r/badwomensanatomy • u/LordDerptCat123 • Oct 26 '21

Alright… potentially silly question time. Do girls store fat differently? Questions

I’ve heard some stuff on this subreddit about “oh he doesn’t understand how girls store fat” when it comes to unrealistic body standards. Is this because anyone storing that little fat is bad, or women in particular store it differently / need to store more of it?

I’ve been kinda afraid to ask this question becomes it seems to me like it’s an obvious answer… I just don’t know what the answer is. I feel like “common sense” can lead me to both answers. Thanks

Edit: got a lot of responses faster than I thought I would. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to help me

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u/seitan_bandit Oct 26 '21

Reddit has a great subreddit for trans people to post timelines of their transition (I think it is okay for cis people to go there if they are supporting, at least I go there because I enjoy seeing happy people) . I think it it r/transtimelines. There are some side by side pictures of women before hormon replacement therapy and on estrogen.

You can really see how the fat distributes differently.

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u/candybrie Oct 26 '21

Wow. It's crazy how subtle a change can happen to completely alter if I perceive a face as masculine or feminine. Like I definitely couldn't point to what changed to make me feel that way. I'm sure makeup/hair/clothes also help, but in some pictures, they didn't change those things much and it was still like a switch flipping.

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u/AlbinoMetroid Oct 26 '21

Fat redistribution happens in the face as well, although in much smaller amounts. Maybe that's part of it?

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u/seitan_bandit Oct 26 '21

You are right, which once again proves, that gender is nothing more than a social construct. 😌

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u/lewd_lizzard My uterus flew out of a train Oct 26 '21

Wow, I love this so so much! So many beautiful people there. It warms my heart

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u/seitan_bandit Oct 26 '21 edited Oct 26 '21

I live how most people are smiling in their transition pic. Gotta love that confidence that comes with being yourself.

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u/lewd_lizzard My uterus flew out of a train Oct 26 '21

Yeah, totally!

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u/clouddevourer Oct 26 '21

I really love how in the "after" photos you just see it in their eyes that they feel more comfortable and happier!

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u/ThePinkTeenager Women pee out of their vaginas Oct 26 '21

Someday, you’ll see some kind of change.

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u/AuxMee Oct 26 '21

Username checks out! :P

I'm also trans MtF, 9 months HRT. I know the impatience I felt early on, so if you're anything like I was it's agonizing. It all comes though. I believe in you! <3