I am the Worst Person in The Woooooorld

Sorry for my long absence from the blag! Sometimes life gets in the way. My heart feels warm and mushy because of all of you who have been asking where I’ve been! I still can’t believe people care about anything I have to say. But this will motivate me to actually write a book one day…

It’s been a very busy week, but luckily this week will be a short one because we are closed on Good Friday! My office is hardly ever closed because we follow the stock market schedule. So, when they’re open, we’re open. Last year Good Friday fell on my birthday, so I was especially happy. I was one happy Jew.

I have lots to tell you all!

Book Review TK
I finished Rethinking Thin. I want to do an official review, but in my rush to get to work this morning I stared directly at the book and didn’t think to actually take it with me. A total brain fart! Does that ever happen to you?

I want to wait and review it when I have it in front of me for reference. I will say this — it was fascinating. I have a much clearer understanding of weight and why we are the way we are. I will get into this more later this week in my review. Stay tuned!

POM Review
I received my POM juices from POM Wonderful! I tried one and it was a bit more tart than I like things — but mixed with some Diet Sprite and Vodka, it would be the perfect refreshing drink! Vodka optional, of course. I will be saving the rest of my free bottles for warm spring/summer days when I can take it outside, sit with a book, and drink in healthiness mixed with not-so-healthiness of Sprite. Some of you would probably enjoy it along, but it is not for me in its true form. My favorite thing about it? The only ingredient is pomegranate juice! I love, love, LOVE  that. “No added sugars, preservatives, colors or cheap filler juices.”  Read about the health benefits here. Do you think I could bring it with me to a bar and asked it to be mixed with my drink?  😉

Hehe, Juice Couture.

Juice Couture

Brownie Bites
What else? Well, the Erin Baker’s Organic Brownie Bites that Missy got me for my birthday are almost all gone already! My favorite thing to do it crumble one up and mix it into my Vanilla Chobani/Bauman’s Pumpkin Butter combination. Truly the perfect breakfast. And the boy loves them too! I often see empty wrappers laying around his room.  I was sad that we flew through them so fast, since the shipping price on their website adds up — the three boxes I ordered came to $24 with shipping! But yesterday I made a discovery — THEY SELL THEM AT MY HEALTH FOOD STORE! Aaahhh! They only had the Walnut flavor which is fine by me! I bought 3 boxes and am now very happy. These little brownies are so chocolatey and great, truly the perfect snack and all 90 or 100 calories. I love brownies.

Missing My Best Friend’s Birthday  … 2 years in a row
While it seems from this blog that I have been all brownies and smiles lately, that is sadly not the case. My GI problems are getting in the way of my life. My best friend’s birthday was on Saturday, and she planned to go out to a bar in the East Village. During the day we enjoyed a spa day to celebrate (I got a Hot Stone massage) and after relaxing all day were ready to have some fun at night. It’s been a long time since I dressed up to go to a bar and I was excited! I packed a few outfits to bring to the boy’s, along with some jewelery choices and really great gold Arturo Chiang shoes that I have been looking for an excuse to wear.

Hot Stone Massage

I got to the boy’s and was relaxing before it was time to shower when the pains began. I usually get my stomach pains in the same place — high up in my stomach, right under my chest. They are usually very intense, and come and go every few minutes. This means they are spasms. Sometimes the pain is worse than others. On Saturday, they were intense. Very intense. I was crying every time I felt one come on. I couldn’t move, but I didn’t want to miss Rae’s birthday. I was hoping they would die down so I could start getting ready, since it was getting late and I needed to get in to the shower. I tried to get up, but found myself curled on another spot of the bed. I couldn’t even sit up. I got myself onto my back and it felt wrong. I felt like the pain might feel better if I was on my stomach. I tried to turn over but couldn’t move; the pain became worse when I moved. Finally, I got myself onto my stomach but it felt even worse than on my back. I tried to go onto my side and failed. I tried again a couple minutes later and was able to curl on my left side. That seemed to help, and the pain became a little less intense. I was putting off calling Rae because I really wanted to make it — I missed her birthday last year because of my stomach and didn’t want that to happen yet again.

