Spring is when a middle-aged woman's fancy turns to mending the ravages of winter – the all-too-obvious results of months of comfort food, sun deprivation and less exercise. Add in stress from family or work and overeating from the spring holidays, and most people are feeling less than optimal these days. Tight clothes and reduced … Continue reading Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
Tag: Food
#BlogElul 26: Create
There is a description of nearly all Jewish holidays that goes like this: "They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat." Creating holiday-specific foods is an integral part of the tradition. The traditional foods of Ashkenazic Jewry are foods of poverty - my grandmother would eat with relish things like chicken feet and fish … Continue reading #BlogElul 26: Create
#blogExodus 9: Perplex
Today I tried to explain some of the Passover rules to a non-Jewish person, and yes, she was perplexed. "Well, you see, the prohibition is on leaven, and there are these five traditional grains that will puff up if they are exposed to water and air, so we can't eat any of their products unless … Continue reading #blogExodus 9: Perplex
#blogExodus 8: Expand
There are several different ways to interpret this word - is it the expansion of our minds and spirituality during Passover, or is it the expansion of our bodies during the same time period? The weeks before Passover are very busy and stressful for many people, and there's a tendency to collapse once the Seders … Continue reading #blogExodus 8: Expand
#blogExodus: 4, 5 and 6 are #Exodusgrams!
And here they are, if you don't follow me on Instagram ... #Exodusgram 4: Rise. The penultimate #challah before The Big Day! @imabima A post shared by Hadass Eviatar (@hadasseviatar) on Mar 31, 2017 at 3:53pm PDT #Exodusgram 5: Seek. These colourful bits of #chametz will be hidden in my living room, in just over … Continue reading #blogExodus: 4, 5 and 6 are #Exodusgrams!
Discovering My Mission
If you follow me on FaceBook, you've seen the saga I went through a few weeks ago - it took me about 24 hours longer to get from Winnipeg to San Antonio, TX, than intended. Blizzards, maintenance issues and everything the Universe could throw at me conspired to keep me from getting there on Thursday … Continue reading Discovering My Mission
An Invitation!
Don't take my word for it ... If you are local to me, come meet Dr. Rosenberg and others who have benefited from using this system. What have you got to lose, except some fatigue and maybe a few pounds?? #comevisit #somuchfun #noobligation
You Are Not Broken
I've been reading various articles indicting "the diet industry" of profiting from the misery of people, especially women, who believe they are broken and need to be fixed. I was definitely one of those women, and I wasted far too much of my time and money on diets, starting from when I was a teenager. … Continue reading You Are Not Broken
I Survived Passover!
It's that time of year again! Once again, Passover has gone through my house and my life like a whirlwind, and now it is gone. Last year I wrote for the first time about the effects of eight days of living on matzah, with eggs, cheese and fish as my prime protein sources. I probably … Continue reading I Survived Passover!
Dealing with Emotional Eating
If you are anything like me, you turn to food in times of joy, sorrow, boredom, fatigue, anger, or pretty much any time you feel like you need something to change how you feel. Some of this is cultural – every holiday has its own traditional foods, and we wouldn’t want to have it any … Continue reading Dealing with Emotional Eating