October 10, 2010  

Day 18 and Recent News

I think everyone has heard about the recent events in the LGBT community and I think these suicides are a great tragedy. It makes me furious to think of how close-minded people are, especially kids in school. Bullying has been a problem for years and no matter how many times they say it is a problem, schools never seem to FIX the problem. I just hope that anyone dealing with bullying will confide in a friend or family member and make a move to get help rather than resorting to suicide.

Even though I didn’t understand that I was trans at the time, I was picked on through elementary school, middle school and some of high school just for being different. I was shy and quiet and the other kids locked onto that as weakness and exploited it for their own personal gain. Finally in High school I just started ignoring the bullies and not caring what they thought, and once the satisfaction of a reaction was gone, they left me alone. (I know in my case I dealt with very mild bullies but it is important not to give in to their goals)

There needs to be more education about LGBT issues at an early age to remove the stigma that is sometimes still attached to the various groups. Most schools don’t want to touch upon it because it is a controversial issue, because hey, if we teach them that is okay for two men to love each other, gays will take over the world and crucify Jesus! But seriously, most children learn about it from their parents and depending on how their parents feel they will be influenced for, or against it. In some regions where there is still a lot of hate towards the LGBT community, the hate is perpetuated by adults passing down their opinion to their children.

The fact of the matter is there is still a lot of work to be done until we truly have equality in the LGBT community. I only hope that In my lifetime I will see equal rights for all of the LGBTQQIPO community.

And here I was planning on writing a quick post to mention that I took some body measurements, instead I went on a 3 paragraph rant.

As of 10-9-10 I’ve been on hormones for 18 days, woo! I haven’t felt too much of a change lately. I have definitely been more emotional though.

Across the Shoulders: 16.5″
Around the Shoulders: 41.5″
Around the Upper Arm: 11.25″
Around the Forearm: 10″
Bust: 35″
Under Bust: 33″
Natural Waist: 29.75″
Belt line: 37.5″
Hips: 40″
Thigh: 22.25″
Calve: 15″

Length of Back: 21″
Length of Arm: 25″

Waist-Hip Ratio: 0.744
Waist-Shoulder Ratio: 0.717

Abbey

October 4, 2010  

Day 13

Not much has happened in the past few days, my chest is starting to get a little more fat on it I think. I just wanted to give a quick little update since not much is going on!

October 2, 2010  

Day 11 – A look to the Past

Pre-Hormone Comparison

I thought it would be fun to show what I looked like before I started feminizing myself. The left picture is from my senior year in high school when I was 18. The second is from two months ago now that I am 21. After losing 40 pounds, getting a haircut, new glasses, new clothes and some makeup I think I’ve come a long way. It shows how much you can do while in the process of getting hormones, then once you do you you will be ahead of the game! The left picture also demonstrates how feeble my facial hair is, that was after letting it grow for a while. At best I get grow a small goatee and a faint mustache. I guess I lucked out on facial hair.

Weight: 167lbs

I’ve been eating at least one fast food or takeout meal a day in hopes of improve my results with some weight gain. Everyday it seems my nipples get a little bit more sensitive and the slightest bit puffier. I am ecstatic to feel them starting to ache a little bit!

Abbey

October 2, 2010  

Day 10 – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I wanted to have some pictures to serve as a basis for comparison before I got too far along on hormones so I took these wonderfully flattering shots!
Next week my friend Felicity and I are going to start a weekly photo update of my progress, maybe I will make a slideshow out of it someday. 🙂

I have been feeling a little more emotional lately. I’ve had a few mood swings that caught me off guard but any increase in emotions comes as a welcome sign that the hormones are working.

Nipples, what can I say? They have been getting puffy. I am a little worried because it seems like they go back down as I get to the 16-20 hour mark after I take my pills. Maybe the dose is so low it is wearing off? Only time will tell I guess.

Until next time! 🙂

OH!
I spent like 2 hours uploading all of my old pre-hormone pictures under the gallery section so I hope you enjoy them!

October 1, 2010  

Day 9


New jacket I got a few weeks ago!

Well, my weight has been fluctuating a lot in the past few days. I was down to 164 but now I am back up to 166. At work things seem harder to lift but I think it is a little too early to attribute that to muscle mass loss, although that could also account for my weight loss.

I am definitely noticing more sensitivity in my nipples and some puffiness, They even ache a little! 🙂

Thats it for today, but soon I will be starting a weekly photo timeline to show how the hormones effect me. Check back soon!

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