T, E and Us Fatties

[Inkwe Mupkins]

O MY GOD i might get up to 250 pounds. Oh my i'm starting to worry. Alot of transmen on here are like " i cant wait to get T so i can gain weight). So, Sebastion i am like 220 lbs, was the weight gained in muscle or fat? When you started losing weight did you do anything different? Do you know what your hip size was when you were at 250 and now? Serouily if i gain 30 more punds it'll be more energy efficient if i just roll down the street instead of walk.

[Luc]

When I gained the initial 30 pounds on T, I think a lot of it was muscle; a lot was also the fact that I was eating more to keep up with my changing metabolism. When I started losing weight, I was doing a landscaping job, so I was on my feet a lot, but apart from that, I just added vegetables and fruit into my diet, and tried to make it more balanced. Really, any exercise you do on T (or so I've learned) will make at least twice the difference it did before T in terms of losing weight.

SD

[Linus]

When I gained the initial 30 pounds on T, I think a lot of it was muscle; a lot was also the fact that I was eating more to keep up with my changing metabolism. When I started losing weight, I was doing a landscaping job, so I was on my feet a lot, but apart from that, I just added vegetables and fruit into my diet, and tried to make it more balanced. Really, any exercise you do on T (or so I've learned) will make at least twice the difference it did before T in terms of losing weight.

SD

And that's the key. Doing some kind of exercise -- any kind -- beyond what the daily activities you normally do is what's key. T helps that just a little bit more but you do have to do something.

[Inkwe Mupkins]

Well i jog or did jog 3/4 of a mile everyday and i skateboard, not intense though. This does nothing now. I think my body got used to jogging the same distance, once on T will this be enough exercise?

I don't eat a lot of veggies or fruits or meat. I'm more of a grain person, I'm addicted to hamburger helper the cheeseburger kind and the fettucini alfredo.

That's a plus that it was muscle. I gain muscle really fast and I'm not on T. All i have to do is exercise. When i used to jog everyday, which was only for 6 min. I lost 4 in of my waist in 2 months. I stopped joggin and I've gained 5in on my waist.

[sneakersjay]

Shaun, FWIW I didn't gain on T, I lost about 20 pounds right off the bat (slowly, yes, but with no effort).  So gaining isn't always the norm.  If you're aware that it's possible, you could take steps to avoid it.

I've found T is so much more forgiving than E! 


Jay

[Arch]

When I came out, I knew I had to lose weight. So I started in earnest. I lost about forty pounds before I started HRT. While on HRT, I mostly maintained. I know I lost some fat because I was exercising regularly, but I also gained muscle.

I maintained a pretty consistent weight until it came time for me to move. For various reasons, those few months were highly stressful and my good habits slipped. I had lost nearly forty-five pounds but gained back almost twenty in three months. Now I'm losing again, but very very slowly. I don't know whether the T is helping or hurting, and I don't know whether the E that's still in my system is a problem.

Big mystery. All I do know is that I want to lose about fifteen more and then see where I stand.

[millsy]

I have learnt not to look at the actual weight too much because after a consistent 4 weeks at the gym now i have gone down a pants size and look noticeably smaller yet my weight has stayed the same, so I'm assuming it is muscle mass. So that's actually pretty cool!

[Walter]

Ok that's it. I'm not gonna ignore my weight any longer

It's push-up time tonight xD

[uni]

It's true. I'm skinny and suffer T related symptoms that heavier woman don't. Like excessive sweating and body hair. Why can't E be stored in muscle?

[Inkwe Mupkins]

I'm sorry but Uni your confusing me. Why would it be best if E was stored in muscle if u were having problems with T related issues. Maybe I'm understanding wrong. But by god if T was stored in muscle I'd either commit suicide or get uber fat and never do anything that way I had no muscle.

[uni]

I'm sorry but Uni your confusing me. Why would it be best if E was stored in muscle if u were having problems with T related issues. Maybe I'm understanding wrong. But by god if T was stored in muscle I'd either commit suicide or get uber fat and never do anything that way I had no muscle.

Because there's nowhere for the E to stay on me since I'm mostly muscle so the T is the dominate hormone.(And I hate it!)

[Inkwe Mupkins]

okay i get it. you could lay around and eat a crap load of junk food ur bound to get some fat that way.

[accord03]

I'm gonna sound stupid but what's E? Estrogen?

[Nathan.]

Yes.

[Xren]

Huh...T made me gain weight, actually.  Even so, the effects of each injection were pretty immediate.

[TheOtherSide]

Huh...T made me gain weight, actually.  Even so, the effects of each injection were pretty immediate.

How long have you been on T? It's been 7 weeks for me and I'm noticing the weight gain.. which is odd because I eat very healthy and workout more than I did pre-T....but my belly continues to grow.

[Xren]

How long have you been on T? It's been 7 weeks for me and I'm noticing the weight gain.. which is odd because I eat very healthy and workout more than I did pre-T....but my belly continues to grow.

I'm not on T right now, but I was on it for three or four years--I went from 110 to 170, though it may not be as bad for other people--but yeah, fat redistributes on hormones and I personally had an appetite increase.  Same foods, just too much of them.  Maybe your stomach growth is a combination of those two things?  Appetite increase can be very subtle, and even if the food itself is healthy, the quantity can be a factor.  That and the redistribution of body fat.  I'm not a doctor, so I might be way off the mark, but this is my guess based on my own experiences.