tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post6237804245705008166..comments2024-03-14T12:30:47.593-04:00Comments on Under the Gables: The French Way Used To Be the American WayLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317796864224423184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-81500888078563282812009-05-17T12:39:00.000-04:002009-05-17T12:39:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I think your comments are very well tak...Anonymous, I think your comments are very well taken. This also involves the revival of the family meal. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to make this thoughtful comment!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317796864224423184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-72897965245818561892009-05-17T11:57:00.000-04:002009-05-17T11:57:00.000-04:00The most important points I took from Mireille Gui...The most important points I took from Mireille Guiliano's book is that one should not obsess about weight. Instead, obsess about food. Great food. Pacify the demands of the the stomach by satisfying the eyes, the tongue, the mind. Buy only the highest quality foods, cook with care, eat with pleasure and attention, and never, never, never snack. Never eat anything from a box or a bag. Never eat standing up. Never eat while you're watching television or sitting at a computer. When you eat, devote yourself to the experience and savor ever bite. It's a liberating attitude for an American taught to feel guilty about food.<br /><br />The other tip I gleaned from her book is that, if you like weighing things, weigh your food, but not yourself. You should let your clothing and your mirror tell you whether you're in good shape.<br /><br />M. Guiliano's book is entitled "French Women Don't Get Fat", but the subtitle is the important part: "The Secret of Eating for Pleasure".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-17383213455285323462008-07-26T17:37:00.000-04:002008-07-26T17:37:00.000-04:00Hi, I have been coming to the same conclusions mys...Hi, I have been coming to the same conclusions myself lately and I only need to look at my own mother who although she is almost 80 has maintained the same dress size all her life not by vigorous dieting but by restrained eating. She eats what she wants but only a little and takes great care to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. She had lived an active but ladylike life and has always focussed on family, food and fashion. I didn't realise I had a perfect "French" example on my own doorstep.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659929017085133209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-17816596602893070402008-06-04T13:49:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:49:00.000-04:00I just found your blog via Posie Gets Cozy. Love i...I just found your blog via Posie Gets Cozy. Love it! <BR/><BR/>I liked Guiliano's book; I agree it's the American perspective of a bygone era. I read an American guide to poise and glamour book dating from the mid-1960s and it has a chart in there of "ideal" body proportions- the waist sizes 22",23",24", my goodness!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030876110045275504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-34234402936272591082008-06-03T16:29:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:29:00.000-04:00Just found your lovely blog...what a treat.Just found your lovely blog...what a treat.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126319746903637368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-25800573848502449112008-05-21T19:11:00.000-04:002008-05-21T19:11:00.000-04:00Very interesting!Thanks for stopping by my blog an...Very interesting!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting about the flower. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com