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Dear Reader,
I'm not overweight, but it's something that every woman in my family has had to tackle. My mother fought the extra pounds, and my grandmother had to fight even longer and harder. And me, I used to weigh 20 pounds more than I do right now.
I can't take credit for intentionally losing the extra 20 pounds, it just kind of happened, because one day I changed my thinking. So I was intrigued when I started reading, "French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure," because eating for pleasure--that was the change in my thinking.
Sample the book for yourself. I think you'll like it. I have ten copies to give away and when you send me an email, with your thoughts about the book, you're automatically entered in the drawing. I'll forward your comments on to the author.
To sample French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure, by Mireille Guiliano go to: http://www.emailbookclub.com/alt/fren1.htmlThanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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My sister saw this author on "Oprah" and said she had an interesting point about "portion control". In the US, our food is so inexpensive that restaurants, and grocers can sell large portions and still make money. Hence the "supersizing" of America and our bottoms!
Posted by: Nancy | January 31, 2005 at 08:36 AM
Weight and nutrition have been an issue with my family as long as I can remember. While in high school, I took a trip with my church group to North Carolina. On the trip, I discovered milk shakes at Stuckey's. Just image 2 weeks of milk shakes across America. Upon arriving home, my mother was stunned looking at her size 7 daughter up to a size 11. The pounds dropped off under my mother's usual meal plan. Not having learned my lesson by the time I went to college, the butterfingers and cokes before bed quickly put on the pounds. After reading the intro to "Why French Women Don't Get Fat", I see in print what I have learned the hard way. I have lots more to learn and hope to read the book!
Posted by: M. J. Clark | January 31, 2005 at 09:30 AM
Based on what I read this morning, I'm intrigued. Portion control seems to be the answer. I believe I will start keeping a journal for the next three weeks. I am sure I will be shocked!
I do enjoy your e-mails, have a great day!
Posted by: Lynn Reinacher | January 31, 2005 at 10:10 AM
This is a wonderful book!
I reserved both this book and The Fat Fallacy at the library, and The Fat Fallacy came in first. I read it and got the details from the science perspective of why we Americans are so fat and how the French eat and don't gain weight. Then I got this book last week, French Women Don't Get Fat, and read from a French woman's perspective of how to eat and not get fat. Same principles.
I'm using the principles now. Eat slowly, put your fork down between bites, and enjoy the flavors. Relax. Make your meal last. Eat "real" foods, not "fake" foods. I'm not hungry between meals, and I'm comfortably satisfied when I finish my meals. I no longer look for the low-fat, non-fat and convenience foods. I'd rather eat less of something more satisfying and enjoy it. It seems to be working. I'm eating less and enjoying it more. It's great!
Posted by: Barbara | January 31, 2005 at 10:16 AM
I don't find it as helpful to chose a book to read when you don't have an overall summary of the book, as in "the cover of the book says......." Just printing the first chapter really doesn't tell you what the book is about. And I don't want to read a chapter a day. Can you summarize it, even if the book doesn't?
Posted by: karen | January 31, 2005 at 10:56 AM