Thank you so much to all of you for your suggestions!
After taking a couple of days to look into the different types of strength training that you've all suggested I've kind of come to the conclusion that what I really enjoy and have always enjoyed is goal/reward/means-to-an-end oriented activities.
For instance, the cardio that I do and can't get enough of is the Playstation 2 "Dance, Dance Revolution". It gets my heart rate up, makes me sweat like crazy, makes me "huff and puff" sometimes to the point of breathlessness (gotta watch that I don't overdo it most of the time), and all the while I'm progressing and getting better, faster, and most importantly for me, I earn a Grade for every song that I dance to. Those grades are what really keeps me going and even though my grades get better and better as time goes by, I can see that it's going to take me at least another couple of years before I can even get close to beating all the songs on my only game CD. And there are a lot more DDR games out there to buy and new games come out all the time, so this is something that I can see will last, well, it seems forever.
So, my point is - I'm longwinded, huh? lol - that I think I'd really enjoy some sort of Martial Arts training where I'm constantly working toward a goal (i.e., belt colors). Now THAT would keep me going. But how would I find the one that is right for me? I know that there are so, so, so many different forms of martial arts just like yoga, but I'm lost as to which one would be best for strength training. Does anyone here have any experience in the different types of martial arts programs?
My starting point is total flab.
Even though I'm down to about 116lbs I'm still "flabby". I lost all of my weight by diet and cardio alone and so now I'm left with that "skinny fat person" body that I've seen you all talk about so often. Believe me - it's not pretty especially after having had two kids.
Also, I'm 48 yrs old and that doesn't help much.
Anyway, now that I've rambled on for so long, I better shut up now. lol. Forgive me my big flappy mouth but I just wanted to be really clear about what kind of help & experience I'm asking you all for. Thanks so much for listening and any possible help you could offer. You're all such terrific women and I'm SO glad I found this site!
Oh, and 2frustrated, why would I want to tear up a phone book? hee hee....