Mmm yess, me want…,

Eggs are usually stored cool. They need it so they are all the hotter when they break.

The best indicators are to look at your parents and siblings, then perhaps auncles and niblings/cousins. Primarily the femme ones.

Then take a cup size less (especially if you started after the first puberty). Following that logic I’d be looking at getting a D… so yay?

You could also factor in the masculine members by doubling/tripling what they would have, but that’s more complicated. Best to just stick to your closest fem relatives for comparison.

YMMY, though. It’s highly dependent and the best way is to have a bit extra fat when you start on E. Assuming you start with a healthy weight: cycle each week: eat more, then burn it when you eat a bit less and sport more. Fat redistribution will then go faster. Helps to squat too (for the hips, belly and legs).

Or remove dick, no other changes. Just have a straight up cloaca.

102 ZZZ Is actually the biggest naturally attested.

Six months? Damn, you’re speedrunning shit. I got the same, 7 months in.

Rn 8 months. Maybe it’s because of the band width being wider, so the fat is more spread out. I got 80C in my case, so it’s just about visible.

Aah, like that. Yes, I think I have that too, it’s very subtle in my case though. Might be because I already have pretty good colour perception. Could also be because of depression lessening as HRT takes hold.

Hmm, def doesn’t not hurt. I got 8 sessions done and it hurts like a mofo each time.

That said, each succeeding session on the same areas is less painful than the former.

I’ve tried it only once or twice and stopped immediately, went to laser instead. Still hurts like a mofo but it’s more effective.

One tip for afterward: put aftersun or any cream that helps your skin hydrate etc., in the fridge before you epilate, then apply after epilating/lasering.

When lasering, getting a cold compress on the skin immediately after each individual laser helped a ton.

Damn, jealous. I knew pellets can last long, but 12 months‽ Gimme gimme, that sounds awesome and soooo liberating!

I had that as well, and a tiny bit of a feel like a hand clasped around your arm (that’s where I do the dose).

Switching up arms a few times in the first week or two stopped that. Now I usually just do it on the same arm and feel none of that clasp.

Interesting. I take spray and am rather chaotic - I sometimes vary with taking the dose up to as much as 6 hours. Usually in the evening.

Yes, very much so. The relief occurred with both lower and higher doses.

I think the relief is mainly mental. I don’t get the colour perception, I think, but it’d be cool. What’s that like?

Is it like the Assassin’s Creed thing where if you pick up a feather or something, you get a small temporary colour boost?

I hear ya, I had the same fears and wanted to make the transition as smooth as possible.

You’ll never know how fast and how your body will change on transition. The best indicators are your siblings and parents, after that niblings, auncles and first cousins.

What I did was start in spring (mostly coincidence, but a good one). That helped because by the time the changes would be more visible, fall was at the door, and so I could hide it with thicker clothes. Dressing in boring neutral fashion also helps.

But otherwise, a binder/sports bra might a possibility. They flatten it a bit. Vice versa I wore shape forms at home, initially, that helped me a lot during dysphoric attacks.

And very true, it’ll be better in a while. I feel like that if someone has a doubt of their gender, they should be open and free to explore it (mind the egg prime directive though!).

To those not sure whether to go on HRT or not – the mental effects come first, physical after. Up to about 3 months it’s generally reversible either way, so after that period should be a good indicator for what someone feels they want, whether to continue or not, it’s all valid.

The calming effect is such a big thing! Previously I’d feel distracted by the sex drive a ton, but now that’s much less the case. It’s as if instead of my body parts thinking for me, I’m deciding that for them. Back in control!

I’ve never had DMT. Weed though… I think aside from the strange laughter if it’s too strong, it’s likewise more relaxing, but that’s on me, I guess.

I had that impostor thing too. I think it would be less the case if less people were still held back in old mindsets, and more of the mindset of “Do whatever you like, slay. Why should I care if it doesn’t harm anybody, when it makes you happy?” I felt liberated from it once I realised I shouldn’t look at stereotypically feminine outfits, and more at how cis women generally dress - just like me. Getting on E helped too, though.

I’m not sure whether the near future will be as open, but I am certain that as Sappho put it, “even in another time”, we will have our liberation. And to heck - I am going to live my best life and so will you. We should see the general queer community as our friends and vice versa :)

I like your idea about us being normal, ha. But when nobody is normal, everyone is. Screw labels, blåhaj hugging forever.

