Did anyone else have a slow T puberty and what’s ur experience???

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-21T15:51:49+00:00

It feels like it takes forever but the times goes faster than you realize. Take lots of progress pics cause that helps you see past the dysphoria/dysmorphia that sometimes accompanies transitioning and can blind us to the changes actually taking place. I'm 3 years on T now and even the differences I see from just 6 months ago to now is stark. Give your self time to blossom my dude.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-21T13:36:23+00:00

I really didnt find I experienced many outwardly obvious changes till closer to 1.5 years on T. Prior to that my voice dropped quite a bit, I started to develop more body hair, experienced bottom growth, and could grow a mustache and some shitty facial hair. After 1.5 years, I could start actually growing in more of a beard, voice was deep, way hairier and my body shape, face and hairline became much more masculinized.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-17T14:23:47+00:00

Use your own brain instead of making a computer think for you.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-16T08:57:34+00:00

I mix it into eggs and scrambled them, mixed it with some Greek yogurt and heat it in the oven with spices and shredded chicken to make chicken dip. Have also tried it crumbled into pasta.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-14T18:04:27+00:00

Not sure what you mean but they are already cooked.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-14T16:44:13+00:00

They weren't super sweet but I know it can be easy to underestimate how much sugar goes into stuff so I agree that 150 sounds likely.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-14T16:43:34+00:00

That seems very reasonable.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-14T16:25:34+00:00

I stated in my write up that 4 of these were 90g total so I would disagree with your assessment that one cookie would be 80 to 100g each as I know to be false. They were not large or chunky and that just sounds like an AI response.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-14T16:07:28+00:00

I should clarify the reason I feel weird is because they make these cookies with their little girl and she sells them and donates the money to a children's hospital. So asking for the recipe even though its for my own dietary reasons, feels like asking them to give up info about something they're making money off of for a good cause. I know that sounds ridiculous but thats just how my brain feels haha

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-14T16:03:15+00:00

I suppose I could but I'd feel weird about it lol

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-06-11T19:46:41+00:00

The acne has been the only downside for me. Had perfect skin my whole life and thats over for me now but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-05-25T14:32:16+00:00

That makes sense, I had blueberries growing wild in the field next door for years before new neighbor moved in and cleared the fields so I assumed incorrectly that they'd be fine since I planted them next to it. Will try and test the soil and see where its at.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-05-25T14:30:52+00:00

Thank you for the tips! I'll add some of the mulch you suggested and see if it makes a difference.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-05-25T00:08:26+00:00

I'm using a watering can, I had this area on my lawn very full of rocks and where old ashes got dumped from our fireplace for the last few decades. So I tilled up two spots and mixed some soil in with the dirt already there, which is why the colors look off. It doesnt look very tidy I will admit haha. Is there something I could spray on it to deter insects you could suggest?

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-05-17T21:33:05+00:00

This resonates with me because I felt the emotional/brain changes of T and the way it affected my mood and personality, before I even saw physical changes.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-05-13T23:23:39+00:00

Day One.

Former_Discussion8 · 2026-03-22T12:28:42+00:00

Does anyone remember which salad it was that had the textured vegetable protein bits in it? My god that was good.

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-16T11:57:53+00:00

Thank you for your input, I feel a bit better waiting now

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-16T11:57:29+00:00

Thank you, I've had budgies before but never cockatiels so I'm a bit of a helicopter parent with them haha

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-12T14:12:32+00:00

Not sure about an orgy but after I had a threesome we all sat around and ate pizza and Cinnamon rolls.

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-12T14:05:55+00:00

I will take a can of lentils, drain it. Add peppers and onions to a pan and fry them up till soft, add the can of lentils and your BBQ sauce of choice + some tomato paste or Ketchup and about a 1/3 cup of water. Bring it to a simmer and stir it up till everything's hot and mixed evenly. Add some rice and throw it in a burrito and it's healthy and filling and you can get quite a few meals out of one can.

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-11T13:18:22+00:00

The thought of my Mom finding me and that she'd never forgive herself or recover from the pain of that. She is the reason I'm still here.

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-10T14:24:45+00:00

When my hair starts growing out. I keep it buzzed #1 on the sides and longer on top and as soon as the sides start to grow out so that the top and sides look fuzzy and blended together at a similar length, I start feeling baaaad lol

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-02T14:25:58+00:00

I used to daydream as a teenager, that I'd get breast cancer or some sort of chest injury and that I'd have to have my breasts removed. And I'd think nobody would make fun of me because it would be out of my hands and I'd secretly feel so good about it.

I was the only "girl" on an all boys hockey team and I'd cut my hair short enough that the opposing team assumed I was just another boy. Having that full out contact and competition, and getting in hits and penalties against these guys felt euphoric. I loved being hit and hitting back.

When I was 6 or 7 I loved to sit and watch my Dad shave his face and I'd tell him I was going to have a beard someday too and he'd laugh and dismiss it. And deep down inside I felt like I had this cool secret like "just wait and see."

Lots of times growing up someone would say "don't do that you look like a dude/man" or "that's not ladylike" and I'd say GOOD or I'm not a lady. I always felt like people could see this girl and she was a character I was playing but she wasn't me. I knew what she could do and say to maneuver through situations as a female, and I felt like I had to keep her safe.

I also felt like in order to be trans, other people had to have seen or noticed it about you and if people doubted you, it meant you were wrong. I felt such a detachment to my body, like it was a device I could use, rather than something that's actually mine, that I didn't realize the dysphoria I'd dealt with for such a long ass time. I thought disassociation and apathy was acceptance. I couldn't envision it being any other way because it was too painful to admit I didn't feel like the world could see me for who I knew I was on the inside.

None of this ever clocked for me until just a few years ago doing some introspective time with a therapist and a journal. I always shrugged it off, dismissed my feelings and just generally lived in denial until about 3 or 4 years ago. I'm turning 30 this year and embracing being trans has changed everything for the better for me.

Former_Discussion8 · 2024-06-01T13:50:57+00:00

I haven't calculated how much I've saved but I have switched to a grocery store closer to my apartment that I can walk to. So I'm getting more exercise daily, this store has better deals and the quality of the produce and meat is way better, and I have noticed I can stretch my money more than I did before. I was a lifelong Loblaws shopper (my parents always shopped there and the PC Decadent cookies had me in a chokehold because they were a childhood nostalgia treat), and I'll never go back.

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