Well that's great to hear that MtFs shrink! I hope I do when I start hormones. I am 6'1" and love heels...I hate it. It's the worst when you're trying to fit in and all the girls are midgets compared to you...

Phoenyx

I'm 5' 7", and I try to avoid heels as much as I can.

tinkerbell

I was 5 foot 12 inches, but have lost 2 inches being on HRT for 8 years now.

Buffy

When I used to measure myself I was always a little over 6'1" I think. Last time I was around 6' and 1/2 inch. So it seems like I might have lost around 1/2 inch, but I could also be measuring myself wrong or something. I hope I get shorter.

I've shrunk a bit over that past years but I think that's because I am getting older.  I'm 6 foot even in 3 inch heels.

btw I think tall girls rock!

hugs n smiles
helen

Isn't shrinking from HRT (of any part of the body) due mostly to loss of muscle mass? If so, than would it be accurate to think that muscular people would shrink the most after starting HRT?

I would love to shrink a little, too (I'm a science major and used to joke with my friend about inventing a shrink-ray), but I wasn't muscular even before starting HRT and don't expect really get any shorter.

Now, I would LOVE to see my upper body (shoulders etc) get a little more compact, but for the same reason as above I don't expect it.

Quote from: Elaine on December 14, 2006, 11:02:10 PMIsn't shrinking from HRT (of any part of the body) due mostly to loss of muscle mass? If so, than would it be accurate to think that muscular people would shrink the most after starting HRT?

To the best of my knowledge shrinking comes from the disks compressing due to aging and bone loss.  The body grows until about the age of 25 and after that point begins to shrink.  The height loss is unnoticeable at first but after 10-15 years becomes more evident.  I topped out at 5' 8-3/4".  About three years ago (I was 52 then) my kids were measuring themselves (all pretty much fully grown by then) and they asked me how tall I was.  I said 5'8".  My son, who is close to six feet, said no way and insisted on measuring me.  The best I could do was 5' 7".  And that was long before starting HRT.

Women who are menopausal tend to shrink more if they aren't on HRT.  They experience bone loss due to the lack of estrogen in their systems.  I had never heard that HRT causes shrinking before hearing it here.  Based on what I have learned over the years I am skeptical HRT causes shrinking.

Julie

It's not that you want to shrink.  It's that you want to blend in without sticking out in society.  I am currently 5'9" (the last time I measured) in bare feet and most of the time, I'm not really that self conscious about my height.  I tend to wear lower healed shoes, mostly because they are more practical and easier to walk in.  The thing is, I didn't slouch or anything, even when wearing shoes that make me 3 inches taller.  Sometimes it's actually nice to be able to reach things that shorter girls aren't able to.  But the thing is, I do blend in and that's the biggest reason I'm not too concerned about my height anymore.  I'll bet you if you passed well, you wouldn't mind being so tall.

Melissa

I know its been touched on already but my feelings are that its all about blending in and how you carry yourself.  I am 5'11" and quite happy in heels as there are girls out there who are taller than I am.  Although for a while I did worry about my height as I feel tall girls do tend to get noticed more.

Although on a more positive note - if you are out clubbing it then getting noticed can be an advantage !!

 

Becky

xx

Another advantage to being taller, is as a woman, you are much less likely to be attacked, because shorter women are generally easier to overpower.

Melissa

Another old topic resurrected

I was a little skeptical when I first read this topic last year so I had a spare moment and decided to measure my height.  Well low and behold I have lost almost and inch in height. - Yay - So I went from 5'8" to 5'7" which would equal a 1" loss.  I explained the math just incase there are others here at Susan's who are as slow as me

Steph

I think, with regard to losing height while on HRT, your mileage may vary. I haven't lost so much as a 1/4" and have  been on HRT for 9 years. The only lost height came from a slipped disc.

Karen Lyn      

On HRT for some time and had quite a bit of muscle mass.  Still about the same height here.  Which is fine for me because so far my height has been a bonus.  The vertically challenged love to ask me to get stuff off the top shelf in supermarkets.  I am thinking about wearing a cape. 

I'm 5"8' and would love to loose a few inches that way I could ware those stilletos I allways wanted. Owwww

What a dream

Sorry shoe fetish

lol

Quote from: LostInTime on February 26, 2007, 08:07:39 AM
On HRT for some time and had quite a bit of muscle mass.  Still about the same height here.  Which is fine for me because so far my height has been a bonus.  The vertically challenged love to ask me to get stuff off the top shelf in supermarkets.  I am thinking about wearing a cape. 

Oh that is funny.  I'm 5'9", but I still do the same thing sometimes.  I love the cape idea.

Melissa

I used to hate being tall. I'm 6'1, but I'm really skinny too... I don't want to concentrate too much on the things I can't change.

I have a pair of boots and a pair of shoes that I wear like 98% of the time.  Both are low heeled or flat and every once in a while I'll wear heels, but everybody seems to look at me because I end up being so high.

Melissa

I am between 5'10" and 5'11" and usually have on shoes with a small, chunky heel.  However, there are fetish events and other special occasions where I will strap into 3.25" heels.  cannot afford the really tall ones yet.  It is a lot of fun to look down on everyone, including the guys.  They usually do not mind though since I will usually wear my corset too and it puts my shelf at about the right level for them to stare.   

I recently picked up a pair of boots that are "punkish" and those lift me up about an inch or so.  Leather and I paid a whopping $9 for them.  I love clearance items.

My friend at work complained about being too tall at 5'6" !?!?!!!

How do you react to a natal female that complains about being too tall?  I was speechless for a moment and then changed the subject.  I'm out to her but I think she has never considered that I might feel the same way.

Go figure!!

hugs & smiles
helen

Quote from: HelenW on February 26, 2007, 09:55:51 PM
My friend at work complained about being too tall at 5'6" !?!?!!!

Yeah, I was in this group and one woman (who was about the same height as me) said she felt like a giant.  I told her I completely understood and felt the same way about myself.

Melissa