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I struggled with disordered eating before HRT. A few weeks in, another trans girl explained to me that the body needs energy to do its thing. It's basically second puberty and you know how much teenagers eat.
I was like you, being able to eat a couple of meals and be satisfied. Now, I snack more. I also eat smaller meals as it takes less to fill me up. I'm also ~6 months on E, so I've lost some muscle mass. Despite my new eating habits, I've been able to maintain around 70kg at 180cm tall. Meanwhile, my body's been burning the fat buildup from T and packing it onto my butt, thighs, and chest.
If you want my two cents, try snacking more and just eat when you're hungry. You don't have to eat until you're full, just until you're not uncomfortable anymore. Trust the process and let your body do what it needs to do.
If you start going in a direction you don't like, you can stop. You might also consult your doctor for advice
It does make a lot of sense that I need more energy...
Do you have any recommendations for not too unhealthy snacks? I'd go with cereal bars but they actually are quite sugary/unhealthy and hella expensive :/
I always keep a supply of nuts, mainly cashews and salted peanuts, on my desk to snack on during the day. Healthy fats!
Oh that'd an amazing idea too. Nuts fill your stomach nicely too
I'm still discovering that myself 😅 It can be hard to find nutritionally balanced snacks, so I like to keep a variety around. Things that I like to have around are popcorn/potato chips, fresh veggies, tortilla chips and salsa, lunch and snack meats, and of course some sweets like gummy candies and chocolate. I try not to eat too much of one thing. If you're thinking about reaching for a whole bag of chips, maybe make a sandwich instead.
Oh carrots are an amazing idea I just thought of! But thank you for the ideas c:
I cook myself. Always the same thing. Noodles with vegetables. You just chop the vegetables to small pieces, throw it in the water, add noodles, cook as long as the noodles take to be done, then add spices, tomato juice, herbs, oil. Done, and delicious. You can eat many small portions throughout the day.
It's cheap ($5/day) and delicious, nutritionally balanced.
I'm craving ramen now, thanks 😅
Oh my god. The first actual quick and cheap recipe I read on the internet. Instantly added to my cookbook, tysm!
I don't have a ton to add but I've had problems with eating, some months back a good friend hit me with something like "you want your body to be more feminine shaped yea, your body cant redistribute fat you don't have."
So I've started putting on weight and its all going to my hips and ass xd
On appetite, I've fluctuated between eating way less and having an insatiable appetite, and its definitely alot like first puberty and the body just craving things.
I'm at a year and a half abouts, and its wild to look at my biceps and see the stretch marks from when they were significantly bigger, I was never super athletic but I was naturally stocky. Now i can fit my hand in a pringle can which blows my mind.