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Yesterday: 5 mile walk. Today: Canceled 5k.

I recently wrote about how excited I was that I signed up for my first 5k – the 2009 Wall Street Run and Heart Walk. Missy and I signed up together since we are both new  to outdoor running and figured we could keep each other motivated. The race is today. Because of my knee injury, I decided that there is just no way I can do this. I am trying to get better so I can get back to the gym. As much as I would have loved to run my first 5K, I need to be smart about the healing process. Every time I run outside, I get knee pain. My knee has been doing so much better and I don’t want to ruin my progress. So instead, I will go to Physical Therapy tonight. Not quite as fun.

But I did walk 5 miles yesterday!I felt down about not exercising and decided to walk from Battery Park City to the Upper West Side, along the Hudson River Greenway. This is an ideal route because it is a straight path up the west side of Manhattan. There are no stoplights or people to dodge. There are beautiful views of the water and New Jersey. There are adorable parks with interesting structures to look at. And in most parts, there are separate paths for walkers/runners and bicyclists/skaters. I should have taken a picture but I was holding 2 bags that weren’t the lightest and it would have been a struggle to get my camera out. If I walk home tomorrow I promise to take pictures!

Here is a picture that I found on railstotrails.org:

Hudson River Greenway

I began my walk at 5:20 pm.It felt like I was walking forever and I became very jealous of all the people going by on bikes — especially the girls holding their purses in their bike baskets. It made me really want my own bike so I could ride to work! I’m not sure how that would be for my knee, but I might run it by PT for her thoughts. I walked and walked and walked. Every time I noticed myself hyperextending my left leg I would try to consciously stop that behavior. Of course, I couldn’t always be aware. I got to my destination at 6:45 pm. The 5 mile walk took 1 hour and 25 minutes. Not bad! Next time, I want to wear my HRM so I can guage how hard I am actually working.

My knee doesn’t hurt at all, which leads me to believe walking is an acceptable activity. I wore my knee sleeves the entire way and took Naproxen before I left. I also stretched my calves, but next time I will stretch other muscles in my legs and hips as well. I will ask the PT if she thinks walking long distances is okay for me. If it is, I would like to walk to or from work a few times a week to make up for not having a  gym membership this month. Of course, walking to work would require me to wake up VERY early.  But I would like to walk home again tomorrow! Now I do have bikes on the brain though. Thoughts?

Speaking of bikes, let’s discuss rollerblades. On my walk, I was thrilled to see a woman on rollerblades who is worse than Missy and I! She looked so terrified, was barely moving, her legs were far apart and looked like she was just trying not to topple over. I wanted to say something to her to assure her that she is not the only one who sucks at rollerblading, but I refrained. But it made me want to get Missy so we can try our luck again! This path was extremely flat, so it would be perfect for us. Aside from the speeding bikes zipping past. I do believe we will try again in the near future though!

I Forgot What Non-Greek Yogurt Was Like
Yesterday morning I didn’t have any of my Chobani or Oikos yogurts, so I stopped in a deli to get my breakfast. They didn’t have any greek yogurt so I got Dannon All Natural Vanilla Yogurt. I mixed in my Erin Baker’s Brownie bite (ON SALE AT WHOLE FOOD RIGHT NOW!) and took a bite. It has been a very long time since I had non-greek yogurt.

Dannon All Natural Vanilla Yogurt

I couldn’t believe how watery it was! I am so used to think, creamy deliciousness that this came as a total shock. And the flavor? Sickeningly sweet. Way too sweet. I missed the tartness with just enough touch of sweet of my vanilla greek yogurt.

While I did remain full until lunch, I will not be getting this again. I would rather get eggs next time I don’t have my yogurt on me.

A note about Holey Donuts Low Fat Cinnamon Glazed Donut Holes
I’ve been eating a few of these every day. And I learned, the hard way, not to overcook them! They become very hard. So if you decide to try these, keep that in mind! If part of the donut hole is hard, that means you microwaved them for too long.

