MUAHAHAHA It's Not a Placebo Effect! *does undignified dance*

[FtMitch]

So the last couple of days I've felt like my arms and shoulders just look a bit better in my shirts.  My shirts fit better in general, especially in the sleeves, and I told myself that they shrunk in the wash (since most of them are new).  And then I put on my leather biker jacket... and the sleeves are shorter.  MUAHAHAHA my shoulders and arm muscles are wider/bigger/whatever after all!  Yeah, okay, its pretty miniscule, but after weeks of feeling like NOTHING is changing, I am soooo happy!  It's also good to know that I am not insane!  I am not going crazy staring at my body and thinking there are changes that aren't really there!  Woooooooo....

Sorry, I had to express my undignified excitement SOMEWHERE, and my family just looked at me like I was nuts and made a "talking to crazy people" sort of comment about how, oh yeah, my arms look REAL good (and it is time for us to back away sloooowly).   

[Laura_7]

Congratulations 

Some mtf people report a shrinking in size...
and a shrinking in shoe size...

so the opposite could be true for you 


big *hugs*

[Bimmer Guy]

You're right, you aren't nuts!  After one week my forearms tightened up (enlarged) to where they would be if I had been working out on a regular basis prior to taking T.  It was WEIRD.

[FTMax]

If you haven't already, take some measurements and before photos. I'm very camera shy, but the measurements speak for themselves. I was so certain that I wasn't seeing any kind of weight redistribution until I had to measure myself for a suit recently. In a year I've:

- Gained 1.5" in my neck
- Gained 4" through my shoulders
- Gained 1.5" in my biceps
- Gained 2" across my chest
- Lost 3" from my waist
- Lost 2" from my thighs
- Grew 1" in height
- Lost 20lbs

So measure yourself! It made my day seeing how the numbers lined up. Think how excited you'll be in a year when you can look back at all the change

[Wolf Man]

Yeah man. It happens. I thought I was going crazy too.

I wish I had had the insight to take measurements though. I also wish my change had resulted in a weight loss.

After starting I'd say a few weeks in I went through some weird feelings, like I was going to burst out of my skin, kind of like the werewolves in that movie Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman.

It was insane, but soon I noticed my pants slipping at the hips and my shirts getting tight at the shoulders and before I knew it I was 20 pounds heavier. Though my clothing sizes did not fluctuate to make me think I got fatter. I actually felt a bit more trim. It was nuts. I went from 240 to 260 pounds in about 1-2 months.

Congrats on the changes.