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In some posts ive read about how some women here do not feel comfortable with their height's. I myself am almost 5'8 and when i wear heels i am usually around 6 feet tall and my boyfriend hates when i wear heels  :laugh: since he's only about 5'10-5'11.  In my family i am the tallest woman since my mom, aunts, cousins and sisters are all mostly short and petite so at least on my mom's side im viewed as more "exotic" haha. Also i am not petite at all i am more large in structure in every aspect (not fat just big)big feet, big thighs, hips, boobs, etc. I cant count how many times i was called "fat" in high school just because of my structure. Sometimes i feel kinda bad cuz i cant share things like shoe's and clothes with my sisters- im a size 9 and they wear between a 6 and 7 also this is a bit weird to me but i am plus sized only from the waist down- mainly because of my butt, hips and thighs. It honestly still makes me feel a little bit self concious that i have to buy all my bottoms from the plus size section or online  :( the best way i can describe myself is kinda like Donna Pinciotti from That 70's show  :laugh: tall and just big in general. I just felt like writing this cuz just a few minutes ago my aunt Kim was talking to me about how she hates being tall, thick having big feet and hands and even though she is a bit bigger than me in every aspect i know how she feels but i try to look at the good parts of being tall and big like i was a good ballerina in high school, guys find me "exotic" im "curvier" and i do stand out more than other girls haha. Anyway that was just a little rant and i wanna tell you girls (especially the one's that feel the way my aunt does) not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package yes even genetic women like me  :laugh: sometimes feel the way you do. Even if you are 6'3 or whatever there's always an upside to it. 

I highly approve of your message!

I am pretty much satisfied with my height and body shape, though, because it's pretty much within female norms.

BUT thinking like you do "not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package yes even genetic women like me " Helps me ignore the more difficult stuff to hide all the time.

pretty much...though I'm convinced that everyone who tells me i"m pretty is either blind or crazy...or both.

I don't mind my height or build, I just don't like how 100% of my fat goes to the front of my belly. It's the only reason I bother to stay skinny, if I had a more even or female fat distribution I wouldn't mind gaining weight.

I do have large feet, but I don't think that will ever be a problem. I don't see myself ever wearing pointy high heels anyway.

I'm pretty comfortable with being 5'11", and even wear wedges that boost me to about 6'2".  Then again, it could be that my sister is 5'10" and does the same. :laugh:  My brother is 6'3" so my idea of height is probably fairly skewed.

As for my body, I wish my boobs would grow and my feet were smaller than a women's US11.  At least I don't need wides, despite having 12 toes.

Have to keep skinny though because I have scoliosis that points my entire belly area outward.  Any weight makes me look like I have a pot belly.

Other than that, things are good! :)  I've even grown to love my legs and wear short shorts all the time.  But not butt shorts because those are just nasty.

Yes, but I'm pretty tiny as far as male dimensions go. I just wish my shoe size wasn't 10.5 in womens, ugh. And I have pretty wide finger knuckles but they aren't wayyyy too bad.

Marta. I wish I had your proportions.
My zero area is my shoulders, biceps, and forearms.  My legs butt and belly are fine, but I would like more curves.  Im working on ridding my body of muscle as fast as possible and then I plan on eating food with a high fat content just to get some junk, then as needed I will resume regular diet. Well, a healthy one.

Thats my plan anyways.
Currently I am 5'11 and 175
probably have 10-25 pounds in my shoulders biceps and forearms

Quote from: Zoë Natasha on August 15, 2011, 06:42:18 PM
I'm pretty comfortable with being 5'11", and even wear wedges that boost me to about 6'2".  Then again, it could be that my sister is 5'10" and does the same. :laugh:  My brother is 6'3" so my idea of height is probably fairly skewed.

As for my body, I wish my boobs would grow and my feet were smaller than a women's US11.  At least I don't need wides, despite having 12 toes.

Have to keep skinny though because I have scoliosis that points my entire belly area outward.  Any weight makes me look like I have a pot belly.

Other than that, things are good! :)  I've even grown to love my legs and wear short shorts all the time.  But not butt shorts because those are just nasty.

aww haha i wish i had long legs, im gonna guess at 5'11 your legs are awesomely long  :laugh:

Quote from: EmmaM on August 15, 2011, 06:34:08 PM
I highly approve of your message!

I am pretty much satisfied with my height and body shape, though, because it's pretty much within female norms.

BUT thinking like you do "not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package yes even genetic women like me " Helps me ignore the more difficult stuff to hide all the time.

I know how you feel about those difficult to hide things, i have some hairy arms for a girl- they arent like incredibly omg! hairy but i have darkish arm hair that makes them a bit more noticeable, now i just like to joke about them especially with my friends i like to compare arm hair with my friends, weird but yeah   :laugh:

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on August 15, 2011, 06:55:52 PM
Yes, but I'm pretty tiny as far as male dimensions go. I just wish my shoe size wasn't 10.5 in womens, ugh. And I have pretty wide finger knuckles but they aren't wayyyy too bad.

im almost to that shoe size! my feet are more long than wide though- i still manage to find cute shoes though  :)

Quote from: Lily on August 15, 2011, 06:38:14 PM
I don't mind my height or build, I just don't like how 100% of my fat goes to the front of my belly. It's the only reason I bother to stay skinny, if I had a more even or female fat distribution I wouldn't mind gaining weight.

I do have large feet, but I don't think that will ever be a problem. I don't see myself ever wearing pointy high heels anyway.

that happens to my older sister, me and my sister's all have different body shapes and when we gain weight we all get it in different parts id say me and my youngest sister have better luck with body proportions especially when we gain weight, but i think you are lucky because if you stay skinny you will look fine some people are naturally like that- i have aunts that are "apple" shaped and they are bulky at the top and have small legs and stuff

Quote from: Gravity's Child on August 15, 2011, 06:36:24 PM
pretty much...though I'm convinced that everyone who tells me i"m pretty is either blind or crazy...or both.

i think a lot of people have that thought, i have certainly felt that way as well

Quote from: jillian on August 15, 2011, 07:02:14 PM
Marta. I wish I had your proportions.
My zero area is my shoulders, biceps, and forearms.  My legs butt and belly are fine, but I would like more curves.  Im working on ridding my body of muscle as fast as possible and then I plan on eating food with a high fat content just to get some junk, then as needed I will resume regular diet. Well, a healthy one.

Thats my plan anyways.
Currently I am 5'11 and 175
probably have 10-25 pounds in my shoulders biceps and forearms

I have family member's especially my aunts that have less feminine proportions, most of my aunts have a bigger upper body ( shoulders, arms, hands, etc) and smaller lower half. I was luckier to take after my fathers side of the family. My older cousin who is 22 now was a swimmer when we were in high school and now she has VERY broad shoulders. Im sure you can lose some muscle :)

Quote from: Marta on August 15, 2011, 06:22:36 PM
I myself am almost 5'8 and when i wear heels i am usually around 6 feet tall and my boyfriend hates when i wear heels  :laugh:

     Haha yeah i luv to wear heels but being 5'9 i kinda stick out in a crowd. I've noticed when people (especially men) see a tall woman they like auto-zone in on her like a hawk searching for prey.   :D  I don't really mind being tall anymore i look at it as being model tall and i embrace it, being 143 pounds and having a small to medium body frame helps too. I would LUV to have more curves thou...i envy curvy women.  :icon_anger:



 

i love being taller as well, especially in my family since all the women are like 5'4 and below  :laugh: but i think if your taller and skinny you have that more model look. I think being curvier can make it a little bit more difficult to find clothes and stuff at least that's the problem i have but i think skinny and curvy are both fine i wouldnt mind being either but sometimes i wish i was just skinny

I'm (almost) 5'9" and I don't mind it.  Yes it does give me long legs, and that's okay too.  I've put on a couple kilos since transition but I'm much softer and curvier now than before, especially after surgery, and I find I really kind of like my shape now.