The pain subsided a little but so I went into the shower. I’m not gonna lie — it was hard. Standing there was hard, I felt weak and the pain was coming in waves. During the shower I knew there was no way I could spend time at a bar, possibly standing, and talking to people. I couldn’t even imagine a cab ride feeling this way.  I knew what I had to do.

I got out of the shower, back into bed and told Rae I could not make it. I felt like the worst friend in the world.

I asked the boy, who is a doctor, if it is possible this is all fake. Maybe none of this is really happening. Maybe nothing is actually wrong with me and the pains aren’t there. 

He said that as a physician, he knew with 100% certainty that my problems are real. I had multiple tests that all confirmed the problems, that all pointed to the same condition. It is not normal to experience the things I experience, he said.

Maybe it’s not normal for other people, but maybe it is normal for me — this condition is MY normal. Therefore, nothing is wrong, I told him. For me, this is normal.

He said if I was born this way, then yes, it would be my normal. But I wasn’t born this way. I have an exact incident I could point to that caused all of this to happen. I can pinpoint that incident, that infection, as the time everything changed for me. It is not fake. It is real.

And I know that. I know this is real but I can’t help but question it when things go badly at inopportune times — ie, my best friend’s birthday TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

I even went so far as to point out that I was conveniently fine on my own birthday. Yet on hers, I was in excrutiating pain. He said, when you have these pains at other times, is it on days you have something special planned? No, I said. Usually it happens at work on a normal day. There you go, the boy said. It is just unfortunate chance that it happened today. It happens at times, and today was one of those times.

I know this. But I can’t stop feeling like the Worst Person In The Wooooooooorld.

Worst Person in The World

The real Worst Person in The World is Simba. I can’t take it. He is out of control and has been SO much worse lately. The HMPHs don’t stop. The hyena laughter and the cackling “kekekeke” laughter. The shouting out words and phrases in a high pitched voice. The reptition of the same sounds over and over. The huge pre-laugh WHOOP that he makes before every burst of laughter. Can’t. Take. It.

4 Way Class Comparison TK
As I’ve mentioned, Melissa at FitnessNYC gave everyone at the blogger events 2 free passes to Physique 57.  She loves it there (as does Kelly Ripa) and constantly raves about it. She also belongs to Exhale for the Core Fusion classes. I ordered the DVDs (haven’t tried them yet) and they came with a free class! In addition, my gym offers Transfigure, taught by a Core Fusion instructor and incorporates the same “Lotte Berk” ideas. I have taken Transfigure 3 times so far and am fully addicted. It really is the most comprehensive workout and I am always ready to collapse and scream in pain. Instead, I only sometimes collapse and instead of screaming in pain I let out a big sigh of pain at the end of a set.

So, as I am addicted to Transfigure (after just 3 classes), I am REALLY excited for my two upcoming Physique 57 sessions – 4/12 and 4/23, and my Core Fusion class on 4/25!  I also want to take advantage of the free class The Body offers — this class is the same idea as well. Once I have all four variations under my belt — Physique 57, The Body, Exhale Core Fusion and Transfigure I want to do a four way compare and contrast on here as a resource to anyone thinking of trying them out! I will schedule The Body as soon as I can  fit it in so I can write that exciting blog post!

By the way, if anyone told me a year ago that I would be addicted to spinning and strength classes, I would have laughed in their face. If anyone told me this five years ago, I would have spit in their face.

BAKE SALE
Please visit Meghann’s Bake Sale. All funds raised from this event will go directly to her Team in Training Efforts to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. And I am particularly excited because my brother’s girlfriend/practically my sister Mallories is making Mix-and-Match Nut Butter Cups! For my birthday last year, she made me these AMAZING cookie crusted Peanut Butter Cups. Best thing of my life. No joke! This uear she made me delicious Carob Almond Butter Cups which I loved as well! So go bid!

