Greetings everyone! I must apologize for my long absence. I failed to post do to being so busy the last couple of weeks. Luckily I worked through and have corrected the issues so it should not long be a problem and I can post regularly. So with that out of the way onto the news!
Firstly I would like to inform you all that I have expanded my wardrobe. I recently went to Gabriel Brothers and purchased two very lovely shirts and a nice pair of white jeans. It only cost me $25 plus tax. I must say I love Gabriel Brothers. But something great happened during my shopping trip, I got a couple of outfits but at the time I did not know my appropriate sizes. So I just grabbed various items of differing sizes and was going to try them on. Boy I was so nervous about this, luckily a close friend tagged along and gave me the support and encouragement I needed to go to the dressing rooms. So I told the associate how many items I had and she led me to the hallway to the dressing rooms. Yet to my great surprise she led me to the women's dressing rooms. Needless to say I went and tried on my outfits with the biggest smile. I was recognized without make up, without being en femme, with just a normal t-shirt and blue jeans as a woman. It was the highlight of that entire day, honestly for the month. It felt good to be recognized by someone unaware as my true gender, one of the best feelings I have ever had to be truthful. The hormones must be truly working.
Speaking of hormones, I have been on my HRT plan now for almost a month. I must say that I am noticing quite a few changes. My skin is so much smoother and my complexion is more effeminate. My pores are getting less noticeable and body fat is rearranging to give me a more female physique. Some breast development but not really, it could just be my imagination. Most on HRT do not experience any development until the second or third month at the earliest. My body hair, eww I know, is actually thinning out and growing very slowly now. Well all except my facial hair, sadly, is not very affected which I knew. But it has slowed in growth and kind of thinned out but not really. Eventually I will need to get laser hair removal, I found a spa in Charleston that will do a full face session for only $125. A maximum of 7 sessions, one session a month, is recommended but I am not very hairy so probably only 4-5 sessions will be necessary. Unfortunately I do not have the money yet, so I am investing in many razors for now. I do have some spare money seeing how I am not eating as much.
Which reminds me, thanks to my diet and exercise plan I am down to 286 lbs. in little over a month. I have lost a total of 44 lbs. and still shedding it off. I already have more energy and feel really better all around. I also had to buy new clothes a size smaller then what I used to wear and even those are now to big on me so I have to wear a belt all the time. And I have to get a new belt because the one I am currently using I need to cut holes in just to be able to tighten it more. All in all, I am happy with the weight I lost and look forward to hitting my goal of around 150-160 lbs.
Lastly I would like to inform you all that soon I will actually be posting a video message and will probably continue to do so in a vlog, video blog, on Youtube. I will continue to post on here as well and I will also be sure to post my vlogs here too. I just feel that certain things can only be conveyed through spoken words rather than text on a page. So be sure to check it out when I get it up and running, hopefully within the week.
Till then,
~Gwen
P.S. I received my first donation on my GoFundMe page today, so that was a pleasant surprise. Every little bit helps, hopefully I will receive more donations soon.