I saw this french movie the other night with a stunning actress, Hafsia Herzi, who despite having a little plumpness managed to pull off a very sexy belly dance (see @ 1:14 below).  I figure if she can do it, there's hope for not-so-skinny girls everywhere ;)

Hafsia Herzi - "cous cous" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4rkVnS5yJU#)

Quote from: Marta on August 15, 2011, 07:15:32 PM
aww haha i wish i had long legs, im gonna guess at 5'11 your legs are awesomely long  :laugh:

Yeah, my legs are ridiculously long.  They look longer than they are because I have a truncated torso caused by my curved spine.  I probably would have been 6'1" or 6'2" without the scoliosis.

Doesn't stop me from enjoying the extra height of wedges though. :laugh:  The way I see it, guys who love legs will be all over me.  Because it's not like I can attract them with my nonexistent boobs!  Gotta work what you have. ;)

Took this pic last week of how my body looked from the side.  I like the shape of it!

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theforestatnight.com%2Fsusans%2F2011-08-06%252016.31.42.jpg&hash=fea43dadbdcc7927b418616da75e6fa245f3d91d)

I do not like my height (5'11). Sticks out and attracts attention when I just want to blend and mind my own business.

Big shoulder, big rib cage, big hands, big feet, totally self-conscious and will trade with anyone who would want them for smaller ones if I can.

I am fine with my hip even though I do not have the pelvic angle a genetic girl has or the amount of roundness in the bum.  My thigh bone is quite big at the joint with the pelvic bone that I did have a little bit of curve when I was skinny thin before HRT started.

I am more on the skinny side, i dont have much breasts or curves and that bothers me. I however am 5'4 so im quite in the range of genetic women. I really dislike my face though its still very masculine to me and not close to anything that i really like. Even though you are 5"8 and have big feet and such your lucky you are curvy and have a gorgeous face i would love to have a face like you'rs Marta

Quote from: Marta on August 15, 2011, 09:01:23 PM
i love being taller as well, especially in my family since all the women are like 5'4 and below  :laugh: but i think if your taller and skinny you have that more model look. I think being curvier can make it a little bit more difficult to find clothes and stuff at least that's the problem i have but i think skinny and curvy are both fine i wouldnt mind being either but sometimes i wish i was just skinny

IIRC, the guidelines I heard from a modeling agency for women to do the catwalk was a minimum of 5'9"

I'm 6'2, 215lbs. I have size 12 feet, and could probably crush a skull with my hands.

Anyone want to trade?

.....Anyone?.....

I actually really like my height - I'm 6'1". I'm skinny and small boned, with crazy long legs (27" waist, 36" hips, 36" inseam). My boobs are tiny, sadly, but hopefully that will change. The only real issue is my shoulders are disproportionate enough to my waist that finding button-ups that fit is a serious pain (since they have no give). Either I wear a medium and it's too tight on the shoulders, or I wear a large and it looks like a bag.

Oh, and my feet are a 12 women's but I don't really give a damn. Why are you staring at my feet anyway? :P

Quote from: Sarah7 on August 15, 2011, 11:07:02 PM
Why are you staring at my feet anyway? :P

To make sure I have the cutest shoes in the state, why else? ;)

(Oh, did I just let the catty out of the bag?)

This is one of those things for me.  I don't see myself ever being able to like my body, but maybe one day I won't hate it.  We shall see I guess.

I do really appreciate the sentiment of this thread though.  It's good to know people, even those I might be jealous of, actually deal with the same or similar problems I do.  It actually made my cry a bit, but good tears!  Happy, humanity ones!  I <3 you for reaching out, Marta, it was a nice gesture :).

I'm 5' 9", which is pretty average, so no worries there. My body shape...I actually had wide-ish hips before I started HRT, and even after 2.5 months I'm getting much more of a girlish hourglass figure than I used to already. I'm content with that.

My only real discontent with things I cannot change are my outer appendages. My hands, well, they aren't really that big. They're on the big side for women but I have female friends that have bigger hands than I. I'm not terribly worried about my hands. My feet are large though. I have size 12 men, which is of course size 14 in women. Bleh.

On the plus side, I've found that people really don't give a hoot about feet sizes. It's not an obvious feature that clues everyone in to potential non-femininity. It's one of the more inconspicuous things about your body, to be honest. Now, I'll have trouble finding large women's shoes, but then again, I mostly just wear unisex Converse shoes anyway.  ;)

No and absolutely not. I'm over 5'10" and my body's getting worse because I'm pre-E. (why don't we ever call it E? >.<)

Pretty much OK with my frame --- though it's sometimes hard to stay realistic.
I'm 5' 6.5" and wear UK size 7 (heels) - 8 (flats) shoes.

Age helps -- AND of course it doesn't help! What woman WANTS to be old?!
I wear a size 12 bottom (10 starts getting too tight) and a size 14 top, 16 became too big for most stuff.

I have good legs, a number of GG commented on, just out of the blue - didn't know any of them - guess they just HAD TO say something.

Have small-ish A cups (38), yet going padded to a B, often gives me a sense that it just 'projects' too much for being comfy AND real. Often seems just too padded depending one what top I wear.

Face definitely could look more femme and at least some younger.
Got a flat tummy, not too narrow butt, and almost (still) too sporty, square-ish shoulders.

All in all I do like myself, still with a sense of realism.

Axelle

Quote from: mechakitty on August 16, 2011, 01:12:05 AM
My only real discontent with things I cannot change are my outer appendages. My hands, well, they aren't really that big. They're on the big side for women but I have female friends that have bigger hands than I. I'm not terribly worried about my hands.

You shouldn't be... :)  If you have skinny hands and fingers, you can get away with pretty much any length.  I've got a 6'8" armspan, part of which has to do with my enormous hands.  Stretched out, the distance from the tips of my pinkies to the tips of my thumbs is 9.5", and my hands measure 8" from wrists to the tips of my middle fingers.  But I've had other women admire my rings and never show any hint that they read me, even after looking closely at my monster paws. :laugh:

Aside from the few professional and college basketball players I've met, I've never met anybody with hands as large as mine, male or female.

I'm fine with my height, at 5'9".  My body shape is a bit more muscular than I'd like, but there are ways I can work on that.  My brow is my most bothersome feature, IMO.

It's weird.  A few months ago I felt like I could never pass, but after really looking at myself and other women I think I'll be alright.

Quote from: Zoë Natasha on August 16, 2011, 01:52:44 AM
You shouldn't be... :)  If you have skinny hands and fingers, you can get away with pretty much any length.  I've got a 6'8" armspan, part of which has to do with my enormous hands.  Stretched out, the distance from the tips of my pinkies to the tips of my thumbs is 9.5", and my hands measure 8" from wrists to the tips of my middle fingers.  But I've had other women admire my rings and never show any hint that they read me, even after looking closely at my monster paws. :laugh:

Aside from the few professional and college basketball players I've met, I've never met anybody with hands as large as mine, male or female.

