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Post by lee058 on Oct 4, 2016 7:44:56 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 lee058 on Oct 4, 2016 7:55:18 GMT -5
Good morning everybody. Hope you all had a good night last night, and that you have a pleasant day today. I have an appointment with my endocrinologist today, and I hope it will be helpful.
For today's topic: "Pleasant thoughts and compliments." How do you handle these? Do you cherish them, accept them, disregard them, negate them, or do anything besides acknowledge them? How do they make you feel? There are a lot of people who find it difficult to accept a compliment; I think this is something that they need to work on. If someone else is giving you a compliment, it means they notice something good about you! I think it's important to take it to heart and let yourself feel good.
The same goes for pleasant thoughts. Too many people find it hard to look at life and see the roses rather than the thorns. With this new year, maybe we can make more of an effort to think positively and look at what is good. It's better for the digestion (!). I know that when I think about good things, I find it much easier to be happy.
Any thoughts on these musings? Have a peaceful day, Lee
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Post by momof2 on Oct 4, 2016 9:07:20 GMT -5
Boker Tov!
I remember learning, in one of my teaching classes to say "Thank you" when someone gives you a compliment. I still have to think about it.
I had a MRI of my liver on Friday, doctor called last night, the cells are different but thankfully benign.
Going to shul today, hopefully there'll be more kids, as I planned activities. Yesterday DD and DS w were the only ones under 18.
DS enjoyed rice cereal for his first meal, on Erev Rosh Hashanah. The look the two gave each other, priceless. What are you doing here? DS loves to eat, grabbing my hand, the spoon, moving it toward him.
L'Shanah Tovaj, to a sweet and Happy New Year!
Tamara
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Post by savtele on Oct 4, 2016 9:48:34 GMT -5
Boker Tov & L'Shana Tovah to you all!
Tamara, that is priceless - both the interaction of your children, and the notice of "benign!" Continued good health to you!
Compliments - yes sometimes they are difficult to accept. And sometimes I just know someone is babbling because they are not sure what to say (not everything needs to be commented on!)
In our society, women "of a certain age" use compliments almost as a generic greeting: "I love your hair" or "nice blouse" or "new shoes?" The response is "Thank you" (not, as a friend from Trinidad used to say "I know!") This type of complimenting is used almost exclusively among women - most men would not even notice that another man has new shoes on - it's how we show we are paying attention! In which case "thank you" is the perfect response.
As to pleasant thoughts - I remember once having a nightmare & startling awake from it. I lay in the dark, determined to remain awake until the dream had passed, like it was part of my time-line. Right. Sometimes when I am in a negative funk, getting outside is a big help. Taking a walk. Calling a friend. Playing with one of my babies. All of these help to turn my mind and my thoughts around. I've also noticed that diet plays a big part in how my thoughts run. Sugars, carbs (even GF ones) in large amounts tend to leave a "hangover." (not pleasant with booze, not pleasant with anything else either!) As we are heading toward the darker time of year, I find I have to Do Something to keep myself on a positive keel. Daily exercise certainly helps!
We will not be participating in community Tashlich this afternoon. It's raining, it's cold & I'm tired. I'm staying home.
Again, L'Shana Tovah - & may we all be inscribed for life, health, shalom & mitzvot/good deeds!
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Post by gazelle18 on Oct 4, 2016 11:42:36 GMT -5
Happy new year to all!!!
I am not particularly great at taking compliments , which o view as a product of my not-so-healthy self esteem. Yesterday at synagogue, a female acquaintance told me I looked pretty. I inwardly rolled my eyes, but thinking back on it, there is no reason to believe she was being insincere. This is something I should get better at, for sure.
Hope everyone is having a good day, and that your holiday has been nice so far!
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Post by happysavta on Oct 4, 2016 16:10:52 GMT -5
Hi, and Shana Tova to everyone! My DDIL invited me to go to synagogue with her and 7 year old for the family service which I thoroughly enjoyed. I made Erev Rosh HaShanah dinner at my home and I outdid myself on the Lokshen Kugel, if I may say so. My guests took a lot of leftovers home. We did the Sephardi version of Rosh HaShana with the different symbolic foods (semanim) and the phrases from the Bible they originate from. Familiar with that? I gave each of the 5 older kids a plastic shofar, but then I had to take it away from them until the adults were finished with dinner because they were squawking so loud. They all took them home later.
DH left early this morning for China again for a month. I call it being AWOL.
Today I went to my endocrinologist for the results of some blood tests and pap smear. He read me the riot act about the blood test results. No bread, no pasta, no rice, no potatoes, no sweets and limited fruits to berries and a little bit of apple. He said it's a matter of "life and death". He also put me on statins to lower cholesterol and on fish oil, which has a lot of uses. Lee, let me know how your office visit went.
Shana Tova to everyone.
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Post by lee058 on Oct 4, 2016 17:10:17 GMT -5
Hi again everybody. I have mixed feelings about my visit to my endocrinologist; I wasn't happy with the diagnosis but am glad that something can be done about my health problems. My doctor is increasing my thyroid meds again. She thinks that some of my other health problems may be being caused by the low thyroid levels. She also is putting me on a diuretic and potassium pills. The potassium pills are very large, but I guess I can manage. To make a long story short, I am retaining fluid, which is causing problems in my legs. She wants to fix this ASAP so that worse problems don't develop.
I've taken diuretics before and didn't like them, but if I have to take them to fix these problems, I certainly will.
Hope none of this was TMI.
Have a peaceful evening/night, Lee
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Post by hollygail on Oct 5, 2016 0:51:37 GMT -5
Sometimes I turn a compliment around to someone else. For instance, if my student does well, and someone congratulates me, I smile and say it was the student who deserves the pats on the back (or whatever). If the person persists, then I smile and say thank you. It took a while for me to learn, but I think it took...
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