Hi Ultimatum and Ember
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Thank you so much for the replies!
Ult--a 50-pound weight loss!!??? Wow, that is amazing!!! What an inspiration!!!
Ember, thank you so much for offering to help!
I've always been built like a gymnast--with 20 extra pounds. But for some reason, it's fairly evenly distributed and most people think I'm a lot smaller than I actually am. I wear a size 6 in pants and currently weigh about 143, but people always think I'm 120. So what I'm trying to say is that my body type seems to be naturally compact and muscular.
I've always been a walker. I'm not really into classes or anything like that because I like to be able to just go and not think about the movements, etc. Right now my workouts are a mix of machines: treadmill, elliptical, stationary bike, and weight machines for arms and legs.
As I lose fat and tone up, it seems to bring out my natural build. In all honesty, when my legs had a little more fat on them, it kind of "evened things out" a bit into more of an even line; with all the toning and some of the fat disappearing, I think it's just revealing my natural body shape underneath, which, unfortunately, is short and bulky.
Any suggestions you'd have would be great though!! I've always wanted to try a class like Pilates just to see what it was like... And many, many kudos to you for keeping up a lifetime of fitness!! Very inspiring and it helps motivate me to keep going. Thank you so much for sharing and for your kind words!