But when you microwave them just right … ohhhh the warm, soft, cinnamony sweetness. Mmmmm…
Holey Donuts Cinnamon Glazed Donut Holes

House
The boy and I love to watch House. We have the DVR set to record every time the show it on. I’ve seen almost all the episodes, but I always forget the details and the illness. The boy never watched the show until I got him into it, and now he loves it. Anyone who watches House knows that in every single episode, someone on House’s team suggests the patient has Lupus. And it never is Lupus. And House never thinks it is Lupus. He will say, “It’s not Lupus” in an annoyed tone. One time I believe he went as far as to say, “It’s never Lupus!” But House is not House without the mention of Lupus.

Well last night the boy and I were watching a repeat and it happened to be one that I had never seen myself. The highlight of the episode came when it was discovered at the end of the episode that the patient did in fact have Lupus. House exclaims, “I finally have a case of Lupus!”

House It's Not Lupus

I laughed. I love how the writers were able to joke about the same thing faithful viewers of the show always joke about. It was like an inside joke to those who really watch the show.

Also, this website actually exists: http://itsnotlup.us/ 

Speaking of House, a lot of people are angry at this season’s finale. The boy and I actually liked it. I loved the scene at the end where House put it all together that Cuddy was angry at something he said, which meant he hallucinated the  rest, including the sex scene. I had to watch that last scene twice to fully understand what happened. Many people feel cheated that Huddy sex never happened, but I think that is exactly the point of this show — to throw at you what you least expect. Sure, there have been hallucination episodes before (when House was shot, after the bus crash to figure out it was Amber on the bus) but I still think this was good and unexpected — and it gives us the real Huddy sex scene to look forward to!

House and Cuddy

Dry Cleaner Love Story

Hi all.

First things first. I would like to announce that the Holey Donuts Jumbo Reduced Fat Cinnamon Buns are gone. Eaten up.

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Can you blame us?

Guest Post
Hop on over to MelonCauliflower to see my guest post about Channeling Your Inner Bethenny! I describe a few situations where I tried to incorporate Bethenny’s ten rules into my eating thoughts.

Henry’s
On Saturday, the family celebrated my Aunt Dale’s 60th birthday party at Henry’s. I was very excited for a number of reasons:

 – I would see my adorable 2- and 4-year old cousins
 – We got my aunt a really nice present that I was excited to give to her
 – My grandma came in for the party (surprise to my Aunt)
 – My little brother Matt Matt (aka the original Henry) came in for the party! (surprise to my Aunt) 
 – The restaurant was called Henry’s! As I’ve mentioned, my brother’s middle name is Henry and I often call him a variation of the name (Hen, Henries, Henny, Hens, etc). I’ve also established Henry Day, a holiday that occurs sometimes as well as National Henry Day (rare) and International Henry Day(rarer — and coming up soon!). This is the day that all the Henries of the world unite. On Rosh Hashanah we celebrated, for the second year in a row, the Year of the Henry.  

Here I am in front of Henry’s.

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Me and my own little Henry, my brother Matt:

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He is the cutest little boy ever! I want to smush his face all day.

The restaurant provided warm mini muffins before the meal. They had a cornbread-like consistency, which I loved. The banana flavor was especially great. They didn’t have any Mango Mimosas, but they had an extensive drink menu so I was happy with my cocktail choices anyway. Have you heard of Sweet Tea flavored Vodka?! I had a drink with that, lemonade and a splash of 7-up. So good! And I got  the Warm Crepes. They had a wonderful thin ricotta cheese filling. I ate it all.

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Henry had a message for us:

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OK ! And I collected some Henry paraphernalia!

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The birthday turned out really well!

Later that night the boy and I went over to my mom’s to spend more time with my brother and we pulled out the 2nd grade notebooks. It turns out I was wrong by saying eksusize. My brother actually wrote eksusis. I will make this change going forward.

