>>345419
>>345419

Goodwill isn't helpful for me though, I just said that. I'm based in Ireland. We barely even have thrift stores here and like I said the few I've tried are terrible for size.

Also, how will blockers not make it grow back if DHT inhibitors do? That makes no sense to me.

I'd like if we could focus on this subject though.

Look, part of the problem is that people are telling me I need to get rid of this and that, improve this and that, but for the most part nobody's giving me actual specific recommendations for what to do. If my style is shit then I need examples of style I can follow.

While you're not under obligation to do this, I'm under no obligation to accept advice I find unhelpful and there's no point offering it unless it is.

>>345426

This is a bit more helpful, thanks. I already tend to wear light cardigans. I wish I had pics of my casual outfits. I have used websites for plus sized women but the problem is that the shoulder/back measurements tend to be too small. This is the difficulty I'm having. The only thing I can think to do is to buy a very large measurement and have it taken in, but I'm worried this could ruin the design of the dress unless it's very basic.

I think hippie and goth do go together, there's a particular style that sort of fits that. I guess I'd call it "Witchy" style. There was a plus sized site I ordered some clothes from, Eaonplus. If you take a look at some of their stuff you'll get what I mean. It was particularly popular in the 90s with bands like Faith and the Muse etc.

I know this is a bad pic, but it's an example and it's actually one of the better fitting outfits I have. I just need something better to go underneath it. That's one of my biggest problems wearing dresses since I don't like showing skin. I have a problem with chest acne - the acne itself cleared up really ridiculous quick on blockers but the scars are very slow to fade.

If you look at some of the stuff on Viona Art, or Kambriel's designs I like that sort of thing. Price wise it's a bit above me at the moment. I'll have a little more when I start work but not a lot. I suppose I don't want to be *quite* that fancy either, I just like the fairytale sort of vibe.

If someone could post pictures of other styles I might like that might be easier to do though, I'd be appreciative. Just please don't prescribe one to me like people have been doing.

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>>345457

probably because you really are an asspie no offense. it's not hard to go outside and look at what other women are wearing. it's like you want someone to hold your hand and tell you what to buy exactly. you might as well say you want that, because it seems like you cannot figure simple things for yoruself, but then again, assburger.

>>345457
Sounds like you view yourself as a doll to be dressed, when you haven't even started on the very first step... learning how to dress.

You're trying to pick a style, when you barely have clothes to go to the grocery store with.

>>345457

Ultimately what you wear is your choice. It has to be a compromise between what you like and what your intentions are. For example, if you want to go stealth then it is easier to not wear clothing that will single you out and draw attention. If you don't mind showing off then great and go for something more adventurous but remember, some people will look.

The easiest thing I find is to look around. See what other people wear, remember/note down ones you like. Remember that clothes and locations sort of go together. Going out and casual clothes are not the same as work clothes. In a way it is easy to go get magazines and see what others are wearing or follow some blogs and browse online stores that have models showing off outfits. I also tend to keep photos of styles and outfits I like for inspiration. I have a lousy memory though :)

I'm not in the US but when I visited I was quite taken by Torrid. The staff in the store were extremely helpful. I was in boymode but they did not mind and let me use the changing rooms and gave advice. I ended up going back to the store several times and spent at least $400.

And chances are you don't look as bad as you think you do,BDD is a very common dual diagnosis with GID--I've met girls who present as male because they don't feel they look like women but 'accidentally' pass as female constantly.

>>345435
Wait a min anon that doesn't make sense, wouldn't the lose of T make them feel better? I know when I started suppressing my T with blockers I felt alot better. Also if the lose of T is the problem then they could just take testosterone shots or supplements to regain some of their T.

It really depends on the person. There are a lot of late/old transitioners, makes you wonder how many people have taken their secret to the grave. It can be done, but how fulfilling that life is, is up to you.

>>345456
You lose T, but you don't gain E. Most people when losing T but don't replace it with another sex hormone, basically become the equivalent of a chemically castrated male. The world tends to lose color. The point is, most transwomen need estrogen for their regimen, suppressing T in lieu. When males get older, T drops, but it's not like they develop ovaries, so they just end up getting depressed, lose their zest for life, and the GID remains.

>>345463

Then they should take testosterone supplements, lots of old men do that as well as old women who take estrogen supplements after menopause.

>>344243
You don't need to gain it all in a month.

>>344117
I used to do the same, and I couldn't lose weight for fuck

then I deleted all forms of exercise out of equitation and started losing weight MUCH easier

it has something to do with metabolism

>>344259
I gained about 25lbs over 4 or 5 months, I ended up with stretch marks on my inner thighs and butt, that was before HRT.

