do you seem to be far more obsessed with your figure since starting HRT

[stephaniec]

I find I'm having a very difficult time not thinking of my figure since the start of transition. It's a constant , walking around seeing slender women and the dresses they wear. I'm slowly loosing weight , but its driving me insane because I really want to look good in a dress an I still have a ways to go and it's torture

[galaxy]

My figure is a desaster, too. Its very difficult to find clothes fits to me and my figure. And i fear my body will keep that masculine structure with muscles and fat-areas forever. My bones are not the problem, much more the muscles, the fat, the skin! Really annoying!

[Ms Grace]

For me, only in the sense that I'm paying more attention to my figure...what I eat, etc. I had started to grow a fairly unattractive belly before I began HRT but through some kind of miracle it has mostly slimmed over the last year...and I wanna keep it that way too!

[stephaniec]

For me, only in the sense that I'm paying more attention to my figure...what I eat, etc. I had started to grow a fairly unattractive belly before I began HRT but through some kind of miracle it has mostly slimmed over the last year...and I wanna keep it that way too!

yea, that belly

[galaxy]

For me, only in the sense that I'm paying more attention to my figure...what I eat, etc. I had started to grow a fairly unattractive belly before I began HRT but through some kind of miracle it has mostly slimmed over the last year...and I wanna keep it that way too!

I would pay for such a mircale 
My belly is a really a problem and my only fat storage of the whole body.

[stephaniec]

I'd do sit ups if I had the energy

[galaxy]

*lol* i also do situps and much more ... doesnt work in any way

[liz]

Yeah well I changed my diet and workouts only on that purpose. My measurements tape is now part of my everyday life never really cared about my weight but about my breast/waist/hip I became crazy over time.

Now I'm pretty happy with myself but it's in big part because of all the peoples who tell me how I'm lucky to have such a figure (Lucky is a big word when you know the hard work behind it )

Yes I admit that it obsessed me a lot and it became worst when I started HRT like I wanted the "perfect" body (that pretty much depend on personal opinion)

[FalseHybridPrincess]

oh man do I  know that feel

[antonia]

Yes,,,,, I'll elaborate:

I went from not caring at all about my body to taking pride in it, at my heaviest I was probably around 115kg (250 pounds), when I came out I was around 100kg (220 pounds) and now I'm down to about 82kg (180 pounds), It's probably not healthy for me to go below 80kg since I'm tall and big boned so I'm pretty happy where I'm at.

Now I'm really motivated to take good care of myself and to work on my body, I took up cycling and I cycle to work every day, that's 25km (15 miles) and between 50-100km (30-60 miles) on one of the weekend days, I've come to really enjoy my time riding the bike and it's really helped my figure, bum, hips, ass without building any upper body mass.

I've also changed my diet, I eat a bowl of Fibre1 every morning for breakfast with a bit protein (cheese, turkey snacks, etc), for lunch I'll make a salad or have a wrap, for dinner I'll have a normal meal. When I make salads I go all out, nuts, sundried tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, chicken/tuna, peppers, cucumber and what ever else strikes my fancy and I make a big bowl, remember that 1kg of chocolate equals a bathtub worth of salad so you can eat as much as you want. Fiber is the key to staying full, the more fiber the slower it gets digested and .....

I never eat any candy, beverages with sugar, fries, burgers or any other fast foods any more, If I want a snack I go for nuts, dried seaweed, tuna, jerky, kimci, olives, vegetables or sugar free jello, also good quality cocoa does is carb and fat free but chuck full of fiber so that offers a lot of options.

I'd say I'm obsessed with my figure

[Misha]

As I started blockers and then estrogens I did gradually change my diet a bit. I included more vegetable salads with fish and more fish in general but otherwise I didn't change my selection of meals as I mostly just reduced the food intake.

Previously my insane metabolic rate ensured that I was very slim. Now that it dropped to like one fourth of the original I responded with appropriate reduction of the amount of food I eat (which makes quite a difference in my wallet :-) ). And because of previous digestion issues I ate and still prefer mostly non-caloric/fat bomb meals anyway.

