Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone RIPandTERROR @sh.itjust.works 5mo ago

Progress collage with a new favorite shot

Hey ghosts in my machine! I promise not to spam post but I made a body progress college I wanted to share with you all. It's from the day I finally decided I was tired of how I was presenting and needed a change from around 8 years ago. It took my first weight loss transition to reach my goal and realize I still hated my mirror to finally be absolutely certain I was trans. It took another 7 years after that to know I couldn't just let it go.

It's been a worn tooth and nail journey, and I'm not where I want yet, but when I see myself now, I finally see me. I hope the same for you.

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Damn girl, you look amazing!
- I'm trying! 🙏🏼
  
  Thank you friend ☺️
Is it possible to be very supportive and say you look great, and give my hopes that you get everything you want out of life, but at the same time inform you it's spelled "collage"?
- YES!
  
  Dammit, I really thought I got it right when I didn't get spell or grammar checked. Ah well. Guess my pictures are gonna need to go get their degree 😂
  
  Edited (so no one knows my shame 😭😂)
  
  LOL 😆
On behalf of all cis-het guys like me scrolling through /c/all:

Damn girl! U up? (Or something to that effect)

In all seriousness, you are drop dead GORGEOUS
- 😅😅😅
  
  Yeah haven't had that one from a cis-het guy yet so I'm gonna dwell on it for a while if that's okay 🥹
  
  Another cis het guy here to affirm what he said. You're very beautiful! I'm terrible at compliments so I'll leave it at that lol
  
  You hair is soo cute :3
  
  I'm another member of the cishet squad. I would totally make you uncomfortable trying to chat you up. I mean this in the most complementary way possible.
You look great, girl!
- Thank you so much 😊
You're practically glowing, honestly.. And I love your style!
- I'm extremely picky on style 😅
  
  I don't have much money at all, and I'm pretty much on my own so I only buy stuff I'd like to wear at work AND at home.
  
  Obviously aside from a few items 😅
  
  Well you're nailing it.
  
  That top (?) is fab, it reminds me a lot of a shirt-dress I had years ago that I really loved. It too was a cheapo find, from primark lol and also good for any occasion depending how you dress it, I love finds like that! Versatility ftw..
  
  Obviously aside from a few items 😅
  
  Good call 😂
Damn, that smile 🤩
- 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
  
  Seriously, your transformation is amazing! I'm a cishet dude so won't be going as far as yourself but your effort has inspired me to get up off my chubby arse and put in the work for the results I want.
Youre so beautiful 💗 I absolutely adore your hair!! It suits you so well girlie 😊
- I feel so crazy fortunate for my hair. It's my favorite thing about me (and maybe other people too 🥺👉🏼👈🏼). I try to put in effort with it and I have a good stylist but I'll admit I also have a lot of luck with how it dries and curls.
  
  Thank you so much!
You went through a wonderful transformation! 🥰
- It feels like yesterday sometimes and sometimes it's like a whole other life ago.
  
  Absolutely life-changing
You look so good, I'm jealous!

Thank you so much for posting the progress pictures. I'm facing losing a similar amount of weight as part of getting to where I want to be, and you give me hope.
- You can do it. Start small. Track your wins over time. It's hard but it gets easier with every win. The hardest part is your earliest wins. It stays hard but you get better at it.
- Same. One of these days I'll actually get around to going to the gym (riiiight after dealing with severe executive dysfunction) and knock off a good... 80ish pounds (or at least convert a good chunk of that to muscle mass instead of fat). I got relatively lean arms and thunder thighs out of genetics, it's aaaaaall torso and moobs 😅
Holy hell what a transformation! Wow. Congratulations for finding yourself and working hard to get where you are.
- Thank you. It's not been easy at all, but I've gotten better as I've gone. I'm really happy with where I am and I'm really excited for where I will be!
Your more recent pictures look so much more naturally happy and less masked. You're adorable, you're powerful, and I wish you all happiness and success!
- I first learned about masking when I found I had autism years ago. Being able to take off my Mask from that at the time was a liberation I'd never felt before, but it was nothing compared to taking my Masc off.
  
  I had to rip it off of my skin. It tore horribly and hurt awfully but for the first time I got to be seen. Nothing compares to a lifetime of a mask finally being taken off.
  
  I know it took awhile for me to see this, but I'm glad I finally did. That's powerfully poetic imagery, your masculinity itself being a mask obscuring your true self. I'm glad you were able to tear both masks off.
Damn, goals!

I never know weather this question is rude (baby trans here) so feel free to tell me to get lost.

Did you have facial surgery or is this from hrt only?
- I don't personally feel it's rude? The subject matter is my medical transition progress and I think the question is relevant.
  
  No surgery. I'm way too poor. Just the stereotypical autism-baby-face with a bit of hrt luck and smiling helps me a lot. Cheeks aren't fully there when I got RBF going.
  
  I try to smile a lot to compensate 😅
  
  My regime is oral estradiol, Spironolactone and progesterone (since month 6).
  
  On the I hit 9 months hrt early this month.
  
  Current resting face
  
  Thanks! This really gives me hope I might be ok without ffs as well!
  
  (And you are gorgeous btw :3)
  
  Autism baby face? That explains so, so much. I didn't know that was a thing, but several of my trans friends are on the spectrum and all of them have very soft, youthful faces.
- ALSO!
  
  WELCOME TO THIS WORLD BABY TRANS FRIEND!!!
  
  I'm excited for you! 😁
U cute as fuck
- ✨🌟✨🙏🏼🥹🙏🏼✨🌟✨
  
  Lol thank you 😁
You look cute! What an amazing change! Nice work finding the real you. 🥰
- Cute is a goal :3
... Holla holla holla.
Oh my god, incredible
Ack! Girl, you're an absolute inspo! Fucking gorgeous!
- 😭❤️
  
  I kinda needed this today. Thank you for the sweet words.

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