[timarie]

And by some very weird chance I do... have the natural hourglass that is. Despite being genetically a male.

Actually there's a surprising demographic of men with natural hourglasses. Though it is VERY VERY rare. Even more so than for women.

For some reason there's this myth out there that all men have the same shape and it's always roughly the same as a female banana.

But yeah. That's why I'm aiming for the "perfect" hourglass. I'm already an hourglass... I'm just not a very shapely one. If I was some other shape I'd be aiming for a perfect whatever-shape-that-was.

EDIT: Oh! And welcome back timarie! Sorry to hear about your rotten luck with some aspects of your attempted program... I've been sticking a lot more to things that are easier to get in the US largely for that reason. I like consistency.

Whoa, how did I miss this? I just went back-paging on my thread for the hell of it and saw this. For some reason I don't receive email notifications for all posts! I'm sorry Abi, you probably think I'm a jerk!!

I can definitely see what you're talking about (your shape being an hour glass), especially with your bathing suit photograph that you posted a few months ago. But that is interesting for you to point out because it is true that men are typically categorized into the ol' ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph categories, which only is based on two main dimensions: height and width. Women can be categorized into one of these three categories as well. However, I guess it is out of ignorance that people categorize all men as bananas/rectangles... out of fear also, perhaps, as for you it is a blessing to have your natural shape be an hour glass, but other men would be to scared to be associated with anything remotely feminine!

And yes, I have been really irritated with ordering things from abroad, with shipping and handling costing more than the product itself, and the lack of consistency it creates. I am going to join you gradually (as I run out of international products I will reorder from a national company), but I think my only hold up is the pig placenta. I've got more homework to do...