Hormones And Muscle Loss

[Guest Misconduct]

Well like the topic say.

Can anybody give me any advice on how much muscle loss there is?

I am unfortunately one of those ppl that never go to gym but look like i am in gym 5 days a week.

All the reactions i got when i came out was to say ill be a Gosh darned ugly women i will have to much muscle

Is there allot of muscle loss? please say yes

Thank you all

[Guest LightNebula]

I've been wondering about this, so, sorry that I can't answer your question. Have you considered doing very little-no exercise for a while and eating more unhealthy food than you do now?

[Guest Paula :)]

i can say for me there has been quite a good deal of muscle loss and body fat changes in a short period of time. everything i've read has said that all the changes take around 18 months to two years, so, um, yay!

i hope this helps honey,

paula x

[Guest Donna Jean]

Well like the topic say.

Can anybody give me any advice on how much muscle loss there is?

I am unfortunately one of those ppl that never go to gym but look like i am in gym 5 days a week.

All the reactions i got when i came out was to say ill be a Gosh darned ugly women i will have to much muscle

Is there allot of muscle loss? please say yes

Thank you all

Mis.....

YMMV.....yep! Your mileage may vary...

It will be different for everyone...If you are muscular without working out, it must be genetic....

I'm on month 5 of HRT......OK?

I've lost muscle mass...I've been building a room on my house that requires me moving 4X8 sheets of plywood which I DID last year...(slow project)

This year after HRT I can't move the plywood at all! I need help!

I've lost muscle mass and it shows ...My upper body is smaller and my arms have become smooth and weak!

I never WAS Charles Atlas, but I was strong enough to get things done...not so anymore...

I've seen pictures on the internet of Transwomen with before and after pictures and you will be amazed at how much they changed..from a male muscular body to quite feminine!

If you want to feel better...do some searches and see for yourself...

Just remember that this does not happen overnight!

You'll change a LOT, Sweetheart!

Go have a look!

HUGGS

Donna Jean

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Yes

Like Dee Jay says - over a period of time you lose muscle mass and it can be deceptive. I am going to be on HRT since December 10 of last year. Taking out the trash - those large bags? Once I did it one handed, throwing it ovet the top of one of those oversize trash cans. Now it takes two arms and a lot of effort. I can see my arms are smaller in the upper part. At first I thought it was from losing 32 pounds, but now I can feel the shoulder bones more easily.

But my legs are changing. I went from knobby bird legs to really having calves and thighs. But when I pinch them they have a thick layer of fat, not muscle. So there is some new fat distributuion there. And I totally lost my beer belly - which is wonderful. And two days ago my wife told me I have started getting a cute butt - grin.

So yes - it works. Different people have a different time frame I hear. So look for these chnges to be so subtle you will hardly notice until people say something like,"your face is really rounding out!"

Grin

Lizzy

[Guest Charlene_Leona]

I know after 3 years of being on hrt and 1 year Post Orchiectomy my body has changed dramatically. My arms never developed to begin with and now they are much weaker than they ever were. My leg muscles before were very hypertrophic because of my neuromuscular disorder but now they are finally shrinking in size. My face has rounded out beautifully and my shoulders have taken a more rounded appearance and look very feminine. I'm still trying to lose weight which has been hard to do, but my fiancée just bought me a Wii with the Wii Fit board and I'm working out at least a half hour a day. Plus I'm going to cardiac rehab 3 times a week running a mile 3 times a week and cycling 4.2 miles 3 times a week so I'm starting to see effect. The one nice thing is now the muscle I'm developing is lean muscle and not T induces muscle mass. Girls it does take time but be patient and you will see you efforts come to fruition, it just doesn't happen overnight.

[Guest Misconduct]

This is great news thank you all very much for the input

[Guest angie]

Well like the topic say.

Can anybody give me any advice on how much muscle loss there is?

I am unfortunately one of those ppl that never go to gym but look like i am in gym 5 days a week.

All the reactions i got when i came out was to say ill be a Gosh darned ugly women i will have to much muscle

Is there allot of muscle loss? please say yes

Thank you all

All right,

I was a body builder for MANY years.With well defined muscle everywhere.

I am in transition over two years.In transition,you lose lots of mass as the muscle atrophies and

melts away.It is the way your arms look that really changes over time.As they take on a females

appearance.You will never have those itty bitty woman arms so many of us find attractive.

But they will look like women's arms.But like the magic of HRT...It will take time.

Angie

[Guest shanna_bana_1]

All right,

I was a body builder for MANY years.With well defined muscle everywhere.

I am in transition over two years.In transition,you lose lots of mass as the muscle atrophies and

melts away.It is the way your arms look that really changes over time.As they take on a females

appearance.You will never have those itty bitty woman arms so many of us find attractive.

But they will look like women's arms.But like the magic of HRT...It will take time.

Angie

when i compared my arms to my girlfriends they're pretty similar. but then again it depends on where you started out.

[Guest angie]

when i compared my arms to my girlfriends they're pretty similar. but then again it depends on where you started out.

Mine look like a fit woman's arms.Not tiny,but lean and non muscular.

I had a guy ask how long I had been working out.I told him,not in many years.

I have muscle memory from all the years of weight training,so itty bitty will never be mine.

Angie

[Guest Katherine_P]

Mine look like a fit woman's arms.Not tiny,but lean and non muscular.

I had a guy ask how long I had been working out.I told him,not in many years.

I have muscle memory from all the years of weight training,so itty bitty will never be mine.

Angie

Yeah my arms are now 12' inches if i don't flex guess it is not that bad, my calves on the other hand is 17''without flexing which might be a problem yo find pants hope that goes smaller as well.

Thank you all for the great responses

One more question the muscles at your legs. does that also lessen or would running help for that.

IE If a woman closes there legs while siting usually it is not a difficult posture but because i and guess i have more muscle on my upper legs it is really hard to keep em closed if i sit like that for more then 2 min i get really bad cramps because it almost feels like exercising so keep them next to each other

Hope that made sense.

Thank you

[Guest angie]

One more question the muscles at your legs. does that also lessen or would running help for that.

IE If a woman closes there legs while siting usually it is not a difficult posture but because i and guess i have more muscle on my upper legs it is really hard to keep em closed if i sit like that for more then 2 min i get really bad cramps because it almost feels like exercising so keep them next to each other

After a year on HRT everything starts to take on female proportions and appearance.

I am an avid cyclist,so I have large legs.But like your arms will look like women's after time.

Mine look very nicely shaped(my best feature)I get compliments on them all the time.

Be Patient. HRT is magic,but a slooow working magic.By two years in transition,you have a woman's body.Be Patient.

Angie

[Guest Katherine_P]

After a year on HRT everything starts to take on female proportions and appearance.

I am an avid cyclist,so I have large legs.But like your arms will look like women's after time.

Mine look very nicely shaped(my best feature)I get compliments on them all the time.

Be Patient. HRT is magic,but a slooow working magic.By two years in transition,you have a woman's body.Be Patient.

Angie

Thank you Angie Patients was never one of my strong points but i will learn