I don't even have a therapist yet although I have been disagnosed with GID I'm getting excited about it. It's gonna be hard cause I'ma wanna move a lot faster but I'll eventually get there I would love to be able to get bigger muscles and grow at least a lil bit of facial hair, I wonder how I'd look with it. I wanna have little bit of hair going down the side of my face...like the faded side burns...ya know? I don't mind that it won't help me grow cause I'm as tall as I am and I don't really care. I'ma get in the habit of exercisen everyday, running, weight lifting, swimming, stuff I'd like to do. I just I'm probably not even close but I'm so excited. Guys always complain about shaving their face but I always wished I had to shave my face. Would T make me look older? I don't know just I feel like my life is going in the right path and I'm not really excited about waiting but everyone else had to and now it's my turn to. Alright just wanted to get out how I felt. Thanks for listening or in this case reading =]

-JACK

Most of us FtM's look young for our age, especially at first doing T. It didn't help for me that I started at 42 and looked like a 15 year old boy for a while. Now I think I'm looking somewhere in my 20's, maybe 30's some days. But at least I'm getting there.

For some stupid reason I look younger in a suit and I have to wear a suit to work most days.

Dennis

I know how you feel.  I've been working out every day for a few weeks and even though no one else really sees much of a difference, I can already.  Even just making the commitment to exercising makes you feel like you're making prgoress towards you goal, it's great!  Oh, and if you can, get a pair of Doc Martens - they're manly AND they make you a whole lot taller.  I'm not that tall but standing in line at the checkout at Target, I was behind two guys who were both shorter than me   Felt good, hehe.

Heh, yeah I wear heels way more now after transition than I did before. Always looking for a bit of extra height.

If anyone had told me that after transition, I would have a skin care regimen and wear heels I would've laughed. On the former, a friend of mine who hadn't seen me post-transition came over for a visit, had a look at the various skin care products I now have (mostly to keep the zits manageable) and said "oh, is that left over from when you were a girl?". Er no, I didn't even have to wash my face regularly before T!

Dennis

Quote from: Mikko on September 14, 2006, 11:40:32 AM
Oh, and if you can, get a pair of Doc Martens - they're manly AND they make you a whole lot taller.

I used to work in the same building of their only US office back in 96-97.  I hadn't heard of the company before that.  I actually was kind of exploring the building and discoved them.  Later I started hearing people talk about the shoes and I was like, yeah, I know where their office is.  Coincidently my Mom also worked in the same building several years after me.

Quote from: Dennis on September 14, 2006, 12:06:08 PM
Er no, I didn't even have to wash my face regularly before T!

Well, women need to wash their face regularly due to dry skin and men have to because of zits.  You can't win either way.


Melissa

You know, I think all the pre-transition FTMs I've ever met had lovely skin.  Mine is perfectly clear except for the occasional zit hidden in my eyebrow where no one sees it anyway...  Maybe he has just slightly higher T already so our skin id halfway between?  I dunno.  I've only personally met 3 FTMs anyway.  I look for patterns in things where there often are none

Yeah, I never had any problems with my skin before transition. Even during, I just have to keep up with the anti-zit stuff and I'm ok. Pre-T, though, I could marinate my face in motor oil and it would be fine.

Dennis

Quote from: Mikko on September 14, 2006, 11:40:32 AMOh, and if you can, get a pair of Doc Martens - they're manly AND they make you a whole lot taller.  I'm not that tall but standing in line at the checkout at Target, I was behind two guys who were both shorter than me   Felt good, hehe.

Quote from: Dennis on September 14, 2006, 12:06:08 PM
Heh, yeah I wear heels way more now after transition than I did before. Always looking for a bit of extra height.

Guys, guys, guys!
What is this height thing with FtMs?
Wake up gentlemen, and smell the coffee.
Short men are sexy!
I am short, so obviously that means that it must be sexy and cool to be short.
I love you guys, but sometimes I am really lost on your logic.