Age, HRT and Appetite

[Carolyn Marie]

This is the exact opposite of the recent thread on always being hungry.

I have noticed for quite a while that my appetite and ability to eat even medium portions of food has decline markedly in the last couple of years. I have a feeling its due to my age affecting my metabolism. But I wonder if HRT effects it also? It's probably been discussed here, but I'm too full to look. All I had for dinner was some soup, one chicken thigh and a little Asian noodles and greens. Not so long ago, two thighs and a big helping of sides would have been just right.

Complicating things is the fact that, if I eat too little, I have to be really careful not to overdo my insulin dosage or bad things can happen. Sorta like walking a dietary tightrope. Ah well, living to a ripe old age sometimes sucks, but it beats the alternative.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Guest]

Hi Carolyn,

Oh, I wish! I've never lost my appetite since the old T days. A few years back, I'd dieted down to a perfect weight, but HRT and a lack of exercise reversed that. I ended 2013 with a painfully fat belly. I've launched back onto the diet and exercise program again and the determination of regaining fitness has been my strength against overeating.

Maybe one day my appetite will match my needs. But not yet.

Love, Megan

[JJ]

HRT does affect appetite I think. I need to space my injections more and bring my T levels down a little. I noticed when I did that I was not hungry for a couple of days for the first time in 3 years. Literally can't remember a time since starting T I haven't been hungry till then. I had my shot and the hunger was right back. What it may have been like prior to transition I can't be sure because at 350 lbs I obviously wasn't letting myself get hungry much - I ate all day every day.

I'm also really surprised at the difference between male and female metabolism because on an E based metabolism it was a matter of the less you eat the more weight you lose while it seems to be with a T based metabolism it means finding an optimal balance and when I eat too little I don't lose-I just feel bad and slow down. Hard to describe exactly except that it is different for me.

Somewhere I read that our bodies think we are going through puberty again when we start hormones-something that varies enormously between individuals. Maybe your metabolism has now decided you are a grown woman now Carolyn and therefore need less to maintain a healthy life. For myself because I literally have tens of thousands of empty fat cells screaming to be filled it will probably never happen that way but it would be nice and I envy you that not hungry feeling.

The main thing is to enjoy what you are hungry for when you are as I'm sure you do.

Hugs

Johnny

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[Charlize]

I have found that i also need less food. I seem to be stabilized at a reasonable weight. The farm keeps me somewhat active but even so this weather has kept me in more than usual. i get hungry but now a soup that used to be a start is the meal. I think it is for the best! Being a veggie though if i feel the need for more i can graze on greens for a good while and not gain weight. I rarely add any oil so they are mostly fluid and crunch.

Hugs,

Charlize