Ok, /fit, lets get this out of the way. I apologize in advance for the small wall of text.
I'm reading the sticky thread right now, though most of it i've read before, and I have several questions. Incoming trap/cd/mentalillness b-tard spammers, inevitably.
Here's the deal. I'm a MtF Trans girl. My "Ideal aesthetic" is... what you'd expect. Slim, feminine, the usual.
The problems i'm facing: I weigh 200 lbs.Skinny-fat - doing a little cardio (considering I do pretty much nothing extra besides work) would solve that problem. However, in the interest of health, and also getting to the way I want my body to be looking and feeling, I obviously need to lose weight. I have a pretty broad back - Shoulders not so much, but my trunk is thick.
Here's my questions:
1. Motivation - Probably the biggest thing. I have problems staying motivated. If any of you have depression, or suffer from bouts of "Oh fuck this is hopeless", how do you combat that? how do you stay motivated to keep up with everything?
2. Diet - How do you manage to keep to your diet? Pretty much every "health food diet" i've tried recipes of tastes like ass. Any tips or links to clean, healthy, actually tasty food? Also, obviously, gotta have the right "Shape", so I know not all fat and carbs are bad. But how much? Should I stick to the Mens "Daily food allowance" considering i've been biologically born male, or should I stick with the women's?
3. Legs - Cardio is obviously going to be a pretty big thing for losing weight. I'm quite fond of High intensity interval cardio - Crams a lot in to a short time, lets me get it out of the way, etc. My legs end up dying 1000 deaths. What's some good cardio that focuses on other areas of the body besides legs? Any suggestions and tips?
4. Muscle focus. - i'm on hormones, Biologically born male. how is my body going to react to weights and such? I know doing weights helps, I just don't want beefcake status.
Will monitor, I work in 3 hours.
Jose Martin
1.dont be a pussybitch 2.nonrestrictive dieting is the only longterm solution. Everything else fails given a long enough timeline. Make it fit your nutritional demands for the day. 3. Push ups and inverted rows? Burpees are my go-to cardio when barbell complexes are unavailable. 4. You won't accidentally get huej That being said there is no reason for you to train upper body, especially avoid delts.
Hip thrust and squat and deadlift is all you need, imo
Maybe bodyweight pull ups and push ups for basic-bitch tier conditioning
Isaiah Kelly
Thanks for the reply. Your answer to 1. and 4. made me laugh a bit.
1.Tips on not being a pussybitch? I don't really have a problem with the aches and such. I like the feeling of having a good workout. Just need to find ways to keep motivated. Anything help you when things make you feel like shit?
in regard to 2 and 3, I basically have no fucking idea what you just said.
2.The problem with food is that things like eggs, baked/roasted chicken, fish, that kind of stuff either becomes boring when eaten a lot, or just doesn't taste good in the first place (regarding eggs). What kind of stuff do you eat? What are you more lenient about? Obviously nonrestrictive is the only longterm solution, but how nonrestrictive?
3. Push ups count as cardio? What the balls are barbell complexes? - Suppose i'll just look it up soon, but more info would be nice if you would like.
4. . Completely understand about not training upper body. Deadlifting doesn't affect upper body that much?
Anthony Thomas
Not that other guy but have experience with question1: I found lifting to be very helpful with depression/other psychological problems. Whenever I was having a fucked up day I would remember how well lifting went and about how far I'd gotten with it (startend out anorexic 6,1", 132lbs, now at 165lbs and strength has gone up big times) push yourself through it, no matter how shitty your day is, you'll feel better for it, trust me.
Jackson Anderson
Thankyou, user, i'll try.
I'm incredibly hesitant to lift anything though. I am already.. Bulkier than I'd like to be (but not massively bad, I hope..)
For me, it seems that if I am stable, I can do exercise no problem, but the times I end up slipping and feeling shitty, i lose the will to do it. I'm looking for ways to possibly push past the shittyness.
John Ortiz
Well I guess I'm no expert on losing weight in a healthy way, but I think as long as your lifts are consistent and you eat at a deficit, you wont look more bulky. You might start to see muscle definition though and don't let it freak you out. Godspeed Antoinette, you'll make it some day.
