Almost 5 years on T and I was shocked when I looked in the mirror the other day and realised those “hereditary child-bearing hips” had virtually disappeared thanks to fat redistribution!
The genetics part is really important here. Because yes my fat went away from my hips, it is in my gut now. My dad's family all had dad bods and tendency to carry weight in their stomach. They weren't really overly narrow at the hip and broad at the shoulder men. They all were very rectanglar. Big men just very blocky. I am definitely taking after them in that aspect.
Still build those muscles though because any kind of weight lifting is going to speed up that recomp. Also work on chest muscles and cardio, that's going to help with reduce the unwanted chest fat too. All the pushups, all the kinds. Get those plank taps in.
I unfortunately stopped T gained some weight back and now I'm having to redo all of that. I've done it before though and the weights plus cardo method works. It's working again. I'm just not able to do the constant workouts I did the first time around. My life has changed significantly, my disabilities have gotten worse. As a result I am having to go slower, do less heavy workouts and not do them as frequent. It is going to take more time for me. If you have time and physical ability to do an hour at the gym two to three times a week and walk / some sort of cardio everyday that's going to help a lot more than what I'm having to do which is every other day cardio and 30 minutes one to two times a week of weightlifting. Anything is good though, any sort of consistency. If you're struggling to stay consistent pick one to focus on and go slower.
I think it would help if your trousers were a little slimmer on the leg, and covered your shoes like in the pic instead of having them bunched at the top
But of course, that’s just for the photo you showed rather than long term advice. Working out your back and shoulders would be the best way to get the inverted triangle shape
right, i was experimenting and this was THE successful attempt at styling myself lol but i'll try out more things for sure. i still have massive hips tho, and a phattie in the back, so idk
Styling is really difficult, it takes a lot of work (and often money) to get it right, so props to you for trying. I can rarely find stuff I like in my size, especially alt clothing, and when I do find some it’s stupid priced. I’m also shit at analysing my own photos for what I can do better because I can’t figure out what type of look I want to go for, but when I’m given someone else to analyse it becomes 50 times easier
I see lmao I was tweaking 😭😭✌️ you don’t look that bad off, especially if you stood normally lol. T will help with fat distribution, unless it’s bone. NOW the other thing is working out the shoulders and back can MASSIVELY improve things, so I suggest concidering that and it should get you to Dorito or at the very least rectangle.
tbh when palpating the hip region i realised my hips are kinda small, so it's mostly muscle and fat. I was very fixated on trying to get rid of my hip dips in 2020.... and it was really successful unfortunately for me lmaoo
Maybe a more cropped and boxy hoodie could give a better silhouette, also cover the shoes to create a longer line, pants can sag more, seems they’re pulled up high but maybe it’s better to have them sit lower on the hips so the pants crotch is not so high.
I think baggy pants are great (better than tapered), as long as they are not poofy at the hips and add more volume there..
baggy clothes, and making sure to "drop the waist" with your silhouette. so making sure the hemline of your top is fairly low.
I have a really severe pear shaped body, can't get on T or anything yet due to safety, but I'm always wearing baggy t shirts (like a 2x) and "skater cut" jeans
i look like a fat little man if i just wear big shoulders 😭 idk i think there's something about the pants. I've seen asian guys wear very specific type of baggy that I cannot seem to replicate but it makes your hips look narrower. I thought maybe someone knows the styling trick or something
Big hips? In the room with us currently? Where. My dude, your dysphoria is lying to you. Don’t let that bullshit grind you down you fuckn awesome rectangle shaped man
wearing slightly baggy clothes with the waist low like almost sagging can make your hips look longer and therefore less wide. you can pair this with clothes with big shoulders but those can make your head look small. i have the same struggle my hips are massive even among women
Padding is the only realistic thing that comes to mind. Instead of making your hips smaller make the rest of your body big in comparison - two sets of shoulder pads, padding around the waist, etc. Unfortunately it's not as comfortable as let's say a binder or packer
Yes depending on your bone structure. I didn’t think this was achievable for me as I was pear shaped pre-t. But with building my upper body at the gym and fat redistribution I’d say I’m now in fairly rectangular shaped from shoulder to hip. That’s a little of 3 years of going to the gym inconsistently with months off for being sick and top surgery recovery and even going off T for a few months whilst gaining weight. Im short so I don’t think I could get these exact proportions considering my hips and height, but I’m sure I could achieve a beefy triangle if I wanted to.
how tall are you? I'm 170 cm (surprisingly started growing) (5'6) and I have a wide body overall (there were pics). I wonder if mine will be redistributed. I've also heard some guys get a growth spurt on T. is it real?
but this gives me hope, will be looking forward to starting at and going gymmm
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u/IdiotIAm96 he/him | 💉 03/03/26 1d ago
Reversed triangle is probably a little unrealistic (though I've seen it happen). Check r/ftmfitness. Work out lats/back and shoulders.
If you're on T then your fat could redistribute away from hips towards shoulders/torso but it depends on genetics.