Yeah, that's a good point. My hands are actually fairly skinny and long, so they have a daintiness to them. My friend claims up and down that HRT has slightly altered the fat distribution in my hands already (not that that's particularly possible anyway, even with HRT), but she's probably just tickling my ego there and being nice.  ;D

the overall answer is no. But since I can never answer any question in one sentence....

I make a distinction between my "mind's eye" view of myself and that which is even worth griping about in the real world.

My ideal self - the one i feel like fits my mental image of who i am...my "spirit" if you will ...THAT girl is a tiny little thing, no more than 5'3" (and preferably less) and no more than 110 pounds though curvy still, not rail thin.

Laying that aside - I still can't stand what I have to work with:

1. too bloody fat. some of that's my fault, some of it is genetics, either way it's a monumental aggravation. i could lose 100 pounds and still look reasonably healthy, if not more - and the big majority of that is gut, which is a horribly male distribution. I could live with being overweight somewhat more if there was a more feminine distribution - but still not this big.

2. rib-cage, shoulder-width, upper-body thickness. I'll never fit  into some of the things I'd most like to wear, even with significant weight loss, because of the bone structure.

3. shoe size - 11W, VERY difficult to find reasonably priced shoes in my size (though I did luck into a very cute pair of tennies at Dirt cheap recently). in fact, overall my biggest objection to my body size is CLOTHES - r specifically the LACK thereof. Between my non-existent income and my size, my wardrobe is shameful. If i got a good professional job next week I have no idea how I'd fake my way through a couple of weeks of dressing nice...

4. Height. i saw a girl in the grocery today, in her 20's, who had an inch or two on me. i perfectly lovely young lady, and not the first I've seen. Still, if i had my way I'd drop at least 2 or 3 inches even if i can't be petite as i'd like. i think I could work with, say, 5'8" or so...right now I am somewhere between 5'10 and 5'11" depending on the accuracy of my measurements and how much denial i'm in. Still, I do have to admit that if i wasn't so overweight I could probably tolerate 5'10" ok, I see a cis-woman as tall as me or more pretty much every day so I'm not standing out too much on that account.

I need to lose my belly (it's going slowly) and occasionally I feel that my shoulders are too wide (but there is little I can do about that).   The bags under my eyes are my biggest worry as they are getting increasingly deep.

Nope!  I don't like being tall, strong, or any of it.  I don't like my body at all and doubt I ever will.

Currently 5'9", would rather be like 5'3". But my frame is pretty slim but that could just be that I have like 0 bodyfat and all skeleton (46kg! which also gives the illusion of wider hips) and my ribs aren't large which I'm lucky for, shoulders could be a bit smaller but they're not massive. Best part I probably like about my body is my flat stomach.

Overall I'd give my body a strong 5 to light 6.

I would like to be taller ... my body shape is like a model :D, but 5'6''  DAMN

mmm... but I'm more worried about my hands and feets.. they are big €_€

Quote from: Zoë Natasha on August 16, 2011, 01:52:44 AM
You shouldn't be... :)  If you have skinny hands and fingers, you can get away with pretty much any length.  I've got a 6'8" armspan, part of which has to do with my enormous hands.  Stretched out, the distance from the tips of my pinkies to the tips of my thumbs is 9.5", and my hands measure 8" from wrists to the tips of my middle fingers.  But I've had other women admire my rings and never show any hint that they read me, even after looking closely at my monster paws. :laugh:

Aside from the few professional and college basketball players I've met, I've never met anybody with hands as large as mine, male or female.

The thing is, all the things we worry about being tells or shows...no one notices. I recently owned up to what the mysterious operation I'm having in november is to a group of friends who have only known Helena, and along with not treating me any differently I asked the girls last time we had a girly night round mind if they would have guessed. The answer was not really...they'd noticed I'd had a small adams apple, but it hadn't clicked until i'd said anything.

This isn't going to stop me getting a trach shave, but i know it's completely for my comfort, not to remove an obvious sign post.

im pretty satisfied with my height 5'5" but Ideally I want to be 1 or 2 inches taller. My body is a total disaster... I dont have curves that I want, big ribcage, my legs are just ugly :( I'll definately get surgery to fix as much as possible when I have the money

Quote from: A_Dresden_Doll on August 15, 2011, 11:01:28 PM
I'm 6'2, 215lbs. I have size 12 feet, and could probably crush a skull with my hands.

Anyone want to trade?

.....Anyone?.....

:laugh: actually i have a cousin named Olivia who is 6'0 tall and wears a size 11 shoe, she has big hands with long fingers and she is a model. We like to joke with her because she has actually beaten up a few boys when they call her "ostridge" cus she's tall and skinny but she is beautiful either way :)

Quote from: Gravity's Child on August 16, 2011, 11:31:09 AM
The thing is, all the things we worry about being tells or shows...no one notices. I recently owned up to what the mysterious operation I'm having in november is to a group of friends who have only known Helena, and along with not treating me any differently I asked the girls last time we had a girly night round mind if they would have guessed. The answer was not really...they'd noticed I'd had a small adams apple, but it hadn't clicked until i'd said anything.

This isn't going to stop me getting a trach shave, but i know it's completely for my comfort, not to remove an obvious sign post.

I agree with that sometimes we are our own biggest critics

Well, I'm 5' 10" which around here (the Netherlands) is not unusually tall for women. I don't stand out in a crowd at all. I have a colleague who is Swedish, and she is taller than I am. Although I believe Swedes are known for being tall? Either way, I am perfectly happy with my height.

My feet are something of a mixed bag. On the plus side I only wear between a US size 8 and 9. Whether it is an 8, 8½ or a 9 depends on the shoe. The downside is that I have flat feet (from birth) and that finding shoes that look good, have a semblance of comfort, fit reasonably well and stay on my feet when I walk is a challenge. The main problem is that when I am not putting weight on my foot the toes are together (shoe falls off my foot or stays behind when I walk) and when I do put weight on my foot the toes spread (toes crammed up painfully against the front and side of the shoe).

At 132 Lbs. (60 Kilo's) I could gain some weight but somehow it won't stay on. So while my boobs are adequate my but and hips are pathetic. Pants are either too tight around the waist and OK through the hips or OK around the waist and too big through the hips.

I really dislike my height (6foot1) but I'm somewhat satisfied with my body with the exception of my disgustingly sharp elbows. They don't look normal at all! :( Maybe eventually I'll have them fixed. But I certainly feel I have lucked out otherwise. In general I'm fairly tiny; size 10 (US) shoes, small shoulders, wrists, knees etc. It certainly could be worse off.

The height is only a bother because of not being able to wear certain things, and I feel I'm too tall for my frame.

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on August 15, 2011, 10:49:23 PM
IIRC, the guidelines I heard from a modeling agency for women to do the catwalk was a minimum of 5'9"

Yes, the most sought after for runway modelling are between 5'9" and 5'11."

Quote from: madirocks on August 16, 2011, 03:24:05 PM
Yes, the most sought after for runway modelling are between 5'9" and 5'11."

Absolutely correct!  And for guys it's 6'0" to 6'2".  Back when I was about 22 or 23, I was scouted by a modeling agency because of my face, but it turned out they couldn't use me because I was 5'11".  That gave me quite a nasty complex about my height for a long time (feeling so short).  It's a big part of why I'm 100% comfortable about being a 5'11" woman and wouldn't want to lose a single inch!  In fact, it's why I wear 3" wedges and still walk around feeling beautiful and confident about my passing ability.

