Looking at my before photos makes me cringe. I can't imagine ever going back to that pain, that strife, that depression, that alcoholism, barely existing....Uggh.
Transition wiped all those away. 2.5 years after starting this process, I found me. I'm finally living.
2011, Fat, barrel-shaped man:
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2017, Curvy, hourglass figure coming into focus:
![](https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FjJAMzO7.jpg&hash=c95618c883b4748aeff8e25332209fb4415704da)
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