I’m guessing we’re in week 34. I know we missed a couple of weeks with Madrona and Mid-Winter Break.

I’m feeling better so far today, but it’s still early. How are you all doing?

Like I said yesterday, I’ve been working on it this week. I quit sugar, and have exercised and drank a lot of water every day. I’ve been tracking my food in Calorie King, but have had a tough time being consistent. For the week, I’ve averaged out just fine, but I’ve had high days and very low days. A couple days, I was 500 calories under my target, and I just didn’t want any more food. Other days, I went a couple hundred over.

No wonder my body is such a wreck. I seem incapable of taking adequate care of it.

Anyway, I’m considering this a good week, and while I dreamt of eating canned fruit in heavy syrup last night, I’m determined to make it through the weekend clean. Next week, I get to start juicing my wheatgrass which will help the cleanse.

And on a completely different topic… I had something verified at Madrona that I keep forgetting to tell you.

In my Short Rows class, the lady sitting next to me had taken the Make It Fit class that I couldn’t get into. I asked her what the most valuable thing she learned was, and she talked about armhole shaping, which was what I needed to hear. She said that the teacher said that everyone, no matter their size, has a 3 1/2 to 4 inch shoulder.

Everybody.

I couldn’t resist, I had to measure myself right there and then, and as I suspected, my shoulder is freaky small. It’s 2 1/2 inches. 2 1/2 tiny little inches of shoulder. That’s all I’ve got. I’ve always known my shoulders were extremely small, because I can’t keep a purse or bag strap on them to save my life.

It. Won’t. Stay. Up.

Never has.

I can never find clothes that both go around my bust and fit correctly in the shoulder. So this was good to know. It confirms what I suspected, that I’ll need to modify sweaters that I make for myself. Changing the armhole seems doable enough, but then subsequently altering the sleeve cap, well, there I’m not so confident.

Remember back a few years ago, when I was fitted for a bra and the lady had a hard time with me because I was too long in some places and too short in others? (I think it was a short armhole and long ribcage, or the other way around, I don’t know). And now my shoulders are significantly smaller than everyone else’s…

I’m abnormal. But I guess I knew that. :-).

How was your week?