Just curious as to what people's hip measurements are/were, pre-HRT (if you remember or haven't started) and during HRT. And for those of you who have been on hormones for quite some time, have you noticed a big change in your hip fat deposits?
A dollar says someone comes along and posts the finger length test and a fight breaks out, locking the thread. Just saying. :laugh:
Hugs, Devlyn
I am an old thang and the women in my family generally have modest hips. I don't expect much change there. Being on HRT x 9 months has had little perceptible impact on my hip size so far but sheesh I had decades of what I now consider testosterone poisoning and my pelvis is likely set. We will see how the future turns out but i love the overall changes thus far. Dresses and skirts can flatter any figure and skinny jeans easy to wiggle in to still.
Well I can say that a pair of jeans I got this time last year were rather loose on me and now they fit snugly :D
I was a slim fit male and my slacks used to fit me loose on the hip and bootie. 9 months on HRT, I've lost weigt BUT my slacks are now very tight at the waist and my bootie has filled out the rear. Its normal and the amount of change depends on your genetics. Have a great holiday season :)
Yep massive difference for me. Pre-hrt I was about 33, a year and a half later, I'm at 40. My bones in that area have widened. My doctor was pretty surprised and I surely wasn't expecting my pelvis to change at all since I started at 21. Also my fat seems to go straight to my hips/thighs. So jean shopping has turned into more of a nightmare but I love my hips nonetheless!!
I am a bit more interested in on how well HRT reduces your waist size, how effective is it in doing that?
Aina are you kidding us? I only wish HRT reduced waist sizes ;) My weight has been up and down 10 pounds or more and this season of eating too well and less exercise isn't helping.
I have a bit of hip definition, some of that remained from my first attempt but sees to have been built on since then. I've kind of been avoiding measurements - just going by appearance.
Yeah my waist is starting to suffer since I started gaining weight and not doing any kind of situps consistently enough. Which will be changing soon!
Quote from: Tessa James on December 17, 2013, 11:43:39 PM
Aina are you kidding us? I only wish HRT reduced waist sizes ;) My weight has been up and down 10 pounds or more and this season of eating too well and less exercise isn't helping.
Nope, I am just curious because I feel, if I can shave a few inches or more off my waist I'd have some nice curves...just wishing... ;D
Quote from: Lady_Oracle on December 17, 2013, 11:16:59 PM
Yep massive difference for me. Pre-hrt I was about 33, a year and a half later, I'm at 40. My bones in that area have widened. My doctor was pretty surprised and I surely wasn't expecting my pelvis to change at all since I started at 21. Also my fat seems to go straight to my hips/thighs. So jean shopping has turned into more of a nightmare but I love my hips nonetheless!!
o_o That's a big difference! I'm 27, so I'm guessing maybe I won't get change like that. I'm already at 41-42" and I don't have tooo much fat around there. Like, I can still feel my hip bones if I poke a lil bit. I'm hoping that as I lose weight, what I lose will just come right back from the hormones, so I won't actually gain anything on my hips. I've been trying to figure out 'normal' hip sizes for both men and women, and I see stuff in the 30's way more than 40's. I think mine are a good size, but now I feel like maybe they're bigger than I thought. I don't want to get too pear-shaped! D;
And is jean shopping really that bad for you? I haven't bought any yet, but I've been assuming that they would fit me
better than guy jeans
because of women's hips naturally being wider...
Just depends on your height and how much muscle mass you have. Like I barely had any muscle mass when I started hrt, so the fat just went where it needed to go. So you might just actually lose a bit then gain it back on your hips. But its pretty much all dependent on genetics.
And yes jean shopping is a serious pain more so than ever before. It takes a ton of trial and error. And since I'm still going through "puberty" I have no idea what my average size will be. So I only have one pair that fit still but just barely. I bought these jeans about 6months ago too :( Need to go shopping asap!
just to give you an idea check this link out. I found a lot of it to be true
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/curvy-girl-problems (http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/curvy-girl-problems)
Quote from: Lady_Oracle on December 18, 2013, 01:13:56 AM
just to give you an idea check this link out. I found a lot of it to be true
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/curvy-girl-problems (http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/curvy-girl-problems)
Oh my... And I'm half-Cuban. ;_;
This is my future... :laugh:
Quote from: Lady_Oracle on December 18, 2013, 12:00:15 AM
Yeah my waist is starting to suffer since I started gaining weight...
