Low Carb Diva

Thanks for following us on Twitter! I haven't had that experience, I've heard of it when people have bypass because of malabsorption - sounds like you're getting good fat and veggies, though so not sure?

Very common for low-carb folks to ramp up shedding for a period of time. I freaked when my hair started falling out. It started about 3-4 months into my diet, and lasted for about 4 months. Now everything is back to normal (even though I am still low carb) and my hair is once again growing well and in the best shape ever. It's distressing, but it will stop eventually!

Oh, hair loss is such a pain when losing weight. Biotin is a great help for that. Also seems to make my nails grow like crazy too. Best wishes to you!

In the late 70s, early 80s, I remember reading about this woman who did extremely well on the Atkins plan. She was wanting to lose some extra weight before a holiday with her family in another state so she cut her carbs down to next to nothing. She ended up having handfuls of hair start falling out. She went off her low carb eating plan for the week while visiting. She ate lots and lots of vegetables, cornbread, and some food like that. When she came back, she went to the doctor. She had actually lost weight, her hair was shining and her skin was glowing.
What the doctor said was she had cut back on carbs so much that her body started breaking down protein for energy which caused her hair to start falling out and breaking off. Sometimes you can cut your carbs back too much. Maybe you need to add a little more veggies or carbs for a few days to help balance things some.

I try and keep my carbs at 30-50 but I really don't bother counting. I am sure some days it is higher and other days lower.

This too has happened to me. I freaked as well. Then I thought to myself well I rather be skinny with no hair (I figured I can put on a wig if it gets too bad) than fat with hair. I know crazy logic but that's how I looked at it. I wasn't taking my supplements like I should and now I make it a point to take it everyday. So we will see how things go. Good luck on your weight loss journey!