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Question re: speed of HRT (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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So far HRT is going very well, I'm generally much happier.

tho I'm wondering a few things for my femmaxxing :3

  • How do I train 'curves'? What's the best routine? I know getting weight in the first few months may help, but what about exercise? Do these help with getting more 'meat' on my butt, hips, and breasts? If so, what kind of exercises should I do?
  • What kind of food to eat would help best?
  • Is a growth from 75B to 80C in 7 months slow or quick?
  • Any things I could do to appear more fem? I already wear high-waisted jeans, and I wear a bra. I prefer a generally 'neutral' ish fashion (neither very skirty nor motorjacketty), kinda tomboyish, though I'm fine with other options also.
  • I take a more femme walk (the hrt unironically helps me with that) nowadays as well. Behaviour ideas, maybe?
  • fill in whatever tips, i'm happy to answer questions!

and also, shork obligatory haj

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[–] Thevenin@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  • Curves: Curves take a lot of time, because fat redistribution is a slow process. I've been told it kicks in after several years. Excercise helps, and I think it's mostly because it improves your metabolism. Despite what some have said, cycles of (unintentional) weight loss and gain absolutely did not accelerate redistribution for me.
  • Diet: Honestly, just eat what's healthy. Hydrate. Get good quality sleep. You're a growing young woman, and they don't call it "second puberty" for nothing.
  • Breast Growth: Congrats on the cup size! But I can't say if it's slow or fast. The spectrum of "normal" breast growth is wide and nonlinear (growth spurts). If your nipples hurt, then it's working, so celebrate and treat yourself to ibuprofen and a hot pack.
  • Fem Appearance: Get hair advice from a trans-inclusive hairdresser. Good conditioner made more difference than I thought. Painting my nails is a special euphoria for me; even when I feel like a ceramic construction material, I can look down and see pretty colors on my hands. Try on lots of clothes, including stuff outside your comfort zone.
  • Mannerisms: Fem-coded mannerisms are a wildly deep topic. I'd suggest looking at photoshoots to see what they're doing with their hands, how they touch their faces, and how they carry themselves. Important: try to only look at photoshoots of people whose bodies remind you of yourself, and remember that magazines are designed to trigger self-loathing spirals in their readers.
  • General Advice: "Try everything and keep doing whatever felt good" seems to be a winning strategy. You have a new body, new hormones, and a new outlook on life. Who knows what kind of person you could be. Discover yourself!
[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Regarding weight changes and redistribution, I wanted to ask if your weight gain and loss happened over long or short periods of time? I've read that quick weight loss and the gain will mostly put the fat where it has been previously, so male distribution of fat remains in place. So weight cycling for redistribution purposes requires slower cycles of gain and loss (which seems to track people's experiences of seeing the changes over years).

edit: I think this is related to "fat memory":

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fat-cells-retain-a-memory-of-obesity-making-it-hard-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-study-suggests-180985501/

[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

That's what I'm also trying to do, and it seems to help a little bit.

I do this:

  • Walk (or normally bicycle everyday at least 30 min)
  • Run 2x a week intensely
  • Eat a bit more, proteins, fat, salads...