[AbiDrew85]

OK. So... It's technically the last day of the month, not the first day of next month, but since tomorrow is also a Monday, and I have school, I'll be doing my monthly update today instead. Expect this to be a pattern. I'll do my "first of the month" updates on the nearest Saturday or Sunday to the actual first of the month rather than the actual first of the month unless that lands on a weekend already.

My Vital Statistics:

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Age: 27
Sex: Genetically Male
Gender: Mentally Female
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight: 140 lbs
Starting Sizes:
     35" above bust
     37" over bust
     33" under bust
     29" waist
     37" hips
Current Weight: 140 lbs
Current Sizes:
     36.5" above bust
     37" over bust
     32" under bust
     29" waist
     36" hips

Okay, so with where I'm starting and my present achievements out of the way, let's recap my goals.

My external goals:

• Slim my waist to 27" and lose at least 20 lbs to do so.
  
• Increase my hip and bust while maintaining a 1:1 ratio or as close to as possible.
  
• Decrease my body hair
  
• Improve my head hair
  
• Improve my nails
  
• Thin and soften my skin
  

My internal goals:

• Bring my Testosterone levels down to as close to or within female range as possible.
  
• Bring my Estrogen levels (both from BO and PM) up to a level comparable to those of an MtF transsexual on estradiol valerate.
  
• Bring my Progesterone levels up to a level in harmony with my elevated estrogen levels.
  

Those are some hefty goals, I know!

Well, let's talk about my progress so far. It's only roughly 2 and half, 3 weeks in, but... I'm already noticing a severely reduced rate of body hair regrowth, my nails even though I haven't really mentioned them are definitely becoming quite a bit healthier looking, though I had to snip them off because of a split nail ugh. My head hair is the healthiest it's ever been and my hairline recovery does seem to be accelerating, as are my eyebrows. I haven't really noticed any major changes further to my skin as compared to when I was on anti-androgens only yet though.

Although I don't seem to be actually losing any weight, I do somehow actually be smoothing out my waistline anyways. There's a visible difference even if there isn't a measured one. I'm not losing any waist size either. What's there is just becoming smoother and less obviously pudgy. I still want to lose weight and a coupla waist sizes, but I don't seem to be effecting a change there.

I did actually somehow have a MEASURABLE loss in my hips. This is the OPPOSITE of what I want... I want to lose my waist, not what little bit of hip padding I have!

My breasts have seen the most marked change, going from barely-there beestings to a definitely-there small A cup. My band size went down from a 34 to a 32. And I filled out a little more above the bust, giving me slight cleavage. This is absolutely wonderful.

So lets recap my supplement plan...

My Supplement Plan (with product links):

• Ainterol Pueraria Mirifica Extract (liquid):
  I have been taking 3 drops a day, starting tomorrow this will be ramped up to 4 drops. I am taking it diluted with water, chased with more water most of the time. I occasionally take it directly on my tongue and then eat ice cream or something else that's strong enough to wash down the nasty taste.
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• Doctor's Best Saw Palmetto Extract:
  1 cap in the morning and at lunch and 2 caps at dinner.
  1280 mg per day.
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• Swanson Premium Full-Spectrum Chinese Skullcap:
  4 caps 3 times a day.
  4800 mg per day.
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• Swanson Premium Menogest Progesterone Cream:
  1/8 teaspoon on my left in the morning, on my right in the evening, alternating between wrists and thighs daily.
  Should deliver about 10mg of USP progesterone to my bloodstream a day.
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• Swanson Premium Raw Ovarian Glandular:
  4 caps 3 times a day.
  3 grams per day.
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• Swanson Ultra Whole Food Multi without Iron:
  Just following the product label, splitting it into 3 doses.
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• Swanson Premium Hair, Skin, & Nails:
  Just following the product label.
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• Swanson Premium Vitamin B-125 Complex:
  Double dosing, breakfast and lunch.
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• Swanson Ultra CoQ10/Traditional Red Yeast Rice Complex:
  Just following the product label.
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• Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas Glucomannan+:
  2 caps 3 times per day.
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• Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas Fat Burner:
  2 caps 3 times per day.
  

I am also on a "lean food" diet. I have severely cut back my carbs, salts, fats, etc, and am eating only high-protein foods and only eating between 900-1300 calories a day.

Further I have been continuing with my noogling, though I am not nearly as consistent with it as I ought to be.

I am certain that part of the reason the fat loss isn't occurring like desired is because I have not been getting on my bike as I had planned. When I get home from my cosmetology class all I want to do is veg. I need to figure out a way to force myself to actually start up my cycling habit again, no matter how worn out I feel after school.

I now believe that my CS dosage is exactly right for my T levels... I do seem to be awfully good at guesstimating my correct doses...

So yeah... my plan is definitely already starting to get some results. Hopefully the ones I'm getting continue and I can figure out a way to better target the fat burning. I'm burning my hips, not my waist. And that's just not what I want to do.

I think the only reason I'm not losing anything in the bust from the fat-loss part of my plan is because it's all breast tissue up there, and not fat at all in the first place at this point. This may change in the future, but I kind of doubt it. Not as long as I continue with my lean foods diet.