I bid on a couple items myself!

Running Outside Attempt #1
I tried running outside for the first time yesterday in Central Park. The run also had a purpose — get to my apartment on the East side from the boy’s on the West side. I immediately got an intense pain on the outside of my upper thigh. I had to stop. And today my shins are both killing me. Next time, I will try stretching first. I want to be able to run!

Although, the day before I did an OK GO Coached Run on the treadmill and they tell you to go very fast, so maybe I was just recovering from that. I hope! There is nothing more I want than to be able to run outside on beautiful spring and summer days. I did get to walk both to and from the boy’s yesterday so that was a very nice outdoors workout regardless!

My gym has this Alter G treadmill that is supposed to make you weightless and it is very easy on the joints. Maybe I should try it one day! It’s like running in a bubble.

Alter G Treadmill

Contest 
Visit What Do I Eat Now for a chance to win a great contest! It includes POM Green Iced Tea which I would LOVE to try as well as a bunch of different cookies, and me love cookies.

I have lots more to write about this week, so please check back. I will try not to fall off the face of the earth again!

15 comments on I am the Worst Person in The Woooooorld

  1. Melissa (fitnessnyc)
    April 6, 2009 at 12:48 pm (15 years ago)

    happy to have you back, although sad to hear that you are feeling like a bad friend. As far as I can tell, you are an amazing, kind, giving person and therefore, make a wonderful friend.

    PS I hope I am not too obnoxious with my constant raving 🙂 My fitness enthusiasm is somewhat over the top at times.

    PPS very excited about the previously discussed 4-way review, that sounds wrong somehow.

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  2. Ashley
    April 6, 2009 at 12:58 pm (15 years ago)

    You’re not a bad friend. I am sure your friend understands and since she knows you so well she knows this has been negatively impacting your life for the last year.
    Also, would you be interested in a book exchange once I finish intuitive eating? I can’t wait to see you on Sunday. Oh yes, what was that treadmill workout you did?

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  3. Jen, a priorfatgirl
    April 6, 2009 at 1:02 pm (15 years ago)

    First off, what a dork am I!! When I got the POM juice, I thought I was suppose to drink it straight and so my review I was like “Uh, no POM is not for me, way too tart.” How embarressed was I to read on everyone else’s blog reviews that most people mix it with other stuff!!! Sometimes, I gotta think outside the box, or in this case, bottle.

    Second, I am SSSSSSOOOOOOO sorry you missed your best friends birthday! My heart sank reading your experience! I hope hope hope hope soon they figure out how to help you avoid any more nights like that because it sounds horrible, not only physially but also emotionally 🙁 Sorry Dori!!!

    That Alter G Treadmill looks kind of scary. I don’t know if I would have the guts to try it…

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  4. Missy
    April 6, 2009 at 1:19 pm (15 years ago)

    Ahh that sucks about her b-day! I’m sure she understands though! I can’t wait to sit outside with you in the summer with our POMs and Diet Sprites! And rollerblades of course! What is an OK Go Coached Run??

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  5. Mariposa
    April 6, 2009 at 1:44 pm (15 years ago)

    oh that sucks about missing your friends birthday!! she must understand that you have a legit medical condition that is NOT made up and DEF NOT all in your head!! hopefully you can make it up to her somehow!

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  6. Mallory
    April 6, 2009 at 1:44 pm (15 years ago)

    I had some POM green tea the other day…YUM! You are also making me crave the brownie bites…I’ll have to find them somewhere!

    Thanks for the raving about my peanut/almond butter cups! I love sending you treats because you get SO excited about them 🙂

    Also, your photoshop skills are superb!!!