>>344262
But these things will make my hips bigger!

>>344117

>I'm trying to get down to ~135 from 160 (I'm 5'11")

That seems way too skinny. I'm 5'10" and 150lb and I'm still pretty skinny.

>>345380
Why no painkillers? Whose fault is that? lol

>>345439
You only get painkillers from the doctor prescribing them to you, and they only give you enough for your stay at their facility, and it can still be painful when you leave. Aside from opiates, your options for painkillers are limited, NSAIDs fuck with clotting and healing.

>>345441
Then see a doctor when you get home and complain about pain, then get a presc? Even totes broke, you could find one on sliding scale.

>>345445
I think you're missing the obvious point though that taking long action narcotics for a few minutes of dilating is stupid. Yes it hurts, but pain is kind of necessary unless you have the luxury of no commitments for the rest of the day. Besides, it's pretty hard to doctor shop in countries other than the united states. nb

>>345342

Uh, yeah.

They do.

>>345089
Wow, thanks @ pass =D
Your voice doesn't sound bad but there's too much resonance with some sounds and the pitch could be a bit higher, although it's still in the right range, I think. At the start especially, it sounds like a girl with a deepish voice but it gets lower/more resonant the more you talk, especially at the ends of words/sentences. It's really hard to not let it drop there, but practice will help. =/ Anywhere when you're alone (shower, car, etc) you can just talk to yourself or sing to yourself. I usually just find a random page on wiki and read it aloud for half an hour or so. Your voice doesn't have to be perfect; you just want to exercise and strengthen the muscles.

>>345103
Your voice sounds good but is perhaps a bit breathy. You could try exhaling more air as you speak to project it a bit more. It also helps to breathe with your diaphragm. It's fine as it is though. =)

>>345089

>You sound like a guy, but I could see that passing (if your face/body pass).

so how do I sound like a guy? In what respects.
I'm not trying to be snarky or anything so sorry if the tone might sound defensive, but I'm just genuinely curious so I can improve and such.

Is there anything in these nonsensical ramblings that sounds good? lol, too high. I really need to start practicing and getting good at this. I came out to my mom and stuff and it prolly won't be long before I like post a pic of me and make up and stuff on fb loool, if I look good ofc. So yeah.

http://vo[c]aroo.com/i/s19AiQWDrFym

>>345275
You actually sound like a girl, but your voice drops downs a lot. Practice will strengthen the muscles and improve your consistency. Don't worry too much about practicing wrong, as long as you aren't straining your voice too much (which could cause some injury). Over time, you will hone in on the right sound, but you need to train your voice muscles to get there and stay there. Just read aloud or talk or sing to yourself as much as you can. You're doing good! Keep it up, and practice as much as possible. =)

>>345434
Oh cool! Thank you. I'll def practice more. Re-listening to that recording, I need to...shut the fuck up lol god I sound dumb >_<

>>345256
That's the thing, though. I'm scared. I don't know if I should or not.

Also, what would starting at this age change?

>>345186
Excellent point, not OP but I've always loved some traditionally male things as good as anyone at them but never was the male gender.

>>345258
I know what you mean. I think that normal is maybe not the full description, though. Maybe healthy or loving or something like that would be a good addition. I don't want to have to deal with the fact that I am trans making it any different. I just want to have that kind of relationship where each person really cares about the other person, and you cuddle and do things together. I don't want to be restricted by shit public opinions, and I don't want to be part of the LGBT "scene". I don't want to be part of a lesbian or trans group any more than guys want to be part of a straight guy group. I just want to have a gf who I can cuddle and love, and we like spending time together :3

I don't want kids, but I could see how that could be a problem, both in terms of sterility and public opinion.

I think maybe there are misconceptions about lesbian relationships, though. I don't see why they would be that different from a normal relationship. I don't think we have as much to worry about as we feel like we do.

>>345310
Bone structure will be slightly more female. Regrettably, my shoulders and ribs have gotten much bigger since I was 16, and I was posting on here when I was 16. 18, almost 19 now, and I wish I had started at 16... wish I wasn't too much of a pussy to just come out to parents and start now, but I have to wait until I move at 19 to avoid that. It may seem like it won't make that much of a difference, but I have become noticeably more masculine over the past few years. If you can get the courage to do it now, it will be well worth it.

>>345312
Ugh, this just makes me wish I could tell if I was definitely trans or not so I could make a decision faster and get better results.....

