tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post294442432681646732..comments2024-01-25T09:26:15.915-05:00Comments on Dixie Yid: The Piaseczna on Mind Over Body- Practice Makes PerfectDixieYid (يهودي جنوبي)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03713423988723533390noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-237464433503853442007-07-30T17:33:00.000-04:002007-07-30T17:33:00.000-04:00Great piece Dixie Yid!Its part of the reason why I...Great piece Dixie Yid!<BR/><BR/>Its part of the reason why I don't eat non cholov yisroel products. Halachicaly there are enough haterim to eat non cholov yisroel but for me living in New York, the only products that I would need non cholov yisroel for would be Hershy chocolate and Hagen Daz ice cream. <BR/><BR/>I refrain from eating those more from a personal control issue versus an halachic one. Which as it turns out is a type of Halacha according to your piece. ;-)P Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946942159171947268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-38841470003342101542007-07-27T15:33:00.000-04:002007-07-27T15:33:00.000-04:00tHE mISHNA BERURAH TALKS ABOUT IT TOOtHE mISHNA BERURAH TALKS ABOUT IT TOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-71897952589778201842007-07-27T12:51:00.000-04:002007-07-27T12:51:00.000-04:00Worse: I've also heard that some ask what the girl...Worse: I've also heard that some ask what the girl's mother's dress size is, since the girl will presumably be about that size one day... <BR/><BR/>:-(<BR/><BR/>-Dixie YidDixieYid (يهودي جنوبي)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713423988723533390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-72395270185790786292007-07-27T12:46:00.000-04:002007-07-27T12:46:00.000-04:00Dress size....that's so depressing. On the other ...Dress size....that's so depressing. On the other hand, maybe God is letting the parents of the girl know that the guy should be avoided because he is shallow- assuming of course that the question is coming from the male and not simply a concern of his parents. (As if.)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689618861651621017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-73391919384077897912007-07-27T11:24:00.000-04:002007-07-27T11:24:00.000-04:00Alice, Agreed. I didn't think you were saying anyt...Alice, <BR/><BR/>Agreed. I didn't think you were saying anything similar to chubbyness=bad person. I was also mentioning the idea that there is a spiritual side to controling what one eats, even to lose weight (assuming it's done in a physically and emotionally healthy way), because it causes a person to internalize the ability to do only what one *decides* to do, and not merely what one wants to do.<BR/><BR/>And I hear what you're saying about women and weight. I am not in this parsha yet with my children (oldest in 3rd grade), but I have heard that bochurim and their mothers (!) often ask what dress side a prospective shidduch is. (!!!???) Hashem help us.<BR/><BR/>ASJ,<BR/><BR/>Great quotes from Rebbe Nachman. I *so* hear it.<BR/><BR/>-Dixie YidDixieYid (يهودي جنوبي)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713423988723533390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-75547362648691386312007-07-27T11:07:00.000-04:002007-07-27T11:07:00.000-04:00Not to yammer on and on, but I want to add that I ...Not to yammer on and on, but I want to add that I am greatly distressed by the extremes when it comes to young women and eating. The pressure exterted on women to be pretty objects is totally <BR/>WRONG and soul crushing. But, the idea that we can be healthy without exercising and attending to what we eat is also coo-coo.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689618861651621017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-77926710093557460632007-07-27T10:58:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:58:00.000-04:00For sure. I am in no way saying that being chubby...For sure. I am in no way saying that being chubby makes a person a bad humanbeing. Please! But doesn't the yetzer hara use anything it can to get you down? And feeling heavy and unhealthy does bring one's spirit down, while exercise- and feeling light on one's feet- does the reverse. It also lengthens one's life which means more time here to make the world a better place. Losing weight to look bettter in skimpy clothes is no goal. And clearly this is a losing goal, because it leads to stupid dieting, which actually makes a person fatter in the long run.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689618861651621017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-7743710821425871442007-07-27T10:52:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:52:00.000-04:00I was just recently listening to shiurim from Rabb...I was just recently listening to shiurim from Rabbi Nasan Maimon on a lesson in Likutey Moharan that deals with eating. Here are two quotes from Rebbe Nachman that address this topic:<BR/><BR/>- When a person is sunk in the desire to eat greedily it is certain that he is far from truth. <BR/><BR/>- When a person manages to break his desire for food, G-d works miracles through him.A Simple Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158902792838896670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-42814457280015820402007-07-27T10:27:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:27:00.000-04:00That's a great bit of advice. It also kills 2 bird...That's a great bit of advice. It also kills 2 birds with one stone. You eat more nutritiously and eat less, thus eating in a more healthy way. And even more importantly, you are breaking your body's hold over your every decision. <BR/><BR/>I used to look askance at non-Jews' "New Year's Resolutions" like going on a diet. I thought, "That's not a resolution to be a better person! That's just wanting to be thin for the purposes of vanity." Altough that may indeed be most people's intention, I now think that there is something very spiritual about "losing weight" or dieting. The process of doing so, if successful, trains a person not to be a slave to their desires, hungers, and ta'avos. And that's a good thing. <BR/><BR/>-Dixie YidDixieYid (يهودي جنوبي)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713423988723533390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-8529092335162766172007-07-27T09:26:00.000-04:002007-07-27T09:26:00.000-04:00I have noticed that if you focus on ordering the m...I have noticed that if you focus on ordering the most nutritious item on the menu- even if you are pretty sure you won't enjoy it- the meal is satisfying in a whole new way. You feel like you've staved off disease, given your brain omega 3s, etc. And as you pointed out, you will be less likely to eat every bite when you don't need to.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689618861651621017noreply@blogger.com