depends on your genetics.
but as a general rule of thumb you'll look better not being fat

>>43291349
yes! i pass and i have since i was pretty early hrt because i gained weight
i think right now, as far as visually, i pass completely as a cis woman even to other troons i meet since i am the heaviest ive ever been rn :p

are you fat before starting hrt? then theres an issue
the fat has to be feminine

>>43291370
>are you fat before starting hrt?
unfartunetely

I was at my lowest weight during my early transition then I got half mega depressed and half wanted to weight cycle. I get told I pass

>>43291376
then it takes longer since it takes years for new fat cells to be redistributed but it will happen eventually
it does depend on your body composition and genetics so don't try any dangerous weight loss but it would help to lose if you are obese, you want to end up slightly overweight to have extra fat to redistribute

>>43291462
this is why ppl should gain on pio, pio makes new fat cells, and if ur on estrogen they will be in fem places
but also i gained like immediately after starting estrogen and it all went to feminine places so i fear the science behind that isnt whole

>>43291476
that is my understanding, if you start overweight you don't want to gain so you need to wait for fat cells to die and reposition
gaining at normal weight repositions them instantly

>>43291495
Would starting hrt and losing weight if you’re like obese be a bad idea

>>43291602
if you do it safely it is a great idea

>>43291495
Pio actually redistributes fat from visceral to subcutaneous, but you do want to maintain weight rather than gain it.

>>43291785
Does it cause existing fat cells to die faster or just direct new fat cells?

>>43291349
i did it for a bit, but i mean it's a bit awkward and it was only really because my voice carried hard for me. i lost weight and now i pass much much better.