Weightloss Worries

[N.Chaos]

Well, I gained a load of weight after leaving college (and my much-missed aerobics classes). My face got horribly round, I've got a huge gut, and my hips have gotten more prominent. Obviously, all of these things are a major hindrance to passing (as well as feeling good about myself and finding clothes that fit). So, my girlfriend's decided that she wants us both to start losing weight, working out and buying/cooking better food.
Awesome, right?

Well, maybe not. When I'm thinner, my chest is a LOT more noticable, and I'm guessing my hips probably would be too. So now I'm thinking I'm kind of screwed.

Any advice?

[Robert Scott]

Good weight loss will result in smaller breasts .. however, proportionally they may not look like it.  I have been working my upper arms and shoulder - more muscles tends to minimize my tumors

[N.Chaos]

Really? Well, that's good to know at least.

[Liam-XXI]

I think also if you can work out your shoulders and legs, then your shirts may fit a little better, and your hips won't be as much of a problem with passing.

Do you have a binder? Sometimes even the lesser quality ones can at least smooth down your chest, so although you'd have the 'shadow ledge', it shouldn't be as predominant if you're wearing a shirt 1 size larger.

[N.Chaos]

Yeah, I've wanted to work on my shoulders for a long time even before all of this, I've got these really round, stupid looking shoulders. I'll have to hijack my dad's exercise stuff this weekend...

I do have a binder, I've got a 997 that works as good as I'd expect with 40-something D's when I fold the bottom half up, and I'm expecting a tri-top pretty soon. I'm going to try layering them when I get it.

[Liam-XXI]

That's good, the tri-top works great! Although, mine's a tad on the smaller side, somehow.. but still, for any discomfort in the arms, it really flattens. I've got 32 DD - I sometimes roll up my 997 too.

[N.Chaos]

Awesome, that's definitely comforting. I can always make the opening a little bigger if I need to, and I'm willing to deal with discomfort if it'll flatten better. Do you wear it by itself or layered?

[Arch]

Pre-transition, I felt a lot better about myself when I lost some of the weight. (Well, then I felt even better after top surgery...)

[r e m]

Rob is right dude, the first place female bodied people lose weight is their bresticles.  (: when your chest gets smaller, your gut might help it by taking the focus off them [i'm guessing your chest protrudes over your stomach in places]. i know i have to wear lot of layers to give that effect.

[N.Chaos]

Arch, it definitely would, and it would probably help at least in my face.

r e m, my gut actually sticks out a smidge further than my chest if I'm slouching (as I usually am). I didn't know that though, about those being the first things to lose weight, holy crap is that incentive though.

[Bahzi]

Arch, it definitely would, and it would probably help at least in my face.

r e m, my gut actually sticks out a smidge further than my chest if I'm slouching (as I usually am). I didn't know that though, about those being the first things to lose weight, holy crap is that incentive though.

I don't understand why I lost so much of my chest when I lost the 100+ pounds I'd gained over the years, but I did.  I'm about the same weight as I was in high school when I was a large C cup, but now I'm a B cup, so binding's pretty easy and comfortable with the tri-top's.  Before I lost the weight I was at least a D.  I don't know if that's where I lost weight from first, but I do know that they're seriously deflated now, and not missed. XD

[Lee11]

Losing weight will generally result in smaller breasts since it is pretty much fat tissue.
A good exercise program throughout will lead you to gaining muscle whilst losing fat. Plus at the end of the day you will not only look better but you will be much healthier,,,,,,

[Julie Marie]

I was a forum member on United States Masters Swimmers website for a while.  There's some pretty serious swimmers there.  Swimming is great for losing weight and building the upper body.

I found a lot of women on the forum complaining about getting broad shoulders from swimming.  While they didn't talk about breast reduction, I know it's part of the package.  Breasts are something like 90% fat and you lose a lot of fat swimming.  I swam while on HRT and I was about an A-.  About a year after I stopped I went to a B.  I stopped because my upper body was just way too masculine.  I had some serious guns for a girl and the lats spread out like wings.  Great for guys, not for girls.

Of course bone structure will play a part but if you can build up your upper body, that will offset your hips.  And there's the obvious plus of how great you feel when you're in shape.

[Robert Scott]

I was a forum member on United States Masters Swimmers website for a while.  There's some pretty serious swimmers there.  Swimming is great for losing weight and building the upper body.

I found a lot of women on the forum complaining about getting broad shoulders from swimming.  While they didn't talk about breast reduction, I know it's part of the package.  Breasts are something like 90% fat and you lose a lot of fat swimming.  I swam while on HRT and I was about an A-.  About a year after I stopped I went to a B.  I stopped because my upper body was just way too masculine.  I had some serious guns for a girl and the lats spread out like wings.  Great for guys, not for girls.

Of course bone structure will play a part but if you can build up your upper body, that will offset your hips.  And there's the obvious plus of how great you feel when you're in shape.

I swam in middle school high school & college - butterfly was my best stroke ... I have broad shoulders & love it

[Julie Marie]

I swam in middle school high school & college - butterfly was my best stroke ... I have broad shoulders & love it

The butterfliers on my swim team were serious upper body V's.  Most looked broader than weightlifters.

[N.Chaos]

Wow Jake, that's impressive as hell. All of this is great to know and makes me feel a lot more hopeful in general.

[Shang]

Good weight loss will result in smaller breasts .. however, proportionally they may not look like it.  I have been working my upper arms and shoulder - more muscles tends to minimize my tumors

I wish. I've lost weight, but my breasts gained a size.  My hips have also become more noticeable because I've toned up some while at the same time losing a bit of body fat. 

I'm starting to get back into swimming so I can try to tone up further and possibly get my hour-glass figure to vanish a bit.

[sascraps]

Yup. Weight loss is step 1 for me. I don't want to be a fat guy after spending the first half of my life as a fat girl. I must have thyroid and other hormonal problems keeping me from losing weight because I was once put into a weight loss program, working out all day every day on a strict diet, lost like 2 inches around the waist in 5 months but did not lose an ounce of weight. And since our lovely government keeps making cuts to healthcare programs, that program is no longer an option and I also can't get my thyroid checked either because I can't afford it. I'm hoping to get some herbal supplements for thyroid & endocrine system balance soon, hoping that it helps.

[N.Chaos]

Yup. Weight loss is step 1 for me. I don't want to be a fat guy after spending the first half of my life as a fat girl. I must have thyroid and other hormonal problems keeping me from losing weight because I was once put into a weight loss program, working out all day every day on a strict diet, lost like 2 inches around the waist in 5 months but did not lose an ounce of weight. And since our lovely government keeps making cuts to healthcare programs, that program is no longer an option and I also can't get my thyroid checked either because I can't afford it. I'm hoping to get some herbal supplements for thyroid & endocrine system balance soon, hoping that it helps.

I'd say at least look into it, that's part of why my weight fluxuates so badly. When I first got put on Levoxyl for my thryoid I lost 50-something pounds without doing anything, and when I stopped taking it (I couldn't take the constant bloodwork) I only gained 10-20 back. A lot of my weight's because practically all I eat is meat, and I never go out, both of which I'm trying to fix.