That still happens to me sometimes. I am on a very high dose though. Back when i started at a lower dose like yours i never had that problem

What's your BP? It probably isn't a big deal, but tachycardia can be. Sounds like you're self medding, but if you have any opportunity to you should see a doctor about it. I don't think many of us have those symptoms when we start, and while they might be transient, you shouldn't just assume that they will be.

>>345443

are you that crossdresser with the boob forms?

Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic, meaning that it inevitably lowers your blood pressure, and sensitivity to this varies from person to person. To start with I had low blood pressure, lightheadedness and tachycardia, and they had gone away completely by the 6th month or so. However, they eventually came back with a vengeance around the 1.5 year mark, and I had to be switched to cyproterone acetate due to dangerously low blood pressure. I was on a much higher dose than you however (200mg, once daily), and side effects like this are somewhat uncommon on 100mg a day.

So, you shouldn't be worried now, but if you're self-medding, it doesn't hurt to invest in a blood pressure monitor. Keep an eye out for the symptoms of hypotension, but you honestly should be fine unless you're one of the few that can't tolerate spironolactone.

>>345448
No.
>>345444
Yeah that's why I decided to take a step back for now. Probably get my levels checked next week.
>>345446
Yeah I have no idea. I'll be checking it out.

>>344247

Ok lets get this thread back on the right track.

I'm guessing these are as big as they're going to get at 1 and a half years in. 36B, pretty happy with em, especially since I'm a late starter. Still considering implants, I'd love 'em bigger. My girlfriend gets mad when I say that though, she loves them how they are. Meh~

pre-mones, 200 mos old
Mother (And everyone else in my family) has natural D to larger than D breasts
How good will breast development be?

>>345421
Nobody knows. Depends on your own weight, plus your genetics, your general health and diet and how well you take to your HRT regimen. Other factors such as whether you smoke, exercise, or use drugs can have an effect as well. If you're thin as a skeleton and refuse to gather fat for the body, you may find yourself struggling to develop. Age can also be a huge factor, but I'm the picture above you and I started in my late 20s. They're not huge, but they're there. Some say the earlier you start hrt, the better, and it can't hurt honestly.

>>345417
Those are some good breasts. I agree with your girlfriend.

I hope that my breasts end up like yours. That is a great size imho.

I don't use them but I have friends that wear them all the time.
They usually spend crap loads of money on human hair, never fake.
If the the color is off they buy hair dye and dye their own hair and the extensions at the same time with the same dye so they both match.

They look quite good and make the head hair look very thick but they usually complain about some discomfort at the end of the day.
You can buy a set (back piece and two side pieces I think) but most of my friends wear like 2-3 sets at a time cos they are extreme sluts with shitty thin natural hair cos they dye it too much lol.

>>345372
it will be so bad once this medical technologies settles in, just imagine all mtfs who have to rely on sex work to survive getting jobless, because female prostitutes with dicks will take all that trade over.

>>345374
No ciswoman will ever want to get her pussy replaced by a cock.

>>345378
lol your'e so naive, just wait and you'll see

>>345378
There are *definitely* cafab women who are perfectly happy and content with being a woman/female and experience a sensation of genital "wrongness" in the same way as many people more traditionally referred to as trans.

I suspect that it would be fairly rare for cis sex workers to have this sort of genital reconstruction purely for the monetary benefits though.

>>345374
it'll be super expensive for the surgery though, and will most likely have severe limitations. Most reputable SRS surgeons don't allow you to get the surgery unless you've been presenting as a girl for over a year (or two years for some), and have proof of that, whether it be from a job or education. I presume that's the same with FtMs. I doubt, unless the doctor was corrupt and the patient super rich, any cis girl would do such a thing.
Sure if you could just buy a penis super cheap and it's readily available I bet people will do that, but that kinda surgery would probably stop your vagina from functioning so you wouldn't be able to switch back.

>>345335
I'm guessing you two are roommates?

>>345336
We are :3

>>345335
You two are cute, stop being silly. :3

>>345365
Thanks you ^^
But can anyone tell her about the progesterone and cyproterone? I don't know anything about cyproterone, but I personally have heard progesterone doesn't truly help with breast growth, and it has some serious health hazards.

>>345412
I just posted in the breast thread, and I've been on 200mg of Micronized Prog for like six months. I honestly think it helped. It made them less conical, and they just feel fuller to me. I wouldn't do anything with medroxyprog tho, stick to prometrium imo.

Adverse effects aren't as intense on micronized, but be wary of depression, bitchiness, mood swings, rampant desire to fuck anything that moves, etc. :3