Definitely looking forward to that video on transwoman periods, theres so little information on it and such an aggressive air of denial around its existence, when I've literally experienced the symptoms other transwomen have described
@@Missmisery42 I think the problem is that "period", in most people's minds, immediately conjures the image of the actual bodily excretion associated with it; and so claiming trans women have periods, when we do not exhibit that particular *manifestation* of periods, causes people to rankle. I think it would be best to possibly use more indirect, but precise terminology - “hormonal cycles”, for example, without treading on words like “period” or “menstrual”, that maybe some people feel should be reserved for the full function. I personally have never experienced that naturally; but I do induce it artificially, by modulating my estrogen dosage, 2/3 prescription rate for 2 weeks, then 4/3 prescription rate for 2 weeks; I synch it with the Hebrew lunar calendar, to keep it tied to the actual phase of the moon. (I find that doing the 2/3 for the first half of the month works better for me, because I'm a super early morning person; and the moon is only visible in the mornings during the second half of the lunar month, so having that be the 4/3 half, when I can actually *see* the moon in the sky, makes me feel happy, lol. Call me an autistic weirdo.)
I lost a lot of weight from 2020 to 2021 (around 25 Kg) and then from 2021 to 2022 started my fitness journey of actually working out and building muscle, so when my egg cracked sometime in 2023 and then before actually starting HRT (almost 3 months now YAY :3) losing muscle was actually one of the few concerns I had with starting HRT, but I wanna reassure anyone else in any similar situation, YOU CAN STILL WORK OUT GIRLIES! Your muscles won't vanish overnight, and as long as you keep exercising them to the best of your ability, you'll be able to maintain a lot of your progress, don't let that be a cause of anxiety for any of you okay? 💜
I've found that the simple realization that I am finally working towards the body I never thought I could have is such a massive motivator to lose a bit of weight and exercise every day. Estrogen has been the best mental health drug i've ever taken.
I joined up with a Muay Thai gym a few months ago after being on estrogen for close to two years. I only felt comfortable enough to take care of my body AFTER I started feeling good about how I look. I got curves and felt good, then I put some muscle on those curves and feel GREAT 😁
I've lost motivation for exercise sooo many times, for way too long periods of time, we're talking months or half a year at a time, then doing consistent exercise every few days, usually twice a week, until I get disinterested or just forget or the habit is broken by unexpected events or change of plans. My eating habits being relatively healthy and making sure I at least get good enough sleep helped me stay slim but I'm still totally out of shape internally, I get out of breath easily. I love biking, that's always fun, but for a while I biked a little too much and pushed myself too hard on uphills and it made my thigh muscles really sore. Started transition over a month ago. Hopefully that should motivate me, I already loved that dancing along to that 80's tape video you did! I like to move my body, I just don't get up or out when I don't need to unless I do something like tell myself a whole day beforehand I'm going to do it and I allocate extra time for it and make sure i have time to shower. Like if I have classes my silly little brain is likely not gonna let me spend time on exercising in-between or afterward. Not to mention I make sure I don't do it too close to when I last had breakfast, lunch or dinner. Weird autistic or relaxed human thing probably idk. Knowing to listen to my cravings (within reason!!) when they happen is nice haha. Maybe I shouid ask someone else how they deal with it.
