Quote from: barbie on May 10, 2008, 11:00:03 AM

Kristie, I have never done it professionally. I trim my eyebrows 1-3 times per week by myself. It's a kind of pastime to me.

To have them professionally done, should you visit at least once per week? I have a laser hair remover for home use, but never tried for eyebrows.
Barbie

Don't even think of using it around your eyes.  You might get too close and damage yourself.  (Remember:  If you don't stop it, you will go blind.  )Kristi

You must grow your eyebrows at an amazing rate.  I can't imagine having anything left to trim if I did mine that often.  The girl who did mine suggested I come in once a month.  She also wants to dye them, since they are almost clear in color and don't really show up until some color is added.  They also suggested looking into the permanent makeup, but I think I'll pass on that one.

I'm 5' 11" lucky on most features except my ribgage...wish it was smaller...oh well....

I might corset eventually... Cause I seriously doubt I'll be fat enough to have any on my hips. Not yet certainly.

My face.  I look like a cave man.  I have a wonderful small boned body, 5' 6' 120lbs.  FFS will be my first step.

Heh, *pulls out Encyclopaedia Brittanica sized list and falls over carrying it*

Lessee... my height (6'2"), my shoe size (13UK, 14US), my stomach (looks like I just ate the thin person that was trying to get out), my feet (look like Frodo Baggins after stepping in a bath of growth hormone), my hair (which I think has developed its own sentience and a will totally at odds with mine), and pretty much everything else at one time or another.

My stomach sticks out a little bit. It doesn't stick out a tremendous amount, but still it sticks out. I have bad feet. My pelvis isn't small, but it isn't gigantic either. It gives me a slight hour glass shape, but it could be better. I have a nice butt in terms of having a good amount of fat there, but it is a bit gnarly regardless.

Other than that I have bad brow blossing. So ffs is essential in my case if I ever decided to transition.

There are a few good things I have as well. My arms and hands are very feminine. My legs aren't bad either. I don't think my height is too bad at 5' 8" either.

I wish I knew if I was going to get any worse than this. I'm in my early twenties. So I still have a bit of youth in me. I hope I don't get taller. I also hope that my face doesn't become any worse than it is.

For me I would say first my face, secondly my private area well this could be number one depending on my mood, and then my shoulders these are things that times make me insane at times. And two non-trans things that really gets me is loose skin from weight loss and belly fat.


Anna

Things that bother me: chest (I'm rather 'well-endowed'), hips/thighs/waist, height (I'm four eleven), and my face (baby fat). I got a couple of binders recently, which are a friggin' godsend when it comes to my chest, and one (if I pull it down all the way and pin it) even minimizes my 'curves'. I'm not toooooo worried about my height--that's what platform shoes are for, and I've got several nice pairs. I scowl a lot to try to look not-femmy. I used to have a big problem with my weight, but once I realized that I've got six extra pounds hanging off my chest, it's not so bad--I'm only 112.5 today, minus chest. I used to avoid eating, but now I justify it by telling myself that growing boys need food. =p

Now, so I'll feel good about myself, here's what I LIKE: my arms (I'm wiry), my feet (the only thing about me which are a respectable size), my hairy legs (fuzz! ^_^), my voice (I can sing most male parts when I'm on top form as well as female parts--I can do every character in Jesus Christ Superstar!), my fashion sense (boyish/androgynous with a touch of awesomeness), and my personality, of course!

So that's me. =]

Everyone thinks my eyebrows are overkill...

I don't HATE them but I don't prefer them...

what do I hate the most about my body??? hmmm..... It would have to my shoulders to. as I tend to have broad shoulders, and then second would have to be my weight. as I am a little thicker then most women my age.
the receeding hairline as well. there are just way to many to list at this piont. lol


I have also been transitioning for the past 3 yrs. well on hormones anyways lol. I am hoping that I will see more favorable changes to come.!

I wish I was a little shorter but it isnt that big of a deal  I am 5'10"". I do love my hourglass shape.  Hormones are good.