Marta i think it's a bit different your experience from our's. You are a genetic woman and you have the privilige of having naturally occuring hormones that feminize your body and face. You have a beautiful face because you are a genetic woman but sometimes even if our bodies are passable we still have the problem of having a masculine face or features such as me. Sometimes just the face can be a dead giveaway when you are trying to pass. I sometimes tend to go out in girl mode and i have been clocked plenty of times because of my facial features and voice. You'r wide hips, breasts, pelvis, etc are all different from ours just because you were lucky enough to have xx chromosomes and im sure you will never have to worry about being outed or clocked when your out in public. I however really appreciate the thread because it shows that sometimes we think we are the only ones that have the problem of having too big hands, feet. etc or just things that we want to be more feminine. Although you are correct about somethings i dont think you can ever understand the full trans experience.

Quote from: elsaG on August 16, 2011, 03:52:24 PM
Marta i think it's a bit different your experience from our's. You are a genetic woman and you have the privilige of having naturally occuring hormones that feminize your body and face. You have a beautiful face because you are a genetic woman but sometimes even if our bodies are passable we still have the problem of having a masculine face or features such as me. Sometimes just the face can be a dead giveaway when you are trying to pass. I sometimes tend to go out in girl mode and i have been clocked plenty of times because of my facial features and voice. You'r wide hips, breasts, pelvis, etc are all different from ours just because you were lucky enough to have xx chromosomes and im sure you will never have to worry about being outed or clocked when your out in public. I however really appreciate the thread because it shows that sometimes we think we are the only ones that have the problem of having too big hands, feet. etc or just things that we want to be more feminine. Although you are correct about somethings i dont think you can ever understand the full trans experience.

I think you're being unfair on Marta...being born female does not give you a beautiful face, having beautiful parents does, your facial bone structure is mainly down to genetics. Yes there are differences between how male and female hormones effect your facial bone structure but they only add to what's already there. Marta's insecurities (sorry hun...I know you said you liked your height :) ) about her body shape are no less legitimate than yours, because lets face it I've yet to meet a woman that was 100% happy with how they look, and in fact serve to show that being born female is not a magic ticket to a perfect life. All us girls together have to make do with what we have...regardless of how we get there.

Also please don't think that being born female gives you a magic free pass to never being mis-gendered because it doesn't...I've got a couple of friends that get it all the time. Heck, my friend Emily has a deeper voice and broader shoulders than me! But that doesn't mean she questions her femininity.

Quote from: Gravity's Child on August 16, 2011, 05:12:58 PM
I think you're being unfair on Marta...being born female does not give you a beautiful face, having beautiful parents does, your facial bone structure is mainly down to genetics. Yes there are differences between how male and female hormones effect your facial bone structure but they only add to what's already there. Marta's insecurities (sorry hun...I know you said you liked your height :) ) about her body shape are no less legitimate than yours, because lets face it I've yet to meet a woman that was 100% happy with how they look, and in fact serve to show that being born female is not a magic ticket to a perfect life. All us girls together have to make do with what we have...regardless of how we get there.

Also please don't think that being born female gives you a magic free pass to never being mis-gendered because it doesn't...I've got a couple of friends that get it all the time. Heck, my friend Emily has a deeper voice and broader shoulders than me! But that doesn't mean she questions her femininity.

Very very true!  I have a friend with a MUCH deeper voice than mine and she's not trans.  I'd prove it by linking a video of hers, but I'm not going to. :laugh:

Then there's another friend of mine who's totally gorgeous and I always have to remind her of that because she never believes it.  Whether she's fretting about her weight (she's not heavy), her large breasts, that she's short, has some hair on her toes, has fuzzy arms, a bit of hair on her upper lip (I sometimes take her to the laser sessions she just started), she's never content.  But I think she's completely beautiful.  She just can't see it.

Women of all sorts are beautiful!  Stressing about our flaws is just one of those natural female things...

I'm 5'11" and I'm very happy and content with my height... and I usually wear 4" heels.  :icon_cool: :icon_cute:

I am 5'5 and have a pretty feminine bone structure, small waist and all that, so yep pretty happy. I am pre-hrt though so male fat distribution bothers me  :embarrassed:

Well I like my height and body shape... now.

My simple answer is "NO". I'll never be happy with certain aspects of how I look. I try not to think about it ;)

I think that thought is a trait that is very female, for what it is worth.

I'm happy with my height, I'm 5'5 about 130 and wear a size 8 in clothing, and a size 8 in shoes.

hmmm lets see 5'5.5'' with size 6 girls shoe and super thin waist . broad way to broad shoulders, yet a feminine bone structure, shall bone structure for a boy or girl and well small but wide hands but my bff she has same size hands and my cousin hers are a bit longer hmmm yea i love it :) good size

My height is ok at 5' 7".

But I dislike my bodyshape. When I stared HRT in the late 1990's I assumed I would get a more feminine body shape and better fat re-distribution. But it hasn't happened and my upper body is bigger than my lower body and I'm quite repulsed as my body shape naked still looks male. My boobs are also way too small and the wrong shape.

The main thing I dislike about my body shape is that I don't know what it is!

I've been obese my entire adult life. I've been working to lose the weight, but I'm kind of afraid to find out what lies under all this bulk. I've always felt like I looked absurdly masculine, and it just seems to get worse with every pound I lose. It doesn't help that the more I lose weight, the more I get complimented on what an attractive man I am...

I know losing weight will help a lot when I start hormones, but I can't help but feel I'm moving backwards when it comes to my body image.

At least hormones might fix that stuff. My feet are so wide, I have to special order my men's shoes. I don't even want to think about how I'm going to deal with that.

Eh, I could hope for better in most categories. I'm 6'2" and built like a football player, with a relatively masculine face and pretty big feet. I think my only naturally feminine features are my arms and hands. My arms are actually short for my height, and my hands are rather petite. Overall, since most of my features are here to stay, I might as well learn to use them to my advantage, though I'm not exactly sure what that advantage would be or how to obtain it. Unfortunately, it looks like heels won't be working well with me at all :(.

To answer the question, I'm not a fan of my height and body type at all, but I'm stuck with it so I might as well embrace it.

I do quite like them. :)  I'm 6'1" and do sometimes wish I could be just a couple inches shorter, but other than that I'm very happy.  I have relatively wide hips for someone born male (at the widest point, the same width as my shoulders) and normal sized hands and feet for a girl my height.  The only thing I want to work on a little is the shape of my ribcage, for which I'm planning to corset train and lose a couple inches soon.  Nothing extreme, once I can fully close the one I have I'm not going to go any further.

I'm 5'7 I don't really mind the height don't get me wrong I'd rather be 5'4 but I'm ok with it. I would love some curves though I'm too skinny in the wrong places and too fat in the others! I hate my shoulders they are too broad!

i've just learned to accept it for what it is. my shoulders are quite broad, but they're basically equal to my hips. i store alot of fat in my hips, but i have a waistline as well. i'm 5'11, but i just try to accept it for what it is. my frame is large, but it's been that way my whole life.

Fullmoon I think you can be whatever you want to be, never just accept something because it's been that way your entire life has being born trans taught you nothing haha :)

wish i was about 6'' shorter, i have a good figure but still too fat  :'(

Quote from: Adrienne on September 17, 2011, 04:39:33 PM
Fullmoon I think you can be whatever you want to be, never just accept something because it's been that way your entire life has being born trans taught you nothing haha :)

the thing is, bones are awfully hard. it would be nice if they invented something that melted your bones, and could reform them like clay, then they solidify again. i think i've gotten to appreciate being tall though :)

I'm 6ft2 and I like my height a lot, my body shape needs some work, but I'll get there. It's good to be different. :)

I'm 5'5", 135 lbs. I have little hands and tiny feet.

