become a contortionist

Well, at this point, I can touch my thumb all the way to my wrist in a way so that there’s no gap between my thumb and wrist. That one tends to freak people out.

I just discovered how flexible I am. I’ve done splits twice in the past, although I haven’t stretched my legs in like forever. I have hypermobile joints (aka double jointedness). I recently discovered I have what is termed as “loose shoulders”, where my shoulders easily and for the most part painlessly com out of their sockets and in multiple directions. Well, I did my first impressive contortion last night. I reached one arm in front of my neck and the other going up my middle back and was able to clasp my fingers together. It definitely looked like it should be very painful, but it wasn’t. With continuous stretching and some more weight loss, I should be able to do much more.