Ronda

Quote from: Nero on November 23, 2007, 06:10:21 PM

Quote from: Emmalene on November 23, 2007, 01:38:33 PM
I'm also curious about female to male transgendered people on this question. Many M to F's are anxious to get rid of their penis but I'm not seeing F to M's obsessing over having a penis. Maybe they are but not as expressive about it?

Yeah, I really don't care about having a penis. Maybe if there were a more viable surgical option for creating one it would be a bigger deal among ftms. As it stands, the best surgical option still isn't a penis per se. One thing is - I think it is the 'stick out' gendered parts that really cause grief for a TS. Ftms bind their breasts, and mtfs tuck. A vagina just isn't very cumbersome.

Unless you intend on being intimate with someone.

That is, if you're a man who cannot adjust to having a "hole." I don't think I ever will. It's a hole and it bleeds. My brain tends to think of it as some sort of wound. My doctors say I'm perfectly healthy down there and yet I feel physical pain on a regular basis.

And yeah, this thread was for MtFs, but I'll give my two-cents. Across the board, it's not that I don't like "A" feature or "B" feature, but rather, I dislike that I look so female, and I wish to pass. I think T will take care of most of that problem. I am not happy with my arms/chest, so I started working out more. I've already noticed changes in density (my arm's harder, but not bigger). My boobs certainly bug me but they aren't awfully big. I can pass with a tank top underneath and it actually kind of passes off as muscle. If I catch my arms up to it, then it'll certainly look like it's in place. My lower region causes me the most pain, but that really is all that is irritating about it. I cannot be intimate in the way I prefer to, so that leaves a lot of emotional scarring for me. I honestly do feel like less of a man for not having a penis, because to most people, that would mean I'm not one at all. Also, I know that men with micropenises have the same problem, so I am not alone in this feeling. It is not because I am insecure with my gender identity; I'm not. I just feel this way because any man with small/none would feel some sort of inadequacy until he had some therapy to treat those feelings.

In a perfect world I'd be 6' tall, but that's 9 inches to go. So I'm not "aspiring" towards that. I don't tell myself I want it because I'll never have it. I have to accept my height.

Really wish I could have tapped into my dad's genetics. He's 5'11" and he told me a story about how he was well hung in high school and was teased because the buff guys with tiny penises were pretty envious. If I was born male, I had good genetics in line. Tall, thin, well hung, proper distribution of hormones (meaning I'd have no trouble looking male or growing a beard)... It just sucks that I got the other half.

As for a question earlier, I really want to have a penis, but not a fake one that is a bag of skin or one made of female parts... I know it's scientifically possible to have a transplant, simply not plausible. It's very difficult for me, because I want to be natural and I want things to work. I'm not asking for perfection or outrageous size. I want to be average... heck, I could even stand being below average in the size department.

Quote from: zombiesarepeaceful on April 18, 2008, 12:06:29 AM
Besides my body as a whole? Honestly I'd do away with the whole damn thing...my chest and lack of male genitalia bothers me the most. And my huge nonmale lips.

Big lips are not non-male. Some of my favorite actors have some pretty full lips, and it looks good on them, I think.

Yeah, I rather like generous lips on men. 

What I am disappointed about me, well it's not the fat distribution, it made it's rounds where it should go, but I wish it hadn't been so generous on the tummy. I guess If I had a genie in a bottle all I would be wishing for is to be at least 30 years younger.

Hi Tsamantha don't worry to much after three years on hormones you will still have more changes for at least another 3 years, depending on your age and how your body reacts to the estrogen. I was still growing breast tissue after 6 years.

Cindy 

No doubt here ~ It's my height at 6ft 1in
So I have virtualy no chance to wear heels in when I'm out and about.

However, I do find that because I'm roughly "in proportion" a lot of people
dont realise my height until we meet face -to -chin....

...don't you just wish we could trade body parts and traits on ths forum,
It would make things so much simpler....   

Chrissty

Hi Chrissty, judging from your avatar I would say that you are very well proportioned for 6'0"
As far as tall women goes I have seen many women that were taller then Wing Walker, my mate who is 6' 0" tall, there are a good number of women taller then her, just walking around in the supermarkets and malls. Well now for me I should carry a stool with me.