Still trying to find shoes at the thrift store...namely stilettos is a difficult. Cuz all the girls are 8-8 1/2 around here. :(

im six foot 1 inch, my shoulders r twice the size of my hips, waiste is pretty thin but it doesnt help the broad shoulders.

I weigh 143 pounds so i guess im underweight.. I pray to god that after some time on hrt my upper body will tone down a lot and that one day I could be a passable female....

Overall I can't complain really. 5'7 hips and shoulders the same size as each other. 10.5stone and for a female and I'm able to lift my own body weight. and quite flat chested. it's a body shape that would work well with a female gymnast.

Of course I'm not a gymnast XD. so in an ideal world I'd have an extra inch or two of bust, and would prefer to be .5 of a stone lighter. But yeah I know I got off pretty easy on that front.

Quote from: FullMoon19 on September 17, 2011, 07:34:02 PM
the thing is, bones are awfully hard. it would be nice if they invented something that melted your bones, and could reform them like clay, then they solidify again.

Reoopen the tips which stop growing, so we can reduce or add up to 4" sounds perfectly achievable, I can imagine it being used far more to grow the bones, anymore more than 4-5 inches I can imagine they'd have to reform other things like our heads haha.   There's 6' 8 models (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.ezinemark.com%2Fimagemanager2%2Ffiles%2F30002496%2F2010%2F12%2F2010-12-31-20-18-47-3-its-so-crazy-but-true-that-the-celebrity-earns.jpeg&hash=512688c7db520c948efff5b65c9f15047e8c0855) no height is too tall :)

Quote from: FullMoon19 on September 17, 2011, 07:34:02 PM
i think i've gotten to appreciate being tall though :)

I see the attraction of being 5' 5 but then I see the attraction of being 6' like Red Sonja (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdb3.stb.s-msn.com%2Fi%2F6F%2F8402AB44A84E58A8AE4D6792112E.jpg&hash=151ecba0d50c6f976bdd2c6ff807d965316611fc)

I'm tall at 5' 9.5, and there's loads of girls taller, I definitely walk around in crowds alittle taller than the average woman but the affinity with them is there, I think that's why we feel the call to be shorter it's to be like everybody else, we want to fit in and stand out at the very same time :)

I don't like my height or body shape.  My body shape isn't really too bad, but at 6'2", a girl will always be noticed more than if she just blends in.

Hi.

Im 6' 3",i love being a tall woman, but i cannot really wear heels, which is a shame!!
Although i am very satisfied with my body shape, and wear a uk size 10-12! :)

i just wouldnt mind being abit shorter!!

Zoe

hi Marta, nice to meet you. I am tall too. I am 5' 11" barefoot and even a low 4" heel makes me 6' 3" lol! I have a size 11 foot (11 in womens) i really hate that. Rarely, i find a genetic female that is as tall or taller than I and I want so bad to ask her how much she weighs, but dont want to be rude. My weight hovers around 155 (+/- 3lbs) and I have always wondered how much a genetic female weighs that is as taLL AS i.  just thought that i would offer my 3 cents worth.

I also wanted to thank you for using this site because it is nice to hear from genetic females, (though i hear a LOT of things at school, sometimes raising even my eyebrows! beauty school wil do that!)

oh yes, body shape..... I LOVE my body shape.

I should be but I just don't see it, even gg's will say "your so skinny"

I just don't see it, I see such manly traits yet. I'm so obsessed with having proportions of a typical female. I am at the small side for every body measurement for woman but I still don't see it.

My ratio for hips to waist is just a little above the 77% that is typical for women but again I don't see it. 27" waist 34" hips. The only thing that is not in range for average is my height and that isn't much higher at 5'6.5"

Overall

Weight 126#

Height 5'6.5"

waist 27"

Bust 33.5" ugh!! because under chest 31.5"

Hips 34"

Feet size 8 womans

My hands, neck, head, shoulders, arms. legs and so on are all on the smaller side for female.

WHY!! do I feel like this big girl. I know when I am around men I feel the total opposite, I feel so small to some men even though there not much taller.

Shelly

Oh I forgot HEELS! OMG I feel like a giant how do you girls that are 5'10" and above do it. How do you get over that feeling of feeling like Gigantica woman.

Quote from: Just Shelly on September 21, 2011, 10:51:46 PM
Oh I forgot HEELS! OMG I feel like a giant how do you girls that are 5'10" and above do it. How do you get over that feeling of feeling like Gigantica woman.

It's odd, when I was still presenting as a guy, I hated my height. I think cause I wanted to disappear most of the time. Now I love it - 6'1". I think it is a variety of things. My body has a female shape to it, 36-27-36 and 135lbs, so it really comes across as girl-tall not guy-tall. I don't really have any interest in heels, so I'm never going to be any taller. I live in an environment where I see girls who are around my height on a daily basis. And I don't date guys - I hear that some guys don't like women who are taller than them (wusses).

There are aspects of my body that bother me, but height really isn't one of them.

Honestly, you seem rather small to me. My ex hated being 5'8" cause she thought she was too short - her sisters are all 6' or taller. It's all a matter of perspective. ;)

I like being 5'5 But I wish I could lose a bunch of this muscle mass. I need to lose weight from my belly too. Since starting HRT I've gained 5 lb so now I weigh 180lb. I have small hands, almost no adams apple So I have that going for me. My love handles give me a curvy figure so I have mixed feelings about that. I wish my breasts would grow more, but its only been 6 months. I'd love to have hips too but I guess I missed that train since I'm 32 now. And I'm a size 9 in shoes.

Quote from: Sarah7 on September 21, 2011, 11:23:00 PM
Honestly, you seem rather small to me. My ex hated being 5'8" cause she thought she was too short - her sisters are all 6' or taller. It's all a matter of perspective. ;)

Yes I did when I was a guy, but I seem bigger now as a girl.

When I was a man I felt like this scrawny little guy even though I wasn't that small 5' 7"  (yes lost 1/2 inch with hrt) and 145-155 weight.

As a girl I'm on the lower side of everything but seem bigger then the average woman.

Your dimensions sound good a little on the thin side, at 6'1" and being that thin I don't know how you got 36" bust. I have been trying to eat more unhealthy hoping it goes to the hips and boobs, 20 Twinkies later no such luck not a pound or inch.

Shelly

Quote from: Beth Andrea on September 21, 2011, 11:10:38 PM
I'm not a pilot, but I remember reading somewhere that pilots have to keep in mind "TRUST YOUR INSTRUMENTS".

When there's low visibility (night, fog, etc) it's easy to sense your plane turning when it's going straight--or going straight, when it's actually turning--and if you go by what your ears (balance organs) tell you, you will crash.

TRUST YOUR INSTRUMENTS.  :police:  If they say you're not turning, you are NOT turning. If they say you are turning, you are NOT going straight.

So in your case, learn to trust your instruments--the scale, the tape measure, other people's observations. You're looking pretty darn good for any woman (based on the numbers), so it sounds like it's just in your head.

Hope this helps!

This is cute, thanks hun!

Problem is I just don't trust them.

Oh I forgot there are a couple of things I have that aren't female. Adams apple (not noticeable) , but how many women have one of those? short fingers and the biggest one sun damaged face and I AM UGLY!!

