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Summary: Ooh la la!
Review: A few years ago, while vacationing in the Bahama's I observed a table of two French women eating lunch. They were both very slim, tres chic, and obviously not counting calories. Each woman had a full glass of red wine, some rich looking cheeses, a few crackers and a small assortment of other goodies. I couldn't help but wonder HOW they managed to remain so slim eating THAT. I was righteously nibbling on 1/2 bagel with a tad of fat (cream cheese) and some turkey protein thrown in. Yet I had at least ten pounds (ok 20)to lose. As a child I had lived in France and can still remember the delicious croissants, mouth watering chocolates, hearty breads, and rich cheeses the French ate so frequently. How did the women stay so slim? I had also noticed that the majority of them managed to look like a million dollars though I knew many of them were on tiny budgets. How did they do it? Then I came across Anne Barone's book at Amazon! Mais Oui! What a pleasure! I savored every morsel of Anne's delicious book, "Chic & Slim Encore". In the book Anne truly reveals how so many French women come across as attractive, chic, slim, in control, and poised regardless of the physical features nature gave them. She explains how you can eat rich, fatty, (forbidden) foods and remain tiny and terrific! What to look for in clothing so you always dress rich regardless of your pocketbook. How our feminity can be enhanced and appreciated if we so desire. The book embraces many aspects of the French culture and teaches aspects of the French lifestyle that we can use to enhance our lives. You learn how to simplify your life by aiming for quality not quantity. Moderation not accumulation. Buying the best you can afford in small amounts and forgetting the rest. Simple steps you can integrate into an active lifestyle to increase delight in the everyday! The book is a wonderful resource for enjoying and living the good life! Merci Anne!
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Summary: More Chic & Slim Advice From Anne Barone
Review: It does not matter to me if Anne Barone is not a doctor, dietician or scientist--her diet and life mentality works for her and seems to be working for thousands of French women. There is no famous study backing up her opinions just the old common sense adage--if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck etc., than it must be a duck. In the same way, if eating cheese, butter, eggs, and bread does not put weight on the French, then it can certainly do the same for you. Anne Barone, in a fun breezy style, explains how to take the French lifestyle of shopping for just enough food, buying fresh and real products, eating slower over a longer period of time by taking smaller bites and using the continental manner of using a fork and knife, so that you too can be fitting into those wonderfull slim black skirts and form-revealing white blouses accented with a pretty scarf or antique pin. Sounds to good to be true? The key as with all things is moderation and good judgement. Anne explains how to think about your eating habits in ways that will help you to maintain good health while eating sumptious meals. In this, her second book, she actually gives portion sizes and sample recipes as well as additional information comparing American ways with those of the French regarding the six major lifestyle departments of culture, being a woman, personal style, cuisine, shopping and home decor, and love--ooh la la!
I find myself referring to this book just before I go to bed and have had time to mull over the events of the ending day--I try to tally up what I did to enjoy my life better, if I ate slower, took smaller bites, decided against that extra bite of pie-- and I find that this time to myself helps me to encourage myself because I know I am on the correct road to health and well-being. How can I not be? Eating real food--not boxed convenience meals? Taking enough time to know when I am full and then stop just beforehand. Yes, it can be done and Anne encourages you along the way with her stories, examples and anecdotes. I recommend this book to all women who want to feel like women and look like those women who turn men's heads! Brava Anne---I look forward to your next book and hope you do a seminar in my neck of the woods soon.
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Summary: More Chic & Slim Advice From Anne Barone
Review: It does not matter to me if Anne Barone is not a doctor, dietician or scientist--her diet and life mentality works for her and seems to be working for thousands of French women. There is no famous study backing up her opinions just the old common sense adage--if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck etc., than it must be a duck. In the same way, if eating cheese, butter, eggs, and bread does not put weight on the French, then it can certainly do the same for you. Anne Barone, in a fun breezy style, explains how to take the French lifestyle of shopping for just enough food, buying fresh and real products, eating slower over a longer period of time by taking smaller bites and using the continental manner of using a fork and knife, so that you too can be fitting into those wonderfull slim black skirts and form-revealing white blouses accented with a pretty scarf or antique pin. Sounds to good to be true? The key as with all things is moderation and good judgement. Anne explains how to think about your eating habits in ways that will help you to maintain good health while eating sumptious meals. In this, her second book, she actually gives portion sizes and sample recipes as well as additional information comparing American ways with those of the French regarding the six major lifestyle departments of culture, being a woman, personal style, cuisine, shopping and home decor, and love--ooh la la!
