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LOL that's because we walk a lot. So we sweat a lot. And then we stink because of the underarm hair. But the good thing is we are all very skinny because we smoke and drink wine all day long (and also, we are too poor to buy fastfood) French women stink but don't get fat

As long as we still have these very scary TV shows about US beauty pageants I'm OK with my country banning Beauty Pageants

It's true, bur for example we never eat fries as a snack (it would be considered a very weird thing). Petits fours are eaten as "apéritif" before dinner for example Normally, if you buy pastries from a patisserie, you're not supposed to eat it alone We do eat those (unhealthy) things, but we're not supposed to snack on…

This article is quite true: as a child in France, normally you're not supposed to eat snacks between meals (usually 4 a day, however kids usually have a snack to eat at school around 10 am). It's true but doesn't mean that our diet is particularly healthy, we do have very unhealthy habits including: - having cheese +…

LOL I really wish French women didn't get fat!!

This is a very serious newspaper - they still exist :) But here is another article: http://www.terrafemina.com/forme/nutrition/articles/27949-marion-bartoli-est-elle-trop-grosse-pour-gagner-wimbledon-2013-.html "Is Marion Bartoli too fat to win Wimbledon?" O_O

I don't know much about tennis but I just googled her and the results in French are: "Marion Bartoli fat", "Marion Bartoli ugly", and "Marion Bartoli weight" ! Can't believe how stupid people can be!! I don't think she's very famous in France (compared to male French tennis players like Tsonga for example), I think people…

This is what I eat for breakfast (I'm never very hungry in the morning): Whole wheat English Muffin + 1 tsp honey + Coffee (about 150 cal) Or Greek yogurt/Fromage blanc + 1 tsp sugar + berries + Coffee (about 120 cal)

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LOL! I think in Europe we have that image of US food = fast-food and we don't really know any other local specialities, home cooking recipes etc. That being said, burgers and US coffee shops are the new trendy thing here in Paris. You have people looking for the best burger in the city, gourmet burger, gourmet food trucks…

LOL do you mean Italian or Finnish? Not quite the same ;)

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I have that same cheese addiction problem lol I also choose quality over quantity, and actually I prefer to eat "strong" cheese like bleu or goat cheese, and that way I eat less of them. I think real cheese lovers don't like "laughing cow" ;) Apart from sandwiches, you can also add it in soups for example, but honestly it…

Lol rocket salad might mean arugula salad. "Roquette" is how we say "arugula" in French :)

Yesterday I had friends over for dinner, and one of them is a vegetarian. I made a brocoli and hazelnut soup, and then spaghetti with basil, dried tomatoes and feta cheese. I also thought about making roasted veggies (sweet pepper, onion, maybe leek) and potatoes with feta cheese (I had to use that feta cheese lol). Since…

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Thank you, I'm going to try it tonight, it sounds great!! I usually eat it with: cinnamon, apples and some sugar with berries with lemon & sugar with hazelnut butter & sugar (and sometimes I add unsweetened cocoa) Also, I eat it with smoked salmon & lemon, use it in salad dressings, add herbs and eat it with potatoes, etc.…

Je suis Française (de France), toujours ravie d'avoir de nouveaux amis francophone, alors n'hésite pas à m'ajouter :)

Great job girl!! You're doing great! xx

I do log wine or alcohol. However, I have most of my drinks on weekends, and I don't always log on weekends (they are not exactly cheat days, I just watch what I eat, but I don't try to log my food when there is too much eating out...). But if you log your food, you definitely have to count wine and alcohol, thay have way…

I would simply say: listen to your body. If you're starving, eat a bit more healthy food (even if it ups your calorie intake) and then see if you're still losing weight. It might sound obvious, but you have to find what works best for you. You will always have people here telling you what is RIGHT or WRONG, but since you…

I don't live in the US so basically every time I eat in a restaurant it's not in the database :) I try to find similar food from chains in the database (but it's not very accurate as recipes and serving sizes can vary a lot). Sometimes I log each ingredient, guessing serving sizes from what it looked like and adding fat or…

Naan bread stuffed with leek and cheese

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Check Fitnessblender.com, they have pilates and balance workouts, and some yoga too. It's free and they have a great choice of workouts Good luck!

Hi! I live in an apartment too so I have the same problem. You should definitely check Fitnessblender.com, they have great workouts. This workout above, and my favorite, which this one: http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/exercise-detail/Quiet-Cardio-Workout-Low-Impact-Apartment-Cardio-Workout/dm/ You won't burn as many…

I'm from Paris, France, Europe ;) And I have English friends + people from France, Canada, Nz, etc I thought we said "Americans" - especially here in Europe - from the historical point of view of European immigrants going to "America". It's so funny that people from the US are offended by the fact they're called…

The Laksa looks really great! Deevaa, I love your salads, I can't wait for summer to come so we can have great summer veggies here too! Steak with roasted potato wedges and Roquefort cheese dip Grated cucumber salad with chicken Potatoes and cod gratin Cress soup with (burnt) garlic croutons ;) Red kuri soup with cream…

Right but the thing is here the husband does not seem ready to compromise. When you have somebody cooking all your meals you should be ready to make some effort.