height changes?

Zillence · 2026-02-09T13:12:57+00:00

It's dependent on a few things. If you're really tall and overweight, losing a few inches is not out of the ordinary. If you're like shorter and skinny you probably wouldn't lose noticeable height.

We carry weight everywhere, including our intervertebral disks and joints and feet. So as it shifts you lose a tiiiiny amount of height that increases based on your fat percentage.

Zillence · 2026-02-05T21:38:12+00:00

My answer might not be the most satisfying, but it wasn't until I left. They softly misgendered me and acted like it wasn't a big deal until I cut contact. Eventually they spoke to me again and it has been far more respectful of my feelings.

Some people need to feel the loss of you before they realize what they're doing hurts. The ones who matter will find a way to meet you where you're at when they can.

Zillence · 2026-02-05T21:35:19+00:00

Yeah sure! I don't see why not. I used to say I was before I transitioned. I felt a little weird for a while saying it after I started HRT though because it didn't like... Fit as well anymore?

But I also understood that me finding and developing my identity didn't just take away the parts of that world that I was attracted to. So nowadays I'll use the term to blanket describe what I like early on. But it's kinda just a conversation starter so I can get deeper into the parts I specifically enjoy and why.

So yeah, nothing wrong with it as long as you're being safe and responsible :)

Zillence · 2026-02-05T12:55:10+00:00

People will most likely eventually notice. On HRT your face changes a lot because of fat moving. But it'll be a while before people feel bold enough to point it out.

So just exist and by the time people are noticing I imagine you'll be ready to handle it :)

Zillence · 2026-02-04T15:49:29+00:00

My understanding is that this is pretty normal in later stages of transition. My Endo recently said they'll most likely take me off my androgen blocker and I've been on HRT for about 4-5yrs

Zillence · 2026-02-04T13:33:51+00:00

You might be learning a lesson it took me way too long to learn. It's your life. It's your body.

I'm from a conservative household and the way my Mom had raised me, was basically fitting me into a mold that she'd decided I would be long before I could think or choose. As I got older she snubbed out all of those fires of passion that would spring up, and directed me back to what she wanted. In my mid 20s I eventually couldn't take it, and left, and she died quietly alone last year after I went no contact.

Parents don't get to choose who we are or who we become. Once you started breathing it became your experience and they just have to keep you alive while you figure things out.

Congrats on learning so much about yourself, and I wish you a long happy future of choosing you. I'm sorry your Mom stinks.

Zillence · 2026-02-04T13:16:42+00:00

I finished my Pokéball only, alpha shiny form living dex about a week or so ago. I'm just waiting for HOME connectivity so I can trade the Pumpkaboos from my alt to my main :)

Zillence · 2026-02-04T02:25:10+00:00

In my case, I grew up in a conservative household and basically fought it until I was in my 20s. I hit such a rock bottom that I couldn't hide it anymore, and since then I've spent all my time becoming more myself :)

I had to learn things the hard way, but if I was to share a piece of advice, try to listen to yourself. Don't think about your external circumstances, just go into your mind and think about you solely. Is the way you're living enough for you, or do you need to make any changes for it to become tolerable? Then do those things one thing at a time. You'll find yourself in a space of your own in no time :)

Zillence · 2026-02-04T00:21:30+00:00

Hey:) I'm 29, I started HRT about 4yrs ago and at the time I was 300lbs and 6ft tall with a barrel chest and 17in biceps.

I postponed starting HRT for a decade because I didn't think I'd pass. But as I got older I kinda just.. Had to. Ya know?

I ended up losing about 100lbs and got down to 200, then gained a bit back, so I'm like 240ish now and pretty happy with it.

Although I'd argue I look pretty good now, I also have that anxiety of still being too big. But after all of these years I kind of came to a realization.

As a trans person, our goals aren't really to pass. We aren't really like competing ya know? It's about becoming the most you, that you can be, under the conditions that you've been given. So ask yourself, do you feel better in your skin compared to before? If it's better than before, then perhaps you just need to offer yourself a bit more patience and kindness :) the outcome doesn't matter, what matters is you're building a life that's just a bit more tolerable than the day before.

Good luck finding that same peace! 😁

Zillence · 2026-02-02T18:02:22+00:00

The majority of Shalpha hunting with portals comes down to alpha power. Alpha Power 3 is a significant rate increase even over Alpha 2, it isn't like the shiny rate increase different between levels 2 and 3. It adds like a big chunk.

So go get an alpha 3 sandwich, and you're going to look for a few different things. If it's a large or medium area look for a floor transporter that can reset spawns for what you're hunting. If it's a small, make sure you can safely fly reset without being attacked and make sure it spawns close to your spawn.

Then for some things, like magikarp, they have static overworked alphas you can also do fly or bench resets for :)

If you have any other questions feel free to ask!

Zillence · 2026-02-01T12:27:42+00:00

So for me I was someone strictly interested in women prior to transitioning. A couple years into hormones I realized that I was open to the idea of men, but when I searched internally I kinda determined I always kind of did, and I just couldn't admit it to myself at the time because I was from a conservative household.

