My doctor informed me that weight gain is something I should expect on T, as with any kind of hormone. I've been working out a little, and plan to up the work out once I start the shots, and I build muscle pretty easily even without T so I'm hoping I'll bulk up a bit, but I don't want to look like a power lifer or a strong man, you know? I want lean muscles...I'm short so if I get too bulky I look silly.

BABBLING ASIDE....
Did any of you gain or lose weight?
Was it a lot or little?
Was it due to drastic changes, in exercise and diet rather than taking the T and not changing anything?
Is it easier for you to lose or maintain weight now?

I am just really paranoid. I don't want to be any chubbier. 

The weight gain is more closely related to the increased appetite that most guys get on T. If you're suddenly eating more because you're hungrier but not changing your routine at all to account for those extra calories, you're going to gain weight.

I started T at 200lbs. Didn't get any increase in my appetite, but started working out anyway because my doctor recommended it. Dropped to 175 after top surgery and my hysto, dropped to 150 after bottom surgery, now working on putting weight back on because I don't like being that light. I changed my diet pretty significantly and worked out (lifting and running) 5x a week for at least an hour per day.

I would say weight management in general in easier now, regardless of what my goals are. It was easier for me to lose weight when I wanted to. It was easier to maintain when I wanted to. And now I'm finding it's also easier to gain when I want to. I had abysmal progress with anything weight related pre-T.

Don't worry about getting overly muscular.  That's extremely hard to do even with higher T levels.


Conform and be dull. —James Frank Dobie, The Voice of the Coyote

Quote from: FTMax on July 18, 2017, 12:43:11 PM
The weight gain is more closely related to the increased appetite that most guys get on T. If you're suddenly eating more because you're hungrier but not changing your routine at all to account for those extra calories, you're going to gain weight.

I started T at 200lbs. Didn't get any increase in my appetite, but started working out anyway because my doctor recommended it. Dropped to 175 after top surgery and my hysto, dropped to 150 after bottom surgery, now working on putting weight back on because I don't like being that light. I changed my diet pretty significantly and worked out (lifting and running) 5x a week for at least an hour per day.

I would say weight management in general in easier now, regardless of what my goals are. It was easier for me to lose weight when I wanted to. It was easier to maintain when I wanted to. And now I'm finding it's also easier to gain when I want to. I had abysmal progress with anything weight related pre-T.

That's kind of what I figured. I usually fluctuate in weight between 170lbs and 190lbs,
though I carrier it pretty well. I'm hoping that if I do enough lifting I can stay at 190 but convert it all to muscle instead of flab. But I'm also really lazy, so it's going to take a lot of self discipline. I'm definitely going to up the protein intake.

Quote from: Deborah on July 18, 2017, 12:47:54 PM
Don't worry about getting overly muscular.  That's extremely hard to do even with higher T levels.


Conform and be dull. —James Frank Dobie, The Voice of the Coyote

Yup. I know that it's hard to build too much muscle without really trying, but sense I build muscle and gain weight easily, I'm just concerned of getting that stocky look? If you catch my drift. Like strong but with a belly. Like it works really well on taller men, but I'm on like 5' 5" and I will look like a short-man syndrome train wreck.  xD

I've only lost weight on T (slowly) but gained a fair amount of muscle as well.

What's also happening is that my belly isn't getting smaller because I suspect the fat from elsewhere is being put there with T, even while I'm gradually losing weight. I can feel the loss of the under-skin fat on the legs and elsewhere that normally is told to sit there on a female body. But what's left is adding itself to the stomach area, so even though I'm getting lighter and healthier in general I've got this belly that won't quit. It'll be the last thing to go.

Lost about a stone (14lbs) in 8 months, being careful to do it slowly so as to let the metabolism and habits adjust (or you just gain it all back anyway). I wouldn't say T itself has increased my hunger or appetite but it has increased the need to be active. I literally feel an urge to go an expend energy now, which is then followed by wanting to demolish anything edible nearby. There's definitely more muscle on my frame, and I notice wanting to eat more meat, but I stick to lean and white meat or fish anyway so I figure that isn't contributing much to the slowness of the weight loss.

I've been given a surgery goal of 10.5-11st by the doctors for my height, but don't want to end up skinny with strings for muscles, so been chasing a more gradual mode of weight loss than I know I could do if I just straight-up wanted to lose weight. I've never been of a particularly skinny build though, so doubt that's a risk.

If anything, the only weight issue I had on T was the "water weight" one when I found out what the dose threshold is for that. Since I stay below it, the only time I gain water weight is when I experience lack of good sleep.

Pre-T, my lowest weight was 105. I had gotten up to 150-155 right before. Within the first three months, I got up to 190 and now I'm comfortably sitting at 195. My fat's still dropping off my hips and such but I keep gaining muscle, so it works.
It would be prudent to note that I wear a smaller size in pants even though I'm 40 pounds heavier.

My weight gain was also due to hitting the gym five days a week in addition to the HRT. It's way easier for me to maintain my weight and it seems to be harder to gain fat (which is also good because **** that).

You're more than likely going to go through the bloaty 'moon face' stage, so get prepped for that. Testosterone causes water retention for a period of time (usually during the 3-6 month mark) but it resolves itself.
Anyway, just keep eating right and exercising and you'll do just fine.

So far my weight is steady. No change in appetite, 16 days into T.

I work out an alternate days: 45 min high intensity interval training on my road bike ( in a trainer) and followed by max weight lifts for about 30 min, with focus on my upper body ( legs are already being trained on the bike).  On rest days, I just walk my dog for an hour.

I'm eating the same stuff as before.

I have purchased a 'smart' scale to enable me to check any changes in weight due to either muscle, fat or water gains/losses.

We'll see how it progresses.

Right now I'm more worried about that angry looking zit ( aka pimple) on my neck that appeared today.... 

I've definitely gained (in a bad way) but I honestly blame a majority on it on life circumstances. I happened to get deeper into an abusive relationship right after I started T, in addition to starting college. It was a nightmare combination of eating to cope with the abuse and the good old freshman 15 with an increase in appetite. I only gained a little at first and then the majority of the gain was at the worst points in the relationship so that's why I blame it mostly on that. Once I started to heal from that and also pay attention to what I eat, I was able to drop about half of what I gained with diet changes alone.

I also have noticed that since starting T I retain muscle really well and even though I'm heavier than before, it's additional muscle as well, not just fat.

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Well my smart scales told me that in the past 10 days I have gained 2.7 kg of fat and 200 g of muscle. There's been no change in my diet or level of hunger, nor in my cardio or strength training loads in the past week.

Is it possible to gain 200g of muscle in just ten days?
It seems possible according to this write up
http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-much-muscle-can-you-gain/

"Average Natural MAN: between 0.25 and 0.5 pounds of muscle per week (or about 1-2 pounds of muscle gained per month)."  The 200 g I gained are equivalent to 0.5 pounds.

The question arises, am I a natural man? On T, am I a natural woman? I think not. Ah well, it still seems possible to gain about that much muscle in 10 days.

And where the f..k did the extra fat come from?? I need to lose at least 8 kg and what do I do? Add 2.7 kg in ten days? Not happy.

I'm with you, I'm short and don't want to look that stocky but that's what my body seems to want to do. I've gained a little bit of chub after not being able to balance my new food requirements to exercise ratio. It's pretty hard to tell just how much I've gained is fat, muscle, or just fat redistribution though. Going to try upping my gym sessions to lose that little bit of extra fat so I can fit into nicer shirts.

My water retention phase only lasted like maybe 2-3 weeks. It was very obvious to both me and everyone around me but it at least passed quickly.