French women don’t get fat: something the book didn’t mention
If I were to attribute one single reason why French women apparently don’t get fat it would be
… stairs.
The stairs from the metro to the street, the stairs leading to your apartment door, the stairs to the office, the stairs in the park- the stairs, the stairs, the stairs! Not to mention the walking between the stairs.
If I were to be serious about the matter, I should also mention the fact that the wise French woman will eat good food. By that I mean high quality food- an idea repeated throughout the infamous book (which is worth reading just to fill your head with the beautiful descriptions of classic French food from the author’s childhood) and discussed with a stunning (and skinny) French woman last week. She assured me that she ate everything and a lot of everything but that her secret was to make sure it was good food- that way her body felt nourished and full even on small portions and she didn’t crave anything else. Fresh bread, charcuterie, pastries and her passion for the amazing Berthillon chocolate ice cream contribute to her slim figure, her energy to perform and maybe even her songs (perhaps - my French listening skills are still in development, you’ll have to listen to them on www.cynthiaqueenton.com).
However, I’m not entirely sure I have a full understanding of the “French women don’t get fat” concept just yet as my clothes are feeling rather snug lately. However, I have no time to concern myself with a few extra centimetres- the bar down stairs serves great mojitos (and I get to walk up three flights of stairs afterwards), my fridge is filled with yummy French cheese, the boulangerie up the road sells the most amazing almond and chocolate brioche and there is nothing nicer than filling up on saucisson, red, yellow and green tomatoes and hommus in the local park with a bottle of red wine nearby.
Parfait.
Picnic at my local park
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