Ok so recently I had to go shirt shopping for work, so guys shirts. Now I've been on HRT for about 3 and a half months and before hand I wore a 16 1/2 collar since my actual neck measured 16 1/4. These are facts from many fittings and they never changed. So it occurred to me when shopping that HRT may have shifted things since the neck is made up of so much muscle. I got remeasured and sure enough I went from 16 1/4 to a 15 inch neck! I'm curious on what other have experienced, any thoughts on how much further it will go down?
Hope it happens to me too. A few centimeters more and I would look like dickneck!
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mine measures about 11.3", and i'm good with it, it looks small
It was at around 12.something before hrt though, so i guess it wasn't a major change
i had no idea there was actual muscle like that on the neck
The neck has so much soft tissue in it, the bone structure really isn't that much of the volume. I'm just curious as how much more it may shrink. I was looking at my neck profile and before it was very straight, now it has a subtle curve to it.
My neck shrunk noticeably, from like 12inches to less than 11 last time I measured. thank fully all my tshirts are super baggy so it hasn't caused weird clothing fits... yet.
I wish I had a neck that was that small, for one reason or another mine always seemed to be thicker and it bugged me. Here's to hoping the HRT continues to shrink it down!
I'm at 12.5"... though I didn't take measurements beforehand. It's kinda big on me, but there's nothing I can do about it.
I think my neck went from about 16 1/2" to 13 3/4" but I used to lift weights and stuff.
I'm thinking that since I've carried so much camera gear around over the years that has contributed to the neck size. From full backpacks to loaded camera bags, then usually two cameras if i'm working. It weighs you down, I used to carry a fully loaded camera bag all day at events and weddings but recently I've just switched to a side slung camera and an extra lens in my pocket. The weight really seems to hit me harder now and I'll be in pain the next day if I don't set my bag down for a few hours at least.
Quote from: MadHatter on August 19, 2012, 05:39:12 PM
my neck is 10" exactly now, which I think is wayyyy too small and "delicate".
Then again, my bmi is at around 16 right now so my whole body is screwey.
Wow a 16 BMI! you're tiny, I think last I checked I'm at a 22 or 23.. but I always thought that the whole BMI thing was a weird body measurement.