Began male becoming a female with weight loss

digme

I came across this thread on bodybuilding.com

Began male becoming a female with weight loss
I am a man. I been losing weight rather quick for past 3 weeks and for some reason i am starting to cry watching sad scenes in movies. What the hell is going on?

I mom who cries more at movies like Titanic is laughing at me. Is there any freaking way the testosterone can go down with weight loss on a clean diet with proper exercise?

Save me from turning into a b*t*h


Serious post please don't delete this thread.

EileenG

Just remember that there are a lot of nutcases posting on BB.com, particularly in the Misc sections.

Okay, to answer the question. Yes, a very strict diet, particularly if it is low in saturated fat, can reduce testosterone levels. Serious lifting should help to keep the T levels high, but if he's not squatting and deadlifting, he may regret it.

digme

I know I'm a member over there myself.
Amazing how diet affects mood isn't it, haha the poor guy.

drdeadlift

EileenG wrote: »

Just remember that there are a lot of nutcases posting on BB.com, particularly in the Misc sections.

Okay, to answer the question. Yes, a very strict diet, particularly if it is low in saturated fat, can reduce testosterone levels. Serious lifting should help to keep the T levels high, but if he's not squatting and deadlifting, he may regret it.

So is he going to be wearing a dress and putting on lipstick all because of the lack of deadlifting/squatting?I would say its his diet thats giving him the mood swings and prob a very very low natural test level.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

digme wrote: »

haha the poor guy.

Yea... That poor guy...

EileenG

drdeadlift wrote: »

So is he going to be wearing a dress and putting on lipstick all because of the lack of deadlifting/squatting?I would say its his diet thats giving him the mood swings and prob a very very low natural test level.

Overweight, particularly if it's in the belly area, seems to be a factor in low T levels. If you combine that with a bad diet, you have a recipe for crying at Kleenex ads.

Oryx

Is the opposite true? Women who train hard get more agressive? Cos if so, it would explain a lot in my life right now....:D

sesna

Fat cells are oestrogenic which is the female sex hormone.
Fat cells also store large amounts of oestrogen. I have heard of obese females before, who during undergoing rapid weight loss, did not have menstrual cycles for a month or two, or normal ovulatory process was interfered with due to release large release of oestrogen into the body.
Perhaps this is whats happening to you.

Oryx

sesna wrote: »

Fat cells are oestrogenic which is the female sex hormone.
Fat cells also store large amounts of oestrogen. I have heard of obese females before, who are undergoing rapid weight loss, not having menstrual cycles for a month or two due to release large release of oestrogen into the body.
Perhaps this is whats happening to you.

This in reply to me? No rapid weight loss or dicky menstrual cycle here... Just not as meek as the pre training me used to be. Very not.

sesna

Oryx wrote: »

This in reply to me? No rapid weight loss or dicky menstrual cycle here... Just not as meek as the pre training me used to be. Very not.

Oh well was just a theory. Sorry if you were offended..

Oryx

sesna wrote: »

Oh well was just a theory. Sorry if you were offended..

God no. Not that aggressive. Would be interested if other women found that training affected their mood much, thats all, ya know, if it does for men.

drdeadlift

EileenG wrote: »

Overweight, particularly if it's in the belly area, seems to be a factor in low T levels. If you combine that with a bad diet, you have a recipe for crying at Kleenex ads.

you dont need to have high bodyfat to have low test levels some lads just have poor test levels

EileenG

drdeadlift wrote: »

you dont need to have high bodyfat to have low test levels some lads just have poor test levels

True. But you rarely have high T and a big belly.

EileenG

Oryx wrote: »

Is the opposite true? Women who train hard get more agressive? Cos if so, it would explain a lot in my life right now....:D

Very hard training can increase testosterone levels in women too, but the amount is still tiny compared with men. It's more likely to be psychological. Sort of "Don't mess with me, I can deadlift you under the table, I'm not putting up with bull****."

Red Cortina

My hushand reckons I am a lot more 'assertive' since I started weight training.

Hanley

If he just took some creatine that'd even things out a bit right? Increase his aggression levels a tad?

digme

don't go beating up your husband now

Red Cortina

digme wrote: »

don't go beating up your husband now

Just realise now how my post could be taken up the wrong way!!!

No fears on the husband bashing front by the way! Am still as weak as a frigging kitten after 10 months of weight training!

EileenG

Nothing like hauling some heavy weights about to make you happy to stand up for yourself.

I answered the door one day to a nicknacker, mid-workout. He took one look at the size of the dumbbell in my hand, paled, ran off and never came back.

EileenG

Hanley wrote: »

If he just took some creatine that'd even things out a bit right? Increase his aggression levels a tad?

I don't think creatine has any significant effect on testosterone levels. A few decent steaks would be a better bet.

Barry.Oglesby

What's the name of the Chuck Palahniuk book where the girl keeps feeding her ex HRT pills? It's a few years old.

That reminds me of this topic. Maybe he should check who's feeding him and see if he's pissed them off at all recently.

Red Cortina

EileenG wrote: »

Nothing like hauling some heavy weights about to make you happy to stand up for yourself.

I answered the door one day to a nicknacker, mid-workout. He took one look at the size of the dumbbell in my hand, paled, ran off and never came back.

Love it!

kevpants

I haven't lifted any signifigant weights in nearly two weeks now.

Woke up this morning and just felt fat everywhere. Plus I can't seem to get me hair to behave itself at all.

Gym tonight perhaps.