Quote Originally Posted by Kinetikat View Post
Thorina! Ma sorella! Well, OK, unlikely to be actual sisters, to be sure (a little matter of a pond between us for starters), but hey, I identify totally with the body shape! My darling Dad has also uttered the immortal words, "Built like a brick lavatory" about me when in untactful mood. And I have to say... alas, 'tis true. Even when slimmed right down I have no waist to speak of - I have a very short-coupled body, my ribcage finishes approximately 2 inches above my hip-bone, so my body shape is... well, pretty much rectangular! Think Spongebob Squarepants in a kilt... heh.

Looking at it a bit more positively, I think ours is a body type that is well set up for Heavy Athletics - strongly-built upper body, slimmish hips, strongly-built legs. I find thinking "Xena: Warrior Princess" rather than "brick sh*thouse" when looking in the mirror is kinder on the morale, and just as 'realistic'!
Built for plowing fields and birthing babies!
....and arm wrestling.

I've always played rough and tumble sports. After taking ballet lessons for many years, even en pointe, I look like a tu-tu clad linebacker. Much to my mother's chegrin, I never made it to the ranks of *graceful*. I have always been more comfortable in cleats than ballet slippers.
I couldn't, pull off a "Peg Bundy" if my life depended on it.

I was a little sad several years back when I decided to try to get back into field hockey that they no longer wear a fairly traditional kilt. They've gone to these flat skirt things, lycra, etc. Really sad to see such a fine tradition go by the way side.