Just like French people can sometimes learn from us, we can learn a few things from French people. One is the art of self-care. All French people only eating cakes once a week (it’s fruit for dessert the rest of the time) and enjoying a little wine with meals, but not binge-drinking!
French women don’t buy an artillery of beauty products from Superdrug. They instead choose a few quality natural beauty products, drink plenty of water and get plenty of sleep instead.
When asked how they stay so slim, French women simply reply that they walk everywhere, and would never dream of eating a whole bag of chips or American super-sized muffins. They eat three proper meals a day!
And although it’s not ‘fashionable’, in France women dress for their men! They dress well, put on lipstick to go to the shops, and would never dream of walking around town with greased-back hair and a stained tracksuit!
It’s interesting. If you ever have visited France or Italy and gone to a petrol station, you will notice something very different from England. It only sells petrol! Same with newsagents – they sell newspapers. You will never find these shops selling chocolate bars and bags of crisps and fizzy pop. This is a uniquely UK and North American thing.
Mireille’s Tips for French Self-Care
Mireille Guiliano was the woman responsible for telling the world ‘how French women stay slim’. Her tips that work for men or women are simple:
- Portion control (smaller sizes than us!)
- Eat for pleasure (not counting calories)
- Slow down (eat mindfully)
- Avoid constant snacks (three meals a day)
- Cook at home (better relationship with food)
- Walk everywhere (as a daily routine)
- Sneak in movement (take the stairs etc)
- Balance is key (don’t obsess over ‘restrictions’)
