Toss, hope you had a nice night out. If it was proper French you should probably still be asleep 
cuir I'm a STOTT Pilates devotee too! Evangelical as well, but I do always warn it's expensive and you get the best results by going twice a week on the machinery for an hour each time, especially when starting. I hadn't heard of it impacting the ribcage before, mostly the spine. I grew about a 1.5cm when I first started, didn't actually stretch myself to a new height, it was just from stimulating the muscles in between the spine and improving posture. I think those that are top heavy benefit from it as there's an inclination to pull the shoulders in and hunch over a bit.
Gin, I'm a nerdy control freak who gets really frustrated if I can't figure something out and impacting me. Still annoyed at the PCOS and its many many variables and it, therefore, ruling me and my choices in life. I basically just want to control things that affect me.
I think body shape really is a thing of bone structure only if you carry no extra weight. Most will be an in-between shape, in my bones, I'm an hourglass shape, it's quite obvious now that my hips and shoulders will never be narrower than they are now, I also happen to gain weight like an hourglass but I'm pretty sure that at some point I'd go the route of apple over a certain weight point. Your own assessment just by eyes is still key.
Lazy, I'm currently using up a Swiss one but I wouldn't recommend it unless you can't tolerate emulsifiers. If you want something like the Biore but available easily in the UK I'd get the Body Shop Skin defence Multi-Protection Essence SPF50. It's similar and with the 40% off they usually have going it's not too far off price-wise. It is a commuter/indoor sunscreen though, just like the Biore, so not the best choice for high summer.
Lesser, it's the waist measurement that's the issue mostly (which if you're making yourself is easily fixed). With normal trousers it's not such an issue, the extra length is taken out at the bottom but with shorts, you usually don't have that margin and I need the bit of extra fabric for the hips/bum area. I used to just buy a size smaller and wear it low but that's no longer an option, and taking in just the waist doesn't seem to work well either as it gets a bit of an A-line fit because of it and that cuts my short legs in two quite unflatteringly.