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  7. Hangry Pants
    April 6, 2009 at 3:13 pm (15 years ago)

    I am lgad you’re back. Missed ya much! So sorry you were sick for your friend’s birthday again. Booo. You are definitely not the worst person in the world though!!!!

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  8. Olga
    April 6, 2009 at 3:54 pm (15 years ago)

    Those treadmills are SO COOL, I’ve only read about them in magazines! You should totally try it out and report back 🙂

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  9. Maggie
    April 6, 2009 at 4:10 pm (15 years ago)

    Do not feel bad! She will understand and you’ll make it up to her when you’re feeling better. Hey, if you take her out for an extra celebration it’s almost better – she gets 2 birthdays! I really hope you get some relief for your stomach soon 🙁 It sounds miserable.

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  10. Gillian
    April 6, 2009 at 6:14 pm (15 years ago)

    Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well!Wow,that treadmill looks awesome-sign me up!I am looking forward to your book review…

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  11. Michelle
    April 6, 2009 at 9:56 pm (15 years ago)

    Hey Dori! Thanks for the comment on the blog! Your blog is really cute, I like it!
    Good luck on the pumpkin bread…it’s very tasty! 🙂

    ~Michelle

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  12. Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter)
    April 7, 2009 at 8:13 am (15 years ago)

    Dori my love, you ARE NOT the worst person in the world. Do not even put that out there, OK? You did not intentionally miss your best friend’s birthday. Your pains are real. Your best friend loves you, and I’m going to leave it at that…no more being hard on yourself. You promise? 🙂

    How excited and full of envy was I to see your Baby-Sitters Club stationary?!? How do you even use it – I would be hoarding every last piece of that paper never wanting my supply to end.
    Haha – I sound like such a nerd!

    You have the coolest options for fitness classes in NYC! First off, I have never “turned” in a spin class, and I would love to take the TransFigure class with you. I would totally collapse and scream in pain. I have no shame.

    My husband was talking about those Alter G Treadmills a few weeks ago. How cool your gym has one – they are crazy expensive. In fact, my husband was crunching the numbers on investing in one and then charging injured runners to use it. I was like, “I don’t want random men running on a treadmill in our house!” Chris is so funny – always trying to think of ways to earn money, but I’m thankful for him, because I always come up with ways to spend it!

    Have a good week Dori. LOVE YOURSELF. 🙂
    P.S. – Ice your shins if they hurt after a run and try to avoid running on concrete. I know that’s difficult in NYC,but dirt trails or grass runs provide much less of an impact.

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  13. sara
    April 7, 2009 at 8:25 am (15 years ago)

    You are SO NOT THE WORST PERSON. That is so incredibly upsetting and frustrating that you weren’t able to go out and I am SURE if your friend was upset at ALL It was simply because you felt so sick. I can’t wait to try Physique! I hope I can swing it this weekend w/you and Ashley if you’re still going!
    xoxoxox
    s

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  14. Diana (Soap & Chocolate)
    April 7, 2009 at 10:04 am (15 years ago)

    Ok so obvious reaction: You are SO not the worst person in the world! Far from it! You would be the worst person if you didn’t feel bad for missing your friend’s b-day. Actually, even then you wouldn’t be. I’m so sorry to hear about your pain, I can’t imagine what it’s like, but it’s obviously debilitating at its worst. Any update on hypno therapy? Or perhaps you haven’t been back yet.

    That is a wicked cool looking treadmill by the way – sounds like a great way to ease yourself into running! I can sympathize though – running is so not my thang, though I want it to be!

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  15. Sarah (Tales of Expansion)
    April 8, 2009 at 9:32 pm (15 years ago)

    awww, dori, i am sorry you have to go through so much pain!! it sounds completely miserable, esp when you can control when it happens :(. you’re def not the worst person in the world and i’m sure you’re a completely amazing friend and rae understands. and i’m sure you know that, too, but it probably doesn’t make it any better. hang in there! you’re a GREAT person!

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