In November my labs came back with E and T in normal, pre-menopause, mid-cycle female range, on typical initial dosing of E and Spiro. I was a little angsty about it because i had convinced myself i would get less physical effects on the low dose, get confirmation ala Anne Vitale's theory of trans confirmation via hrt, and get relief from GD.
The GD was greatly reduced. I feel good on estrogen and reduced T. I never want to stop. So i guess if her hypothesis is true, tag, i'm it.
I actually got a little angsty when i stopped the spiro. I don't know if it was the idea of having my t go back up, or if it actually did spike and that drove it.
In a related aside, I have weirdly conflicting feelings about my body. I'm short, but have a muscular build. Wide shoulders, bigger arms and chest. I lifted weights off and on for years and trained BJJ intermittently as well. Big muscular legs. On the one hand I really want to strip away the upper body mass. Looking in the mirror shirtless drives GD about my build. I have a classic V upper body. I could also lose 15 lbs of fat around my stomach.
But I don't want to give up the strength. I know, male priviledge. So, I'm trying to optimize. I'm going to let my T stay on the low end with the spiro, but I switched gyms to a crossfit gym. I like the mix of intense cardio, functional strength training and olympic lifting. There are strong women in my classes that are inspirational. I'll also up my running and cycling as well.
