The French Women's Diet

by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

This is the easiest way to lose weight, keep it off AND eat the foods you love! I lost 30 pounds writing this book and I still live by it. “Living a Passionate Life” would not be possible if it didn’t have wine and chocolate and heavenly cream sauces in it. I flit between a size four and a size six so I’m not too obsessed with numbers–in my pant size or on the scale!

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

165 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Emily Kestrel · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is some sensible advice in this book (hint: it boils down to eating less and exercising more), but there's also a lot of dubious information. For example, artificial sweeteners are discouraged, but Splenda is given a free pass because "it's made from sugar" (nope); baguettes and orange juice are presented as being high in fiber (nope); and she recommends a version of intermittent fasting that is basically alternating starvation days and cheat days (which caused her to gain weight until she started counting calories). Add to this the most arrogant, insufferable tone I've encountered this side of Skinny Bitch. Read French Women Don't Get Fat instead; it's much better.

[Sharon Reamer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Full of conflicting information and opinions (baguette is not okay, unless you want to have it, then it is okay, it's okay to drink wine but only a glass - as if the French ever only drink one glass of wine at meals). Eat three meals a day but it's also okay to skip meals or even fast for a whole day. Very preachy and look-down-the-nosey attitude.

The book constantly mentions that the French adhere to the Mediterranean diet but only a small portion of France is actually on the Mediterranean. And not everyone eats like a Parisian in France (at least that's what I've observed in my travels).

Lots of common-sense things like portion control and calorie awareness but she lost me when she gushed over Susanne Somers cookbooks.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh la la

Enjoyed this book as much as ragained my desire to eat like I did all my years in the French part of Switzerland. Memories of wonderful meals and being thin. Why did I ever trade this for Big Macs and extra pounds? Thanks for the wake up call!

[Evelyn "Robbie" Schaeffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

French food delight!

Great starter book when French food is the way you want to go. Delicious recipes I can't wait to try.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

common sense
it had "French" in the title.