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OK so aside from the manic grin and obligatory dance party...

...it's honestly a bit big, I think. I certainly had no issues at all getting in/out of it, and it's got places where it sort of stands out a bit around the neck and underarms. I'm guessing if I lose much more weight I'm gonna need to go down a size. In the meantime I've got it folded up underneath so the full-length top now looks more like the tri-top, and it seems to hold me in enough to look good with my t-shirt tucked in for pretty much the first time in my life, so I'll take that.

..and now, back to manic grinning and dancing...

*Does a celebratory boogie with Puck*

Yay! Time to start Bulking up that torso man!! ;D

also wasn't 100% sure since I got it from amazon (I'm in the UK) but it is a 997.

Congrats! You sound like how I was when I first got my binder in the mail, enjoy it man :)

Congrats  ;D enjoy your new look!!

I have never used a binder, luckily I have quite a small chest and sports bras seem to flatten me quite a bit.....am curious what a binder would do/feel like though.

Quote from: Lake on November 18, 2014, 08:37:32 AM
Congrats  ;D enjoy your new look!!

I have never used a binder, luckily I have quite a small chest and sports bras seem to flatten me quite a bit.....am curious what a binder would do/feel like though.

It's like getting tightly hugged for hours and hours.

lol thank you  ;D

Tightly good or tightly bad  ???

Quote from: Lake on November 18, 2014, 08:54:47 AM
lol thank you  ;D

Tightly good or tightly bad  ???

Depends if the binder is the right size.

I've been checking the status on my order like 20 times a day since I ordered mine 5 days ago. Still "processing," ugh.

Quote from: PucksWaywardSon on November 18, 2014, 04:50:03 AM
OK so aside from the manic grin and obligatory dance party...

...it's honestly a bit big, I think. I certainly had no issues at all getting in/out of it, and it's got places where it sort of stands out a bit around the neck and underarms. I'm guessing if I lose much more weight I'm gonna need to go down a size. In the meantime I've got it folded up underneath so the full-length top now looks more like the tri-top, and it seems to hold me in enough to look good with my t-shirt tucked in for pretty much the first time in my life, so I'll take that.

..and now, back to manic grinning and dancing...

Yay! Thanks for sharing the happies! I recommend going down a size, but then again, I do enjoy a "Stuck in my binder" thread!  ;D

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on November 18, 2014, 10:17:07 AM
Yay! Thanks for sharing the happies! I recommend going down a size, but then again, I do enjoy a "Stuck in my binder" thread!  ;D

Hugs, Devlyn

LOL that is cruel. i prefer using the zipper sports bra ones because i can unzip while in the car :)

so... binder may be made of magic. Shrink asked me when he's allowed to start using my new name... I said (eventually) "...today?" so he made me re-sign everything and then congratulated me for signing my first official document. And then I came out to my drama class which was terrifying but I got a round of applause and one lass said I was an inspiration. So no more panicking about the name game any more either.

And yep, definitely like having a hug all day. It took a while to settle it in a way that would stay but I was only wearing the single t-shirt over it (instead of layered tees as I needed with the sports bras) and felt amazing.

I'm honestly starting to see myself in the mirror. It's like nothing else on earth.

Quote from: Lake on November 18, 2014, 08:54:47 AM
lol thank you  ;D

Tightly good or tightly bad  ???

I just put mine on... tightly good. It flattens more than my sports bras do, though there's still a little jiggle room.  :-\

Quote from: palexander on November 18, 2014, 12:39:38 PM
LOL that is cruel. i prefer using the zipper sports bra ones because i can unzip while in the car :)

I very nearly had to very awkwardly write a "Stuck in my binder with my arms over my head" thread! (Note to other new binder users, don't let your binder's bottom edge get crumpled into the rest of the binder or you will get very awkwardly stuck!  :laugh:

Quote from: PucksWaywardSon on November 18, 2014, 04:15:11 PM
so... binder may be made of magic. Shrink asked me when he's allowed to start using my new name... I said (eventually) "...today?" so he made me re-sign everything and then congratulated me for signing my first official document. And then I came out to my drama class which was terrifying but I got a round of applause and one lass said I was an inspiration. So no more panicking about the name game any more either.

And yep, definitely like having a hug all day. It took a while to settle it in a way that would stay but I was only wearing the single t-shirt over it (instead of layered tees as I needed with the sports bras) and felt amazing.

I'm honestly starting to see myself in the mirror. It's like nothing else on earth.

Wow! That is one awesome binder! Congratulations!

Thanks zero - and looking at your new ticker, congrats on starting T ;)

Thanks Puck.  My ticker ticks the truth.  I'll have a full beard and a James Earl Jones voice any day now.

OK. So I'm definitely keeping the XL even when I get a smaller one - just got back from a run and... yeah as soon as being sweaty is involved it's waaay more of a chore to get the damn thing off!

Got my binder today.

Man that thing requires a whole lot of flexibility to take off...

Quote from: darkblade on November 20, 2014, 10:00:20 AM
Got my binder today.

Man that thing requires a whole lot of flexibility to take off...

It gets better with practice and as it is broken in a little :D

continuing with my week of first steps... I'm now out to both of my drama classes AND today I got my name on a Starbucks cup for the first time, and then tried very very hard not to show any visible signs of the ensuing inner happydance.

Quote from: PucksWaywardSon on November 20, 2014, 04:00:47 PM
continuing with my week of first steps... I'm now out to both of my drama classes AND today I got my name on a Starbucks cup for the first time, and then tried very very hard not to show any visible signs of the ensuing inner happydance.

Know exactly the feelings you're getting at the moment man, its exciting. I have been binding for about 3/4 months, and just brought my first brand new one, i too am in the UK and ordered the 997 in L from amazon, as mine wont fit over my ass it rolls up to like the middle of my stomach, so i pull it back up over my chest so it like double binds.

Ive also started coming out to all my family and friends, friends have taken up my new name, and i reserved a table under my new name this past weekend too.

Exciting times. Enjoy binding

congratz! I myself first got a M (997 underworks) going from the chart and after a few months it stretched out a bit so i decided I would try a small (hard to get into at the start) but after it stretched a bit it became the perfect fit :) still there is a bit outstanding of my chest from neck but i'm generally ok with it. Makes the world of a difference to have a couple nice binders. Goodluck ^_^

wow table reservations! That's big too :) It's so cool to feel more in control of the crazy rollercoaster now, like i'm the one calling the shots and chosing who to tell and what to do, and not just trying desperately to keep up with my brain. It's unbelievably exhausting but exhilerating too. Almost starting to believe I can make drama school auditions work this year as well, but I have another 6 weeks to work on that and it no longer looks like quite such a terrifyingly short time.