Thank you Teddy & Tomi ....
I definitely have the estrogen belly droop, and I have the darndest time with that. I think because of my barrel chest & wonky boobs, it's exceedingly hard to find a "proper bra". So, I just go with a popular sports/sleep bra and it fits the bill.
I attribute my ghetto booty to a few things. The "pelvic tilt" became apparent around the 18th month mark of NBE on PM. Subsequent years of NBE/HRT have only added curves because of "fat shifting".
I used to have a few side-view profile photos showing the dramatic curves of my butt, but I took them down mainly because of the creepers that populate this website. I only posted my latest photo because I was proud of my recent gains, but that might come down to one day soon, too.
While I do have a big ass, it's the saddlebags mom thighs I crave. Lotus & Lara promise they're not too far away
I honestly think my caboose is more curved because of an old football injury and multiple re-injuring my lower back from years of loading airplanes. That, and a possible scoliosis thing going on, too.
I hurt my back playing high school & college football many years ago with lower muscle cramps. A few years later I started working for the airlines and I've lost count of the number of times I had the same lower back injury that would literally twist my back. I couldn't stand up straight to save my (neck).
I might as well add that 22 years of loading airplanes also wrecked my knees, which I now find it difficult to stand more than two hours at a time. It was a fun job, but damn it did a number on me lol. I was too reluctant early on to move inside and work with customers because, "bags don't talk back". But thankfully I did the last 16 years of my career. I might as well add that the damn pandemic forced me into an early retirement, or I'd have still been there another 5+ years. .... (anyway).
Lara ... Thank you. I think being consistent with the program, the addition of the topical protocol, and the switch to Estrogen Patches & Gel have greatly benefited my program.
Also, previous applications of Estogel was done on the inside wrists & forearms, but I've since switched to applying Estrogel to my scrotum.
Lastly I've been working my butt off the last few weeks wrapping up the yard work outside, winterizing the vegetable garden & chicken coop, and hauling up all the wife's boxes & boxes & boxes of Christmas decorations from the basement lol. I've been so exhausted the last couple of weeks that I've had trouble sleeping. Isn't that crazy? Being too tired to sleep? It happens with me sometimes.
So, my point is we know intense exercise boosts IGF-1, so while I do dread the physical pain of hard work, I also know it comes with a benefit.
That's one thing about HRT that I don't like, is the absolute loss of strength. I guess you could say that Estrogen turned my muscles to jelly.
