Heather Mae French After Placing 3nd at the 2010 Ms Figure International!
Our beloved French woman is back with more tips and tricks! Watch an interview with bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano, as she teaches us how to channel our inner Française by eating simply and seasonably. www.booklounge.ca
Cheng Fei’s specially-made french diet with low fat and oil and Yang Wei’s pre-Olympic training
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“Eat chocolate, drink wine, dine on pasta, enjoy your food: it’s the delightful, decadent diet that delivers real weight loss results!”
It’s the age-old dilemma. Finding a diet that is easy to follow–with food you’ll actually enjoy–that provides maximum and immediate healthful benefits. You want to lose weight. You want food that is wholly tasteful and easy to prepare. And you want to feel the results of your program when you wake up every day.
Through his many visits to the exotic, sensual playground of Saint-Tropez, Apostolos Pappas, Ph.D., was inspired to develop The Saint-Tropez Diet, a complete eight-week meal plan with delicious and easy-to-make French dishes from Marie-Annick Courtier and chefs from some of the most celebrated restaurants on the Cote d’Azur.
In The Saint-Tropez Diet, Dr. Pappas reveals the four simple principles to unlock your fat-burning receptors so that you can lose weight quickly, fight chronic diseases, and erase years of premature aging:
·Eat more foods containing large amounts of healthy unsaturated fats, especially omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eat foods rich in vitamin A together with foods containing omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eliminate foods with unhealthy ratios of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables to boost your consumption of vital nutraceuticals with antioxidant activity.
The Saint-Tropez Diet is a mouth-watering, pleasure-loving, and life-enhancing eating plan that will teach you to cook and eat and love food. And the results? Steady and sensible weight loss, a noticeable increase in your energy levels, and the acquisition of powerful biological immunity boosters to ward off chronic diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a host of heart-related disorders.
The Saint-Tropez Diet:
·Blends the best of French and Mediterranean cuisine for a diet that lets you have your cake and lose weight too
·Slows your aging process and fights heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions
·Celebrates food and the enjoyment of life, increasing your energy and vitality
You hold in your hands the blueprint of the healthiest diet in the world, completely demystified and presented in an enlightening and understandable way.
Experience a renewed sense of living and enhanced level of culinary delight and enjoy eight weeks of fresh gourmet foods, fine wine, and even chocolate–and watch the pounds melt away. Bring the Saint-Tropez lifestyle home with you and discover the secrets of a slimmer, sexier, and healthier you.
Visit us online at www.SaintTropezDiet.com.
Heather Mae French talks diet with Ana Tigre
A diet drug that has generated some news is the French drug called “Acomplia Rimonabant.” The anti-obesity drug, an appetite suppressant, was created to help people lose fat by blocking circuitry in the brain that gives the body cravings. The drug works by an entirely new approach by blocking the same primeval circuitry in the brain that gives pot-smokers the munchies. The French firm Sanofi-Synthelabo won approval to market it in the European Union in 2006. It is not yet approved in the US, where it is known as “Zimulti”. A study found that the drug helped people drop 20 pounds in a year. Doctors say the drug is noteworthy because it takes a different approach to helping people overcome their cravings for food. It is the first of a class of medicines that blocks the so-called endocannabinoid system in the central nervous system. Marijuana makes people hungry by stimulating this circuitry. The same biology serves crucial everyday purposes by helping the brain regulate hunger, including alcohol craving. Overeating can overstimulate this system, which in turn causes people to eat and smoke more. By temporarily blocking the body’s ability to receive these signals, experts believe they can return the system to normal. In the larger of the two studies, Dr. Jean-Pierre Despres of Laval University in Quebec City used 1036 volunteers, all with stomachs that put them at high risk for heart problems. They were urged to cut 600 calories/day and given either accomplia or placebos …
The French Don’t Diet Plan -1
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For the legions of fans who asked for seconds after devouring French Women Don’t Get Fat, a charming and practical guide to adding some joie to your vie and to your table, every day of the year.
By letter, by email and in person, readers of Mireille Guiliano’s phenomenal bestseller French Women Don’t Get Fat have inundated her with requests for more advice. Her answer: this buoyant new book, brimming with tips and tricks for living with the utmost pleasure and style, without gaining weight.
