[timarie]

And it's okay about the ratings. I never even pay attention to them when I look at threads and I am not sure how many people really do.

I... am one of those people who notice those things I am a very visual-person, so to speak, and notice little changes like that. Those bright yellow stars? Heck yeah, a magnet for a visual person like myself. I stare at them when I open every and any thread haha. Like a little kid. I'm visually stimulated. So for this reason I wish I was not so visual because this star bumping as of recent is bothering my "visual flow" lol. I wish they'd just get rid of them, honestly.

They probably saw your new pic and got mad that you're smart AND hot. ;p

Funny, I said the same thing to Abi in a PM... Women get jealous very easily and take it out in very strange ways!

It's the only one I could find where you could see my donk. Haha.

Saw this pic. You're... crazy cute!!!

Yeah. I still would say you're some kind of hourglass. And if you gain weight easily but aren't putting on in the breasts you're probably even more like me than I thought just never let yourself get nearly so chubby as I used to be.

What all of what you just said AND the photographic evidence tells me is that you're STILL a natural hourglass. Probably at least a straight meso and maybe an endo/meso like me, but have always had a hormone imbalance causing you to put on more in your lower half... Which says to me normal to high estrogens and maybe high androgens and not enough progesterone, which is causing your breasts not to develop as much as they should while you continue putting on fatty weight in all the right disposition for your body type. Which contrary to what you might expect means NOT putting ANY in the upper half. Natural hourglasses have very lean perky boobs. Most of your body weight goes to your upper hips lower abdomen with the rest in your lower hips and thighs. We also have nice butts.

I know timarie's going to say she can't talk about the hormone stuff... But I'd be interested in her opinion on the body type.

EDIT: And LOL. timarie and I were just talking about that in PM and she said pretty much the same thing!

Oh yeah, to that^^! And I agree with Abi: for sure, having small boobs and a big butt does not make you a pear. To be frank, you need to have legs where you can just NEVER get the fat off. Even at my skinniest, I could hardly see the muscle tone in my legs! My calves are difficult to get looking chiseled and sexy, for as much as I workout, because I can never lose the fat off of my legs. You clearly, don't have that issue. I am going to do a little tweaking to what Abi wrote above but-- from my experience with hourglasses, they gain primarily in the lower abdomen and hips (and because you gain on the hips, this transfers to the butt) and bust [here you can insert Abi's "but!" about if you don't have your hormones in balance], NOT really the thighs, and DO gain a very little in the upper arms (so I've noticed)... about as much as they might put in their thighs. They have just a little in their arms, but not as much as apples, and just a little in their thighs, but not as much as pears. But mostly in their hips and especially lower abdomen. So, based on your photos showing where you hold your weight and based on what you say, I'd say definitely an hourglass. But, to confirm it, I'd need measurements! Can you snag a tape measure and measure your hips/butt (around the widest part of your derriere), waist (smallest part, and tighten your abs, as ordered by Dr. Oz), and I already saw the measurement for your bust. And how tall are you, Echapman?

EDIT: oh Abi asked for an input on body type, not shape. My bad. If it is not incredibly obvious (and it's not), a little bit of history of weight fluctuations would help. But, considering that you're having a hard time losing the fat of your lower abdomen, you're most likely not an ectomorph. To narrow it down for the other body types: is it easier for you to gain fat, or muscle? If you go to the gym, is it easy to reap the benefits of your hard workouts? Or, is it tough to indulge in the simple pleasures of life without putting on a "little extra"? Do you put out a good deal of effort to be the small size you are right now? Or is this your natural size without needing to put out much effort?