ext_311388 ([identity profile] minding-maura.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] trans2006-10-11 01:49 pm

I'm Scared

In a reply I just posted I revealed to myself something I've been nervous about for a while. Over a year ago I ran into the back of Septa bus on my bicycle and hurt both of my knees. In my family (on my mom's side which I am 100% on) we gain weight if we don't exercise and watch we eat. Well I gained weight, and lots of it. I went from a 31" waist to a 42" waist and fat went on my back, thighs, etc. Just before I started my HRT regimen I started to workout doing just cardio for at least an hour each morning. I intentionally didn't weigh myself until I got a physical and some shots while I was renewing my passport last week. I had bought some 36 waist pants not long ago and they have recently been a little big, well I found out why - my waist is thinner now already. But it's the weight and overall body fat that is the big thing. At 42" waist I was hovering around 310 lbs. (remember I'm almost 6'5" tall) and now I'm at about 240. The weight has really peeled off my back and chest and my thighs I just noticed are getting better too. I did notice though in the first couple of months that as I lost a little weight my chest wasn't going down. I attributed it to fat though because it was only 2-3 months into the regimen so I figured no way it can be the twins developing yet. But now that I've lost so much, my friend whom I haven't seen for a couple of months pointed out to me the other day that I was really starting to show. I was wearing a suit jacket and tie and he noticed at a glance. So I dug out some pic's of my father and some of my mom's brothers at our shore house and none of them, even when they were heavy had much fat buildup in the chest. Hmmm, so I asked my sister and she said no way is that fat.

So the twins really are "The Twins" and a rather large A or small B.

So much for my well planned time line I guess, but now I'm really nervous and scared, because I have neandrathal brow bossing and very, very masculine jaws, an 18.5" neck and all the muscle is still there.

Suggestions please.