onless than 1200 calories a day. On the calories you are on you are looking at organ failure. Anytime your hair starts to fall out it is a signal you are very malnourished. If you refuse to up your caloric intake you are actually causing your body to begin to eat its own muscle and after that your organs so it can function. You are looking at heart problems, kindney and liver failure and a host of other things. Brain function will also die off as the energy needed for your heart will take away from it. I have done extensive research papers on this subject as well as learned the effects in college. I urge you to go to a medical professional now as they may need to infuse you with an IV as well as set you up with a counselor. I wish you the best before it is too late.

[JustWantToTalk]

I suspect you have restricted your calorie intake too much. I am impressed by your focus, being able to restrict your calorie intake to such a point takes more will power then most have.

Getting in shape can take 2-3 years and trying to rush it can bring serious health consequences, I would suggest before doing anything see your doctor.

Scooby's workshop ( google it ) is a great resource for those trying to get into shape. He has some great advice on losing weight, for both male and females.

[peace-love-couture]

In order to achieve the goals I hope for, I have to give up exercise :p

[JustWantToTalk]

What is your goal?

[peace-love-couture]

It doesn't matter. I don't feel like discussing it because I don't feel like listening to lectures or whatever. Thanks though

[JustWantToTalk]

I'm sure you know what you're doing, maybe you can give me some tips sometime.

[Little-Hippie]

What's your actual caloric intake per day?

Have you calculated it?

What does your exercise regiment look like?

[peace-love-couture]

It's really low on some days, like 300 calories or less while on other days, it might go as high as 700 calories

I stopped exercising, but it was long distance running and I'd also do random workout dvds

[Little-Hippie]

You need 1200 a day minimum.

You're dying, missy.

And of course you stopped exercising. Your body can't carry on...Because it's dying...

[peace-love-couture]

I stopped because I was told that's what I need to do to achieve goals I have set for myself. but thanks

[Little-Hippie]

And what is your goal?

[peace-love-couture]

it doesn't matter. but thanks

[Little-Hippie]

Starve yourself until your hair falls out...but your goal doesn't matter?

mhmm

Good luck with that ;D

[peace-love-couture]

I just don't want to discuss it because I honestly do not feel like being lectured and told how I should view my body or how I should feel about it. Every time I mention specifics, my questions turn into nothing but lectures on confidence and how people all of a sudden prefer "XYZ"

I'm not saying you're like that, but I've asked enough health questions to know most answers I receive are extremely biased and ass kissing.

[Little-Hippie]

Oh, my answers are no different.

I'm biased, but I like my girls significantly thinner than most people would consider to be a socially acceptable preference.

But there's a lot of right ways and a wrong ways to do it.

[peace-love-couture]

yeah, well most people on here are chubby chasers, so I'm in a lose-lose situation with my current body and what my goals are.

Anyhow, I've always been told on here in order to reach my goal I have to lower my calorie intake and stop exercising period. So that's what I do. Of course, I've lowered it more and more as time has gone by and calorie restriction is nothing new to me, but now my hair is shedding more than usual.

[Little-Hippie]

bodily stress adds up over time and it takes it's toll.

It's more about burning more calories than you eat, but also eating the right foods.

A woman's body is complex in terms of how it stores fat, so certain foods activate certain hormones and will innately store more fat than others.

This is why things like chocolate cause cellulite.

But if you're shooting for a 0 or 00, you have to be extremely tactical, educated, and up-to date about it. Especially if that's not your genetic body-type.

[MilaPohstro]

Why ask a question about your hair falling out when you are only eating 300 calories a day. You know what the problem is and you aren't going to change it...

Low calorie things...

Make fruit shakes 8oz seving, 120 calories

Bake some thin slices of veggies and make chips

Yogurt a cup for 90 calories

Cucumbers

Popcorn...you can have almost two cups for a little over 100 calories (ones with cheddar or butter) and you can have a whole bag for 100 calories (little butter or sodium)

Mushrooms

Almond milk

[loveless123]

anything under 800 calories a day is going to rack serious damage on your body. I don't care what type of diet your on. THATS NOT HEALTHY. That's honestly why your hair is falling out. Your body simply cannot function properly and fully with that little food. You can deny deny deny all you want and keep saying you don't wanna raise your calorie intake. But your actually making your self hold on to your weight instead of dropping it. Why? Your body thinks its going through a famine and freaks out. So it holds onto all the fat it can. Once it decides it can't hold on anymore and it gets hungry it start not only eating the fat, but the muscle as well. Sweetheart. Please. Eat oatmeal in the morning. A fruit as a snack. A salad at lunch. Peanut butter and carrots as another snack. And some sort of protein like chicken or fish or with some greens at night. And I can promise you not only will you see yourself losing weight, but your hair will stop falling out as much as it does now.

[sweatgirl]

I am a personal trainer. don't go below 1,300 calories. stick to 30% of your calories come from fat, 40% protein and 30% carbs. your body will go into starvation mode and you will gain weight if you go below 1,300 calories a day. you may end up loosing your period which later on could develop to osteoporosis which happened to me. you could also develop heart palpations which you also want avoid. go and get blood work done. best of luck

[LonelyandInTheDark]

same problem here. my hair is falling out in clump in the shower, and that's not good considering the fact that I'm trying to grow my hair super long. at this rate (with this kind of diet), it's going to take me at least a year to get my hair to grow 3 inches...

eat a lot of fish and take prenatal vitamins. and don't wash your hair too often.

[weesna9]

hmmm. if I were you I would go to a doctor to see what's wrong. specifically a psychologist because it sounds like you have some sort of eating disorder. I don't care if you're going to get mad at me for saying this but you are literally killing yourself.

[peace-love-couture]

uh right

[weesna9]

haha judging from your comments on other answerers posts, you're not a very nice person are you? people are trying to help you because you asked for advice so there's no reason to sas us.

[peace-love-couture]

then get off of my question if I'm not nice. BYE

[weesna9]

k.

[Shazam]

You've posted questions about your diet causing you problems before, so why not stop?

[Shazam]

My advice: Stop your diet and start eating healthy.

If emotional problems may be the cause of your hair falling like when you were younger, you could talk to a professional about it. There's nothing wrong with it.

Hope you get better.

[Moloch]

You're dieting too much. 300 calories a day? That's nothing. At least 1000.

[peace-love-couture]

not raising my calorie intake

[weesna9]

if you're hurting your body like that don't expect to keep doing it and still see good results.

[Moloch]

That's less than a quarter of what the average person eats. Little kids in Africa eat more than you. I know why you won't run, but you're hurting your body. Trust me, I have an aunt that did the same thing as you and she ended up in the hospital for malnutrition.

[peace-love-couture]

WOW, thanks for letting everyone know how many calories I eat. Now I really got my question answered

And I get to listen to the know it alls of girlsaskguys

[LilKim]

Your diet sounds like an anorexic persons.

There is no way to make that right.