Dry Cleaner Love Story
There is a dry cleaners conveniently located 2 doors down from my apartment. I used to go there all the time and during that time they changed ownership. I eventually established a rapport with the new man that worked there, Juan. He was always very friendly with me and very nice.

Until he became creepy. I would go there and before I would leave he would take my hands and hold them for a very long time. Sometimes he would come out from behind the counter to give me a hug. It made me very uncomfortable but he had a heavy accent and sometimes we couldn’t understand each other and I am not always comfortable saying anything. One day I worked from home and went over to the cleaner’s in the afternoon. He told me he was wondering where I was since I didn’t walk past the store in the morning. Sometimes he would ask if he could call me. I’d brush it off and at other times mention my “boyfriend”. At one point I brought my friend (I hadn’t yet met the boy) and introduced him to Juan as my boyfriend.

I thought that would end Juan’s creepiness. It didn’t. He was still just as touchy.

So I stopped going there. Not only did I stop going there, I stopped walking PAST there, even though it was on my way home! I would go the long way around the block to avoid going past, or I would try to cover my face up and sprint past. When he saw me, he would come out after me to say hi. I didn’t let him see me after that.

I thought the problems were over until he started emailing me. It is my fault he had my email. He asked for it and I felt bad and figured it was harmless.

Email #1
Subject: hi dori

I want be a best friend have good night

 - He wants to be my best friend? Or just someone’s best friend?

Email #2
Subject: HI DORI

I hope you are well a lot time did’t see you
I ll’see you soon have great time. DORI
FROM JUAN.

 – He didn’t see me because I stopped going there. Have a great time doing what? I do kinda like the random DORI at the end.

Email #3
Subject: HAPPY HOLidays

HI DORI,
IT Was a blessing of god known you take care
I miss you and your smiler
you are a good person that never forget.

 – I get lots of compliments on my smiler. But sometimes I forget things. I do have a good memory though. Thank you for noticing. And how did he know how to make those flowers!

I ignored these emails. And as I had mentioned, I stopped going to that dry cleaner. Then one day I was on my way home from work, a few blocks from my apartment, and I RAN INTO JUAN! I was shocked to see him out of his element, the store. He told me that he didn’t work there anymore (!) and he worked at two different dry cleaning locations.

Relief! I was freeeeee! I could go back to the convenience of having my dry cleaner next door again. And that was that.

Or so I thought.

My cell phone rang today and it was an unfamiliar number. I decided to answer it. Guess who it was? He called me today — months AFTER he stopped working at that dry cleaner. That means he took my phone number from the store’s database and saved it.

He said he wanted to say hi. I told him I was at work and couldn’t talk. I just saved the number he called from as Do Not Answer.

I know I didn’t handle the situation that well. At least it’s more manageable now!

No Gym Month Workout
I went to Core Fusion Open last night and enjoyed it. I always feel so great after these classes. I finally made the long agonized over decision to join for this month only. When I went to do so, however, I found out that there is a 60 day minimum on ALL monthly memberships. Uhh. How is that monthly then? I did not join.

I thought maybe I’d do Physique 57 for the month. But when I called them they told me that I wouldn’t be able to even get into any classes the first few weeks since they’re all filled up. When I pointed out the irony of joining for a monthbut not getting to use the full month, they responded, “That’s everyone’s predicament here.”

Well… if that is everyone’s predicament — paying for a service that they don’t get to use — then Physique 57 should seriously consider expanding to a larger studio with accommodations for many more people to take classes. This seems ridiculous to me.

So I decided I will wait for my 10 Core Fusion class pass to arrive and just use that and reevaluate my knee situation when I go back to the doctor in a few weeks.

Book Update: I am 570 pages into I Know This Much Is True — and loving it!

Note to people swiping your MetroCard: I have said this before and I will say it again. When you swipe your card and it says INSUFFICIENT FUNDS, do not keep swiping it. Insufficient Funds means there is not enough money on your card to pay for your trip. It means you need to put more money on the card. Swiping over and over will not result is anything aside from holding up the entire line. Believe me!

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