Declaring Peace With Emotional Eating
At her first therapy session, Charlotte* was distressed. “I am so sick and tired of yo-yo dieting,” she said. “I gain, I lose, I starve myself. Then I overeat. I just wish I could learn to eat normally! But I don’t even know what normal eating is.”
Many people consider it “normal” behavior to anxiously monitor their weight every day, to worry about whether they’re exercising enough and to obsess about whether to eat dessert. But is a lifetime of guilt about food and weight really normal? Is this how we want to live our lives? Is our physical appearance the only way we measure our success in the world?
Many people ask why they can’t lose weight when they’re doing an extensive amount of aerobic exercise. The answer is, the huge amount of cardio burns muscle as energy— and the less muscle tissue one has, the fewer calories and fat one will burn.
Read ’em before you eat ’em, the Health Department advises in a new campaign launched recently to help New Yorkers make the most of the city’s calorie-posting rules. Under the NYC Health Code, chain restaurants are required to post calorie counts for food items on menus and menu boards. The rule took effect this summer, after a federal court upheld it and an appellate court refused to delay enforcement while the industry tries again to overturn it. The new campaign—five ads appearing in 1,000 NYC subway cars for the next two months—is designed to help New Yorkers see how quickly fast-food calories add up. Many are unaware that a typical adult needs only 2,000 calories a day to maintain a steady weight. Even fewer know how easy it is to overshoot that goal while eating on the go.
Steven has been banging on tables with forks and spoons ever since anyone can remember. But it took his astute parents to realize that, despite this annoying habit, he seemed to have pretty good rhythm. So they bought him a bongo which he practiced on regularly and eventually a set of drums and regular lessons. Now Steven is a teen with a talent that he is proud of. He has a sense of self-esteem because of the passion that he has developed.
The summer may have come to an end, but Hillel Yeshiva still knows how to take advantage of the great outdoors! Recently, our nursery children were treated to a beautiful morning at Wemrock Orchards. Their plan was to pick apples for the upcoming Jewish New Year. By the end of the morning, their experience was so much more than that.
Ninety-nine years have passed since the passing of the famous Torah giant Hacham Yoseph Hayyim A”H, known as the Ben Ish Hai. Midrash Ben Ish Hai, under the leadership of Hacham Ya’aqob Menashe, commemorated the passing of Hacham Yoseph Hayyim recently at the Edmond J. Safra synagogue in Manahattan.
Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak recently said, “If a million Jews each resolve to bring at least one of Hashem’s children back to Torah within the next year, we will be redeemed!” The response from the crowd was wild cheering. This took place at a “Let’s All Get Together” event held at the Nassau Coliseum.