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Post by hollygail on Sept 28, 2016 23:06:24 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
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Post by hollygail on Sept 28, 2016 23:18:26 GMT -5
Here's the next aliyah for this week's Torah portion.
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Deuteronomy 29:9 – 30:20
Sixth aliyah (chapter 30)
11 Surely, this Instruction which I enjoin upon you this day is not too baffling for you, nor is it beyond reach. 12 It is not in the heavens, that you should say, "Who among us can go up to the heavens and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?" 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, "Who among us can cross to the other side of the sea and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?" 14 No, the thing is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to observe it.
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Another of my favorite sections! What is it we know but are not willing to admit to knowing? Or what is it we know but choose not to know (or choose not to do anything about it)? Even if it's not as easy as these verses imply?
I know the rules for following WW. Most I choose to follow; some I throw out altogether, and some I ignore either some of the time or most of the time... The reality (regarding my size) is that I now know the general rules of how to eat sensibly, especially now that I understand my "satisfaction" levels. My friend officially died this morning and it was very emotional for me. When her mother asked me to "say the prayer," I didn't hesitate to say the mourners kaddish, even though I was the only living Jew in the room (and there weren't even ten living people in the room), but I was so emotional about what was happening that I could barely speak up (I pretty much mumbled the whole thing) and spoke so quickly that even I was surprised I was able to get through it without breaking down or slowing down... So DH took me out to dinner (after I helped my chiropractor in his office for a few hours, and tutored one girl whose bat mitzvah is Nov. 5; she's still struggling with the blessings after haftarah). We went to Souplantation (my favorite restaurant), and after eating a sensible dinner, I had one entire chocolate chip muffin AND a (relatively small) scoop of chocolate lava cake... I'm still full (satisfied), and it's gotta be three hours later already...
How about you? What do you know but choose not to do something about? Does it bother you? Do you have any guilt about it? If so, how do you deal with it? (whether it's about weight or not)
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Post by louise on Sept 28, 2016 23:35:43 GMT -5
First of all Holly, I missed yesterday and have just caught up on your harrowing story. What an awful thing to go through but it's a wonderful thing that you could bring comfort to her mother and be with your friend at the end. So sorry.
That verse is one of my very favorites. I never think of it as denying that I know something though, more like encouraging us that we know more than we think we do and can find the answers if we just reach out. The important things are to be seeking, to want to find the answers, to reach out for them, to trust that success is within our power.
Angelika - you learned a good lesson that the gluten free stuff really matters for you. Why does learning these lessons so often have to come with a high price?! (I still haven't learned my own lesson about weighing loss, hurting less).
My office seems to be falling apart - 2 people have left in the last few months and, at least for now, are not being replaced, our CFO just had back surgery and our publisher (the owner) has pneumonia. We are a very small company to start with and have been running in the red for a number of years. Scary. But this evening we had a book launch for an author/artist and it was very satisfying. We are very proud of how the book came out. It's pretty esoteric (and expensive) though so it's not like it will ever make the Times Best Seller list - and therein lies our problem - beautiful esoteric books are satisfying to produce but not profitable. I keep hoping we make it until I'm 70. |
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Post by lee058 on Sept 29, 2016 8:05:16 GMT -5
Good morning everybody. This is just a post and run, as I need to leave the house in about 15 minutes to pick up DS and then go shopping. He needs black jeans for work and I hope we can find them! He has the nice pants that we bought when we thought that was what would be required and he has blue jeans, but needs something in-between.
It's been pouring rain but thank goodness, it has stopped right now.
I really liked today's quotes!
I'll be back later. Sorry I didn't make it back later yesterday.
Have a peaceful day, Lee
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Post by savtele on Sept 29, 2016 9:42:00 GMT -5
Boker Tov All! I love today's verse! I don't have to find some guru or far-flung teacher - this is stuff I have talked about & know viscerally! And Louise, I also am learning to internalize the idea of weighing less, hurting less! It seems to be easier to just pop a pain pill every 6 hours.....
For the past 2 years, our fig tree hasn't produced many figs. I blamed it on the bluejays & chipmunks - the bluejays eat the fruit before it is ripe and the chipmunks eat the growing tips in spring & then later the fruit. But - this year - in spite of everything, we have a bumper crop! I had a crockpot full of chutney cooking all night - that's going into jars today. Then I will dehydrate some, and I'm going to try freezing some. This will be wonderful in winter! The chutney is great on meats and salads. The frozen figs - I don't know, I've never tried that before. Adventures in cooking.
It's cooler today - good day to can my chutney.
Have a good day ladies!
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Post by peachymom1 on Sept 29, 2016 11:04:44 GMT -5
Holly, I'm sorry about your friend. I'm glad you were able to be there for her mother, and I hope the cadence of the Kaddish was comforting to you.
About this Torah section, I love it because it means things are actually POSSIBLE, not just theoretical. This applies to my WLJ as well. From the beginning, that is what I liked most about WW, that is makes things possible and doable. It's up to me to put the elements together and MAKE it possible for me, but the tools are all there.
I'm happy to report that I have done well with my eating this week. Tomorrow is my WI, and I still have activity points left (or whatever they're called now), even though I haven't exercised as much as usual lately. So I feel good about this week.
Lee, I don't know if this will help, but DH buys his pants online, I think from Amazon. He's hard to fit and got tired of schlepping around to stores to try to find anything. Maybe your DS could find something appropriate.
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Post by gazelle18 on Sept 29, 2016 11:37:46 GMT -5
HOlly, I am so sorry to hear about your friend's death. It sounds like you were an integral part of this whole experience for the mother, and you did quite a mitzv
I love this verse so much. Losing weight, just like most things, is not rocket science. It's following the accessible knowledge on a consistent basis that's so hard, for me at least.
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