I find myself referring to this book just before I go to bed and have had time to mull over the events of the ending day--I try to tally up what I did to enjoy my life better, if I ate slower, took smaller bites, decided against that extra bite of pie-- and I find that this time to myself helps me to encourage myself because I know I am on the correct road to health and well-being. How can I not be? Eating real food--not boxed convenience meals? Taking enough time to know when I am full and then stop just beforehand. Yes, it can be done and Anne encourages you along the way with her stories, examples and anecdotes. I recommend this book to all women who want to feel like women and look like those women who turn men's heads! Brava Anne---I look forward to your next book and hope you do a seminar in my neck of the woods soon.
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Summary: no duh
Review: Okay, where do I begin? First of all, I certainly wouldn't agree with some of the reviews I read on here that the "System le Barone" (that ridiculos title should be your first hint) is anything but revolutionary. With everything I have heard on the topic of losing weight, moderation (which seems to be the main point Barone is trying to make-wasting 200 pages on)has only the oldest common sense trick. If you're looking for some miracle tip you will be greatly dissapointed. Barone basically says:DO NOT EAT PROCESSED FOOD, OH AND MAKE SURE YOU WATCH HOW MUCH YOU EAT. That's really it. If you're considering spending $ on this book, please do yourself a favor and remember to always eat in moderation. Barone will also waste another 100 pages trying to tell you about French women and their attitudes towards their husbands or careers but even that part isn't researched too well. The author claims that: READY? HERE I GO... " A French woman, if she were going to bathe her dog, would be dressed as chicly as if she were going to walk her dog.."-page 46 Pure nonsense! I, as a French woman can assure you that we might be known as chic but certanly not without common sense or practicality!ALSO "French enjoy food and remain thin and hear disease free". This statement makes me angry. Not is hardly a statistic, not to mention a documented one. Anne Barone, if you are going to publish a book, do your research first. Yes, Americans are mostly obese and lazy, however the French aren't disease free people. Our smoking habit contributes to an overwhelming epidemic of cancer. Anne Barone, stop being PRETENTIOUS with your French phrases every other word. I speak French but my friend doesn't and she was the one who made a comment about how difficult it was to read it when every other word she was bombarded with French words. The book might be about the French however not about learning the language. My advice to the Americans: if you're looking to loose weight, stop eating chemically processed food, wearing Chanel clothes will hardly make you chic and no, not every French woman really does wear designer, and for God's sake stop looking up to the French because they will not loose the weight for you.
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Summary: This book has been a positive influence on my life
Review: Several years ago I spent time in Paris, and wondered to myself why the only fat people I saw were Americans. It seemed odd, but I forgot about it until I read this book. As we all know, there IS no magic bullett..no ONE THING that will make you thin forever. It's a matter of changing your life, but in reality, the changes shouldn't be drastic, or you'll never stick to them in the long run. It is far easier to make many small changes -- one at a time -- to reach your goals, and this book will help you achieve many of them whether you need to lose weight or not. Ms. Barone has an eye for the subtle differences that make for a chic (and slim) lifestyle. Try this book. There's a lot of surprising information in its few pages.
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Summary: too disappointing
Review: This book reveals nothing new for those who have read her first book. There is no research; it all comes from Barone's own experience. There is no indication of the last time she was in France though it all has a dated feel. Give it a miss and check out Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier instead. Much better!
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Summary: Quel désastre!
Review: What a marvelous book, I could not put it down. It is addressed to everyone regardless of age (I am 61 years old and retired). This book is such a joy to read, it is realistic and non-judgemental. The recipes are easy to do and are delicious. My first visit to Paris was 40 years ago and now I am all fired up about going there once again for another taste of French culture! It's never too late......
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