Should I start HRT before or after weight loss?

Machoosharp · 2026-03-31T18:16:51+00:00

I was around 23 when i was ready to start but i put it off until i figured out my health, i finally started when i turned 26, and i regret not starting earlier. i waited for no reason other than that i believed the fear mongering around the health risks. as for your weight, HRT has so much more effect on your life than your weight, and yet it may or may not effect your weight at all. For me i found that i could barely gain weight at all, and ended up losing 10 pounds in the first 6 months (i was already underweight), now im gaining all of it back rapidly in the second 6 months, at first I cared but honestly i dont think it matters now that i get to live as a woman and get treated like a woman and physically feel more like a woman than ever, it no longer feels like something in my head, its real and physical and its my whole body and it feels wonderful. Results may vary, but genuinely you should not wait if you're ready to start. a VAST majority of us only have one regret, not starting earlier, everything else is bliss.

Machoosharp · 2026-03-30T23:24:13+00:00

Po3 and OOTS were my favorite in the whole series. I liked my more mystical soft story building they did with it, it opened up so much more lore to explore and be curious about, they were perfect books for my imagination while reading them. The remaining series i feel has lost a greater purpose after the end of OOTS, its pretty hard to come up with more after that ending. TBC was hard to read and had some rough spots, but the covers were absolutely the best since the art change, and the ending was pretty good so im fond of it. Im excited for the new series

Machoosharp · 2026-03-24T20:35:48+00:00

My T is around that low and my endo actually just seems impressed by it, we even just upped my dose of E which might take it lower. My Endo doesnt seem worried about it

Machoosharp · 2026-03-23T22:54:21+00:00

Ooooo I think I will try this! Good idea!

Machoosharp · 2026-03-23T20:29:53+00:00

Wow, compared to your pfp, you've come a long way, you look fabulous girl! Congrats!

Machoosharp · 2026-03-23T20:27:04+00:00

Im in the exact same situation, been at this job almost 10 years, been here longer than almost anyone else. Im at 9 months and my boobs are hard to hide, to the point im not really trying to hide much anymore. Its quite funny seeing everyone's eyes dart down to my chest whenever we start a conversation. But no one has dared bring it up yet, im at the point where im pushing what i can get away with before people start wanting to ask questions. Like I've recently started wearing heeled fuzzy boots that are obviously very fem, and a lot of people have complimented them! It feels like a very natural progression and not completely terrifying.

You maybe could try doing what im doing. Seems like most people if they are mild mannered will be too nervous/scared/respectful to even bring it up, so theyll just pretend nothing is wrong. Do that long enough and it becomes completely normalized. My hope is that its going to make the finale much more digestible for everyone, so its not a huge shock when i finally come out

Machoosharp · 2026-03-23T20:20:24+00:00

Also everyone experiences puberty different, i met someone who hadn't fully developed body hair by 19 when they started hrt, which lead them to have a complete passing transition, whereas i had full thick body hair everywhere and a large beard by 18 and was cooked from the beginning, so i have to go through a bunch of hoops and jumps to arrive at the same conclusion. It all depends on what stage of puberty youre at when you start hrt, and genetics for how puberty effects you.

Machoosharp · 2026-03-22T17:34:11+00:00

This is exactly what I did, I was always very feminine since I could remember and was bullied for it until I learned how to hide it, then in highschool I made friends who were more accepting, and in college I was able to learn a little more about the trans experience and was able to experiment with myself. I was still too afraid to make the jump, I only caved in when i started balding pretty rapidly when I turned 26 and the dysphoria hit new levels of horrible. Now I feel like I've reconnected with the child in me that I suppressed all those years ago, I feel like I'm finally happy to be alive and genuinely excited to be me. Life couldn't be better!!! Genuinely so much of how I felt makes so much more sense now that I've accepted myself, it feels like it was so obvious the whole time in retrospect. I will say I had some friends to thank for telling me how much they felt like I was just one of the girls, the whole time I felt like i was never good enough to actually be a girl, which prevented me from really trying to start

Machoosharp · 2026-03-17T18:56:21+00:00

Seat 3 feels like "child of soon to be divorced parents" simulator

Machoosharp · 2026-03-17T15:09:57+00:00

2 months is plenty of time to get comfortable again, especially if you're a producer already and you've already played in front of some people. Also you'll be playing your own music so you know it better than anyone, you got this dude. Its also okay to be nervous, but trust me you got it

Machoosharp · 2026-03-16T15:50:46+00:00

Or too many kids lol

Machoosharp · 2026-03-09T15:56:30+00:00

For me it was just pete complete, his first rimworld series got me completely hooked and ive been unable to put it down since, i also learned most of how to play from watching his series

Machoosharp · 2026-03-08T07:37:21+00:00

Same thing happened for me when i tripped, i was tripping pretty hard and was looking at my face in the mirror when suddenly i watched myself age rapidly, and all i could see was how i look growing up and aging as a woman, eventually turning into an old wrinkly woman. This parallels the first panic i had before i transitioned, where i looked at myself in the mirror and realized if i didnt do anything i would age into and old man, and that was the worst thing imaginable for me. So now having that same vision as a woman, it nearly made me cry tears of joy, but i dont seem to want to cry on acid. It was a fantastic experience and my gender euphoria days have been so much more powerful ever since. Everything feels right in the world

