Eat Cheese, Bread and drink Wine to lose weight, like the French

The words fat loss, weight loss and lose weight are not in their vocabulary. French women have it down when it comes to staying slim. It’s all about a common sense lifestyle that has been working for centuries.

They eat a large variety of unprocessed meat, dairy, bread, vegetables and fruit, and the key to all of this is portion size.

It’s important for your body to vary your food selections for each meal because different foods contain different minerals and vitamins that are important for a well rounded diet.

The protein you choose should never exceed a third of a pound, you should include veggies and a salad.

Most local diners at a French restaurant will order and share one dessert for the whole table, this is quite traditional. So yes, you can have cheese cake, but just a very small piece. If you are going to have a lot of this you are going to struggle to lose weight. The key is having the smallest portion size possible.

What would we do if we didn’t have croissants? French breads are great, but croissants in France are only about 1 ounce, so having that with your meal would be in order.

There is always cheese in a French diet, real cheese, not processed cheese, that is definitely out of the question. The key is small portions because they will help to curb cravings as you will feel full.

Red wine cannot be excluded from a French diet, in addition to being enjoyable its also healthy for you because it works to curb free radicals in your body and is full of antioxidants, but only 1 to 2 glasses a day.

When eating, French women are very choosy, they like large portions of fresh fruit and vegetables; these are high in nutritional value and low in calories.

In comparison, French women eat only a fraction of the portions most US citizens consume. When looking at the big portions being served at restaurants in the US it’s easy to see how it’s possible to consume so much more food.

French women do not watch TV when eating, they eat slowly and savor the food, instead of gulping down, and can you remember when last you savored a meal?

French women are used to drinking more water during the day, it’s not only good for you but helps to keep your metabolic rate in high gear which is great for burning calories.

French women forgive themselves more easliy should they eat too much at a meal. There will be times that you just don’t want to count calories, but the secret is to eat less at the next meal you eat, copying they will help us with our weight and fat loss efforts.