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French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure
By: Mireille Guiliano

Has anybody heard of this book? It's about how european women are generally much thinner than American women, and it gives reasons why. Here's a list of some of the reasons in the book:

1. eating only fresh ingredients
2. enjoying the process of eating, chewing well, celebrating each meal
3. eating all kind of foods, not following any fad diets
4. eating a lot of vegetables and fruits
5. using your muscles, exercising
6. focusing on pleasure of foods and life in general
7. changing your diet according to the season
8. eating in small potions, not overindulging
9. drinking a lot of water...

[NeedtoLose]

I saw her on Oprah. It sounded like it was really about small portions and really enjoying the foods that you eat.