These are wake-up calls. And, of course, if you are swimming in your clothes, that could be welcome news. No one taught me this benchmark substitute for a scale, but I would not be surprised if someone else has used a similar phrase. What gave me the idea is packing my suitcase.

In fact, I wrote this book to be read from cover to cover and not thumbed for quick solutions. I can say I tried to offer some of the French cultures most cherished and time-honored secrets, recast for the twenty-first century. What French women do is not about guilt or deprivation but about getting the most from the things they most enjoy.

They have their everyday tricks, like fooling themselves into contentment and painless new physical exertions to save exercising. They embrace the virtues of freshness, variety, small portions, balance, and always pleasure.

You say the secret about French women is their will power. How can French women stay disciplined? MG : Something only requires discipline if it is not a natural preference or predilection. It is natural for them. It is part of their culture.

They are not enforcing any special rules. So, developing and embracing a healthy lifestyle means developing good habits as part of your culture. MG : Increasingly not.

Being overweight is becoming a growing problem in America and elsewhere. And it is not fattening. Eating jumbo hamburgers with fries and a large soda is fast food and is fattening. So, again, it is all about knowing what you are putting into your body.

A three-course dinner can be fattening if the portions are large and the foods are high in calories. I remember those brownies with ice cream for dessert when I first came to America. According to what you said, having a meal with great relish happens at the first bite.

What do you mean by that? MG : When we taste wine, we swirl it in the glass, smell it then taste it. The first sip generally explodes on the palate. It is full of flavors and impressions, good or bad. The first few sips are generally the most telling and pleasurable. The same is true for food. I may want the fifth bite of dessert, but I get the most pleasure from the first few bites, and I like to stop there.

MG : Thinking that they work beyond the short term. So, the weight returns. MG : No, I have been fortunate. A few times my zippers have told me to refocus and eat for pleasure but in moderation. MG : I am not sure what you are asking.

I wrote the book to share my experience and to offer it to women who were trying to understand how it is possible to eat and drink for pleasure and not become fat.

I certainly did not write it anticipating it would be translated into a dozen languages or become a best seller in the United States. There are women who will benefit from the book — for example girls going off to college for the first time who tend to gain a lot of weight in their first year away from home.

Or the many people in America who are overweight and could use some practical advice rather than another yo-yo diet.

In that sense, I hope the book reaches a lot of people because I hope it can help a lot of people find their bien dans sa peau and greater happiness. MG : Everyone has to find his or her own healthy pattern, and one does not have to act on every one of my suggestions.

We are all different and we have to find our own way. As a cross-cultural observation, I have pointed out that French women do shop at the market, like to cook and set a nice table. My point about the market, though, is that you should understand what you are putting into your body, and shopping and cooking teaches you that and can even be therapeutic after a fashion.

Not just single women but also working women do not have the time to shop and cook elaborate meals daily. You would be surprised how easy it is to secure quality produce and to prepare it if you want to.

In New York City, for instance, you can order organic produce — meat, fish, dairy, vegetables, fruit and dry goods — over the Internet and it is delivered to your home the next day.

The young people in my office use the service a great deal. And what they get is fresh and good. And the recipes I share are generally doable in less than a half hour.

I submit that is a feasible and physiologically and psychologically healthy undertaking for a single or busy woman with a small family.

MG : Eating is at the heart of the French culture and mealtimes are generally family times. French parents start early on offering their children wine diluted with water, for example. as for the pizza.

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