Shrinking Pains

December 1 this year? That's a lot of weight quite quickly - it might be worth going and having a check up with a dr about the pain either way - but you're eating enough to stay safe/healthy?
- Wish you all the best

It's Dec 16th - that's almost a lb a day - even discounting water weight of about 5 lbs that's still a defecit of 1968 cal/ day - not humanly possible.

Have a chat to your doctor. Hope all goes well.

i'm on wellbutrin XL- the only thing it could do to help you lose weight is reduce appetite/make you nauseous(as it does me). How many calories a day are you eating?

If you're eating a reasonable amount(depending on your cw, 1200+ calories) and still losing that rapidly, go to the doctor. Something could be wrong.

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It's Dec 16th - that's almost a lb a day - even discounting water weight of about 5 lbs that's still a defecit of 1968 cal/ day - not humanly possible.

Also - the first so called "shock" to your system will burn quicker than when your body gets used to it. Like, for example, if she was eating 4,000 + calories per day without exercising and now she's only eating 1,200 ish and is exercising her body isn't used to it at all so her body will use a lot of resources to make this happen, at first, until she gets used to it. Overall, I had about 120lbs to lose and I dropped about 25 in the first month due to the fact that I hadn't exercised in years before that.

What I'd be more concerned about is that 126lbs to lose. How tall are you?

Even if you wanted to weigh 126lbs, that would put your starting weight at 252lbs. I don't know that it's entirely healthy to lose it that quick. I was 320lbs when I started and I dropped 25 in the first month but I mean I was 320 lbs and was easily eating 4,000 calories/day. I'm 5'9 and I weigh 250ish right now (maybe a little more from pure holiday indulgence ) but honestly if you were used to eating a huge amount every day like 3,500 - 4,000 or more calories and you've suddenly cut to 1,200 ish or less then right now you will see a BIG drop because you've created a BIG deficit. But eventually (and that amount of time is different for everyone) you body will learn to run very efficiently on 1,200 calories and you will need to create another deficit in order to keep losing weight. But it's extremely unhealthy to net anything below 1,200 calories a day, some even say 1,400 calories unless you're a 4'11 80 year old woman who is bed-ridden. The safest thing to do is to drop to say 2,500 and then 2,250 and so on because with each deficit created your body has to use up more energy stores and that's how you get consistent and steady weight loss. If you drop cold turkey to 1,200 your body will get used to it one time and then you need to create another deficit - eventually - to keep losing.

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Whenever I change my eating habits (i.e. start eating healthier, fewer calories, less fat, etc) I get a pain on my right side. I think it's my gallbladder. It almost feels like I need to stretch. My doctor checked it (I got a sonogram). All good. Also, losing weight really quickly can increase your chance of gallstones. Check with a doctor.

Ask your doctor to check your gall bladder. Rapid weight loss can aggravate that.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV.

First, I have to agree with most of the others. 13 lbs. in 16 days is not healthy or sustainable.

Second, if you are in pain - you need to get to the doctor. Something else is going on. If it's just a twinge here or there and it's not painful then I wouldn't worry about it.

Is it possible to have "shrinking pains"? I'm not a doctor, but I would assume there are no such things.