So I’ve started estrogen around 3 weeks ago (hooray (ヮ)/ ) 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…
Progesterone increases appetite, estradiol decreases it
Yeah I know but it seems to be a lot more complicated than that
When starting estradiol for the first time it seems to increase appetite, I found this to be especially true in the first 3 - 6 months. Even if estrogen generally is associated with decreased appetite, it’s contextual how it impacts appetite, and in the case of estradiol initiating puberty it increases appetite (even without progesterone).