So I wouldn't say obsessed as rather that I keep an eye on it. Given that I walk 5-10 km per day I'm not really worried about getting a larger belly :-) .

[noleen111]

I went not caring how I looked or what i wore pre-hrt to caring how i look (hrt)..

Now, the plan my outfits, the makeup must be perfect, perfect manicured nails etc...

[Allyda]

Constantly, I worry about my figure constantly. Before hrt, and now after hrt. I constantly watch what I eat. I rarely eat fast food and when I do it's a fish sandwich or baked salmon at Long John Silvers. I'm still trying to lose 10 lb's so also I eat a high protein, low carb, low fat diet high in fish and turkey/chicken. At 5-5 and 117 lb's I still have a slight tummy carrying those 10 lb's I need to lose, lol!

Ally

[luna nyan]

Much more aware.  The weight piles on these days, and people keep on trying to feed me.
Because I have a very curved lower back my booty and tummy are both very prominent.  On the other hand, the tummy hides the boobs which is good for stealth.

[sad panda]

I was more obsessed before HRT, I just feel like a blob now.

[Carrie Liz]

Pre-transition, I completely didn't care. I had no hope of ever liking my body, no hope of ever liking my clothes, so I just kind of let my weight and my "figure" get away from me. I didn't like being overweight, but I didn't have much of an impetus to do anything about it.

Now, I REALLY care. My body proportions are one of the things that makes me look the most feminine, because I have a waist and boobs and feminine legs. It's a completely different world when every single article of clothing you wear hugs your contour rather than just living your life in one giant shapeless block after another. Basically, women's clothes care what shape you are. Men's don't. So yeah, I believe it almost necessitates being more body-conscious. I've been dieting like crazy to make sure I maintain my shape now, and trying to lose weight to slim down my arms and my back.

[stephaniec]

Pre-transition, I completely didn't care. I had no hope of ever liking my body, no hope of ever liking my clothes, so I just kind of let my weight and my "figure" get away from me. I didn't like being overweight, but I didn't have much of an impetus to do anything about it.

Now, I REALLY care. My body proportions are one of the things that makes me look the most feminine, because I have a waist and boobs and feminine legs. It's a completely different world when every single article of clothing you wear hugs your contour rather than just living your life in one giant shapeless block after another. Basically, women's clothes care what shape you are. Men's don't. So yeah, I believe it almost necessitates being more body-conscious. I've been dieting like crazy to make sure I maintain my shape now, and trying to lose weight to slim down my arms and my back.

I'm not so much obsessed as I am mad that I need more discipline in my food intact to fit in the kind of dresses I want to wear.

[YinYanga]

Still obsessed as ever, but getting more femme clothing and breasts now seems to shave it off a little.

I have a figure that a lot of women seem to envy: some curve, slender and athletic without too much tone. I sighed and sighed when talking to them

It would be a cruel joke if I'd start looking curvy in all the wrong places 

[Yulaiyre]

Oh gosh, so many times yes.

I am constantly worried about putting too much weight on, or losing too much. I don't want to be chubby and i love being slim, but it dont want to slim too much that my curves disappear. it's such a hard balancing act to do, hopefully i'm okay at the moment, but in reality i have no idea.

[katiej]

Pre-transition, I completely didn't care. I had no hope of ever liking my body, no hope of ever liking my clothes, so I just kind of let my weight and my "figure" get away from me. I didn't like being overweight, but I didn't have much of an impetus to do anything about it.

This describes me to a T.  I knew I wanted to lose weight, but wasn't interested in looking like a guy who's in great shape.  Suddenly when I came out to myself last fall, I suddenly had all the motivation I never had before.  I started at 220lbs, and I'm now down 30lbs since December.  I've got another 30+ to go, but I'm well on my way.

BTW, the key for me has been high protein, high fat, and low carb.  Very little processed food...and lots of water.