I didnt do a lot for my body the last few years. I just didnt care how i look. That changed the moment i accepted myself as trans. I am still pre hrt and hope to start it next month or in january. I already take much better care of myself. My goal is to lose some weight before hrt starts to get to moderate weight by eating healthier and doing more excersise. I already lost 14 pounds. I am close to my goal. Maybe 3-4 pounds more. My body suddenly is important again. I also take much better care of my body hygiene. The future seems much brighter when you have goals in life again. My mental improved a lot by just accepting myself. It will be interessting to see what hrt has in store to improve it even more 😊
Holy are you me? lmao I literally was taking to my friends about how something happened (egg cracking) and now my brain has had this weird fog lifted. Ive been so happy recently and its all unconditional, nothing other than finally accepting what my brains been yelling at for ages. Like its been so long since Ive just been happy, and smiley and giggling about nothing its so... insanely good feeling. I actually cried a bit telling them how happy Ive felt just being here. I hope your journey goes the exact way you want. Peace and love. 🏳⚧
@DKSanX This is great. I am really happy for you. It feels so awesome to finally be able to feel like yourself. I wish you the best for your journey and hope you find the happiness you deserve ☺️
“I shall now walk dramatically to the right of your screen.” Damn, she did. That’s exactly what she said she’d do 😂 Also, the video starting with an explosion was a mood
some comments on sleep: everyone sleeps in cycles and it can be helpful to wake up towards the end of one of those cycles to avoid feeling groggy. the duration of these cycles varies from person to person, which is why, as stated in the video, there's no universal amount of time everyone needs to sleep. on average, these cycles are 90 minutes long, and generally 5 of these cycles is a thought to be a good target for a good night's sleep. I only mention this because the framework (not the specific numbers) can be useful to keep in mind when trying to identify what sleep schedule works best for you. knowing the length of your sleep cycles and how many you personally need to feel well rested can help explain why one schedule works for you while another doesn't. Also, some people are morning people and others are night owls. both are perfectly valid and one is not "healthier" or "more productive" than the other or whatever productivity influencers will try to convince you of. you should sleep on a schedule that works for you and makes you feel happier/more energized as much as your school/work/social obligations may allow.
Great video, as someone who is 3 weeks on HRT I've had to start considering my health more :) I've had a weird relationship with exercise since I lost my right leg from the knee down, but its either the euphoria or acceptance I feel like starting again. TLDR : Stumbled on video, Stayed for the vibe
5:30 The testosterone advantage is not universal. In distance swimming, the people who have estrogen as their dominant hormone tend to perform better than the testosterone people. More importantly, the proximate cause of the advantage that cis men have over cis women is not testosterone, its height and lean body mass.
i just got home from my first day of my first job with my preferred name and im honestly excited for what the future hods. im pre hrt but i reaaally hope to get on it with the money i get from working :3 to any trans girls or boys out there, keep your head up!!! love you all🩵🩷🤍
Lol I need that period video as soon as possible love. I crave that good good information because idk if I've been having a period and I'd like to notice when I am on it
This is coming at the right time for me: I’m hopefully going to start HRT soon (tm) so these will be nice tips to remember. They also are just good tips for anyone regardless to be honest ❤
I know it's not apart of this video too much, but as someone who's struggled to look less like a minecraft skeleton I've thought about doing a bit of a weight cycle thing. For sure gonna need to do a further bit of research into it, but I hope it circulates around into those areas where I'm at the onset timeline in terms of fat redistribution. (I'll be 3 months into hrt come december 4th)
I never had much upper body development on Testosterone, and I suspect it didn't do much for me over all. But I'm cautious about potential further strength loss, since I'm not sure whether T actually did nothing for me, or whether T was the only thing giving an ounce of strength to my noodle-arms. I haven't _noticed_ any loss of strength yet when wielding my rapier in fencing, but from what I've read a lack of T enhances the "use it or lose it" effect with muscles. I _did_ notice surprising hunger and cravings late at night about a month ago. I'm keeping track of all my feelings and reactions in a journal to see if this is a part of any sort of pattern...
Re. hunger - I found estrogen made me really hungry for the first few months. Now I seem to be back to normal. I haven't noticed any kind of monthly cycle-and to me it doesn't make sense that I would. I'm on oral estrogen (and progesterone), I'm taking the same amount every day, there shouldn't be any monthly hormonal cycle. Injections do create a hormonal cycle-which is not something I know much of anything about since, again, I'm on oral estrogen-but you'd _think_ that, yeah, hormonal cycles have effects on cis women, hormonal cycles should have effects on trans women.
I work I do has always been very physical so I never had to be concerned about getting exercise. 3 years on hrt I am aware I've lost some upper body strength and don't have quite the endurance I used to have.
