Wish I had read enough to read them without spoilers yet but I read a bunch a while ago and then stopped so I'm way behind you I think
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Wish I had read enough to read them without spoilers yet but I read a bunch a while ago and then stopped so I'm way behind you I think
Anyone have any experience to share about weight loss or weight redistribution when going on transfem HRT?
gonna word vomit here maybe, cw for weight talk/eating issues
So for context I'm like, almost double a typical/"healthy" weight for my height. I've never had a lot of luck losing weight, despite some desire to, as being this big I'm starting to verge on things like not being able to buy shirts in regular stores that fit, wouldn't be surprised if I had prediabetes, it's getting harder to care for myself and wash myself and do some physical activities I like to do, etc. and I absolutely use food as a coping mechanism for like, poor emotional regulation and shit idkI guess my questions are mainly twofold... How does HRT interact with weight, like is it more dangerous at a higher bmi/worse diet, and should I try to lose weight before getting on it or after or does it not matter for the physical outcomes? And secondly, does getting on HRT make it mentally easier to wean off of such bad coping mechanisms? It seems like it might. Having a goal for my body and maybe hating myself less might make it easier to lose some weight/work on a healthier relationship with food successfully.
I'm also curious about transfem/more androgynous enbys' experiences with HRT but maybe that'll be another post. Maybe I'm just lazy but I feel like I might want to keep some more masc aspects of my appearance/grooming. Maybe I just have to try it and see. idk. Just had to post something to get this off my suddenly very anxious brain