Looking at my before photos makes me cringe. I can't imagine ever going back to that pain, that strife, that depression, that alcoholism, barely existing....Uggh.
Transition wiped all those away. 2.5 years after starting this process, I found me. I'm finally living.
2011, Fat, barrel-shaped man:

2017, Curvy, hourglass figure coming into focus:

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