Starting Hormones Next Week

[Guest Saphiria]

I'm 16.

What should I know about hormones? I've always been afraid to work out in fear that I'd be stuck with masculene muscles. When I start hormones, is it safe to go to a gym? Or should I wait a bit?

What should I avoid eating? I want to eat healthier... what would be detremental to breast growth? What would give more masculene features when on hormones? I know hormones aren't this magical gift and I have to work for it to have a good female body. What should I know in advance? Is this wrong the forum? Is there another on this site that would be better to help me?

[Sally]

Hopefully you are getting your hormones the right way, under a doctor's care.

These are questions that I would ask my doctor, they should have actual knowledge about this rather than guessing.

I am about a week behind you but I have my list for the doctor.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest skyy]

umm....i'm so sure about what is healthy, but i can answer some of your questions.

1. i understand why you want to wait on working out, but in general, dont be afraid to work out, you gain muscles from doing very few reps of a large weight. if you do a small weight a lot, like 10-20 times, you will tone instead. hormones affect people differently, i lost all my strength in 2 months, but was losing it by the end of the first month. i kind of understing where you are coming from, thats why i didnt do weight training my junior year, but for me, it didnt take long to realize i was ready.

2. i dont know what is good for you, but i can tell you some of my cravings. steak is huge, with a sharper sense of taste, and the craving to have nothing but it, one time i had steak, and it literally was the best thing i had ever eaten. i also drink a lot of chocolate milk, more than i did before. but be prepared for having a tender stomache for a while. your appitite might get wild and unpredictable for a while, like you can be hungry, but everything is so unappealing you want to throw up. you get use to it though

i'll definitly be tracking this topic cuase this is a good question, i wanna be hot too, so any advice you recieve could be useful to me. thanks for posting but sally, as usual, has a good point, a doctor most likely knows the big details better than anyone, so he is the main sorce of infomation. i'm just sharing personal experience.

[Paula ult]

Skyy already gave you good advise about the gym. I do hope you are doing this the right way thru a therapist and a Dr. or Endo is prescribing your hormones, these generally include a testosterone blocker, If you are in the US the doctors prescribe Spironolactone, it's a potassium sparing drug which means watch your potassium intake like bananas and drinks like Gatorade, drink lots of water as you will be going to the bathroom to pee frequently, if you crave salty foods have them. Just about everywhere else in the world Androcur (Cyproterone Acetate) is prescribed, as I'm in the US i have no experience with that medication.

The best advise i can give though is talk to your doctor if you have any questions about hormones.

Paula

[Guest Joanna Phipps]

umm....i'm so sure about what is healthy, but i can answer some of your questions.

1. i understand why you want to wait on working out, but in general, dont be afraid to work out, you gain muscles from doing very few reps of a large weight. if you do a small weight a lot, like 10-20 times, you will tone instead. hormones affect people differently, i lost all my strength in 2 months, but was losing it by the end of the first month. i kind of understing where you are coming from, thats why i didnt do weight training my junior year, but for me, it didnt take long to realize i was ready.

2. i dont know what is good for you, but i can tell you some of my cravings. steak is huge, with a sharper sense of taste, and the craving to have nothing but it, one time i had steak, and it literally was the best thing i had ever eaten. i also drink a lot of chocolate milk, more than i did before. but be prepared for having a tender stomache for a while. your appitite might get wild and unpredictable for a while, like you can be hungry, but everything is so unappealing you want to throw up. you get use to it though

i'll definitly be tracking this topic cuase this is a good question, i wanna be hot too, so any advice you recieve could be useful to me. thanks for posting but sally, as usual, has a good point, a doctor most likely knows the big details better than anyone, so he is the main sorce of infomation. i'm just sharing personal experience.

oOMG yeah that sweet tooth.. I thought I had lost mine ages ago... but its back with a vengence. Standing in front of the fridge starving and not a blimmin thing looks or sounds even remotely interesting. Speaking of loosing strengeth, a couple days ago I was trying to open a jar of cheeze wiz and OMG i didnt seem to have the grip to do it. A few moment's cursing softly and using a knife to break the seal helped.