my experience at coming out.

[SammyGirl]

Well I'm out in a very limited sense of the word.  I have come out to my oldest brother and to my own surprise after stating that I have gender dysphoria he rather calmly told me that he already knew.  Apparently my caution of hiding my girl clothes while we were growing up were not as secret as I had thought.  He didn't ask me how far I wanted to take it he just told me to think carefully about it.

The other person is a co-worker who despite being younger than me (her age 25) she is wise beyond her years and was very accepting.  I told her that I wanted to transition and she said that I have to do what is best for me.  She a very sweet person and almost made me want to cry.

I still have a long way to go my therapist and i have discussed the letter and we both agree that I need to think about how I'm going to tell my spouse and keep up with my weight loss.

I started at 272 and today I currently at 236  my plan is that I get below 200 before my therapist will write up the letter for hrt.

I know I can do it I just pray that my wife accepts me for who I really am.

[MissGendered]

Hi Sammy!

Congratulations on starting your journey, hun, those are big steps, not baby steps, and yay that they went well. So cool you have a therapist already and are working your plan, too!

Funny how sometimes people near us know more than they let on, isn't it? When I reconnected with an old girlfriend after my change she was like "hun, you look fantastic, I always wondered when you would wake up and be your authentic self, of course you are really a girl". I was like, woah, really? Duh! Hal

But, yes, this is something that we have to consider carefully, even if our change is inevitable and unavoidable, there are easier and harder ways to go about things.

I had a weight issue, too. I have been at a BMI of 20 for the last 3 years or so, and somehow being happy and more aware of my new dietary needs has made staying thin very easy for me. Hopefully you someday soon will find it as easy as I do now, once your new metabolism and body chemistry and brain function settles in...

Best of luck going forward!

MissyG