French Women Don’t Get Fat! Chapters 3 & 4~Recasting
Chapter 3 finds Mireille in a three-month “re-casting” mode… She is resetting her individual equilibrium, with the help and guidance of Dr. Miracle. Yes, the beginning is three months of resetting new/old (French style) habits. Dr. Miracle fully understands that quick fixes will not yield long-term results.
Before beginning this process, it’s important to consider a couple of really important questions…
- Ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?” So often, our reasons are fear and self-loathing based, or what others or media says we should look like… What is your why?
Mireille states in chapter three, “To embrace recasting, you have to be ready to embrace pleasure and individual happiness as your goals… It may be easy for a wife, mother and full-time worker to neglect pleasure; perhaps a part of you even thinks it’s selfish. But you must understand there is nothing noble in failing to discover and cultivate your pleasures. (It will make you not only fat, but grouchy.)” Read more
Tis the Season for… Cinnamon!
Is it just me, or do you smell the scent of cinnamon wherever you go this time of year? 
It seems like the holiday season brings about the scent of cinnamon. The weird thing is, I hate the smell of cinnamon candles, cinnamon scented oils and incense. I also do not like the taste of cinnamon candy and gum. I do, however, like the taste of cinnamon in most baked goods… Whew, good thing, because I am hearing more and more about the health benefits of it.
What cinnamon reminds me most of is my grandmother’s rice pudding. She seriously made the world’s best rice pudding—the best I have ever tasted—and she used to always sprinkle cinnamon on top. Read more