This happened to me last time. My current endo claims it can be a side effect of Androcur which I'm not on this time.
As a male my waist was 29 my hips were 33. Now my hips have expanded to 34 my waist has shifted and is now 30+ and there is a new waist that that is higher. I always wore somewhat tight fitting slacks and now they really fit snugly - too snugly. Male slacks fit differently now. This is all complicating my stealth mode.
I've had a modest difference... by the measurements I started at 29w/34h and now at the same exact weight (after a fluctuation up almost 20lbs and back) I am at 26w/36h.
I'd like to think that my pelvis has widened, but I really don't think it has. It just looks that way because my waist went in so much. Either way, I am incredibly happy about it.
My diet consists mainly of brown/wild rice, avocado, coconut oil, egg, and veggies of all sorts. I do eat meat occasionally and chocolate is always mind blowing- but I try to keep that in check!
I've been on the motherload dose of estrogen and moderate dose of progesterone for 12 months and I'm fairly active with cycling.
my waist is at 29 right now. It should be smaller but with recent weight gains its tough. I know I could probably get it down to 28 or 27 if I actually started working out every day and dieted correctly. However I'm enjoying my carefree diet at the moment ;D
Quote from: warlockmaker on December 18, 2013, 03:07:33 AM
Male slacks fit differently now. This is all complicating my stealth mode.
I know how that is all too well. I remember when my guy pants started to look so awkward on me. So I'd constantly wear massive shirts to cover my curves/waist area.
Quote from: Jennygirl on December 18, 2013, 03:18:35 AM
My diet consists mainly of brown/wild rice, avocado, coconut oil, egg, and veggies of all sorts. I do eat meat occasionally and chocolate is always mind blowing- but I try to keep that in check!
Hey Jenny! I keep hearing amazing things about coconut oil. Like its some wonder drug! lol I know you can use it for your hair and skin. But what foods do you use it in and do you have any recipes for it??
I need to stop reading threads like this, they just end up depressing me. :'( I currently have 36" hips, 42" shoulders, a 36" chest, and am carrying most of my fat on my stomach. I want to get an orchiectomy (especially if androcur is putting weight on my stomach :o) and start on full dose estrogen ASAP, but even then I don't think I will ever have a very feminine figure. It's especially frustrating since large hips actually run in the family on my mom's side.
I just find it funny that I've gained about 20lb and now I really just look like a curvy b**ch! my measurements now, though I don't have any previously are 39" hips 32" waist and 37" chest. My shoulders are still a bit big but not as prominant thanks to the hips! Overall I' really happy with how my body is now and excited for the future!
Well I'm only 4 months in and I started at 35" hips and 30" waist. I've lost 15 pounds since starting hrt which is most likely due to cutting out sodas and all forms of alcohol. Lost 1" on the hips and 2" from the waist.
this would probably be a good idea . I need to loose weight and I'm just paranoid about measuring my self
I lost about 55 pounds (with help from exercise and diet) over the last year during HRT. I went from a 42-36-40 to the current measure of 36-27-38. Not much change in the hips, but I guess I am pretty much happy with how my waist and chest have come down.. If not for HRT my hips would have been much slimmer.
Well that's me in the avatar .. to I guess just talking about the hips ... sorry feeling a little self-obsessed with this topic ,,, :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :icon_chick: :icon_chick:
luv .. sneha
Quote from: ssneha23 on December 18, 2013, 11:45:52 AM
I lost about 55 pounds (with help from exercise and diet) over the last year during HRT. I went from a 42-36-40 to the current measure of 36-27-38. Not much change in the hips, but I guess I am pretty much happy with how my waist and chest have come down.. If not for HRT my hips would have been much slimmer.
Well that's me in the avatar .. to I guess just talking about the hips ... sorry feeling a little self-obsessed with this topic ,,, :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :icon_chick: :icon_chick:
luv .. sneha
you look great
Quote from: ssneha23 on December 18, 2013, 11:45:52 AM
I lost about 55 pounds (with help from exercise and diet) over the last year during HRT. I went from a 42-36-40 to the current measure of 36-27-38. Not much change in the hips, but I guess I am pretty much happy with how my waist and chest have come down.. If not for HRT my hips would have been much slimmer.
Oooh, your starting measurements are similar to what mine are now. There's hope! :D I'd looove to get my waist down to 27. What kind of exercises did you do?