More than a theory or ideal, the French woman’s way is an all-encompassing program that can be practised anytime, anywhere. Here are four full seasons of strategies for shopping, cooking and moving throughout the year. Whether your aim is finding two scoopfuls of pleasure in one of crème brûlée, or entertaining beautifully when time is short and expectations are high, the answers are here. And here too are 100 new simple and appetizing recipes that feature French staples such as leeks and chocolate and many more unexpected treats besides, guaranteeing that boredom will never be a guest at your table.
Woven through this year of living comme les françaises are more of Mireille’s delectable stories about living in Paris and New York and travelling just about everywhere else – in the voice that has already beguiled a million honorary French women. Lest anyone still wonder: here is a new compendium of reasons – both traditional and modern – why French women don’t get fat.
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Mireille Guiliano, author of the immensely popular French Women Don’t Get Fat returns with another book revealing secrets to living the good life. Branching off of her first book that dispelled the notion that you have to avoid everything wonderful in order to lose weight, with French Women for All Seasons, Guiliano suggests that the trick to living life to the fullest is to stay attuned to the “rhythms of the year” (that, and remembering that moderation is the key). Her new book offers new ideas for seasonal entertaining, shopping, cooking, and exercising. Want to know more? Watch our exclusive video message from Guiliano below. Want to know more about yourself? Take our “How French Are You?” quiz and discover your inner Frenchwoman. –Daphne Durham
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The Mireille Guiliano Quiz: How French Are You?
In French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano laid out a general program for reaching the weight at which you can feel bien dans ta peau (comfortable in your own skin). Now, in French Women for All Seasons, she teaches you peu à peu (little by little), how to make over your whole life for maximum pleasure. Here you will find, not only more specific advice on preparing for the bikini season (with dozens of new slimming tricks and delicious recipes), but also Mireille’s secrets to looking and feeling great throughout each season of the year. But before learning to become a French woman for all seasons, take this short quiz to find out how much of one you already are. Your inner French Woman–we all have one!–may already be more developed than you suspect! Find out now how close your daily habits are to bringing you optimum pleasure.
1. Your idea of the ultimate chocolate fix is?
a. A chocolate Entenmann’s donut.
b. A Hershey bar.
c. Godiva truffles.
d. One or two pieces of high-quality dark chocolate.
2. How do you take your coffee?
a. I don’t drink coffee.
b. Can’t stand it without cream and three sugars.
c. I add Equal and skim milk for low-cal pleasure.
d. A small cup of freshly brewed coffee needs no lightening or sweetening.
3. What should the salespeople at the mall know about you?
a. I don’t wear prêt à porter!
b. I’m a sucker for the latest trends for the season–I love being in fashion.
c. I’ll buy an amazing pair of shoes before I pay my rent.
d. I find a few items to accompany the best pieces in my closet–I just want to refresh my wardrobe.
4. You’re throwing a party in a couple of weeks. What’s your plan of action?
a. I obsess about the menu, wonder how I’ll ever find the time even to plan, and when the big day comes I spend the entire time in the kitchen while my guests (usually) drink too much.
b. I call a caterer, of course. What do I know about such things, and why should I care?
c. I set out a bag of chips and a bag of pretzels and ask everyone to bring a bottle.
d. I choose a few favorite food items to serve, some store-bought delicacies, some easy to prepare but impressive treats, add some personal serving touches, sit back and relax while the guests ooh and ahh.
5. Which of the following drinks will you serve at the party?
a. Whatever the guests bring.
b. Margaritas (Frozen–is there another kind?).
c. Wine, vodka, beer… hospitality is variety.
d. A thoughtfully chosen wine and mineral water—keep it simple and always give guests water with their alcohol.
6. You’ve just gone to the market and found wonderful fresh basil, but you got so excited about it that you bought too much. What do you do?
a. What would I be doing at the market? What’s basil again?
b. I chop some in my pasta, but eventually have to throw the rest away.
c. I have a pesto pack-down that night!
d. I try to invent a new dish for using it while it’s fresh (substituting it for another herb I might otherwise use); the rest I make into pesto and freeze it in ice cube trays (one cube is perfect for a single pasta serving).
