French women don't get fat.

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It's a diet based on eating for pleasure and portion control. Experts explain how it works. As you read this remember that in some other countries women have this mindset that above all they want to be beautiful. In this country most girls have different aspirations. If you have ever wondered how the French manage to eat cheese, butter, baguettes, and drink wine while staying slim, then French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure, by Frenchwoman Mireille Guiliano, may be the book for you. French Women Don't Get Fat is actually a non-diet book, loaded with pearls of wisdom from the chic and fit Mireille Guiliano, also CEO of the champagne company, Veuve Clicquot. As a teenager, the author came to the U.S. for school and returned home 20 pounds heavier than when she arrived, blaming large portions and too many sweets. Upon embracing the eating habits of French women, she restored her shape with a new understanding of food, drink, and lifestyle that she shares in her book. The basic premise of French Women Don't Get Fat is that you should eat only good food of very high quality, eat it in small portions, and savor every bite. From chocolate to champagne, eat slowly, with all your senses, and make every dining experience pleasurable so you will be satisfied with smaller portions of delicious food. No food is off limits, only large portions. No counting calories, no skipping meals -- just control what you eat. Not a quick fix or fad diet, French Women Don't Get Fat is a three-month plan meant to reset your "body's dials" for a lifetime of healthy weight through slow, gradual weight loss. Many will love the fact that this plan does not include fitness classes but instead just plenty of daily physical activity and lots of walking. The author shows how women can adopt the French style of eating, drinking and moving as the winning formula for weight control. French Women Don’t Get Fat: What You Can Eat A two-day leek soup fast jump-starts the French Women Don't Get Fat plan, followed by meat or fish, vegetables, and a piece of fruit. During the initial phase, dieters are asked to evaluate their diets by keeping a food journal to identify where excess calories are coming from so they can make adjustments. "You can still have your favorite foods, but try to reduce how often or how much," says Guiliano. After monitoring their eating habits, dieters are advised to make small healthy improvements, such as drinking more water all day long to stay hydrated and flush out toxins. Throughout French Women Don't Get Fat, Guiliano describes the lifestyle of French women that leads to a trim waistline without denial or guilt. She offers a positive approach to weight control that includes wine, chocolate, and the oft-shunned white bread excluded in most diet books. She encourages readers to enjoy food and drink to the fullest while keeping portions in check. Fresh, wholesome, and seasonal ingredients are highly recommended. Guiliano also recommends eating a wide variety of healthy foods to be more satisfied without feeling deprived. "Eating the same foods is a bad habit," the author maintains, and she suggest trying new recipes, flavors, and herbs. There are no forbidden foods in the French Women Don't Get Fat plan, as long as the portions are kept in check. Have a sweets craving? Satisfy it with a few bites or a small portion of the food you crave. Love wine? Enjoy it, Guiliano tells WebMD, but keep it to one glass. Slowly reduce portion sizes over time so you won't realize you are eating less. It is inevitable that there will be splurges and when that happens, Guiliano recommends eating yogurt. "Yogurt is the perfect food, full of calcium, and French women eat 1-2 servings a day, especially after a night of too much, it is the perfect breakfast," she says. Guiliano includes a recipe for homemade yogurt and also recommends it as a great snack. French Women Don’t Get Fat: How It Works The fundamental premise of the French Women Don't Get Fat non-diet plan is learning to enjoy the pleasure of eating delicious food in a relaxed environment. Guiliano believes that American women would benefit if they slowed down, stopped speed eating and eating on the run, and took more pleasure in the dining experience, much like French women. Eat with all of your senses and be more mindful of every bite so you taste and savor the food and recognize when you are full. "Three bites of food are all you need to really enjoy it," Guiliano says. Sit down, slow down, chew thoroughly, and eat without distractions – turn off the television, put down the book, and focus on eating. With French Women Don't Get Fat, the aim is to forget our food guilt and substitute it with pleasure. French Women Don’t Get Fat: What do I think I think the author might be giving you the wrong impression. Yes, I am a believer in portion control, but you can't just eat the foods you like in smaller quantities. Some of those foods are truly empty calories. If your going to be successful in losing weight you need to make every calorie count. Every calorie has to give you some nutrition, which doesn't mean you can't eat ice cream, real ice cream does have nutritional value so some in moderation once in a while is o.k. Chocolate has nutritional valve, and so is a Latte. These foods are heavy in sugar and shouldn't be eaten regularly but in small quantities once in a while is o.k. For example, I don't eat jelly beans, these are empty calories. If I want candy I go straight for the chocolate, at least I'm getting some nutrition from the candy. French Women Don’t Get Fat: Food for Thought French Women Don't Get Fat could be a helpful weight loss approach for women who love fine food, wine, and chocolate and want the flexibility and options to eat what they like. With this plan, knowing that no food is off-limits could be very empowering to some as long as they can control portion sizes and the majority of food they choose is nutritionally sound, like vegetable soup and low-fat yogurt. "People get bored on diets and go back to their eating habits, which are why diets don't work" says Guiliano. Her approach is simple: don't deny yourself favorite foods; simply learn -- over time -- to enjoy smaller portions. Assuming that eating slower and more mindfully really will lead to recognition of satiety, weight loss with the French Women Don't Get Fat plan should occur slowly but surely. Becoming satisfied with smaller portions is the trick to making this plan work.

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