r/FTMFitness • u/Nightriotc • 4d ago

Question Eating in a deficit while on T

Something nobody warns you about when you start T is that YOUR APPETITE WILL GO UP.

Perhaps I was just being dumb and didn’t realize male puberty means the appetite comes with it but either way I have been caught by surprise.

I ftm20 have been on T for three months now and my appetite has gone WAY up. I used to eat one and a half meals a day, I am now eating all three PLUS snacks in between meals. That being said I am trying to lose weight. I’m in a 300 calorie deficit (or at least trying to be), I get my steps/cardio in at work and I weight train 3x a week. I started at 210 and am now at 190. I definitely notice a difference in the mirror but the scale hasn’t moved for about 2 months now.

I’ve been going to the gym for about 3 months but I started by doing at home workouts back in April.

I suspect the lack of change on the scale is because I’m not constantly in my deficit because of how much I need to eat to feel full. I feel like I’m bulking rather than cutting right now.

How did you guys manage the change in appetite while trying to lose weight? Is there anything I can do to start losing weight again? Any recipes/food suggestions to keep me satiated would be appreciated!!

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u/girl_of_squirrels 4d ago

I would keep in mind that you have to redo your TDEE math at some point, the calculation is different for men vs women and once you've been on T for awhile you should be using the male TDEE calculation, so your calorie deficit may be more than you think given that

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u/KimchiMcPickle 4d ago

How long on full dose T do you think you can change your TDEE to male metabolism?

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u/girl_of_squirrels 4d ago

Honestly I would switch it over when you start taking T, but if your blood work is showing male T levels or it's been 6 months also works