Jump to content
  • Welcome to the TransPulse Forums!

    We offer a safe, inclusive community for transgender and gender non-conforming folks, as well as their loved ones, to find support and information.  Join today!

Reaching my target weight


RithiaAllen

Recommended Posts

Before transitioning I was a bean pole around 145 pounds and 5 feet 10 inches.

 

Afterwords mostly from stress from work and lack of exercise I bottomed out at 235.7 pounds. Being off of hormones because of money issues for a year didn’t help.

 

Recently I snapped out of it when I was able to afford getting back on HRT and found a care provider. Since then I have walking anywhere from 3 to 6 miles a day and since the 26th of October I have lost 10 pounds. I also stopped drinking pop and having snacks or candy around the house. I’m feeling better but I just hope that I can get down to around the 150 range.

Link to comment
  • Replies 667
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • RithiaAllen

    212

  • Kirsten

    202

  • Raven1981

    122

  • Susan R

    50

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

  • Forum Moderator

Congrats on your weight loss accomplishments, Rithia.  I'm sort of in the same boat. I have 35 more pounds til I reach my target weight.  I want to be slender like I was 20 years ago.  Im hoping I can still develop a more feminine figure but while trying to lose weight I'm not sure how that is going to affect my weight distribution.  The HRT might help a little bit but I know it's likely slowing down my weight loss achievements. 

 

Susan R?

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Congratulations on getting back on HRT and the realization you need to change.  I know losing weight can be a struggle but you know what your goal is and its certainly attainable.  Go Girl! 
 

Jani

Link to comment

Thanks everyone. I weighed myself this morning and happily I have lost another .7 pounds and down to 224.3.

 

I just completed my morning walk of 1.5 miles and came back and drank a water bottle.

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

 That is excellent news !  I am so proud of you !  I know how hard this can be and I started at your exact weight about a year ago oddly enough,  and managed to take off 60 pounds, even though I recently put nearly 10 pounds back on from all of that Halloween candy I’m back on track as well. Keep it up and keep us posted, I love hearing about this positive change in your life. 

 Hugs, 

Jackie

Link to comment

Thanks I’ve started logging my weight on my Fitbit app. I have also noticed that my resting heartbeat has gone from 74 to 62 which is great. The less a pump has to work to perform the function the longer it lasts and being my heart I want it to last a long time.

Link to comment

More good news, my weight loss continues with another .5 pounds shed. I'm down to 223.8 pounds, but now stuck in my apartment waiting for the temperature to go up a little more before I take my walk over to the target to window shop.

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Thats good news.  I read an article the other day that said the Dept of Health and Human Services released new guidelines for physical activity and its not as bad as it sounds.  They recommend 150 minutes a week of activity that raises your heart rate.  It doesn't have to be all at once, ten minutes at a time works if that's what you got.  

 

Even though I'm not a big fan of treadmills, now that its gotten colder I've started using the one we have.  I typically would drive to a nearby town to walk since my street is too rural (dangerous) as it is narrow with blind corners.  

 

Continue to celebrate small successes, but don't fret if you have a small relapse.  You have a goal and you're on your way! 

 

Jani 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Congrats Rithia. Every little bit counts. I skipped my weekly weigh in this week because I went off diet last weekend.and I hate bad news.  I've kept to the diet all week and we'll find out if there's any damage this Tuesday.

 

Heres hoping for good news,

Susan R?

Link to comment

Sadly things are slowing down but still making progress. I weighed myself today and was down to 223.6. It took pretty much half a week to lose .2 pounds but ultimately I know that I'm burning fat because I fit into a shirt that was previously too tight. It's still tight but that is fantastic progress. :D 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Hey Rithia, I'm noticing a slight slow down too.  Took me 2 weeks to lose 3.5lbs.  But to be honest, I went out to eat last weekend with family and went a bit off-diet.  It the time spent with family at restaurants which make it so difficult for me.  34lbs more to get to target weight.

 

Susan R?

 

 

 

Link to comment

I have 63.6 pounds left to go and if I do real good maybe 68.6 pounds. It will happen one day a t time. As long as the weight is coming off I'm happy.

Link to comment

So very good news. I have managed to get down to 222.3 pounds.