Xavier Miller
Thankyou, kind sir. I'm recovering from a slump, and I will get back to it asap.
Thomas Roberts
Post pics
Dylan Walker
I might after a shower. Like I said, I work soon.
Jaxson Martinez
Wait, you mean Pics of my concerns? like back, stomache, etc? or just pics? Cause i'm here for advice, not to make you thirsty
Gavin Baker
Post pics even clothed to see what we're talking about.
Because you could be good and just need to lose 10lbs, or you could be a 6'5" behemoth with a manjaw and it's a lost cause no matter your routine.
If I wanted to see traps getting fucked I could simply watch porn.
Nolan Fisher
You won't make anyone here thirsty at 200 lbs fatboy. He's trying to gauge where you're at in regards to body fat distribution and percentage.
Also just count calories very strictly, exercise is secondary for now until you get down to healthy weight.
Jordan Baker
This
Not that guy but 1. If you want it enough you'll do it, there's no way others can make you motivate yourself 2. Literally just eat less 3. A ton of reps at a fast pace count as cardio 4. Just your traps, and that will help with squats. Personally I'd recommend pull ups and pushups just so your upper body isn't flabby
Ian Adams
I suppose B is literally a click away.
I'm about 6 ft tall, or just under. Like I said, I weigh 200lbs, fluctuating. I "Feel" skinnyfat, but clearly need to lose weight. Not a behemoth with a manjaw thankfully, just gotta really focus, and as 38602379 user said, stop being a pussybitch.
Samuel Hughes
Duly noted, I'll arrange pushups and pullups into a workout routine.
Fucking upside down phone wtf.
Also, fucking weird hips, forgot to mention that, but oh well.
Samuel Kelly
Are you Lena Dunham?
Jackson Taylor
Literally have no idea why its posting upside down.
This next one is from the back, but I fucking suck at taking pics without seeing, so prepare to vomit. I suppose take into account i'm bending backwards a little bit, because wife was in the shower, so mirrors were steamy as fuck.
Landon Cooper
Well thank fuck for that. Too much time seeing the creeps on /b/ I guess.
Jaxson Young
>I'm about 6 ft tall
Why even bother?
Alexander Fisher
I literally have no idea who that is.
Juan Diaz
With what? The whole transition thing?
Jonathan Torres
Yes.
Dylan Watson
> Should I stick to the Mens "Daily food allowance" considering i've been biologically born male, or should I stick with the women's?
If you want to be a weak woman then eat like it.
Ryan Kelly
Because I want to? It makes me stop having irrational fucked up thoughts 90% of the time? Because it's the first thing I did for myself?
My life has basically improved over 9000% by doing it.
Also, heading to work, so will be browsing on phone for 20 minutes or so.
Oliver Diaz
>tranny >200lbs your motivation is that you will look disgusting and will not attract anyone except extreme fetishists until you are around 110-120lbs
Justin Richardson
m8 you should have more motivation than 90% of people here to exercise and lose weight. you have to look good to be accepted as a woman, particularly MtF. just diet and exercise. I could out an argument forward that your diet can be a lot less strict because youd probably be wanting to lose muscle to look more femmy, especially at 6'.
William Martin
>My life has basically improved over 9000% by doing it.
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Nathan Gonzalez
Jesus christ I'm eating. I almost fucking threw up. I've seen less repulsive gore threads on /b/
Tyler Davis
>My life has basically improved over 9000% by doing it
How do you measure this?
Lincoln Bell
You're probably bulkier because you're a guy. Quit trying to be something you're not and be happy as a dude, or don't and kill yourself.
Tldr: you have a Y chromosome, idiot.
Ryan Stewart
kinda married already, so yeah, not worried
Jaxon Lee
>motivation Picture the life you envision for yourself vividly and remember it's what you are doing that will get you there >diet Hit 1g of protein per lb bodyweight and eat below maintenance, reducing it step wise until you lose weight >cardio Don't do it - go for 1 hour walks every day and listen to some podcast or audiobook or the new gojira album, it's pretty good >muscles You will never get bulky when trying to lose weight, you can't be a t a caloric deficit and gain mass at the same time
Leo Moore
Stop eating bread, it's just empty calories and literally worse for your body than smoking or drinking booze.
