first steps
Okay, so now it's for implementing these changes in my life... again. Did the weekly grocery shopping across the border (did I mention we live in France but only 25 km from the German and Swiss borders? it's very convenient at times) and stocked up on eggs, trout, herring and all those other wonderful things. When Huub proposed to have a BBQ tonight instead of cooking aomething, this fit perfectly with my project. Have been reading a bit more of Jimmy's blog, including book links and reviews. Sipped my coffee when sitting at the pc and found it surprisingly proteinized... the funny-feeling thing I had with the last sip was a dead fly, yikes. Well, what they call "Bush tucker" in Australia also consists of maggots and more... maybe next time over there I'll have the courage and occasion to try it. Have been reading some very interesting essays about dit and philosophical matters around food and eating... it's part of our Saturday ritual to stop by at an Italian ice cream place and café once the groceries have been loaded, so instead of my regular latte macchiato I stuck with espresso today while reading those essays. Inspiring!
Seems like Brillat Savarin, the famous French writer on taste and cuisine, developed some kind of proto-Atkins diet already in the 1800s, saying that if starches are being used to fatten up animals, the same will probably happen to humans. He advised people who wanted to lsoe weight to avoid starches, either in food or in drink (especially beer). Very interesting... I had always thought he was just another French guy getting into the details of everything, but this ounds so interesting that I need to check it for myself. Will order the book (Physiologie du goût) from amazon.fr and already enjoy broadening my horizon.
This makes me think of another book that I came across in Australia ("French Women don't get Fat")... I was amazed when I saw this in the book shops. I was sure that this book would never have been published in France, looking at the percentage of French women that are overweight (assuming that the 41.6 % of the French population that are overweight or obese can't just all be men) and found out that not only had it been published in France but that the title had been changed to "Those French women who don't gain weight - how do they do it?". To be honest, I oscillated from being absolutely devastated because it's so obviously false to being impressed by the author's recklessness. We all know that statistics are only partly reliable, but making a statement like that comes close to hypocrisy (with a pinch of arrogance and a zest of chauvinism). Seems that after eleven years, my being in love with France and the French has come to an end... it feels more and more freeing and less complicated to be in an English-speaking country. Lots to say about mentality issues, history, culture and the like, but this blog might not be the good place for that.
I don't feel too sure about listing every morsel I ate per day, because I usually get bored with that - unless I yak along about other things as well. So... breakfast has been a mozzarella cheese, lunch 2 eggs with bacon and some comté cheese, dinner...
Seems like Brillat Savarin, the famous French writer on taste and cuisine, developed some kind of proto-Atkins diet already in the 1800s, saying that if starches are being used to fatten up animals, the same will probably happen to humans. He advised people who wanted to lsoe weight to avoid starches, either in food or in drink (especially beer). Very interesting... I had always thought he was just another French guy getting into the details of everything, but this ounds so interesting that I need to check it for myself. Will order the book (Physiologie du goût) from amazon.fr and already enjoy broadening my horizon.
This makes me think of another book that I came across in Australia ("French Women don't get Fat")... I was amazed when I saw this in the book shops. I was sure that this book would never have been published in France, looking at the percentage of French women that are overweight (assuming that the 41.6 % of the French population that are overweight or obese can't just all be men) and found out that not only had it been published in France but that the title had been changed to "Those French women who don't gain weight - how do they do it?". To be honest, I oscillated from being absolutely devastated because it's so obviously false to being impressed by the author's recklessness. We all know that statistics are only partly reliable, but making a statement like that comes close to hypocrisy (with a pinch of arrogance and a zest of chauvinism). Seems that after eleven years, my being in love with France and the French has come to an end... it feels more and more freeing and less complicated to be in an English-speaking country. Lots to say about mentality issues, history, culture and the like, but this blog might not be the good place for that.
I don't feel too sure about listing every morsel I ate per day, because I usually get bored with that - unless I yak along about other things as well. So... breakfast has been a mozzarella cheese, lunch 2 eggs with bacon and some comté cheese, dinner...
posted by SophieLoCa at 7:19 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Sophie - welcome to the challenge. I would give anything to have the butter from your part of the world. I sometimes buy imported Irish or French butter for my green beans.
I think eating less sugar and starch is so very good for health and not just weightloss.
I enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to seeing you around over the next several months.
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