 

Today I hit all my goals on Fitbit and the Apple Watch activity apps. So far 1374 calories in and 2809 out and 32oz of water drunk and working on my third bottle of water currently.

 

I think I am starting to see where the fat is burning off because I'm starting to fit into a number of articles of cloths I haven't been able to wear for about a year. My ultimate goal is getting back into shape. My resting heartbeat is down to 61 beats per minute according to fit bit and 58 according to Apple's health app using the Apple Watch for tracking. This is down from 74BPM over the last 30 days.

 

I've noticed I can do more cardio stuff now then I could for a while and having started walking to the stores around me rather then driving I don't feel tired anymore. Once the winter ends I'm going to start making use of the pool at the apartment for the few more months I'll be here and swim laps.

 

For those keeping track in the last month I have lost 12.4 pounds.

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Good to hear that you're meeting your goals.  Will you need a new wardrobe when you hit your target weight or have you saved some of your skinney clothing?

I'm just now starting to feel my clothing loosening up a little.  I have a 4 pairs in 34" waist Levi 501's that once fit me really well.  I'm looking forward to being able to fit into them again sometime soon...maybe 3-4 months.  They're men's jeans so I'll be able to wear them for until I go full time.  Do any of you full time ladies ever wear men's 501's on occasion?

 

Keep up the good work,  Rithia.

Susan R?

Link to comment

I haven’t worn any men’s cloths since going full time in 2010. I threw out almost everything except for the black jeans, my Italy t-shirts and a sweater and my leather jacket. I don’t know why I haven’t thrown them out because I don’t ever plan to wear them again.

 

I still have all my cloths from before gaining weight so I’m looking forward to some of them. Although I’ll probably buy some more new stuff.

 

Once I get back down to size I’m expecting my waist size to be 30 again since that was my adult waist size before I put on weight. Although if I can manage 140 which would be awesome I could probably fit a size 29 waist, 41 hip, 30 length. Plus an extra 10 pounds off would probably get me into a 36 band for the bra. Sadly losing weight won’t get me out of a sizes 10 shoe.

 

 

Link to comment

Thanks @RithiaAllen! I will gladly share here. ?

 

my goals to start are;

less than 30 carbs a day

10000 steps a day

15 flights of stairs a day

1500 calories a day 

 

I had my weigh-in today. It was sadly 198.4. I gained 5.4 pounds since like Tuesday, but my diet is off to a great start. Eggs and breakfast sausage with a coffee and 1/2 a serving of creamer. Total carbs=3. I have turkey and a string cheese for lunch and we are having cauliflower Mac n chz for dinner. Total carbs for the day should be around 10! That’s a great day 1 I think. ? that’ll let me have a glass of milk later (12 carbs) 

I want to get to about where you are trying to get myself. Although I think I may be taller than you so I’m hoping for 160-165 by the end. That should be a us size 8 tall. 36 bra, and hopefully I don’t loose much filling Lolol.  It’s not like I have a lot as it is. 

If anyone has any good healthy keto recipes I am always looking. It seems like most of ours are cheesey. And I’m trying to limit my fat intake as well. Thanks. 

Link to comment

I would be very happy to start that low. Alas I’m 221.9 as of 6:00AM CST today. Don’t get me wrong I’m tickled pink to have lost weight through the first round of winter holidays and still had my share of turkey, cranberries stuffing and mashed potatoes. It’s just my share was less.

 

Last week I walked 41.76 miles. So far this week I’m at 6.79 miles. With a daily goal of 5 miles and a minimum of 10000 steps, 30 minutes of exercise and 750 active calories burned and a minimum of 2700 burned per day in total.

 

I have my meals down to around 25% carbs 48% fat and 27% protein. I’m working on lowering the carbs and increasing the protein and going to leave the fat as is to train my body to burn fat and not sugar.

Link to comment

Weight loss is a difficult thing.  Your diet and exercise goals sound great and I believe you'll continue to go in the right direction.  Keep goin Rithia! 

 

And Kirsten, I wouldn't worry about 5 lbs.  Your weight can fluctuate daily based on your level of hydration alone.  And most home scales/gym scales are not that accurate or consistent.  Just keep going with the diet and exercise.  Exercise is a good thing.