Samuel Scott
Can't tell how much you need to lose but look up a BMR (base metabolic rate) calculator and plug in your height, weight, age, and gender (I guess i'd go with male unless you undergo HRT already) Eat at about 500 less calories than your BMR. You can eat absolute shit if you want, as long as you stay around 500 less than BMR.Do note, if you intend to subsist off of pizza and burgers get some multi vitamins. Do cardio sessions once every day or once every other day. 1-2 hours long increasing in intensity or time every week. For cardio biking is low impact but running is more intense. There's no point in you lifting unless you want to be """"toned"""" Also you wont get to beefcake status without a VERY long time of consistent and intense weightlifting. Makes it sound like you fell for the "I went to the gym, looked at the benchpress and now i'm 240 pounds of muscle." meme. You'll see many people here lift for months-years and still don't even look good. For depression if you don't already go see a therapist/psyc to get prescribed meds.
Brody Price
What's "kinda married" mean?
Carter Smith
I know. pisses me off that my motivation disappears whenever I have a single bad day. fucking rediculous.
Elijah Rodriguez
he's got the man part covered so now he's transitioning to cover the female base too
Daniel Clark
He has proposed to a girl but she'll only accept if he transitions and becomes a cumdump for her bull.
Jonathan Cooper
Try to mentally turn those bad days into motivation. Don't get sad, get fucking angry. Someone say some bullshit to you? Don't get all down on yourself, get fucking pissed. Who are they to talk shit? Fuck them, then go do your cardio with an even bigger intensity. Apply this logic to anything bad that happens. You can change your mental state, so many people work on going from angry -> calm but learning how to get pissed also has it's benefits.
Easton Diaz
I take this as a compliment. thanks bby
Anthony Robinson
Screenshotted. I'm making this my phone background. Thanks for giving clear advice.
Mason Ramirez
Hahaha Thanks for giving me some sensible chuckles
Leo Price
no bread eaten anyway. cut out all dough though, right?
Oliver Ramirez
Np, you're gonna make it, sis
Jace Mitchell
Listen here little baby. You're gonna get a lot of hurtful and degrading comments, but that ain't what I'm about. Let me just say, you are perfect the way you are. You hear me sugar? PERFECT. Don't ever change. You deserve anything and everything you want. Stay safe for me, baby girl.
>mfw thinking of you hurting
Jason Barnes
nope, she proposed to me. also, unless im being sleep raped by invisible bull senpai, thats not happening either
Hunter Scott
Sorry matey, but no, im not. thsnks anyway.
Charles Jones
BMI calc. Got it
work time. will monitor at lunchtime.
Michael Robinson
Not not BMI, BMI is fucking retarded. You need a BMR Base Metabolic Rate calculator to see how many calories you burn just being alive. Eat 500 less calories than that and you'll lose weight. What you eat matters fuck all to losing weight, how you feel on the other hand will be affected.
Eli Turner
>motivation
Try killing yourself
>diet
How about eating shit
>legs
I can break your legs off for you
>muscle focus
Focus on your heart with a knife.
Easton Adams
Metal.
Asher Hill
maybe suicide is the best choice here
John Rogers
fucking gross
Gavin Hughes
>mtf fat disgusting trans has a wife Jesus Christ I wonder what """""she"""""" looks like. Given that you look like a sausage stuffed with 10lbs too much filling i can't imagine her looking any better
Caleb White
If you want to be considered attractive then you need to not be skinny like a stick.
Men are attracted to women that are fertile looking. This means curvy, wide hips, big breasts, soft lips, and that you smell like something that can get pregnant.
You're going to have to emulate this.
Men who are pedophiles or who are fucked in the head are drawn to girls who look like holocaust victims. It's the brain's attempt to find women who are youthful but certain elements of modern living make it a strange fantasy instead of an accurate way to find mates.
My point of all of this is be slightly muscular so that you look healthy, and then plump yourself up to maybe twenty percent body fat. The amount is up to you but the goal is to look like you are strong enough to bear children and that you have enough body fat to gestate them in your "womb".
