Alright ladies, I know this question has been asked before, however through my search of the site I couldn't find substantial information on it. Firstly here is my story. I've always been heavy, since I was about 10. When I began to transition around the age of 17 I couldn't take being fat anymore. Being 5'7, and small framed I set a goal weight of 145 - 150 lbs. So, starting at 265 lbs I dieted and exercised my way down to 180 lbs in matter of 6 or 7 months. By then I was 18 and the process of seeing a doctor for HRT was beginning. Few months had passed and I had started Spiro only. I started seeing my therapist regularly so that I could acquire my HRT letter for oestrogen. I lost some more weight and was down to 172. I maintained that for around 10 months. That brings me to now. I've lost ten lbs since then and am at 162. I still have my 34B(smaller b's) breasts that I had when I started transition. I want to lose the last 18 lbs, but starting on estrogen now, almost two weeks now, I don't want to lose any fat distribution that it may have caused and I don't want to burn off the fat that it is moving over :/
Is it true that the first you put on the first you lose? Any suggestions for me? This issue has been bugging since I started estrogen.
It's the contrary - you generally first lose the weight you last gained. So, for example, someone having always had a lot of fat in the butt and waist, then gaining a belly over a few months, will first lose the belly. But that's just a "saying" I hear from family members and the TV. It may not be all that true.
As for your question... Well, in a worry of utmost safety, I think it's probably best to stop losing weight until fat has stopped moving, in about 2-5 years, given that with your height, your current weight is just above in the healthy area... But it feels sort of silly to stall your weight for such a long time, doesn't it?
This is all zero-expert theory, but since fat doesn't "move", but is rather gradually burned in a higher priority in male spots, and put on in priority in female spots... Perhaps it would be a good way to go to try some sort of roller coaster weight loss regimen, as in losing 3 pounds, then gaining 2, than losing 3 more... But then again the instability might stunt development.
There's also this: since it usually takes 1-3 months, I think, to get your hormones to female levels (could be faster since you started spiro before though). Your serum levels of oestrogen are probably still low, which would mean that fat redistribution hasn't really started yet, and won't for a little while. And it really, really comes gradually. So it's probably safe to assume that if you do some kind of blitz to lose the rest quickly, fat redistribution will really start after you're done, which would probably be equivalent to you having lost it all before HRT.
But keep in mind that, as far as I know, at least, there is still no hard evidence (or research for that matter) that weight loss really has an influence on feminisation, and if it does, whether there is a "safe limit". So you'll never get a certain answer. But even though it's close to impossible to determine whether a person has achieved optimal results or not, there have been transitioners who lost weight during transition and who ended up fine. So whatever effect there can be is probably no so devastating!
PS: Congratulations on getting HRT so soon! I started when I was about your age, and only just managed to get on HRT this February. Have a little shot of envy flame thrower.
I am a former fatty; 250 lbs at 6' tall and none of it muscle. A lot of my fat was/is in typical female areas, thighs, hips, and breasts. Getting down to 145 did not change things much. Still big hips and flabby chest pre-hrt. After hrt fuller and firmer breasts.
@A - Thank you so much for the responce! I think that is the longest and most thoughout replies to one of my posts. I thought about the lose three gain two method multiple times, not that you suggest it I am thinking that might be a good route to go! I do consider myself lucky on starting hormones so young, I thank my supportive family.
@JoannaB - Exactly! My fat was in the typical female areas as well, along with a little in the belly region, but of course I was 260lbs... Thank you very much.
@To both of you - <3 :)