Link to comment
Just now, Briana said:

Weight loss is a difficult thing.  Your diet and exercise goals sound great and I believe you'll continue to go in the right direction.  Keep goin Rithia! 

 

And Kirsten, I wouldn't worry about 5 lbs.  Your weight can fluctuate daily based on your level of hydration alone.  And most home scales/gym scales are not that accurate or consistent.  Just keep going with the diet and exercise.  Exercise is a good thing.

Yes. I figured out that water weight isn’t something I’m worrying about. My goal is 64 Oz per day and each 16 Oz bottle is about a pound of water. This is why I don’t weigh my self after the morning. I tack on 4 pounds of water but you need fat and water to burn fat. It’s some kind of chemical reaction from what I understand.

 

The main thing is I’m currently down to a 39 band for my bra and shirts that where too tight to wear are now fitting. I’m sure as I continue to burn weight it will only get better.

 

I can’t say for sure how your body will burn weight but so far it’s been weight on my belly burning. There is so much I can’t tell the difference but the fact I fit better into cloths reveals the difference. My bust size hasn’t gone down yet and I doubt it will. I was already a 37C before I gained weight. I expect that if I get down to 140 to 145 I would probably be closer to a 36D but we’ll see when I get there.

Link to comment

Wow! You go girl! That’s a LOT of walking! Silly me I forgot my Fitbit today so I’ll be hitting the treadmill when I get home just to make sure I hit my 10k. 

Thanks Brianna. I am borderline ocd when it comes to my weight. I weigh in 2x a day every day now. Which is down from the 4-5 times I used to. I know. It’s cooky. First thing in the morning seems to be my most accurate time to weigh in. By noon it’s usually 2-3 pounds lower and after dinner up about 2-3 from the morning point. I don’t worry too much about it. Today is just day 1. I tend to loose weight in a crazy way. Last time I did this keto I lost 15 pounds week 1. 65 in 3-1/2 months I think. My wife hates me. Lol. The hard part is finding that balance. I gained 28 pounds since February. And 13 has been just this month. ? BUT NO MORE!! 

Link to comment

Are you sure that you’re not losing water weight? How long are you sustaining that rate of weight loss?

 

Keep in mind when you store sugar in your body your body is also storing water as part of the process. So when you burn it off you dump lots of water. This is why it’s inportant to drink lots of water so you don’t dehydrate.

Link to comment

So I went ahead and weighed myself again after work and despite having my normal lunch and drinking 48 oz of water I was down to 221.6. That’s not as at all!

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

 That is excellent news !  you are doing awesome keep it up !  I just finished eating my salad, now I get to start cleaning my apartment, that’s going to be my exercise for the evening ?

Link to comment

I’ll loose weight like that for about 2 weeks before it slows down. But that’s mostly because I push real hard. But then I have to slow down. My wife usually diets with me and if I loose too much weight too fast she gets upset and quits. So I start cheating. So idk how long I’d actually hold that level of weight loss. My buddy has been doing it for 3-1/2 weeks and is averaging 9 a week. And is only taking in 20 or less carbs a day. And he works doing cement work which is tough work. Harder than my construction job. But he takes in a lot more calories than me. I average 1000-1200 calories and 15-20 carbs. And 100+ fl oz of water as well. 

Today I had 2 eggs, 2 breakfast sausage links, 6oz of turkey breast, 1/4c gravy, 6oz petite sirloin, and cauliflower with cheese and bacon. And 128 fl oz of water too. That’s it. 1000 calories and 15 carbs. And that’s a pretty average diet day for me. And I fast every day from dinner to breakfast. No snacks. Nothing but water. 

I have a lot of “gym rat” friends. They are basically nutrition specialists and over the years I’ve picked up a lot of tricks. Most of which probably aren’t the most healthy to be honest but some really are. And I try to use all of it to a t especially on a diet. I’ll keep updating as I go. 

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Hey Rithia, you seem to be losing weight very consistently.  I am doing all I can on the eating side of loosing weight.  Yesterday, I doubled my walking distance to about 5 miles.  I was on a roll and my wife said it was too cold so I got my iPod and ear buds hooked up and went for it.  Unfortunately, I was going to do the same this afternoon but my wife noticed her eBay account was hacked and over $134 changed to her linked CC.  So I spent the day on the phone with eBay, her bank, and computer changing passwords on all her accounts, etc... so no work out today.  Tomorrow is my weekly weigh-in so I'm hoping my weight loss efforts this week weren't all for nothing.  I'll check in tomorrow and let you know.

