In discussion with Nathaniel over the wedding of a friend, and my needing a suit jacket in a different colour than the one I have, I decided to measure myself. I haven't really done that over the course of my transition, and I don't remember my exact measurements from before I started T, but honestly they seem mostly the same! My chest is broader, and I know I've gained weight, but I'm not sure where I'm really keeping it. My shirts stopped fitting pretty early on both in the shoulders and the neck, but my neck measurement is the same as I remember it being pre-T. Maybe I'm just remembering wrong and I did gain an inch or two; I must have, because the old shirts choke me! You're not really supposed to measure yourself because it's much harder to be accurate about it that way, but I think I did it properly and got a pretty accurate result.
Anyway, for posterity:
- Neck: 16 inches
- Chest: 34 inches
- Waist: 29 inches (wtf? Am I really that scrawny? I generally wear size 30-32 trousers/shorts and boxers.)
- Hips: 32 inches (This would explain why my clothes don't fall off me.)
- Weight: 113 pounds (8 stone 1 pound; 51.25 kg)
- Height: Still 5'2" (157.5 cm), as it has been since I was 14
So I've gained maybe ten pounds in my time on T. My weight stabilised quite a while ago, though, and the only reason I'm so scrawny at this point is because I don't eat enough. My stomach is quite small, apparently, and I have to eat smaller amounts more often than most people seem to. (Isn't that supposed to be better for you anyway?) I try to always have peanut butter cracker sandwiches and stuff on hand, but sometimes I just don't have time to eat. Eat your food, kids. Get lots of protein and vitamins. It'll make you grow big and strong.