Weight loss?

Has anyone ever experienced losing weight after having your pacemaker implanted? I'm 23 and have two kids under 5. Before the surgery, I weighed anywhere from 130-140. Even before my two kids I wore a size 9 in jeans and now 4 months after pacemaker they are falling off of me. I'm a little more active now than I was before PM but not much more. My diet and everything is still the same. And ((NO IM NOT COMPLAINING)). :) 


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me too

by Gotrhythm - 2017-02-13 12:29:34

I lost weight after my pacemaker. I'm pretty sure it was because I was exercising more and more vigorously, ( I had turned into a total couch potato) and also because I was no longer eating sweets to give myself a boost of energy.

Buy yourself some new jeans and enjoy!

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by Hamsquatch - 2017-02-13 13:44:08

Could it be from medication? Maybe you are just making better food choices and not as aware of it, the difference between a REAL home cooked meal and fast food is a lot more substantial then a lot of people think. If you really really don't believe it's dietary or activity changes it could be water retention. 

I lost a lot of weight, getting a PM is good motivation that's for sure. 

Me too!

by Kcambridge - 2017-02-13 21:53:30

I lost almost 10 pounds in the months following surgery, but, looking back, I think I began excercising more, and I also tend to lose weight in summer (which is when my surgery was).

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