I know I NEED to sleep but I never learned HOW to sleep. I never sleep more than 2 hours at a time and most days I stumble through in zombie mode with minimal brain function.
Okay....I may need to listen carefully 😅 in the second of December. I get the hormone checkup, and two-three weeks later, the first shot... but I have some troubles with a bit of underweight (around 5-6 kilos). I'm not sure if HRT helps with that (＃・∀・) because like I can eat as much as I want without gaining weight
This blouse is actually the first girls top I ever bought with my own money, around 2012? it was at this one store but it closed down very early intothe 2010s.... I don't believe their in business anymore I'm afraid! I don't remember their name sadly cause I only went there once
Looking to start estrogen in the new year, on one hand yay, on the other hand I'm an avid skier and am concerned about how that's going to affect my performance. I guess I'll just have to train harder
I know several Olympic sports were mix gender until women won and then they decided to split them. I know ski shooting had that I think. All the winners were women and the olympic committee was outraged.
I think it is a bit funny that I'm watching this video after five hours of sleep, hunched over at my desk with a terrible posture and eating a hashbrown with my fingers like a rat
Reminder to hydrate while you are reading this comment, presumably while awaiting the ad to finish playing
I am watching this as if I'll remember it in 3 years when I can transition
Same for me T_T
Truth
Positive reinforcement! Watch it every year!
Something always sticks.
I was the "cis" person that knew all the trans stuff when I accepted I was trans myself.
Its coming closer Sister ! Or brother ! Or sibling !
Definitely looking forward to that video on transwoman periods, theres so little information on it and such an aggressive air of denial around its existence, when I've literally experienced the symptoms other transwomen have described
@@Missmisery42 I think the problem is that "period", in most people's minds, immediately conjures the image of the actual bodily excretion associated with it; and so claiming trans women have periods, when we do not exhibit that particular *manifestation* of periods, causes people to rankle. I think it would be best to possibly use more indirect, but precise terminology - “hormonal cycles”, for example, without treading on words like “period” or “menstrual”, that maybe some people feel should be reserved for the full function.
I personally have never experienced that naturally; but I do induce it artificially, by modulating my estrogen dosage, 2/3 prescription rate for 2 weeks, then 4/3 prescription rate for 2 weeks; I synch it with the Hebrew lunar calendar, to keep it tied to the actual phase of the moon. (I find that doing the 2/3 for the first half of the month works better for me, because I'm a super early morning person; and the moon is only visible in the mornings during the second half of the lunar month, so having that be the 4/3 half, when I can actually *see* the moon in the sky, makes me feel happy, lol. Call me an autistic weirdo.)
I lost a lot of weight from 2020 to 2021 (around 25 Kg) and then from 2021 to 2022 started my fitness journey of actually working out and building muscle, so when my egg cracked sometime in 2023 and then before actually starting HRT (almost 3 months now YAY :3) losing muscle was actually one of the few concerns I had with starting HRT, but I wanna reassure anyone else in any similar situation, YOU CAN STILL WORK OUT GIRLIES! Your muscles won't vanish overnight, and as long as you keep exercising them to the best of your ability, you'll be able to maintain a lot of your progress, don't let that be a cause of anxiety for any of you okay? 💜
I was just never able to build muscle in the first place. Noodle arms pre-HRT -> noodle arms post-HRT. 🙂
This came as such a good time because I just started HRT like a week ago and am struggling to take care of myself properly tysm 😭💗💗💗
omg same
I just started 3 weeks ago! :'3
OMG SAAAME I JUST STARTED LIKE 5 DAYS AGO 🩷
November sisters!! XD
6 months and I’ve got problems
I've found that the simple realization that I am finally working towards the body I never thought I could have is such a massive motivator to lose a bit of weight and exercise every day. Estrogen has been the best mental health drug i've ever taken.