 

Susan R?

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Who's Online   2 Members, 0 Anonymous, 137 Guests (See full list)

    • tracy_j
    • Karen Carey
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      80.5k
    • Total Posts
      767.2k
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      11,942
    • Most Online
      8,356

    taxicab
    Newest Member
    taxicab
    Joined
  • Today's Birthdays

    1. Amyjay
      Amyjay
      (58 years old)
    2. bettyjean
      bettyjean
    3. Breanna
      Breanna
      (52 years old)
    4. Emily Ayla
      Emily Ayla
    5. JET182
      JET182
  • Posts

    • Susan R
      Love it! This is great news. We need more of this to combat the excessive hate-filled rhetoric and misinformation. 👍
    • Susan R
      The experience was the same for me @April Marie. I slept much deeper and I woke up each morning feeling so much more restful sleeping with forms solidly in place. For me, wearing breast forms at night started when before I was a teenager. I had no access up to modern breast forms and certainly no way to buy mastectomy bras back then. I wore a basic bra my mom had put in a donation box and two pairs of soft cotton socks. I have some crazy memories of things I did in my youth to combat my GD but regardless, these makeshift concoctions helped me work through it all.   All My Best, Susan R🌷
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      Colorado isn't exactly a Republican place, and won't become one anytime soon.  I think those folks might be better off not spending their time playing Don Quixote.    We certainly have our share of California "refugees" moving into where I live, so I wouldn't be surprised to start seeing Coloradans too.  I suspect the trend over the next few years will see the blue areas getting more blue and the red areas getting more red as anybody who can relocate tries to find a place where they fit better.   
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      Well, at least it'll be a place some folks could choose.  Options are a good thing.
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      My family would have gobbled that jar up in a minute or two.  When we do have pickled herring, its usually for Christmas.  I didn't grow up with that particular dish, but I grew up in a Greek family so I like just about any kind of fish if I can get it.  However, ocean fish and freshwater fish taste so different.  We usually have more catfish and tilapia to eat than anything else.    What I can't quite get used to is the tons of cabbage my GF insists on eating.  When you live with a Russian, there is always cabbage soup.  Always.  When I first moved in with her, breakfast was "shchi" for soup and either bread or "kasha" which is a bowl of boiled buckwheat with butter and salt.  Those dishes can be made in any number of ways, some are better than others.  In the winter, it can even be salty and sour like kraut.  Not exactly sauerkraut, but packed in tubs with vinegar and salt so it keeps partially for the winter.  But I drew the line when the cabbage soup included pieces of fried snake one day.  😆
    • Ashley0616
      Good evening to you as well @Mmindy   That is awesome that you have support from her side. My dad has communicated with me once and that was because he was forced to. His new wife wanted to spend time with my kids. He hated me so much he was in the process of taking my rights away as a parent to my two boys. He was talking to a lawyer and I called him out on it. I don't love him at all. I'll respect him because I wouldn't be here without him but I wished I had another father. My uncles don't talk to me and unfriended me on Facebook. Almost all cousins except for two are still Facebook friends but they don't give me any support. My mom said she won't support me with that but she has said that she loves me. I have nieces and nephews that are still Facebook friends but they have yet to talk to me. I have one sister that supports me out of three. The other's disrespect me by deadnaming me. They have never called me their sister. I think for them they think it's still a phase. They don't ask questions about me being trans. I have to bring it up and on the look of their faces they don't look comfortable about it. 
    • Mmindy
      Good evening @Ashley0616,   I just got offline with HP tech support trying to get my printer tool box icon locked to my tool bar. This is one of the most important features of my printer that I like because it keeps track of ink, paper, and scanned documents. I'm diffidently not a computer geek.   I'll catch up with the other bookmarks next week. We leave to go home for the Easter Holiday with our families. Saturday with her side, and Sunday with my side. What's odd about that is I'm out to more of her side and they're reluctantly supportive. My side on the other hand are less supportive, and my sister just under me in age will not acknowledge my being there. She will be constantly moving to keep from dealing with me. I'm dead to her.   Hugs,   Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋  
