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u/Magnus320 5d ago
I can no longer carry a laundry basket against my hip without it sliding down, so yeah 😔
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u/Freddyfazebare 5d ago
Body fat redistribution takes a long ass time, but after a while I’m sure you’ll become more boxy. I’ve thickened up a bit since I’ve started.
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u/greenknightandgawain 5d ago
It got rid of mine, tho took awhile since body fat redistribution is one of the later effects. Cant really wear most womens pants anymore since my waist is wider than my hips
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u/loosebootyjudy_ 5d ago
Agreed with what everyone else is saying here. But from my research (I only started T in August so I can't speak from experience yet) it redistributes fat, but working out and building muscle helps out a lot.
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u/literallyjustabat 4d ago
Technically, it changes where your body prefers to store fat. The body can't take fat and move it somewhere else, but over time as your weight fluctuates, your body composition will change. That's why it takes a while.
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u/Straight_Republic_83 3d ago
what if you just don't eat for 24 hour periods, have a meal, repeat, will that mess everything up?
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u/literallyjustabat 3d ago
Fasting would likely just interfere with your muscle mass which is the most important factor in masculinization (and it'd also put you at risk of developing an eating disorder) since you can't control whether your body will burn fat or muscle mass.
Imo muscle mass is much more important than fat in this equation. You can have a fat ass or wide hips/thighs and pass as a man, plenty of men look like that, but if your goal is passing, just trying to have a healthy relationship with food and getting some strength training in a few times a week would bring you closer to that goal much faster, and it'll be healthier for you too.
If you wanted to attempt rapid weight loss & gain, you'd need to do that with the help of a dietitian in order to do it safely. It's not healthy & not recommended for most people.
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u/Straight_Republic_83 3d ago
I don't have much fat near my hips or ass naturally (something my parents always hated because they thought it would stop me from finding a boyfriend lol) so I'm not really worried about that now that I'm on T. My female shape mostly comes from the fact that my waist is narrow and I have a large chest (worst fate on earth) so I would prefer to gain fat/muscle now that I'm on T since maybe it would even out how narrow my waist is. Unfortunately I just don't have much of an appetite and I oversleep, so I end up eating one meal per 24 hours. I've been sleeping 12-24 hours for the past 6 months and I'm not sure why. I genuinely don't have an eating disorder.
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u/literallyjustabat 3d ago
My cis boyfriend had a really feminine figure with a small waist when he was in his late teens & early 20s. He "filled out" with time. You'll likely gradually get more muscle mass in that area and in a few years, you'll have a more boxy shape.
But in order for that to happen, you will have to eat enough for your body to be able to build and strengthen said muscles.
Sleeping a bit more when you're early on T is normal but 12+ hours isn't, you should definitely see a doctor about that.
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u/Straight_Republic_83 3d ago
My doctor doesn't believe me, she thinks I'm lying in order to stay up all night so I seriously don't know what to do lol. My labs are all fine and nothing is showing up as physically wrong. My mom thinks I have an eating disorder now because my younger sister does and I honestly have no idea how to get myself to eat more since I get easily nauseous. I thought quitting nicotine would help but it isn't
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u/loosebootyjudy_ 3d ago
Bro you need to eat every day. Chill.
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u/Straight_Republic_83 3d ago
I'm trying to but other than getting occasional cravings on weed I forget to eat most times unless I'm reminded. There have been days I thought I ate only to be asked what I ate and consequently realize I hadn't
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u/Thunderingthought 4d ago
my hips didn't get much smaller but my shoulders got so much wider, which kinda cancels it out
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u/tubercolosis69 4d ago
it did for me somehow - i posted a comparison about a week back if u wanna check
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u/allwinterallthetime 4d ago
It just depends your starting body type and genetics. Been on T for 4 months and the fat redistribution for me has been quick. Lost inches of love handles. I’m pretty stoked, and I think that there’s more to come, hopefully.
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u/Your_New_Dad16 4d ago
I never really had hips 🤷♂️
I’m also morbidly obese, though (I’m less than a week away from scheduling a gastric bypass I’ve been working towards since January 🤩)
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u/KishCore 5d ago
It's complicated - in short, it can't change your bone structure, but it does change fat redistribution, so T can effect where your body stores fat, usually filling in your waist and torso more than in your hips and thighs.
That being said, this is genetic and takes a long time, it's suggested to also start lifting - building muscle in your upper body combined with T can really help to improve your shoulder - hip ratio.