Quote from: Ashey on December 18, 2013, 11:58:39 AM
Oooh, your starting measurements are similar to what mine are now. There's hope! :D I'd looove to get my waist down to 27. What kind of exercises did you do?
I did a lot of Cardio and the entire bunch of crunches. I also did a lot of including twists and bends with the stick. I followed most of the exercises shown in this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8udQ-h4Y4BY
But again not sure what was most effective the meds of the exercise .or a combination of both. Well this is seemingly working for me.. and YMMV ..
But all the best .. I'm sure if I can do it anyone can ..
Pre HRT I was pretty small ... I think I wore a men's 29 jeans (I guess that was my male "waist") ... so... tiny. But, over the years I gained a lot more weight (HRT related and perhaps, getting lazier about exercise ... oops) and now I'm at a whopping 47" hips and waist is 38". Yeah... hips are a BIT wide lol, but they are bigger than my shoulders and smaller than my waist, so even though I need to get on the treadmill, I do often get the "there's no way you're a '->-bleeped-<-' --- you couldn't possibly have hips that wide" but of course, it's all an illusion!
Point being ... I think women are so focused on being small, petite and feminine that they forget ... gaining weight is an OK thing for a trans women (as long as you're being healthy) because it helps you pass much easier!
Quote from: ssneha23 on December 18, 2013, 12:03:13 PM
I did a lot of Cardio and the entire bunch of crunches. I also did a lot of including twists and bends with the stick. I followed most of the exercises shown in this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8udQ-h4Y4BY
But again not sure what was most effective the meds of the exercise .or a combination of both. Well this is seemingly working for me.. and YMMV ..
But all the best .. I'm sure if I can do it anyone can ..
I've been doing these exercises in the video for about a week now, while I am not out yet or on HRT I am prepping myself for when I get the courage hehe...it is something at least.
Quote from: Aina
I've been doing these exercises in the video for about a week now, while I am not out yet or on HRT I am prepping myself for when I get the courage hehe...it is something at least.
I like the video and think you are way smart to have a regular exercise program. My experience and, those I know, say that it is harder to control our weight on HRT.
Sorry if I'm a bit off topic, but I had a follow up question, how much does the midsection slim down and soften up, I measured myself and am pretty disgusted with that solid tube of stone I've got in the middle...
when I started I was a 36B with a 30' waist and 33'' hips. Now I'm 32C-D with 27' waist and 34.5' hips. I don't know I bought these capris that weren't very snug in october and wore them the other day and it feels like I'm busting out of em. So I'm def gaining a femme lower half. But my butt itself still needs some work. It's there but I need a fattie lol mainly I just feel soft all over. I'm so soft. Even my mom treats me like a delicate little thing now. The thing is I lost weight and am like 125 at 5'5. So I guess I m delicate. HRT does work.
I'm afraid I didn't measure before I started HRT.
Week 1 : Bust 40[A], waist 38", hips 40", upper thigh 25" circumference
1 year : Bust 40[D], waist 37", hips 41", upper thigh 27"
4 years : Bust 38[DDD], waist 36", hips 44", upper thigh 29"
Total change : Bust -2"/5 cup sizes, waist -2", hips +4", thigh +4". And I think I gained about 10-20 lbs over that time too.
I didn't think to measure around my butt (the "hips" there is really the widest part of the upper thighs), but that's the reason I've gone up about 3 pants sizes, so I know it's increased!
My one disappointment is that I haven't ended up more hourglass.
I know my butt and thighs have filled out more--I can tell in the way my clothes fit--but I haven't really kept accurate measurements.
I was wondering if HRT does most of the work in the body shaping or if some of you but bodyshaping products, such as hip pads.
Quote from: JaneNicole2013 on December 19, 2013, 10:03:56 PM
I know my butt and thighs have filled out more--I can tell in the way my clothes fit--but I haven't really kept accurate measurements.
I was wondering if HRT does most of the work in the body shaping or if some of you but bodyshaping products, such as hip pads.
From what I know hrt does not change the shape the body. But it changes the way we store fat. During exercise we lose fat from the upper tummy area and put on in the hips chest and thighs. . So I guess is not like a shift.. its more like burn here put there. . Sort off.. lol.. giggles...
haven't measured in awhile but I know my butt has gotten bigger....I can now fit into women's small underpants....use to have to shop in the little girls isle :) at least I saved money....but never could find any cute sexy styles though lol :)