I wish I was shorter. 5'5" isn't short enough... I wish I was 5'2". But Persian girls are rarely that tall. It's generally 5'6"-5'9"

I love my height. I'm 5'5. The only problem is that I love to wear high heels which then makes me look like a giant next to my boyfriend, lol. As far as my body shape, I like being thick(not fat). I think it's nice and sexy. And I was blessed to have what my boyfriend calls, a JLO butt, hehe. I just wish my waist was smaller and my hips a bit wider but I'll survive.

I'm ok with my body...
Height 5'8
Weight 135
no bust to speak of haven't started HRT :/
waste 28-29
hips are about 34ish

so yeah a typical guy body :( I just hope that HRT with added fat (redistribution) will help....
I'm just glad that I don't have very large bones and that a lot is from fat with underlying muscle, not that I want to lose it all I still want to do well in martial arts.
I don't mind my height because I'm fairly common but in my opinion (note my opinion) shorter is cuter taller is sexier ^^

6ft1 and 165 lb, and loving it.  My shoulder could be slightly narrower, feet slightly smaller (women's size 11 US) but it's not something I care about.  It nice to have a wife the same height and shoe size though  ;)

Quote from: Just Shelly on September 21, 2011, 11:34:40 PM
Your dimensions sound good a little on the thin side, at 6'1" and being that thin I don't know how you got 36" bust. I have been trying to eat more unhealthy hoping it goes to the hips and boobs, 20 Twinkies later no such luck not a pound or inch.

Yes, I'm 10lbs underweight and trying to gain that, though it's hard - old eating disorder. And I'm an A cup, not exactly a large bust. I'd like to trade muscle for fat on my chest so I go to a B without going above 36, lose another inch on my shoulders and add 2 to my hips. That would pretty much be ideal. With 10lbs and another year on hormones I might just get it too. :)

I'm happy with my height and weight. Although this thread makes me feel like the only 6ft+ girl that is closer to 200lbs than 150lbs. I'm gonna feed all you super skinny girls.

Quote from: Sunnynight on September 22, 2011, 11:22:41 AM
I'm happy with my height and weight. Although this thread makes me feel like the only 6ft+ girl that is closer to 200lbs than 150lbs. I'm gonna feed all you super skinny girls.

With 6'2'' and 185lbs I can help you feed 'em! ;) (although I wish I could lose weight - i mean, fat from some very specific places!)

Quote from: JenJen2011 on September 22, 2011, 09:03:42 AM
I love my height. I'm 5'5. The only problem is that I love to wear high heels which then makes me look like a giant next to my boyfriend, lol. As far as my body shape, I like being thick(not fat). I think it's nice and sexy. And I was blessed to have what my boyfriend calls, a JLO butt, hehe. I just wish my waist was smaller and my hips a bit wider but I'll survive.

Hormones gave me a nice butt and hips. I guess because I have a small bust, I got a nice toosh. I need to lose my belly fat though, that's the only issue I got with my body. But then again, carbs carbs carbs!

Quote from: Sam(my)I am on September 22, 2011, 09:48:25 AM
I'm ok with my body...
Height 8'5

Wang Fengjun?

Quote from: 8888 on September 22, 2011, 04:00:10 PM
Wang Fengjun?

LMAO I just realized that XD I was fixing a typo and I somehow made that XD wooow

I hate my body shape! I look like a guy who's been on the beer! I have no female shape at all and after 10 years of HRT is pretty depressing.

I am 5'10.5" and weigh 145lbs. I am very happy with my long legs and cute butt. I am generally with in female ranges in everything and I count my blessings. 

Huggs

Emily

Quote from: missF on September 22, 2011, 02:28:28 PM
With 6'2'' and 185lbs I can help you feed 'em! ;) (although I wish I could lose weight - i mean, fat from some very specific places!)

I'm 6' and ~175 - and love my body.  Now.:)  It was awesome how quickly my butt and hips have started filling out!  175 is my target weight through all this - it's on the high side of the normal range of BMI for a woman of my height.  I think it's easier for me to pass having some weight on me - if I was rail thin like I was in high school (135), I would not nearly have the curves that I have now.  Also, I've always been attracted to women who didn't look starving, so it only makes sense to me to NOT become a woman who looks starving.:)

Well, I don't have boobs or a butt so not really. I'm 5'7" and 120-130 lbs (I don't know my exact weight) so I am at least satisfied with that.

Quote from: Cadence Jean on September 22, 2011, 07:28:48 PM
I'm 6' and ~175 - and love my body.  Now.:)  It was awesome how quickly my butt and hips have started filling out!  175 is my target weight through all this - it's on the high side of the normal range of BMI for a woman of my height.  I think it's easier for me to pass having some weight on me -

I agree with you regarding having some weight. During the 1st semester of this year I was all nuts about losing weight so I was doing cardio exercises 7 days/week and cutting every carb and calories. I did manage to go from 87 kg (~191lbs) to 78 kg (~171lbs). However, I lost mainly fat from face and breasts but the belly was still there (obviously...  :rolleyes: )and noticed I was being clocked more often  >:( Had  to step back with that plan, which wasn't a problem at all since I love (junkie) food  ;D

I'm 5'7" and weigh 135-140.. I'm fairly happy with my body, for now.. But I would like some more action in the breast/hip/butt areas.. But I've only been on HRT for a little under 5 months, plenty of time to fill out.. :)

6'3", huge feet. I'd happily lose some of both. Oh well, I have dimples :).

Quote from: Padma on September 23, 2011, 05:07:56 AM
6'3", huge feet. I'd happily lose some of both. Oh well, I have dimples :).

Dimples are always a winner!

1.79m here which is about 5'10" and a bit.

Quote from: Padma on September 23, 2011, 05:07:56 AM
6'3", huge feet. I'd happily lose some of both. Oh well, I have dimples :).

I have a hacksaw I can lend >.>

I was always skinny. I think hormones helped out a lot more. I had gained a lot of muscle from 2005-2008 as I was getting into more lifting, walking, etc... I had always been short as a boy and I think that helps me out a lot. Men around here like "shortys". The average height of a man is 5'9" due to having a large Latin populous. Men are attracted to short girls for the most part.

I want to lose my belly though. That was always the big issue with me.

I have the height that is most deriable for  model, 5 10  :-)

Jen61

I'm 6'2" with US size 13 women's shoes  :P   Would prefer to be 5'10" with size 10 shoes... I'd like to have a better waist line as well

Geeee, I wouldn't be a woman if I didn't like something about my body :)

5'11'' former 6 footer but lost 1" in the last 8 months of HRT, 163...no wait.........167.........no wait again.........165 so that's how my day goes, sometimes fluctuations of 7-8 lbs per day. I am on the 700-800 calorie diet but sometimes there are days I eat about 30000 calories and feel pregnant all day.

I  love what I have achieved , from 220 lbs body builder to 160something curvacious with hips thighs small waist (could be smaller) and between 36A-B all in 8 months of HRT 

Quote from: inna on September 24, 2011, 06:43:04 PM

5'11'' former 6 footer but lost 1" in the last 8 months of HRT, 163...no wait.........167.........no wait again.........165 so that's how my day goes, sometimes fluctuations of 7-8 lbs per day. I am on the 700-800 calorie diet but sometimes there are days I eat about 30000 calories and feel pregnant all day.

I went on holiday and had creme brule last night and fried chicken w waffles today. I think I can't eat any more.

I lost all muscle mass through HRT as well.

