Weight Loss: Going Well!

Two weeks ago, my weight was 156 lbs and through proper eating and exercise I am now done to 144 lbs! I still have a long way to go with my dieting but so far, my weight loss is encouraging me to go on.

I have lost 12 lbs just eating broiled and baked fish and chicken, rice, bread and veggies plus lots of fruits. Now after reading some info on "FRENCH WOMEN DON'T GET FAT," I found out that I can even eat cakes and pies but in moderation and still enjoy my bottle of wine!

FRENCH WOMEN DON'T GET FAT by MIREILLE GUILLANO

Mys husband has tried this French women diet in two days, he lost 4 lbs! The trick? Eat in small amount, eat slowly, savor your food with pleasure and sensuality- enjoying all the flavor. Et voila, you get to really digest it well. It sounds impossible but it works! This life style is better than what I was accustomed to- eating fast and eating a lot. Well, I have here the review on this book which I find interesting. It's an international best seller now. The author was OPRAH's guest two days ago.

The book review:

Stylish, convincing, wise, funny and just in time: the ultimate non-diet book, which could radically change the way you think and live.

French women don't get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of this "French paradox" -– how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. Hers is a charming, sensible, and powerfully life-affirming view of health and eating for our times.

As a typically slender French girl, Mireille went to America as an exchange student and came back fat. That shock sent her into an adolescent tailspin, until her kindly family physician, "Dr. Miracle," came to the rescue. Reintroducing her to classic principles of French gastronomy plus time-honored secrets of the local women, he helped her restore her shape and gave her a whole new understanding of food, drink, and life. The key? Not guilt or deprivation but learning to get the most from the things you most enjoy. Following her own version of this traditional wisdom, she has ever since relished a life of indulgence without bulge, satisfying yen without yo-yo on three meals a day.

Now in simple but potent strategies and dozens of recipes you'd swear were fattening, Mireille reveals the ingredients for a lifetime of weight control–from the emergency weekend remedy of Magical Leek Soup to everyday tricks like fooling yourself into contentment and painless new physical exertions to save you from the StairMaster. Emphasizing the virtues of freshness, variety, balance, and always pleasure, Mireille shows how virtually anyone can learn to eat, drink, and move like a French woman.

Since its release, French Women Don't Get Fat rapidly gained acceptance as an international best seller, reaching the top ranks of best-selling books on dozens of lists, including: No. 1 Wall Street Journal (USA), No. 1 Publishers Weekly (USA), No. 1 The Irish Times (Ireland), No. 1 The Sydney Times (Australia), No. 2 The New York Times (USA), and No. 2 The Sunday Times (UK).