Loss of Appetite on HRT

[Wynternight]

Is a loss of appetite normal on HRT? I just started yesterday but I haven't been hungry for two days. Breakfast this morning was a 90 calorie cup of yogurt. The craving I've been having for junk food is gone. I had resolved to stop the junk food today and get back on my diet but it's been really easy. I'm simply not hungry.

[HeatherR]

I WISH.  I have had an insatiable appetite for the last 6 months out of the 10 I've been on this dose

[Stochastic]

Appetite must be one of those highly variable responses to HRT. I have been less hungry on HRT.

[warlockmaker]

It seems to affect people differently. Your metabolism will slow down on HRT FtM and you should eat less, if you ate like a cis male then you would put on weight.

[Ms Grace]

Goes up and down for me. I noticed my tendency to snack dropped away - I put it down to the fact I was doing less emotional eating. So HRT can help you feel better about yourself and the eating to fill in the emotional void goes away.

[Rachelicious]

I'd more likely attribute a loss of appetite to anxiety than HRT. If you lead a particularly stressful lifestyle you may need to go through special efforts just to keep anxiety away (ex. meditate.)

HRT did though sap a lot of my muscles from banishing testosterone. I loved it at the time since I was a bit too built, but it certainly is a lot harder to gain muscle than it used to be! My overall weight has settled over the past few yers to around ~20lbs less than before, which is probably consistent with overall weight ratios between male and female, especially considering I was more muscular before.

[luna nyan]

I had no changes, then less, then ravenous.

Still ravenous.  I need to reign it in.

[Jessica Merriman]

I was doing fine eating very sensibly until "P" was added. Now I can't seem to eat enough, but I don't mind all that much because the extra calories are making the "girls", well, very healthy!! 

[Wynternight]

Goes up and down for me. I noticed my tendency to snack dropped away - I put it down to the fact I was doing less emotional eating. So HRT can help you feel better about yourself and the eating to fill in the emotional void goes away.

I've definitely noticed a lack of emotional eating/snacking. This is a definite plus I would say. I'm on a low dose of estadriol at the moment but it seems to be enough to help balance my mood already. The scale is going down again for which I am most pleased.

[Rachelicious]

I was doing fine eating very sensibly until "P" was added. Now I can't seem to eat enough, but I don't mind all that much because the extra calories are making the "girls", well, very healthy!! 

Interesting. Have others had similar experiences? I've never taken P before because my trans-specialist endocrinologist doesn't think it's particularly advantageous or necessary. But an appetite boost & some... other boost would be welcome.