Quote from: Lucca on August 07, 2018, 08:05:24 AM
No, that's all good. It's just the truth.
I weight between 195 and 200 pounds which is at my BMI for my height and biological sex, down from 220 a couple years ago, and my doctors have said I'm at a healthy weight. How much more is actually healthy to lose at this point?
I do at least have thick, voluminous hair, which certainly helps 
. Looking forward to it getting longer.
You're lucky with the hair. I started to thin dramatically at 26. And at 36, I had significant balding. So that's a $30,000 blessing!
As for weight, it has little to do with anything. I'm 170 lbs at 5'11. Dense muscle and bone will weigh more than fat. I am similar size to my taller cis friends who are 145/150 lbs and 5'10 It's more in how you carry yourself. The proper posture will give you the most benefit. Shoulders back, stand up straight, sit up straight, and carry yourself squarely over your base. After a little time on hormones your muscle mass will wain, and you'll lose a few inches off those shoulders. However, in the mean time, keeping your shoulders back and not hunched will help. Another bad habit that I have realized is that I had the bad habbit of sticking out my chest. I already have a larger ribcage, so when I put my shoulder back when standing straight, my rib cage became more pronounced. That wasn't from posture, but from a natural reflex to expand my ribs... I learned to exhale to keep my ribs from resting at a more expanded state and wound up taking an inch off my underbust, and it made my breasts (not to mention hips) look bigger.
Then clothing, I prefer capped sleeves, or medium strap width tops. Darker colors, or vertical striped patterns to slim the torso. Medium to lighter bottoms to create the illusion of larger hips with a mid-rise/high-rise pair of jeans (with tucking - mid is pretty much low, and high rise is basically a mid-rise). Getting jeans that are a little bit less "fitted" or tight will give you an extra inch (not necessarily baggy). With dresses, I prefer a natural waistline with an A-Line skirt. It'll help with creating a waist. Having the waist too high or too low in a dress will make you shapeless IMHO. And being taller, will keep you more in proportion. IE... you already have long legs... no need to make them go to your neck with a waistline under your bust. With most dresses having a sewn in waist seam, I have found that wider belts help to bring that waistline down to natural and flattering level for most of us taller women (over 5' 8").
Another thing I've noticed over the years is that sister sizes (smaller band) help with minimizing the ribcage. I am right between a 36" and 38" band size. The 38", while a slightly more comfortable fit around my ribs, sets the cups further out on my ribs making them look slightly broader. With a 36" band, the cups will be naturally slightly closer together and create a thinner look on my torso (less broad). I keep both sizes in my dresser drawer. Depending on what I wear, both have their benefits to keeping my proflile in proportion.
Hope it helps! ❤️