im just watching loads of trans stuff rn just bc im coming out tmrw and need trans vibes
That's so brave
I joined up with a Muay Thai gym a few months ago after being on estrogen for close to two years. I only felt comfortable enough to take care of my body AFTER I started feeling good about how I look. I got curves and felt good, then I put some muscle on those curves and feel GREAT 😁
ITS NOT ABOUT WEIGHT FINALLY I LOVE YOU
I've lost motivation for exercise sooo many times, for way too long periods of time, we're talking months or half a year at a time, then doing consistent exercise every few days, usually twice a week, until I get disinterested or just forget or the habit is broken by unexpected events or change of plans. My eating habits being relatively healthy and making sure I at least get good enough sleep helped me stay slim but I'm still totally out of shape internally, I get out of breath easily. I love biking, that's always fun, but for a while I biked a little too much and pushed myself too hard on uphills and it made my thigh muscles really sore.
Started transition over a month ago. Hopefully that should motivate me, I already loved that dancing along to that 80's tape video you did! I like to move my body, I just don't get up or out when I don't need to unless I do something like tell myself a whole day beforehand I'm going to do it and I allocate extra time for it and make sure i have time to shower. Like if I have classes my silly little brain is likely not gonna let me spend time on exercising in-between or afterward. Not to mention I make sure I don't do it too close to when I last had breakfast, lunch or dinner. Weird autistic or relaxed human thing probably idk. Knowing to listen to my cravings (within reason!!) when they happen is nice haha. Maybe I shouid ask someone else how they deal with it.
13:18 being happy is a hugely important stat, that often gets overlooked
Happiness is my dump stat, gotta optimise for the angsty loner build.
Started my HRT today, and you dropped this banger? It's fate. Thank you sm
I didnt do a lot for my body the last few years. I just didnt care how i look. That changed the moment i accepted myself as trans.
I am still pre hrt and hope to start it next month or in january. I already take much better care of myself. My goal is to lose some weight before hrt starts to get to moderate weight by eating healthier and doing more excersise. I already lost 14 pounds. I am close to my goal. Maybe 3-4 pounds more.
My body suddenly is important again. I also take much better care of my body hygiene. The future seems much brighter when you have goals in life again. My mental improved a lot by just accepting myself. It will be interessting to see what hrt has in store to improve it even more 😊
Holy are you me? lmao I literally was taking to my friends about how something happened (egg cracking) and now my brain has had this weird fog lifted. Ive been so happy recently and its all unconditional, nothing other than finally accepting what my brains been yelling at for ages. Like its been so long since Ive just been happy, and smiley and giggling about nothing its so... insanely good feeling. I actually cried a bit telling them how happy Ive felt just being here.
I hope your journey goes the exact way you want. Peace and love.
🏳⚧
@DKSanX This is great. I am really happy for you. It feels so awesome to finally be able to feel like yourself. I wish you the best for your journey and hope you find the happiness you deserve ☺️
finally starting HRT in like a few months so this timing is actually great thanks!
“I shall now walk dramatically to the right of your screen.”
Damn, she did. That’s exactly what she said she’d do 😂
Also, the video starting with an explosion was a mood
3:44 damn you got moves girl
Thanks for the tips ^_^ I definitely gotta get a good routine going when I (hopefully) start HRT in a few months!
some comments on sleep: everyone sleeps in cycles and it can be helpful to wake up towards the end of one of those cycles to avoid feeling groggy. the duration of these cycles varies from person to person, which is why, as stated in the video, there's no universal amount of time everyone needs to sleep. on average, these cycles are 90 minutes long, and generally 5 of these cycles is a thought to be a good target for a good night's sleep. I only mention this because the framework (not the specific numbers) can be useful to keep in mind when trying to identify what sleep schedule works best for you. knowing the length of your sleep cycles and how many you personally need to feel well rested can help explain why one schedule works for you while another doesn't.