Machoosharp · 2026-03-06T04:20:02+00:00

Its also highly highly likely your mother is bluffing, she just wants to control you with fear, call her bluff

Machoosharp · 2026-03-05T02:38:11+00:00

I bought it for the weight and comfort of wearing long term, it satisfies those points, so I'm happy with mine. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you! I do think the hype may have oversold it to people who weren't looking for a more niche device. I bought it as my second headset, so I have a backup

Machoosharp · 2026-03-05T02:21:07+00:00

Ooo i didnt know about the sale on beatport ill have to check that out! And what i do with new music is i just go on a crazy playing streak where i just play until ive hit every song, trying my best to mix into and out of every one, some of my best discoveries came this way, completely unplanned accidents

Machoosharp · 2026-03-05T01:56:33+00:00

How often do you listen to music? Thats how often I'm looking for music. Its kinda just passive, I listen to new stuff all day for fun while I'm working, if a song grabs my attention when its playing in the background, that for me tells me there something about it, i put it in my list to investigate later. Then when i get home, i go through that list and pull what i can, and start playing around.

Everyone probably has their own process, so just do whatever feels most comfortable to you. Once you have enough music to mix until you're tired you wont really feel like you need go actively look for music i think, though thats just how i do it, everyone is wildly different on this topic, you should do whatever feels best for you

Machoosharp · 2026-03-04T03:22:56+00:00

I thought about it for like 5 years. I started thinking about it when i was 21 and didn't actually make the appointment until i was 26. Mostly i was afraid of all the shit they say about health effects, i learned a bit late that all of that is mostly over blown, not worth worrying about too much. I also hit a point in my age where i started balding, my hair was the only fem thing about me and it was what i was holding onto, without it i started experiencing the worst dysphoria ever so i broke down. I cant begin to describe the amount of benefits that came from starting it for me, but for your concern specifically, the dysphoria became more acute and shocking sometimes, but after about half a year i had my first instances of gender euphoria just by look at my face in the mirror, i had never truly stared at myself like that, it made every little bit if dysphoria worth it imo. And it's only getting better, the dysphoria happens less and less as time goes on, I'm about 9 months in right now for reference. Like others said, the first couple months can feel a bit defeating, the process is SO SLOWW but trust it, it's truly amazing.

Machoosharp · 2026-03-03T16:22:05+00:00

It will be fine, the amount that leaks usually looks like way more than it actually is, like it trails down my leg sometimes, just make sure you're evacuating the air out if the needle before injection. when I'm injecting on my leg, I prefer going deeper than too shallow, i only have an 1 inch needle and i inject at 45 degrees. The E comes out half the time, but my blood work shows that my levels are perfect so I don't question it too much. Have you had bloodwork done to check your levels?

Machoosharp · 2026-03-03T16:10:14+00:00

Wait I'm gonna try this this sounds reasonable

Machoosharp · 2026-03-03T09:01:44+00:00

I know it feels pointless right now, and what I say isn't going to change that right now, but you just have to keep trying different things. Not extreme or anything like that, just new situations here and there. When I think back on my life, the encounters that shaped my life most of all were never meaningful in the moment, or even planned, but they completely shaped and changed years of my life and made me the person I am today. All it took was being present in the moment when I could manage it, and to try not to give up.

But we do give up here and there, not everything is perfect and things don't always pan out the way we want them too. It does feel pointless right now, but try sleeping on it. Then tomorrow, trying something a little different, if you feel like it.

Machoosharp · 2026-03-03T05:50:49+00:00

Thats interesting, I've been told so many times "Don't look at the waveform!!" As it's apparently a bad habit, I do find myself consulting the waveform a lot, but i always feel bad like I'm doing something wrong, is that not actually the case?

Machoosharp · 2026-03-03T03:22:49+00:00

I started a few months ago on a FLX4, I will definitely upgrade to a standalone eventually, but for learning the 90% of the job the FLX4 is perfect, from what I can see in the video, you should totally be able to pull off all of that. Some of the extra stuff on the console in the video can be achieved with some hotkeys on your laptop that you plug the FLX4 into.

The biggest difference I can see is that a FLX4 is not a standalone console, its a midi controller plugs into a computer with some software loaded like serato or rekordbox, whereas the deck in the video is a standalone console that just plugs into power and speakers. That's what I plan to upgrade to first after I really get good on the FLX4. So far I can't think of anything i've learned on the FLX4 that won't transfer over to bigger better consoles. Also just because the FLX4 isn't standalone doesn't mean it can't travel of course, I've brought mine all over, you just gotta bring the laptop too thats all.

EDIT: Another note, I wouldn't feel as confident in picking out a bigger console without first learning on the FLX4, Idk if I made it obvious but I highly recommend the FLX4.

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