7. Au restaurant, you’re most likely to order:
a. A cheeseburger with fries.
b. A large salad with ranch dressing.
c. Vegetable lasagna.
d. Grilled hangar steak with wine sauce.
8. When the waiter comes to your table to take your drink order, you:
a. Order up Grey Goose.
b. Let someone else advise–wine lists are intimidating.
c. Remember the rule that white goes with fish and red goes with meat.
d. Choose Champagne–it goes with just about anything.
9. How much wine do you typically drink with dinner?
a. None–alcohol is fattening.
b. Keep ‘em coming–I’ve read wine is heart smart!
c. A few glasses–I know my limits.
d. Usually one, but if I want more, I’ll have another half glass.
10. You’re traveling and a sumptuous breakfast buffet is included in the cost of your hotel room. What do you do?
a. I load up on eggs, bacon, muffins, and pancakes, but make sure to hit hotel gym later.
b. I load up on eggs, bacon, muffins, and pancakes to get me through the day–it’s free, and I don’t eat that way at home, so what’s the harm?
c. I can’t be trusted around any all-you-can-eat spread; I skip breakfast.
d. I choose one day to indulge at the buffet (compensating with lighter lunch and dinner), but order room service for the rest of my trip to avoid overdoing it.
11. What is your ideal workout?
a. Does channel surfing count?
b. An hour at the gym, wailing on the Cybex.
c. I eat healthfully so I can spend less time exercising.
d. I walk everywhere, and enjoy some Yoga a couple of times a week.
12. Mireille Guiliano says in French Women Don’t Get Fat that her “secret weapon” is plain yogurt. If you want to sweeten it, what do you add?
a. Sweet ‘n Low or Equal.
b. Sugar.
c. Spoonful of maple syrup or honey.
d. Fresh fruit.
13. You have an after-hours party to attend for work. Pick an outfit that will take you most elegantly from day to night.
a. A short suit skirt with a tank top and a jacket that you’ll be able to take off later–if you’ve got it, flaunt it!
b. Designer jeans with a top you saw in Vogue.
c. Your trusty black dress, but you’ll dress it up with trendy baubles for evening.
d. A trimly cut dress paired with simple jewelry or a scarf.
14. In the fall, you eat:
a. Strawberries.
b. Asparagus.
c. Peaches.
d. Apples.
15. Le dessert is served! You choose to have:
a. A big piece of cake–you only live once.
b. A small slice (or two) of apple tart–an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
c. A piece of pie or cake, but you’ll share it with a friend.
d. Nothing overly sweet–instead you go for a piece of seasonal fruit or cheese.
Results:
Allow 1 point for “a” answers, 2 points for “b” answers, 3 points for “c” answers, and 4 points for “d” answers. Add up your total points and find out how French you are based on the scale below.
Not Very French At All (15-25 points)
You are a true American woman. You’re busy and don’t always have time to entertain or cook. Your treats are sweet or salty. But Mireille says in French Women for All Seasons, “When foods are bursting with natural taste–as opposed to being artificially flavored, laden with fat and salt, or just plain tasteless–the experience of eating them is more satisfying, and we can content ourselves with less.” Start reading to find out how you can change your approach to eating, and how all of Mireille’s secrets about fashion, entertaining, wine–and more–can change your life.
Potentially French (26-36 points)
You’re already aware of your indulgences, and realize you have great potential for improvement. You just need a little coaching on how to maximize style, taste and pleasure without sacrificing your waistline or sanity. “The key,” Mireille says in French Women for All Seasons “is to cultivate your own intuition of your offenders and pleasures and adjust each accordingly by degrees that suit you.” Start reading to find out how you can change not only your relationship with food, but how Mireille’s secrets about fashion, entertaining, wine–and more–can change your life.
You’re Almost French! (37-47 points)
You value quality over quantity. But we’ve all been known to stress out about a party or get weak in the knees in front of a chocolate donut. In French Women for All Seasons, Mireille says, “French women don’t get fat because they know the secret of pleasure. But the secret to pleasure is cultivation: a life of ongoing exploration, experimentation, practiced enjoyment, and–most important–self discovery.” Check out French Women for All Seasons for tips about how to entertain and dress, new recipes, and most importantly, how to remain bien dans sa peau.
