NSV - I'm 20 years old. I've been obese my entire adult life. I haven't been a medium since my sophomore year of high school. Now I'm a medium!

Hey y'all. Some stats first:

• 20 years old, 5'3 trans man (2 years on T, 1.5 years post-hysterectomy)
• Size change: XL shirt to M and 44 pants to 38.
• SW 256.8 / CW 209.4 / GW 175ish?
• Diet is lower carb, higher protein. Increased carbs because I've been running but still significantly lower than normal. Currently eat usually 1500-1800 calories a day.
• Maintaining my weight right now because I'm trying to get my metabolism back up, but I have lost a couple pounds the last week or so.
• Exercise is running + lifting. Training for a 1/2 marathon + lifting in between runs. Currently on my butt because I just had surgery, but I'll be jumping back in as soon as I can. Walking while on recovery.

Okay, the actual post:

I'm a 20-year-old guy. I've been overweight/obese my entire adult life and most of my teens. Was a large at 17 or 18, and an extra-large by my 19th birthday. Over the next year I really should've started wearing 2XL or 3XL, but I continued to wear too-small XLs because it was hard to find 2XL in my area. I think the last time I was a medium was my sophomore year or earlier.

Well, I've been losing weight and losing inches. I noticed a couple weeks ago my large shirts were baggy. And then, my little brother gave me an old medium jacket, which fit like a charm. I figured it was a fluke, but whatever.

Then, I noticed a store I like was having a sale. Bought a few shirts. I was really nervous, almost bought larges because the shirts at this company run slim and the button-ups aren't made of stretchy material. Then I figured whatever, I could try on mediums and return them if they're too small.

The shirts came in today. AND THEY FIT!!! They're actually pretty baggy in the arms, but fit perfect everywhere else.

I don't think I've ever been a medium in my adult life. Ever! And now I am! I didn't think I'd even get down to a medium during my weight loss journey, I thought I'd end up at a large at my smallest. But I'm a medium!!!

Unrelated - I'm also going tomorrow to buy pants. I have two pairs - a size 40 and a size 38. The size 40's are falling off me and the 38s are too baggy. I think I'm in-between a size 36 and a size 38, but I'll try on a 36 and see what happens. But even if I'm still a 38, I started at a 44. That's a 6-inch decrease in my waist!

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