Men say they like two things about me...the cute plump cherry ass and the pretty face. No complaints. Implants and rhinoplasty/lip aug will take care of the rest.

i am 5'10, with size 10 feet which i detest! I wish I was slightly shorter, but am lucky enough to be slim, but shoulders could be narrower

6'1, 240lbs, size 12w shoes. Broad shoulders (and waist) and narrow hips.

No.

i used to really hate it, but i got to liking it. i'm cello shaped, and if you just dress right, it makes such a difference. plunged necklines work for me. v shaped necklines work as well. i think this is helpful. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-488236/Trinny-Susannah-reveal-12-womens-body-types--you.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-488236/Trinny-Susannah-reveal-12-womens-body-types--you.html)

At first I thought my height wasn't too bad at 5' 7" but most women around here in the U.K where I live are 5' 5" or under, so I still look a bit taller than many girls.  My biggest problem is my bodyshape which is too big on the upper body compared to the lower body. Transitioning into a female shape is a very hard thing to achieve and it's starting to get me down after more than 10 years of trying different meds and not achieving much.

My shoe size is a size 7 which isn't that big but my feet are wide so a lot of really fem shoes are too narrow for my feet.

Quote from: Naturally Blonde on September 29, 2011, 05:19:01 AM
At first I thought my height wasn't too bad at 5' 7" but most women around here in the U.K where I live are 5' 5" or under, so I still look a bit taller than many girls.  My biggest problem is my bodyshape which is too big on the upper body compared to the lower body. Transitioning into a female shape is a very hard thing to achieve and it's starting to get me down after more than 10 years of trying different meds and not achieving much.

My shoe size is a size 7 which isn't that big but my feet are wide so a lot of really fem shoes are too narrow for my feet.

at 5'11, i stick out like a sore thumb compared to most women. unless i was around a bunch of female models, it's pretty rare for me to find any females as tall/taller than me. i've noticed black women are taller, so it definately varies through different races. the next thing is, my shoe size is 11 1/2 in wearing male sneakers. finding womens shoes in size 12 is pushing it at most shoe stores. i just learned to appreciate myself for everything i am. my tallness makes me unique, and really distinguishes me from most females. it seems like the worst fear of a transsexual person is not being able to blend in with the melting pot of society, which goes deeper than gender really. i guess just be happy for being able to pass, and that's all most of us really wanted/needed in the first place.

One thing I am wondering, for those who have been on HRT for a while, did you find that you got noticeable fat redistribution in the hip area?

I have a good bone structure but my fat is deposited too much around the love handle area so it looks like took my hips and moved them up by 5 inches and just very strange. So I am hoping HRT will fix that.

I must dispose of those evil carbs. My belly is my only issue.

I want a flat stomach. Hopefully kickboxing will take care of that.

Quote from: pretty on September 29, 2011, 03:07:02 PM
One thing I am wondering, for those who have been on HRT for a while, did you find that you got noticeable fat redistribution in the hip area?

I have a good bone structure but my fat is deposited too much around the love handle area so it looks like took my hips and moved them up by 5 inches and just very strange. So I am hoping HRT will fix that.

I've been on HRT for over 10 years and I haven't got any fat redistribution in the hip area. I too have fat deposited in the wrong place, the so called 'love handle area'. Don't get your hopes up as HRT may make it worse!

I suggest you try and loose the fat around your middle before you start on HRT otherwise the HRT will target the fat area you already have and make it worse which I think is what's happened to me. I only had a little fat around my middle before HRT and the HRT seems to deposit more fat in that area only. So loose the fat around the middle first and you may have a chance of the HRT targeting another area more favorable.

I'm 179 cm tall ( somewhere between 5 and 6 ft i guess), luckily my hips are broader than my upper body.  :)
Right now I'm still trying to get rid of those damn "love handles"
+1 for flat stomaches!

I'm about 5'5'' and about 148lbs.,need to lose some weight around my tummy.

Quote from: pretty on September 29, 2011, 03:07:02 PM
One thing I am wondering, for those who have been on HRT for a while, did you find that you got noticeable fat redistribution in the hip area?

DEFINITELY! Noticeably! yes.
Hips, but, thighs.

Quote from: pretty on September 29, 2011, 03:07:02 PM
One thing I am wondering, for those who have been on HRT for a while, did you find that you got noticeable fat redistribution in the hip area?

I have a good bone structure but my fat is deposited too much around the love handle area so it looks like took my hips and moved them up by 5 inches and just very strange. So I am hoping HRT will fix that.

well lets see fat hasn't changed yet but my pelvis has widened


and i kind of like mine :) thin waist , widening hips 5'5''ft and size 6 girls shoe with a thin bone structure i weigh about 105 to 109  but i have very broad shoulders and a huge Adams apple and thick neck and big nose but its all good :) i can just live in a hole XD

Today a friend told me that she was quite jealous of my figure and said I should be a woman.  :D

Definitely made my day! :)

5'10" (1.78 m) and 130 lbs (59 kg).  I used to hate being as tall as I was (to the point where I became anorexic in an attempt to halt my growth), but now, I really love being tall, and don't feel any desire to be shorter.  My shoulders are still a little broad, but within the female norm, and I'm proud of my hips.

For the first time in my life, I love my body.  It's a really great feeling.

I'm curious as to how others consider anything above 5'8" "stare-worthy".  I know some people have talked about how they feel like they're taller than everyone else around them at that height, and I guess for the most part that's true, considering that 5'9" is (I think) about 2 standard deviations above the mean for women.  But if you otherwise pass, people aren't going to call you out on your height, I don't think- at least, that's been the case with me.  Tall women exist, ladies and gents. 

There are barely any women taller than me, but sometimes I see them .  Today I saw  a handful of them actually when shopping , most around my own age or younger...guess today's girls get taller and taller ^^

Anyway, I'm 6'2, 150lbs and shoe size 10 I think ....not really a perfect start but having a litte bit of a more femme locomotion helps a little bit
  :) :-\

Quote from: LilKittyCatZoey on September 30, 2011, 12:14:43 PM


well lets see fat hasn't changed yet but my pelvis has widened


and i kind of like mine :) thin waist , widening hips 5'5''ft and size 6 girls shoe with a thin bone structure i weigh about 105 to 109  but i have very broad shoulders and a huge Adams apple and thick neck and big nose but its all good :) i can just live in a hole XD

It looks like we all have good and bad points! I'm 5' 7" and size 7 shoe, I have no hips whatsoever, broad shoulders, very little breast growth and a pot belly. But I have a small nose and I don't have an adams apple!

5'8.5 here.
Size 12 in women's shoes
And I think my body is gonna be a lot better once time passes.
I do dislike my broad bulky shoulders and wide ribcage.

I have a big ass lol, that's just gonna get fatter xd
My hips are okay.
I'm just so skinny.
I also have scoliosis.
So ehh :<

Height - 5'10
Weight - 130 lb
Shoulder width - 21 inches
Hip width - 34 inches
Women's Shoe Size -  7

I think I'm pretty normal-ish body & pre hrt.

I'm ...

5'3"
99lbs
Very tiny frame
Boyish body shape... bleh.
Size 7-8 shoes.

I'm pretty happy with where I'm at, bonewise. A bit of a waist, or hips, would be nice though.

Yes, I do - also since I have no other, - I might as well do. :-)

I like athletic women like myself with wide-ish shoulders and good calves/legs.
Few females my age can show up with any of that.
Nobody is perfect in any case - not even models :-)

I'm as flat as Kate Moss, nothing wrong that either. Not for her and not for me.