Also, some people are morning people and others are night owls. both are perfectly valid and one is not "healthier" or "more productive" than the other or whatever productivity influencers will try to convince you of. you should sleep on a schedule that works for you and makes you feel happier/more energized as much as your school/work/social obligations may allow.
thank you and glad there will be a video on trans women periods 🙏, y'all stay hydrated and healthy
Hello Lucy!! I remember shortly after I came out to my mom I found your channel!! Thank you for the amazing tips and I loveee your outfit! 💙🏳️⚧️
Perfect timing when I’m picking up my estrogen on Friday!!! 💚💚💚💚
Great video, as someone who is 3 weeks on HRT I've had to start considering my health more :) I've had a weird relationship with exercise since I lost my right leg from the knee down, but its either the euphoria or acceptance I feel like starting again.
TLDR : Stumbled on video, Stayed for the vibe
im watching this to help my girlfriend and get a good picture of what shes going through , thank you ^^
Very important topic; glad you've made a video about it. I love all my trans peeps; and we gotta keep healthy, friends.
5:30 The testosterone advantage is not universal. In distance swimming, the people who have estrogen as their dominant hormone tend to perform better than the testosterone people. More importantly, the proximate cause of the advantage that cis men have over cis women is not testosterone, its height and lean body mass.
thanks for the info! will keep this in mind for future videos about this !
video released at the litteral perfect time, started hrt a few days ago, litteral perfect timing
What's it like so far?
@TriflingToad havent had much if any changes, only the 4th day
semi annoyimg as having to use a patch
i just got home from my first day of my first job with my preferred name and im honestly excited for what the future hods. im pre hrt but i reaaally hope to get on it with the money i get from working :3
to any trans girls or boys out there, keep your head up!!! love you all🩵🩷🤍
Lol I need that period video as soon as possible love. I crave that good good information because idk if I've been having a period and I'd like to notice when I am on it
Very well done video! Appreciate you and what you're putting out there ❤️
1:25 what inspirational words
Literally today I just got the news from my physiotherapist that I can go bouldering again! We love being healthy and staying hydrated :D
Too I love rock climbing! What grade do you climb?
@ I currently climb 6C+ and am at about 18% towards 7A. Hbu?
@@Ducktherealone I use the V system lol. What system is this so i can try to roughly convert it?
@@YourResidentQueer ohhhh I didn’t even know there were multiple systems lol. I use the font-scale. So 6c+ is about V6 in V-scale
@ oh nice! Yeah, I recently flashed my first V5, and am doing some sixes.
This is coming at the right time for me: I’m hopefully going to start HRT soon (tm) so these will be nice tips to remember. They also are just good tips for anyone regardless to be honest ❤
As someone who started doing martial arts a year before getting on HRT - yeah, E out here making fitness take more effort. Totally worth it though.
10:00 WHAT!!! I CAN HAVE MY PERIOD!!! I MEAN AT LEAST HALF OF IT!!! OMFG THIS MADE MY DAY!!!
8:34 File Select from Kirby Squeak Squad OST. I love that game so much!!! Thank you!
I used to do weight training at a young teen so I could probably get a touch more out of a gym. But you are right that they usually do cost too much.
9:28 WAIT THAT'S WHY I WAS CRAVING CHOCOLATE AND SALT AND CRYING ALL LAST NIGHT!?
Thank you for the positivity! You shine my world! 💗🦄
Thanks so much for this lucy
I know it's not apart of this video too much, but as someone who's struggled to look less like a minecraft skeleton I've thought about doing a bit of a weight cycle thing. For sure gonna need to do a further bit of research into it, but I hope it circulates around into those areas where I'm at the onset timeline in terms of fat redistribution.
(I'll be 3 months into hrt come december 4th)
Exercising makes it a lot easier to eat enough healthy food which is kind of hard with sedentary lifestyle.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video
Gosh, I love the lacy top! 😍
Omg calling it puberty the sequel is so good 😂 im totally gonna borrow that expression.
