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My clothing situation has become a real problem.  All of my size tens are falling off me.  I’ve lost ten pounds since March and five percent body fat.I ordered some size eights from Eddie Bauer last week.  I was so excited when they arrived, couldn’t wait to get home and try them on.  Alas, they were too big!  Apparently super-sized Americans still want to pretend they are little and clothing manufacturers are happy to oblige.  Bear in mind, I was a size 8 in junior high and a size 10 in high school.  My wedding dress was a size 14.  If size 8 is now too big, what am I? a 6?

We took the size eights back to the Eddie Bauer Outlet store on Saturday.  I tried on some sixes and found some that fit, but I didn’t really like the style.  We went off to the Gap Outlet.  I couldn’t find anything that fit properly at the Gap, which was fine since I didn’t really like any of the styles anyway.  From there we went to the Anne Taylor outlet.    Here I discovered I am a Petite, Curvy 4?  What?  Yeah, I am lean,  but I am NOT a size 4!  The only pants they had in this cut were really ugly.  I did try them on. They did fit, but white flat-fronted pants with tiny gold chains at the waist is not a look I’m into.

We gave up and went to lunch at Baja Fresh.  This was the best part of our day.  Our local Baja Fresh has closed and I really like their shrimp tacos.

On the way home we were near the Anne Taylor Loft that has opened locally, so we decided to give it a try.  Loft seems to be a younger, “fresher” version of Anne Taylor – slightly less tailored look, a lot more trendy.  In this store I am a size 6, Julie cut.  I think Julie means curvy.  Whatever.  I did find three bottoms that fit and that I liked.  Good grief, all I want is to look decent at work.

Nothing really new on the training front to report, just more biking , running, yoga and weight lifting.

Check out the details on our participation in Race Across America.