Estrogen in relation to hunger/appetite - eviltoast

So I’ve started estrogen around 3 weeks ago (hooray ()/ ) but have noticed one thing that is really bothering me.

I feel like I could eat the entire day through. I’m just constantly hungry and it really irks me… Before, I had absolutely no issues going with one, maybe two small meals a day (when not at work) and sometimes even completely skipping a day. But now I pretty much need a chewing gum to sedate me from eating all the food that I made for myself for today and tomorrow.

It’s really tearing on me… Yes, I am slightly underweight (56kg/173cm) but the fact that I am a little slim is like 30% of what makes me pass even just on 3 weeks of HRT…

I don’t want to gain weight, I don’t want to lose this figure of mine, I don’t want to waste so much time and money just eating…

I know that this is probably partially an undiagnosed eating disorder speaking but does any one of you have a similar experience?

The fat i’d accumulate wouldn’t go to my ass or boobs… I have no chance of getting much of either sadly so it would just collect as undesirable belly padding…

  • industrialdeerfluff@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    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.