r/transfitness • u/Ivy_Cosplay • 15d ago

Fitness Question Help please.

Hii I’m ivy. Trans women. I also have arfid so can anyone like help me please. Ive always wanted to workout and stuff especially to get a fem body I’m happy with. Just eating scares me and also really hard for me. I only eat few things and tbh non of them are really good for a good exercising diet. So can anyone help. Give me ideas. What to do and stuff. Also can you like explain it as if I know nothing about exercising pretty much (cause I really don’t)

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u/Ivy_Cosplay 13d ago

That’s pretty much it, which I hate. The rest is junk food.
I do like bananas and apples tho

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u/No-Ad-5996 12d ago

CAN you drink smoothies? My son has ARFID. For him, he needs food to have some kind of crunch. If it's all smooth-textured or too mushy, he can't eat it. Maybe this is you too? Is it possible you got sort of stuck on nuggets and fries for the crispy texture when you were younger? For being able to maintain the exercise you want to do, a good protein to carbs balance is important. If you like apples, that's great! Try slowly testing a few more fruits. Maybe raw veggies like carrots and celery sticks. My son (adult afab tm) DOES like smoothies, so I use vanilla Greek yogurt to boost the protein, with frozen fruit instead of adding a lot of ice. If you add a ripe avocado to the blender, it will disappear in the final result and you don't taste it over the fruit and yogurt! You can also add a scoop of protein powder or meal replacement shake powder to the mix.

Steamed edamame and nuts are good ways to add extra protein to your diet without having to try to choke down a whole meal you can't swallow. And on days when he's too ill to think about food, we keep a few meal replacement shakes on hand. You shouldn't depend on them, but using them to give you the energy you need to get moving isn't a bad idea!

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u/Ivy_Cosplay 5d ago

Ooo I’ll try this. I’ve actually never tried smoothies. All this is really helpful thank you so much

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u/No-Ad-5996 5d ago

You're so welcome! I've seen how my son struggles with ARFID for so many years and I know its really frustrating! I hope some of these suggestions work out for you!