trans in need of curves

Hey folks. I'm trans, and by no means new to being so. I've been living the good life (so to speak) for over 5 years now. Woo! Lately I've been getting my butt into shape. Working out, eatting right, and I'm really feeling it. Progress is slow, but I've been at it for 6 months. There is progress.

But (isn't there always one?) I've been kind of wishing I had better curves. When I was +20lbs more, I had more junk in the trunk, and curves kind of went with it. After losing that weight, I'm sort of curveless now. I suspect more so as I lose more weight.

I've got a crazy notion to bind my lower ribs, or use a corset to shape some of my bone structure better. It's anything I can think of, short of tacticly placed cosmetic liposuction.

So my question is; is there anything I can do to shape my body? I want curves, but I also want to be trim. I want a nice body that I can be proud of, with an hourglass figure. I understand since I'm trans, some comprimises must be made, but I've seen some killer trans women with knockout figures. It's got to be do-able!

 

A corset would help, but remember being born naturally male there's limitations, like hips, the female pelvic bone itself becomes much wider during puberty then a male's to accommodate child birth, but that won't happen post puberty unless you actually started taking hormones as a teenager.

 

Yes, unfortunately the only chance you have of getting a normal female body shape, if you were born in a male body, is to be given male puberty blockers and female hormones to block the masculinising body effects of puberty. Sadly, most of us have had to endure the full effects of the male puberty before starting hormones. Which obviously is going to reduce the feminising effects a lot more. In effect, the damage to your body has already been done by the time puberty is finished. And any feminising effects from taking hormones after this period, will be greatly lessened, than if you were taking the hormones all through teenage years, and had your male puberty stopped before the damaging masculinising effects have taken place.

The male puberty causes your whole body to grow in a masculine way. And that includes your body shape. Taking hormones after puberty is like trying to put a sticking plaster on a huge gaping wound. Things like your voice breaking, Adam's apple, aggressive male skeletal growth, a more straight body shape are all irreversible effects of the male puberty. Obviously, it differs from person to person how severe the masculinising effects are. But it is a fact that the only chance most have of looking like a realistic woman, is to have been prevented from going through the male puberty in first place. And have a puberty more like what females have. Its just a sad fact, that the biggest majority of people suffering with this only are able to start taking female hormones once puberty is complete. And like I said, by then, the damage is already done.

 

oh it can be done...you could probably even look into cosmetic gene therapy for something like that in order to make your pelvis bigger. I know somebody who has done gene replacement therapy. They weren't trans, but it had something to do with hormones and bone structure. I think it was bone density maybe, but anyway, I'm probably off the mark a little, but they replace bone marrow with XX chromo instead of XY chromo, and then they can activate the gene to make the bones grow. Something like that. Also, being skinny doesn't necessarily make you more attractive. I obviously don't know what you look like, but I'm guessing you are pretty skinny if you are losing curves. I'd take the curves over being skinny. Just my opinion though.

 

From what I have read I would suggest corset for a slimmer waist and.. sitting down eating brownies for more curves. I believe the hormones do the work for you there

 

Try corsets, wonderbras, fit & flare skirts and dresses, flared jeans (junior sizes are made to help the curveless), etc.

Avoid square necklines and oversized tops. They accent broad shoulders and general lack of figure.

It's not about finding some miracle clothes so much as using the tools of illusion women already available. Transsexuals aren't the first girls to be unhappy with thier figure. =)

 

I think it's a source of huge frustration for lots of transwomen, when cisgender women moan about their looks and figure....(especially ones who actually are pretty) they don't know how lucky they are!