Tbf I planned on writing in a diary for my transition to look back on, but I forgot to do so. Did write many online notes though, so I’ll compile them together.

The boob and hip growth is the most frustrating imo, it’s soo slow… but oh well. Going from 75B to 80C, I ain’t complaining.

The initial happiness (first two weeks) is mainly from euphoria - knowing it’ll improve from now on, is a huge thing.

I think for a cis guy a slightly stereotypic parallel might be if you felt somewhat blue during your teen life that you can’t quite grow a real moustache yet. Or not looking like one of those muscular guys. But knowing you eventually can likely grow the moustache/muscles - that gives you happiness as something to look forward to.

And for a cis gal, it might be the mental dissatisfaction with one’s own body when on period (not to confuse with the physical period symptoms). I feel that that might be a similar thing to dysphoria, though of a more temporary nature.

But, the thing is that for us trans people, this dysphoria/euphoria feels significantly stronger. That’s often because all the time that we didn’t realise or were unable to transition, the body development and expression feels like going the wrong way. Like an everyday “ugh” feeling, not quite happy. And so - to give a crude example - when we finally get that sweet hormone, it’s like the mental trance relief you feel from finally being able to pee after a long movie.

After those initial weeks, the euphoria mostly strengthened as just a general feeling of being able to feel like your happiness isn’t faked - more genuine.

Some take HRT (hormone replacement therapy, ie. getting onto estrogen/testosterone), others don’t. Some don’t have surgery and others don’t change literal clothes but others do. Any of that is fine. What makes someone transgender isn’t per se the dysphoria - it is the euphoria of expressing yourself as the different gender than the one assigned at birth. If you feel you’d be happier as another gender, then that would be it. The important thing is feeling happy and comfortable in your body. Whether that’s already the case or not yet. And I very much do feel so now!

But yeah, it varies. I think the feeling of euphoria vs dysphoria I described is more or less similar to what others have.

Oh and, thank you! Yeah, the hormones have a massive influence on your body. Non-queer guys and gals often think it only tweaks a little here and there, but they do so much more.

You having thicker hair? More strength, oily skin and grip? All testosterone, baby.

Softer skin? Boobs and hips, butt, rounder face? Harder to grasp jars? Period?[1] Estrogen.

[1] they’re basically like stomach nausea but feel to be down around where your pee bladder is. And also sometimes like a hand is grasping the area tighter (without feeling like you need to go). This is because periods affect not just the uterus, but also the area a little around. I myself sadly don’t have a uterus, though I do wish one even if that meant I’d bleed.

Interesting, for me the changes were slightly different. Started growing out hair about 5 months before starting E.

Day 1 - mostly intense mental happiness, intense feeling of relief. (Still get a little of that everytime I take E). Felt a bit of pressure as if something clenched my arm. After switching arms a few times after this day, and then returning to the same arm, it felt normal.

1 week - felt generally calmer, a bit more happy. As if a veil of mental grayness was gradually lifted, in favour of one of colour and brightness.

2 weeks - skin softened pretty quickly.

1 month - energy levels more stable as well.

2 months - nipple soreness, started growing fat there a little.

3-5 months: very gradual change, hairs started being less overt, boob growth started and is pretty slow. Voice felt a little easier to keep high. Hip pain (I should technically be too old to experience pelvic widening, but that I got this, gives me hope, yay).

6 months - I felt like I looked more (especially facially) feminine there than now somehow. But that might be me. Still only look at gals, but felt less of a disdain for guys. Starting to get addressed by the right pronouns occassionally.

7-8 months - face now starting to feminise much more. Fat is higher up the face. Started bumping into doors much easier. The gravity change of your fat distribution hits really - on your walk style as well, and I didn’t adapt immediately to that.

8 months - here be where I am

Holy shit. This isn’t just huge, this is colossal for the church. And good too.

I honestly expected the current pope to be a bit on the reactionary trend, but this is great.

jealous thats so pweettyyy

Balls B GONE-BLAST!

Congrats, that is awesome to hear!

Edit: the description of how it feels is also handy, thanks. I was curious about that, and it actually feels like it’d help me in what to do.