Une Vraie Française (48-60 points)
You may have already read French Women Don’t Get Fat and taken it to heart or you simply have an inner French woman. Either way, you’ve unlocked the secret of pleasure–it’s the most important part of life. But again as Mireille says in French Women for All Seasons, “the secret to pleasure is cultivation: a life of ongoing exploration, experimentation, practiced enjoyment, and–most important–self discovery.” Read the book to find out how to keep this process going throughout the winter, spring, summer, and fall.
French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
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Wouldn’t you rather savor a buttery croissant instead of inhaling an artificially flavored diet shake? Isn’t taking a relaxing stroll preferable to pounding out early morning miles on the treadmill? The French live this way, yet stay thin and healthy. Now, with The French Don’t Diet Plan, you can, too!
In his groundbreaking book, The Fat Fallacy, Dr. Will Clower was the first to present a theory of how the French maintain low obesity and heart disease rates despite their seemingly “unhealthy” lifestyle. Dr. Clower learned that the French don’t worry about dieting but rather are more concerned with how they eat. That means paying attention to the taste, pacing, and enjoyment of meals, instead of counting calories, cutting fat and carbs, or taking guilt trips to the gym.
With The PATH, his revolutionary weight-loss plan, Dr. Clower has helped thousands of people lose weight, lower cholesterol, and increase energy. Now, in The French Don’t Diet Plan, Dr. Clower shows how easy it is to incorporate his remarkably effective techniques and the French lifestyle into a busy American day.
Dr. Clower has found that natural foods have overwhelmingly been pushed out of the American diet by what he calls “faux foods”: processed, additive-filled convenience products, often marketed as healthy with buzzwords like low fat and low carb. In addition, mealtimes should be a slow, sensual break for the body and mind—not a face-stuffing frenzy while standing up in the kitchen or sitting behind the wheel. As a result of such habits, Dr. Clower says, we are not eating what our bodies need, and we’re eating in a way that is not conducive to proper digestion. Science shows this precise combination of factors causes weight gain.
The French approach is about taking the time to enjoy real food without guilt or deprivation. Not only a successful path to becoming thin for life, The French Don’t Diet Plan will help you put joie de vivre back into your relationship with food.
The Most Delicious and Decadent Way to Lose Weight
• Formerly forbidden foods, welcome back! Learn why butter, cheese, bread, and chocolate are health foods that keep hunger at bay. . . . See Step 2.
• Spend more time eating! Discover why you should plan on having seconds and make meals last longer. . . . See Step 5.
• Hate to work out? Find out why you don’t have to exercise to lose pounds—and how relaxation can help keep weight off for good. . . . See Step 10.
• Now you’re cooking. Enjoy dozens of easy recipes for satisfying comfort foods, from Hot Artichoke-Cheese Dip to Creamy Alfredo Sauce, and Double-Almond Biscotti to Practically Flourless Chocolate Cake. . . . See Easy Recipes for Fabulous Foods.
The French Don’t Diet Plan: 10 Simple Steps to Stay Thin for Life
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Put the most irresistible French food on your table every day–including those mouthwatering rich sauces–and still lose weight! Bring home the flavors of France, from simple bistro fare to that of elegant gourmet restaurants–you’ll be amazed how quick and easy these exciting dishes are to prepare. Broccoli quiche, eggs in aspic, coq au vin, filet mignon in barnaise sauce, sea bass in mustard sauce, lobster americaine, crepes Suzette…the list goes on and on….
You’ll learn why French cooking is the basis of all great Western cuisine today, why fat-free doesn’t work, why people binge, how and what to order when you go out. You’ll learn how to prepare meals from the quick and easy to a romantic diner for two to a Sunday Feast!
You’ll have over a hundred recipes to choose from–all authentic–some written especially for the book by nine Michelin starred chefs from France. This is not a quick-weight loss fad diet, this is a way of life. Don’t just read about “the French paradox,” become a part of the excitement. It has worked for me, and I know it will work for you!