Yay!! I actually am already in the process of growing out my hair; my last 'boy' haircut ever was a complete disaster that left me looking like Jim Carey in the movie 'Dumb and Dumber' lol but not really because my hair looked atrocious. In the process of looking for a 'girl' right now to help me figure out my style. Always wanted to have long hair and I am soooo excited to finally be moving down that path.
I really just included the bottom up shot to give the audience an idea of the overall shape of my jawline.
Had my suspicions that HRT might do something special for me; I am not currently seeing a therapist, however I intend to being doing so very soon. My plan was to start trying to set up appointments either tomorrow or Monday; I have been looking at recommendations in a respected psychology journal on gender therapists in my area and we appear to have several good ones. I do live in an informed consent state, so access to HRT would be relatively simple and could easily be accomplished next week if I really wanted to do that, but it seems like getting at least a session or two in with a therapist is just a good idea. Plus I kind of want some help making myself a roadmap and some advice on coming out to the rest of my family.
Honey, Kale has changed my life!!!! I love spinach as well and I have found that combining those two greens in the same smoothie with some coconut water, pineapple, and whatever berry is in season makes for the perfect start to my day. I also put in flax/chia mix when I remember. Hunger and weight management has become a breeze for me; interestingly, since admitting and accepting my true gender identity to myself, almost every other stress factor in my life has been alleviated. I no longer use tobacco products in any form. My relationship with food has changed dramatically; I no longer use food to mask my feelings and now eat only for nourishment. Most importantly, I am just so much more positive now and no longer feel so prone to negative thoughts.
Thank you for all your kind words; its a nice feeling to be told that I have a nice starting point. You really made my day.
Tiff! You made a great day even better love!!!!! We are in the same boat; it seems like living in a male dominated society forces us to build some walls around our true selves that take some time to be fully torn down. My sister told me last night that before I came out to her, she always considered me 'metrosexual' by default, so the trans thing wasn't really a huge surprise to her. I guess I never really thought that my sisters saw me like that, but it just kind of verifies what I feel on the inside; so, I have started to tear the walls down and let the real me show to the world. People have really been jiving on my boosted confidence and happy moods; the upward spiral is indeed real!!!
-Ana