Oh, yes, and I'm 5' 6" which is perfect for my liking also.
No need to be too petit, since I'm not in any case...

Axelle

Yes, I am happy with my height/shape.

6"1', shoe size 14, got the triangular shape going on (wide shoulders, no hips), just big in general except for my tiny little boobs. I dislike my shape a lot. :(

I'm 5'11" and have a shoe size of I think 10-ish (43-44 EU) and not too happy with that, but it could be worse I guess.

As for my overall body shape, my lower body is quite feminine while my upper body is masculine (big chest etc). Hoping HRT will help some there.

I guess I am happy with some things... bearing in mind I have only been on estrogen for 6 weeks
I take size 7 shoes
I have little hands and I have a small frame small knees, wrists etc etc
I do have broad shoulders though :(
I have an athletic build with some evenly distributed body fat.
I am 5ft 10"
I have 38" hips
I have 31" waist  - still trying to loose weight here but do not want to risk loosing it from by bum and newly forming breasts.
I have 38" chest.

I am hopeful the HRT will help me more.  I exercise twice a week for 90 mins and do cardio and exercises that build bulk and shape hips, bum and legs.  i am going to reduce it though for a month or so to allow for a bit of weight gain and see where it gravitates to. :-\
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OP: You are one inch taller than me and you STILL have a smaller shoe size than I do. That's sad... :(

Anyway, I suppose I like my bodily proportions. At least somewhat so. Except my feet, I think they're too big. Everything else is okay, though. I have some moderate "hippage" going and a feminine shape to my face. My general body has a feminine frame too, so I can't complain about that. Albeit, it's a "bigger" feminine shape. My family generally have big bones and that has obviously passed on to me.

Oh and I seem to be getting fatter lately... mostly because I eat constantly and then don't exercise. I blame the hormones and my own lazy tendencies. >.>

I'm 5'7. If I were allowed to change 1 thing I'd make myself about 2 inches shorter.

Im surprised at how many people here are shorter than me. There was a time in my life when i wanted to be shorter- middle school mostly, but i really learned to love being 5'7, which is considered tall for a gg. I feel awesome being around other women (and sometimes men) and being taller than them  which is most of the time for the girls that is. Especially wearing tall shoes- it definitely makes me stand out from other girls, ive even been called "statuesque" by some people and honestly that was really awesome :) i think tall girls are definitely cool

Quote from: Marta on November 06, 2011, 05:15:33 PM
Im surprised at how many people here are shorter than me. There was a time in my life when i wanted to be shorter- middle school mostly, but i really learned to love being 5'7, which is considered tall for a gg. I feel awesome being around other women (and sometimes men) and being taller than them  which is most of the time for the girls that is. Especially wearing tall shoes- it definitely makes me stand out from other girls, ive even been called "statuesque" by some people and honestly that was really awesome :) i think tall girls are definitely cool

Actually, taller girls are widely considered (widely meaning by a LOT of people) to be "more attractive" than shorter girls. I think it's the legs! It may be a little different for t-women, though, because usually they're trying to move away from the male as far as possible and situate themselves within "female territory". Basically, even though taller women are considered "sexier", it is easier for trans-women to associate something like their height to being GUY!

I do it all the time with plenty of things, so I know what it feels like, but thankfully not with my height. It's actually one of the few things I like about myself -- I have sexier legs!! No, I don't know lol, but I figure the taller I am, the smaller my feet and hands seem. XD

   I'm ok with it. My height is 5'9, my weight is 146 lb's, my shoe size is 8-8½ women's & i have a small/medium body frame.

  I'd luv to be 2-3 inches shorter but oh well nothing i can do about it. I like to think of my tallness as model height lol.  ;)

Yes, I'm 5'5" 116 lbs with very small shoulders, a 30 inch waist and size 8 womens shoes. 

Quote from: Marta on August 15, 2011, 06:22:36 PM
... not every woman is little or frilly or skinny or whatever we all come in a different package ...

Sorry for the intrusion, ladies, but this one statement really caught my attention, and I thought I might contribute to it. :P

I have two sisters - one older, one younger - and both are tall for their age. My older sister - nineteen - is 5'11" around 135 lbs with a size 9.5 in women's shoes. My younger sister - twelve - is almost as tall as I am, only two inches shorter at 5'3", and she will most likely be 5'10" by the time she reaches my age. Her shoe size is 7 in women's and she weighs around 80 lbs (yes, we feed her). Now, both of my sisters are pretty, they may have some attitude issues, but they are beautiful nonethless. Despite this I have no doubt that they wouldn't get as much attention (current for my older sister, future for my younger) without the extra inches.

Being tall is kinda like having blonde hair - it's "exotic". Now, I'm not saying that shorter ladies cannot be beautiful - I myself prefer brunettes  ;) - I'm just saying that height is relative, and it won't make you any more or less of a woman if you have a few more inches than the average female.

around 5'6 or 5'7,  110-115lb, 15" shoulders, 28" ribcage (not counting boobs), 24" waist, 33" hips, size 9 shoes (womens), overall my frame is pretty small, i guess i'm ok with it. A lot of girls I see outside are either the same size as me or bigger, so i guess i blend in fine.

Apart from "the gronic", pretty much.  I am 6'2" and 200 lb in old (real) measurements.  Like a lot of girls have said  my legs are in pretty good shape, and once the boobs grow a bit more I will very happy. 
I would ideally like to end up looking like the woman with real curves modelling swimwear in the current edition of Cosmo. No idea who she is, but she is absolutely stunning as she doesn't look like a stick-insect.

Karen.

How much did you guys' waist shrink on HRT? Any before/after measurements?

Quote from: pretty on November 07, 2011, 06:32:27 PM
How much did you guys' waist shrink on HRT? Any before/after measurements?

3 months in, down 1"

Geesh, you all make me feel huge. :P

I'm 6'1", weigh ~165 pounds (and losing steadily), and wear size 10.5 women's shoes.  But they don't really make those so I have to find small 11's or they tend to fall off.  39" bust, 33" underbust, 30" waist, and 42" hips.  I keep putting off the tight-lacing I've been meaning to do, but hopefully I can eventually get my waist down to 26" or so, which is the size of my corset.

Hands are pretty normal for a girl my height - the same size as my mom, sister, and grandmother, who are I think 5'9", 5'7" and 5'6" - and feet are not far off for a girl my height either.  One of my coworkers is 5'10" with the same size hands and feet so I'm not alone at least.

I'm happy overall, but I'd certainly give away a couple inches if I could.

Don't feel bad Amy - you're not as huge as me. :P

I don't know what my pre-HRT measurements were but lemme find my tape measure in the coming days and I'll give you my current measurements.

I feel tiny compared to most of you,  155cm (5'1) about 41-42ish (92-93 lbs). Anyone want to donate some height to me? No I do not like height, my body shape is ok for the most part.

Am I happy with my height? well NO.  But I am happy about one thing. 2yrs ago I was 191cm tall, and now I am 187 :D.

Big feet and big hands is a big issue for me :(, but at least many of my female friends and past girlfriends told me that I have very feminine hands and my nails is very female looking.


Skin in the face is a big NO, I am nog happy about it. But at the rest of my body it is even softer than my girlfriends which makes me happy :D. But she is not that entusiastic about it though.

Otherwise I am pretty happy about my bodyshape. If only my hips and tits would be bigger ;)