Cindy

Quote from: Emmalene on November 23, 2007, 01:38:33 PM
So I am curious, if you are male to female, what male parts of your body bother you the most. I  may be a minority here because mine is not the penis, it is the arms, shoulders, and chest. Breasts are not a big deal to me. I know there is more to being femella (I like the latin root of female better than the English word) than having big boobies. The arms I am concerned about because I don't think surgery or hormone replacement therapy will be able to help with that. Surgery can help feminize the face, so that is not a big deal to me. Hormones can help give me curves and if that doesn't work, surgery can give me a big beautiful ghetto booty. I think one advantage M to F have over genetic femellas is that we have longer legs.

I'm also curious about female to male transgendered people on this question. Many M to F's are anxious to get rid of their penis but I'm not seeing F to M's obsessing over having a penis. Maybe they are but not as expressive about it?

Oooooooh my god, I could bark all night over some of this BS. I found myself relating to you on most everything save the penis part for certain. In terms of physical discomfort, that Godforesaken thing and it's neighbor have torturous potential to put me in a straightjacket. That's no exageration. I'm not advocating the use of any specific substance so with a bit of reluctance, I'll leave that a mystery so as to protect both some of you and my privelage here. But I take these because they make the thing that grows in my sleep shrivel up rilly small and it's neighbor shrink to the size of a large key lime. It's wonderful in comparison to when thier not coerced by the chemical. In addition to that but more tantilizing in a compulsive aspect, my hands meet the path of my eyes a zillion times daily. I don't know what my crazy ass is thinkin', that maybe the next time I look down at them they'll be of smaller guage? It's rilly aganizing. I hate my forearms. Yeah, u guessed it, way too effin' big. and the final thing, but certainly one of the bigger restriction laden if ever I were blessed with the chance to follow through with transition, is my guesswhatAmieyou'dneverlookgoodinarevealingtop shoulders. These shoulda went on the kid that rilly wanted to play high school football, wrestle, or what the hell ever. Aside from that, I think I'd have an adorable girly face; you hafta practically be dentist close to see my hyoid bone; my butt is prepassible, and my legs look rilly nice in hose or tights. I think I'll stop there. Thats about as possitive as it gets on my bod, I'm afraid.

Posted on: June 27, 2008, 03:05:22 AM

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Quote from: Sly on June 25, 2008, 12:59:50 PM
My face.  I look like a cave man.  I have a wonderful small boned body, 5' 6' 120lbs.  FFS will be my first step.

Snaps 4 u on the bod deal, girl. I'm 5'7" and gotta train like I'm goin' into a titlefight to get below 171. Best of luck on achieving the cute girlygrill.

Hi amie,

After your "guesswhatAmieyou'dneverlookgoodinarevealingtop shoulders"
comment, I have to say that this is one of the most common give-aways for
those of us trying so hard to pass.

If you are tall like me or have done a lot of upper body toning, then it's even
worse, as the tendancy to cower-down and lean forward makes us "round" our
shoulders, which then makes them look even broader (like the Incredible Hulk)

..but I got some great advice from my deportment tutor; she said~

.."Chrissty, no more BS!... if you really want to narrow those shoulders of yours,
Just imagine you're in the Army...

           ...chest forward, shoulders back, and hold your head high !....

..and it works! ... (after more than a few apologies to the Army)...


So save that revealing top of your's, you're gonna need it....


... OK... End of my B**S**t!  for the day..

..and apologies for going little off-topic..

Chrissty

Well its interesting reading the replies to this thread, alot of different answers!! I wish I was taller. I changed my weight issue, though I still have a set of D's. But what is funny about that for me is I have always viewed them as muscles. I guess that's a little out there, it's just help me cope with em I guess. I work hard at keeping fit, so I esteem my body, and lucky for me I am muscular in struture, so I have never questioned my masculinity. I will say it, I want a penis. I always have. That has been a struggle for me, not to be able to relate/ express myself to women that way, but that is for another board, I'm aware of that, so I won't continue down that road. When it comes right down to it, I am learning it my job to make it all happen, for that I am responsible, but above all else; I have been blessed with solid good health.
Kevin