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Post by gazelle18 on Feb 21, 2017 22:16:10 GMT -5
What’s on your mind — how to make kugel? This week’s Torah reading? Life goals? Prayer? We are all engaged in weight loss/weight maintenance journeys and we are all Jewish or at least interested in Judaism. We like to eat, we like to discuss. It is our goal here to provide each other support on our journeys, to share experiences, to call on our rich cultural heritage and texts, and to help each other grow spiritually.
Some of us take weekly turns starting the thread:
Angelika
Holly
Lee
Louise
Lynne
Peachy
And for those of you that stop by to read this thread without posting — you are welcome to do that but you are also welcome to chime in!
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Post by gazelle18 on Feb 21, 2017 22:30:07 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
One cool thing we did in India was go to a national park and take s jeep ride to view animals in their natural habitat. Not only did we see several kinds of deer, monkeys, Indian bison, hyenas, and some gorgeous birds (including peacocks and kingfishers), we were fortunate to see a leopard and a tiger. Very, very very cool. Animals have some amazing survival and protective instincts. One which I found most interesting was about the mother tiger. In India, there is not enough land for all of the male tigers, who are territorial. Therefore, male cubs are in danger of being killed by established male adults. So , in order to protect her cubs, the mother tiger will feign sexual interest (or even have sex with) threatening males, in an effort to distract them!
I have always loved animals, especially dogs, Do you, or did you, have a favorite pet ? Can you share a story about a beloved pet?
When my kids were growing up, we had a French poodle. She was, to say the least, totally neurotic. Her kibbles were available all day, but like the French, she only ate after 9 pm. She refused to eat in the utility room, where her bowl was. Too low class. She would gather a mouthful of kibbles, bring them into the den where we were sitting, and drop them, one by one, in a line. Then she would eat said kibbles, one by one, right to left. Always the same direction. I really loved that dog!
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Post by peachymom1 on Feb 22, 2017 0:50:54 GMT -5
I love cats. Two of my kids have volunteered at an animal rescue shelter, and when our last cat got liver disease and had to be put down (sniff!), we went to this shelter to get another cat. The kids knew all the animals, so they were able to match us up with a cat that would fit in with our family. This cat is LOUD, both with her purrs and her yammering when she wants to play (or you're late feeding her), but she is every bit worth it. She's affectionate, snuggly and cuddly, she likes to sit in your lap and get petted and scratched, and she is a sheer delight. She's also hilarious when she plays, and it's great entertainment to get her going.
We had two previous cats who would steal the straws out of glasses, but one knocked over the glass when she did it, while the other slunk quietly over and very carefully extracted the straw without disturbing the glass or the liquid inside it. I watched both of them do this, and I swear I was convulsed for many minutes. Both of them would chew on the straws and then shove them under the couch when they were finished with them. You can imagine the pile of straws under the couch whenever we moved it to vacuum!
When I was a kid, we inherited a dog that had been abused, so my sisters and I were very loving and gentle with him. He was a spaniel mix, very good-tempered and sweet, and we just loved him. I like dogs almost as much as cats, but we live in an apartment and can't have dogs, so it's felines alone for us.
DH's family always had horses, and he taught me to ride when I was 15. That's a pretty smart way to get a girl to put her arms around you -- get her up on the horse behind you and have her hold on for dear life!
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Post by hollygail on Feb 22, 2017 8:41:56 GMT -5
When I was a child, my mother had allergies to feathers and fur, so no birds, cats or dogs. When my own DS was young, I got a kitten, so he knew about cats from a young age. We had a series of cats (never more than two at a time, and I don't remember having two together very long. Once, when one was giving birth, I found DS (he was under 5 I think) holding up one of the newborns by the end of its tail! He dropped it onto the carpet when I walked into the room...
But I don't think he got pets of his own as an adult himself...I do know that he and DDIL raised a pig more than 10 years ago, but I don't think it was as a pet... They had it slaughtered for meat (both for sale and for their own food, between bouts of being vegetarians...).
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Post by louise on Feb 22, 2017 9:45:18 GMT -5
Wonderful story about the tigers and it must have been crazy exciting to ride through the park and see those animals up close and personal!
Some years ago I had 2 cats and a dog but one by one they passed and I never replaced them. I still think about getting a new pet and when I see a silkie (similar to a Yorkie) like mine was there's always a tug at my heart. I don't see myself starting over with a pet again though. As a kid we had a cocker spaniel and later a toy poodle, both much loved. I can't say our poodle could match Lynne's, but she didn't like mushrooms (I don't either) and she would pick them out of any table food she got and leave them on the side (I did that too).
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Post by savtele on Feb 22, 2017 11:02:48 GMT -5
Boker Tov All! Love the story about the momma tigers!
We had a parakeet, named Jockelie. We always had margarine sitting in the center of the dining room table (to keep it soft) - Jockelie would fly down to the table and nibble his way around the top edge of the stick of margarine. He could talk - and his funeral, after many years, was the 1st time we sang "This Land is Your Land" at a pet funeral in the yard. (Since then, all pet funerals include this song)
We also had a mutt named George. Our neighbor had a huge garden & would give us produce. One day there was a large package - newspaper - on the front stoop. Mom opened it - it was full of veggies. She went to thank the neighbor, who laughed. He had packed those veggies up for someone else & the package disappeared. George brought it home for us!
I'm getting ready to go to the pool & then to work. Have a good day ladies!
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Post by lee058 on Feb 22, 2017 11:33:25 GMT -5
Good morning everybody. Hope you are all well. I also had a poodle when I was a kid. She could drink from a cup, among other talents. When she needed to take pills, my mom and I used to hide them in her food. This didn't work, as she would carefully eat all the food and leave the pill behind. Such a smart dog!
Have a peaceful rest of the day, Lee
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Post by happysavta on Feb 22, 2017 17:08:58 GMT -5
I've had dogs, most recently Coco, an 8 lb. Maltipoo, but I gave her away in January. She was darling, but it's like having a baby - a lot of work.
On Monday, I started paying attention to what and how much I was eating in an effort to get back to losing weight. It's going well. I cooked chicken broth and I use it to fill up. I cooked a bit of onion, 1 clove of garlic in a pan, added 2 cans of drained green beans, and 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce with a bit of water. That's a great filler too. DS#4 brought a rotisserie chicken. We're trying to eat meals together. I bought the Costco pack of Romaine hearts and there's salad with a bit of olive oil for lunch and for dinner. DS#4 likes to add either a bit of feta or a few turkey pepperoni to his salad. I'm fine with plain salad.
We've stopped going to the mall for gyros and fries and are forgoing Costco hot dogs and pizza. There's a little grill that makes shwarma and other wraps and they serve them with salad, so we go for those. I've gone to the fruit market shop and there are carrots, zucchini, cabbage in the house. I'm going to get some zucchini and some eggplant which are on sale this week. I also got apples, oranges, bananas, grapes and strawberries.
The hardest part is not eating in the late night. If you stay up late, you get hungry again. Monday night at 11:30 pm and Tuesday night at 10 pm, I got phone calls from DS#4 asking what can he eat? I told him to take an orange and get to bed. But I'd really appreciate any help you gals can give on what he(and I) can eat if it's late and we get hungry. I was thinking about a low carb yogurt, a cup of low sugar chocolate drink, some raisins, maybe a cup of chicken broth again, air-popped popcorn . Any other ideas?
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