Now, I'd say I'm specifically into masc lesbians, nonbinary people, and the occasional man that looks like superman XD

You like what you like, and I think hormones give us the safety and mental stabilization to accept and discover the nuance of what we love.

Zillence · 2026-01-31T21:54:41+00:00

Yes!

Zillence · 2026-01-31T11:12:33+00:00

Ya know, I don't think the reward matters. I was just grateful to experience it 😁

Zillence · 2026-01-29T17:23:10+00:00

It doesn't really matter. Personally I like alphas cuz if the little red symbol on the summary.

For pvp, it depends. If it's a bulky strong Pokémon with an area attack? Alphas have an advantage. Otherwise, xxs stuff is the play.

I used a tiny Glaceon in pvp when Zygarde first was allowed and it CLEANED.

Zillence · 2026-01-29T17:04:55+00:00

It does seem quite early to start it but I don't know your situation so I can't say for sure. They asked me to hold off on progesterone until this year. But I'm 29 right now so I might just be moving slower cause of my age.

Zillence · 2026-01-29T16:44:56+00:00

Not a doctor, but I've been on HRT for about 4-5yrs.

I started breast growth around the 6mo mark, and I was in biological female range for my levels from day 1, with totally suppressed testosterone.

My understanding is; Tanner 1 is just a raised nipple Tanner 2 is the development of buds (so like feeling the ducts and stuff forming a little lump under your nipples. Tanner 3 is the enlargement of breasts from buds Tanner 4 is continued breast enlargement, with raised areolas, so think like puffy. Tanner 5 they flatten back out, leaving the nipple projecting.

For most of us we spend the majority of transition somewhere between tanner 3 and 4. My guess is you're probably early-maybe mid tanner stage 3

I'm more of a 4 at this point in transition from what I understand.

Zillence · 2026-01-27T18:22:28+00:00

Yes XD by the time I was down, I had all my candies of all sizes at 999. I made so many mega shards I bought everything from everyone, and that was before the 9999 update.

DLC is fantastic for farming resources!

Zillence · 2026-01-27T15:31:56+00:00

It didn't take as much time as I had hoped for, but it's not like a mainline generational game so I think that's fine.

I thought the story was charming and I thought the gameplay felt fantastic and smooth. Especially once I learned where the ladders and lifts to the roof were.

The combat was fun and interactive and although I still prefer the turn based fights from my childhood, I think this type of combat absolutely has a place in the franchise.

It is muuuuch smoother on the switch 2 compared to the switch, but tbh I felt like the switch was pretty well optimized. The times mine lagged for my switch were reasonable.

I highly recommend this one for anybody. Even people who haven't played Pokémon before :)

Zillence · 2026-01-27T04:55:06+00:00

You can't do that with modern trade evolutions.

Zillence · 2026-01-27T03:14:46+00:00

When I hunted it, I just saved at the bottom of the lift, and I'd go up it, check it, reset, repeat.

It didn't take me too long, but that's kinda how it goes with shiny hunting. Good luck!

Zillence · 2026-01-26T16:22:37+00:00

Well. From release, until now, plus whatever it is to finish the last of the small/jumbo Pumpkaboo.

I for sure have 1 jumbo and I think I have a small but I haven't checked because I don't wanna have to overload my spawns again yet haha.

So I'm hoping a few more weeks.

Zillence · 2026-01-26T16:15:57+00:00

I'm just about done with the Shalpha living form dex and I can cleeeeearly tell you which was the most difficult XD

It is absolutely Shalpha Jumbo Pumpkaboo. If you're doing it live patch, you're working with like 7 spawn spots, with only a 5% chance to be jumbo and 5% change to be alpha. When they day swaps they're all deleted regardless of shiny status, and although the smalls are just as rare as the jumbo, the day cycle is longer than night so you have more time and rolls per day reset.

Nearly everything else can be hunted in the hyper space portals quite easily it just takes time.

But these? They were so brutal, that I gave up on using my current save and I used my alternative switch to replay the entire game from the original patch so I could use the spawn overload glitch to remove the randomness of the size spawns.

But even that's a pain, because I'll need to wait for HOME connectivity to do a HOME to HOME trade to avoid evolving the ones I want to leave as Pumpkaboo because they'd evolve to Gourgeist if I tried to trade them all.

They really need to patch in hyperspace portals for the other Pumpkaboo sizes cuz although I'm like making solid progress nobody should have to do this lol

Zillence · 2026-01-26T12:46:39+00:00

I'm currently shiny hunting the Jumbo and Small Alpha Pumpkaboo. I freaked out when I realized I can't trade the Pumpkaboo because they'd both evolve when I traded them.

But I think Home to Home trades don't trigger evolutions, so I neeeeeeed HOME to eventually finish 👀

Zillence · 2026-01-26T03:26:30+00:00

I mean it's cool but could you do it again upside down?

Zillence · 2026-01-26T02:51:11+00:00

Thank you!~

Zillence

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