Hudson Fisher
fucking degenerate
Jayden Sanders
1+2: Just do it everyday. It takes brute mental force at first, but you should find it becoming less grating and more like a habit over time.
3: Swimming
4: Look up those trap guides floating around LGBT.
Elijah Robinson
>mfw this fucking thread
Juan Ross
A couple of things 1st you are a female gamer, I noticed, Im like that. 2nd, you are getting there, just need to work your way up. 3rd just avoid bread altofheter, our ancestors didnt eat bread, its not natural for us, especially woth GMOs.
Ayden Bennett
this fucking post
Christian Miller
>cutting off my dick, denying my manhood and pretending i am a woman will stop be from having irrational thoughts W E W
John Hughes
None of your questions are really related to actual fitness, motivation isn't to do with your physical body, a fat unhealthy person can motivate themselves the same as a competitive athlete.
Your post basically amounts to "I want to get fit but don't have the determination and mental strength to see it through", im not sure how you're motivated to change your entire gender over a period of years of dedicated work, including surgeries, drug-taking and all its side effects, and having to accept all the negative things that will come with being a tranny, but somehow you are not able to go to the gym a couple times a week, you don't need people to answer your questions you want a little hug box where KHV anons desperate for some form of interaction can shower you with either insults or compliments.
Try cycling for the legs question.
Gabriel Wilson
>being attracted skinny women makes you a paedophile
Found the fat woman.
Aiden Long
>200 lbs.Skinny-fat No. That's just being a fat fuck.
1. Motivation If being fat is not enough, you'll never going to make it. Also, what you need is discipline not motivation.
2. Diet STICKY. Lurk Veeky Forums food threads.
3. Legs Oats and squats. I've seen some trap mode aesthetic infopic around here before as well.
4. Muscle focus Meh. I don't know how MtF shit works.
Tyler Jackson
You're delusional if you think you're skinnyfat after looking at your pics, you're just straight up fat. Not deathfat status but fat. Let's get that out of the way first. 1. Everyone has different things that help motivate them. I like looking at fit girls or "thinspos." A lot of formerly fat people like fat people hate threads. The biggest part is gonna be discipline. Motivation waxes and wanes, you just gotta be disciplined enough to say no to cake. 2. Eat whatever as long as it's under calories. I like to cook in my crock pot for dinner for healthy shit since it's hard to fuck up slow cooking; meat always comes out super tender and you just gotta make sure it's in a good sauce or spiced well or whatever. 3. Swimming!! No wear and tear on your joints whatsoever, full body workout, fantastic cardio. Dunno if you'd get dysphoric about it though so alternatively suck it up and switch over to low intensity cardio. 4. Sqatz
Hormones: I know a lot of trans girls often gain weight while on HRT. Which sucks, but the good-ish news is that it's gonna be way harder for you to pack on muscles.
Julian Morgan
Other dude here: imo motivation becomes discipline becomes motivation
It's a feedback loop
Nicholas Cruz
hope you enjoy killing yourself in about 2-5 years.
Noah Moore
> 200 lbs > Male to Whale
Nathaniel Howard
I'd like to recommend to anyone, not just OP, that counting calories and keeping a spreadsheet might be really helpful for both your motivation in training and in diet.
A big provider of motivation for any long-time task is being able to see that you're making progress. Measuring your weight and waist circumference accurately and recording it can give you the information that your diet is working each week when you can't see any difference in the mirror in that kind of time frame.
You could keep a spreadsheet or use apps that provides the kind of function where you archive your nutrition and training. When you have to write down that you didn't follow your diet for that day, you feel the disappointment and annoyance in yourself more heavily. So you start to avoid failing so you don't have to go through marking down that shameful point of data. Probably helps to be the kind of person who likes keeping neat records and can't stand the thought of dirtying them.
Also, being concerned with only your resulting macros and micros instead of what foods you actually eat gives you more freedom in what you can allow yourself to eat. You don't need to eat "healthy" food only. You need to just not get nutrients in unhealthy proportions. In fact, 25% of your calories can be almost whatever you want and then you just compensate your numbers with the rest of your foods. Choose whatever foods that you find taste good enough and provide the right numbers.