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December 14, 2012

Question of the week #13

Images-2I did not do a question last week…I need more so please send them my way through the link on my blog.  I have been a question a week in the WSJ.  They are all based on the start-up business.  The question this week has zero to do with the start-up world.  Here it is:

How the heck do you stay so trim and
fit when you eat out like this so often? It's just mind-boggling to me
and every time I read one of these blogs, I think, "how does she do it?

This past week I had my annual physical.  I have weighed the same thing every year for the past 4 years.  It made me laugh because I am dieting daily so I guess it is working.  That is probably the key.  I  always want to lose 10 lbs.  I believe that is part of my annual New Years resolution.  I am not a thin long legged girl but a short stocky girl…and that is not something that can be changed. I have come to terms with it.

So how do I not weigh 300 lbs?  I exercise but not like a crazy person.  I hurt myself a year ago so twice a week I do boring isometric type exercises for an hour.  At the end of the day it all comes down to what you put in your mouth.  Not always but I do try and make the right decisions when ordering at a restaurant and cooking dinner.  I don't order pasta, I don't order dessert, I don't eat the bread, I don't order the saucy rich dish, etc.  I might take a bite of someones dish but I don't eat it myself.  When I desire something I eat it but most times I just stick to three meals a day, no snacks except for fruit and the ever ending desire to stop when I'm full.  If it wasn't for the alcohol consumption which I do nightly I'd probably lose that 10 lbs but that goes under the life is too short title. 

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  1. pointsnfigures

    yup. lost thirty awhile ago. it’s 90% what goes in your mouth. i also use citywidesuperslow. intense weightlifting once per week for thirty minutes. my muscle mass has increased, so while I am at rest I burn more calories. You are correct, staying away from high glycemic index foods and cutting back on drinking does allow weight to fall off.I should add, there are disadvantages and advantages to living in a city. I notice I walk a lot. Yesterday, I probably logged six miles at least. It’s passive exercise.

  2. JT

    Exactly. Even though you eat well, you don’t eat much processed food. A Danish friend’s reasoning for why everyone in Scandinavia is trim was that they eat “real food”, real butter, real milk, real meat, etc. nothing processed.

    1. Gotham Gal

      i honestly can’t remember the last thing i ate that was processed.

  3. Marjan Ghara

    Thanks for sharing. I thought you must be doing Soul-Cycle 5 times a week! :-)) I guess it always comes down to having discipline about what you eat and how much you eat.Happy holidays.

  4. Steve Palmer

    Been plugging away at our startup which can take a toll physically and emotionally. But I have committed to maintaining good health – exercising and eating right. It helps balance the stress of startup life but gives me something to look forward to outside of working. I enjoy cooking, wine, beer and eating healthy along with working out. Lost 25 lbs 3 years ago, kept it off – and have kept *most* of my sanity! Cool post, thanks.

  5. Guest

    So funny that this is the question you got, but I was glad to see you point to the WSJ features. I just started contacting my own network to “See If Market ‘Likes’ My product” literally yesterday. The hardest thing about it is that it took so long to build, but the market will tell pretty quickly if it’s a flop. I’ll be holding my breath the next couple of months. Little stressful.

    1. Gotham Gal

      Very stressful

  6. Sari Nickelsburg

    So funny that this is the question you got, but I was glad to see you point to the WSJ features. I just started contacting my own network to “See If Market ‘Likes’ My product” literally yesterday. The hardest thing about it is that it took so long to build, but the market will tell pretty quickly if it’s a flop. I’ll be holding my breath the next couple of months. Little stressful.

  7. awaldstein

    For us…it’s all nutrition based.We are somewhat ‘extreme’ as Lianna (my fiance) is a self taught nutritionist and has a green/raw foods biz: http://www.lulitonix.com.There is an approach to eating and health, light to heavy, where a combo of greens (smoothies for us) during the day and then great but healthy dinners really works.I know it really works. Weight loss. Health.For us and our customers and family at least.Wine…I’m there with you on this one as you know but being a geek and natural wine blogger, I do drink wine that generally has zero additives, less sulfur and as a rule less alcohol.