    • Ashley0616
      I used to follow baseball and the team I would cheer for is Boston Red Sox. My favorite player was Papi. He was an awesome guy and even held a child during the National Anthem. I haven't watched baseball for a long time. It just died off to me. 
    • Ashley0616
      That stinks that nothing transferred, and no bookmarks were saved! 
    • Ashley0616
      I'm doing patches for now but I think soon I'll go to shots because it's hard to alternate when you are doing two xx patches at once. Unless she gives me Estradiol and progesterone
    • Sally Stone
      Go Cleveland Guardians!  I love baseball and I loved playing it when I was younger.  
    • Sally Stone
      My view is we are "dependent" on government, because as a society, we are too lazy to stay actively involved. So, we let politicians do our bidding for us.  I think we'd be in a better place government wise if we policed the actions of our politicians.  We elected them; they work for us.  Sadly, we are allowing them to run amok.  We are where we are because we have chosen to let politicians make all decisions without us.  Remember "by the people, for the people?" That was the intent of our democracy.  Today, however, it is "by the politicians, for the politicians," the people be damned. 
    • Mmindy
      "Play Ball! Batter Up!" is the closing line of the National Anthem as far as I'm concerned. It's the call of the Home Plate Umpire and signals the start of the game. I grew up in the TV and Radio broadcast of the St. Louis Cardinals. Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Tim McCarver, and Mike Shannon, were the voices on my transistor radio. KMOX 1120 AM pushing 50,000 watts of Class A clear-channel non-directional signal. It could be picked up all across MO, IL, IN to the East. KS, OK, CO to the West. IA, MN to the North, and KY, TN, AR to the South. There has always been a rivalry against the Chicago Cubs, in the National League. As for the American League, I have to pull for the Kansas City Royals. I've also been a Little League Umpire, and fan of everything the Little League stands for. Going to Williamsport, PA and seeing the Little League World Series is in my top 10 things to do on my bucket list.   Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋
    • Mmindy
      Good evening everyone,   I don't think my mother ever cooked a meal that I didn't like. We also had a kitchen where mom fixed the food, dad filled your plate, and you eat it. It wasn't until our baby brother was born that we could have Pop-Tarts for snacks. Before that all snacks had to meet mom's approval, and in her opinion wouldn't prevent you from eating supper.   Well my day started off on a good note, but has become frustrating because my IT person didn't transfer my saved videos I use for teaching. Then I found out that they didn't save any of my book marks for websites I use frequently.   Best wishes, stay motivated,   Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋
    • MaeBe
      The number is relative to method of deliver, the time of the dose, and when the blood is drawn. However, I do want to keep away from DVT and other potential issues. I assume I may be getting backed down from my current dose, but my doc told me to stick with the higher dose, so? I also wonder if this has anything to do the my breast growth and mental changes that have been happening over the past few years, like I have some estrogen sensitivity so a little goes a long way or something? I don't have enough data to postulate, but who knows!   With weekly, subcutaneous, shots you expect to see big swings of serum level estradiol from shot to peak to trough. My doctor is interested in mid-week testing (for E and T levels only), which would be post-peak blood serum levels but they will be higher than trough. Most, if not all, resources I've seen online is to measure at trough (which I might do just to do it next time) along with a SHBG, LH, and other metrics.   This is from transfemscience.org for Estradiol valerate in oil, which is very spiky compared to some other estradiol combinations. It's also for intramuscular, which will have a slower uptake and is usually dosed in higher volume due to the slower absorption rate from muscles. They don't have subcutaneous numbers, which I would expect to see similar spikes but higher levels at similar doses due to the relatively higher absorption rate direct from fat.   Are you doing pills, shots, or patches? And when you do get your levels checked are you getting that done when your levels are lowest or some other time?
  • Upcoming Events

Contact TransPulse

TransPulse can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: Click Here.

To report an error on this page.

Legal

Your use of this site is subject to the following rules and policies, whether you have read them or not.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
DMCA Policy
Community Rules

Hosting

Upstream hosting for TransPulse provided by QnEZ.

Sponsorship

Special consideration for TransPulse is kindly provided by The Breast Form Store.
×
×
  • Create New...