Basically I want to know if this unrelenting hunger means I’m going to have to make a trip to Finland on free bucket day. According to a polish friend, bread consumption is directly proportional to boob size. While I don’t think that’s necessarily true, I’m curious because I don’t seem to be gaining weight at all

  • sinwell@infosec.pubEnglish
    6·
    5 months ago

    IANAMD but Es are anabolic (edit: many tissues, anything with the receptors, not just muscles) and will affect appetite. Pair that with surplus cal, consistent protein, and enough fats and resistance training (esp. stuff like squats) for endocrine support … baby you got a stew going! GL

    Edit: close potential rabbit hole to exogenous gh

    • Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      About the only training I get is carrying children I might see if there’s some strength training exercises I can do at home without equipment.

      • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        There is a bunch of strength training that can be done without any equipment. Look into I think it’s called body weight excercises. Basically you ise your own body as the weight to train muscles.

      • sinwell@infosec.pubEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Perfect! A functional compound movement like lifting a child is a high quality exercise, especially if you use lower body muscles.

        Edit: close potential rabbit hole to exogenous “hgh”

      • sinwell@infosec.pubEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Growth hormone, a signal that influences cell turnover in the body. It’s not an important focus for transfem HRT but common mistakes (crash dieting, insufficient sleep, malnutrition from high sugar, low protein, or fat free diets, etc) suppress it and keep the body in a catabolic state counteracting Es anabolic effects, one of which OP mentioned.

          • sinwell@infosec.pubEnglish
            2·
            5 months ago

            Technically yes. Practically it’s paragraphs in a book about the benefits of balanced diet and exercise during transition in many respects, including breast growth. But yes.

      • sinwell@infosec.pubEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        Prog has anabolic properties for sure. The improved sleep alone aids constructive metabolism.

        I just meant OP’s target has a high concentration of E receptors, and any growth signal in the body increases appetite. So the magic 8-ball answer is “likely yes 👍” because E prompts tissues in the body to ask for the additional nutrients needed to develop secondary sexual characteristics, including boobs.

        The optimizations I mentioned like dietary macros and endocrine support merely hasten that development and maintain health in the process. She doesn’t need them for HRT to work.

        Edit: close potential rabbit hole to exogenous gh abuse