Gotham Gal: Question of the week #13

I 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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books of the moment

Peggy Riley: Amity & Sorrow: A Novel
A mother drives for days with her daughters and ends up in a random Oklahoma town after crashing the car. They come from a polygamous community where there were 50 wives. The mother had grown up knowing life outside that community. Over time, after leaving, she almost becomes deprogrammed. The realization of what she did to her daughters who no nothing outside the world they came from including how to read. Then there is the family that brought them in. It is a fascinating story. Well written. Worthy read.
Charles Graeber: The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
An amazing true story of a male nurse who was arrested in 2002. I actually remember the story as I followed it in the papers. This nurse was a serial killer who had probably murdered over 400 patients that were under his care. A seriously well researched book. Great read.
Meg Wolitzer: The Interestings: A Novel
Wolitzer writes about a group of camp friends who all come from different walks of life (some on scholarship) as their friendships continue through their mid-50s. At the beginning the story seems trite but as you continue to read there is a lot of be said. The story is sticking with me. She makes the case that everything that happens to you from your childhood makes an impact on who you become or don't become. Worthy read.
Elizabeth Strout: The Burgess Boys: A Novel
Strouts last book won a Pulitzer. She focuses on family issues. I enjoyed this book much more than Olive Ketteredge which I found utterly depressing. This book follows two brothers and a sister who live in the shadow of their fathers accidental death. Like most siblings, all have turned out very different yet they are connected. I did not love any of the characters, like her last book, yet as The Burgess Boys moves forward and memories are revealed, it is an interesting perspective on human character.
Tamara Shopsin: Mumbai New York Scranton: A Memoir
Great book. A witty spare inventive personal diary of Tamara journey from Indian to New York to Scranton. Really really enjoyed the book.
Michael Lavigne: The Wanting: A Novel
An incredible book that tells the human side of the many layered issues in the Middle East. From immigrating to Israel from Moscow, to being a victim of a suicide bomber yet surviving, to being pulled into an Israeli radical group. Each character is connected. Very layered well written book. Powerful
Alessandro Piol: Tech and the City: The Making of New York's Startup Community
A history of the Internet that I lived through. Great job of recording what happened.
Amity Gaige: Schroder: A Novel
Not sure how much I loved this book. A father loses his child in divorce and decides to kidnap his own daughter. He is not a stable person but he obviously loves his daughter. His own childhood has made him a disconnected human being. An interesting journey but not sure I'd recommend.
Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea
Classic.
Janice Steinberg: The Tin Horse: A Novel
a good novel that not only tells the tale of another dysfunctional jewish family in the early 30's but interweaves pieces of los angeles history throughout the book.