Puberty 2: Estrogenic Boogaloo
I never had much upper body development on Testosterone, and I suspect it didn't do much for me over all. But I'm cautious about potential further strength loss, since I'm not sure whether T actually did nothing for me, or whether T was the only thing giving an ounce of strength to my noodle-arms. I haven't _noticed_ any loss of strength yet when wielding my rapier in fencing, but from what I've read a lack of T enhances the "use it or lose it" effect with muscles.
I _did_ notice surprising hunger and cravings late at night about a month ago. I'm keeping track of all my feelings and reactions in a journal to see if this is a part of any sort of pattern...
Re. hunger - I found estrogen made me really hungry for the first few months. Now I seem to be back to normal.
I haven't noticed any kind of monthly cycle-and to me it doesn't make sense that I would. I'm on oral estrogen (and progesterone), I'm taking the same amount every day, there shouldn't be any monthly hormonal cycle. Injections do create a hormonal cycle-which is not something I know much of anything about since, again, I'm on oral estrogen-but you'd _think_ that, yeah, hormonal cycles have effects on cis women, hormonal cycles should have effects on trans women.
I work I do has always been very physical so I never had to be concerned about getting exercise. 3 years on hrt I am aware I've lost some upper body strength and don't have quite the endurance I used to have.
Needed this vid as a chubby tgirl lol.
I know I NEED to sleep but I never learned HOW to sleep. I never sleep more than 2 hours at a time and most days I stumble through in zombie mode with minimal brain function.
UwU thanks for info that felt really good to hear for no reason in particular
Just filling my brain with information that will become helpful eventually.
Okay....I may need to listen carefully 😅 in the second of December. I get the hormone checkup, and two-three weeks later, the first shot... but I have some troubles with a bit of underweight (around 5-6 kilos). I'm not sure if HRT helps with that (＃・∀・) because like I can eat as much as I want without gaining weight
I found myself gaining weight a bit quicker on hrt? So it may help but I'm unsure, I'm sure the doctors can recommend things if needed tho
I hope so... because I'm like 53 kilos with a height that jumps from 169 to 172 all the time... mostly around 170cm, tho.
Great video! I love your top btw, if you don't mind me asking where did u get it?
This blouse is actually the first girls top I ever bought with my own money, around 2012? it was at this one store but it closed down very early intothe 2010s.... I don't believe their in business anymore I'm afraid! I don't remember their name sadly cause I only went there once
@fairyprincesslucy that's so cool! well ty for trying
I struggle to pick up my basses with one hand now :P
Very helpful! Also just saw Moana 2! Didn’t get to dress fem sadly
its already out in other places! I have to wait till tomorrow for it to release ahhhhh I'm so excited for it
10:17 COMPETITIVE HOT DOG EATING MASK (In a Patrick Star voice)
Looking to start estrogen in the new year, on one hand yay, on the other hand I'm an avid skier and am concerned about how that's going to affect my performance. I guess I'll just have to train harder
If you train you'll keep your skills, just might have to train a bit harder but if you do it gradually you'll be fine
wait what thrans women do get periots?
I know several Olympic sports were mix gender until women won and then they decided to split them. I know ski shooting had that I think. All the winners were women and the olympic committee was outraged.
12:42 WHICH DATA CENTER WHICH DATA CENTER
In final fantasy? Lol I'm in aether but visit materia often to play with other Australians haha
would you mind share where & who your sergen was?
I haven't had surgery yet but after surgery I'll mention those details
I think it is a bit funny that I'm watching this video after five hours of sleep, hunched over at my desk with a terrible posture and eating a hashbrown with my fingers like a rat
Lol I do alot of walking and I eat a good amount of fast food lol I need those good GMO's
Hey, don't blame mathematicians for BMI! We had nothing to do with that.
Trying to be as cool & cute as Lucy
you are all cool and cute !
iamgine having friends lmao. Couldn't be me.
BODY FAT DOESNT MOVE the new fat gets distributed to more feminine places. no hate to Lucy tho
Oh! I see! Thanks for clarifying I'll keep this in mind!
you are beautiful
NEVER!!! AHHHHHHHHH
Train will derail lmao