We ate like a French woman for 1 entire month! Now we're ready to dish the STRUGGLES!
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- Join US on the eat like a parisian diet challenge where we attempt to eat like a french woman and her typical french diet to get healthier and lose a bit of weight! We wanted to explore all the questions about why French people are so slim, what is the typical french diet and why french women don't get fat with so little excercise and so many amazingly good pasteries? ugh, lucky ladies!
You can find our first video explaining the Parisian diet challenge on Rosie’s channel (bit.ly/2UnQrf8) along with our 1-month check in video to dish if the diet actually worked! (bit.ly/2H0be5D) sneak peak: the french diet worked!
This video is all about the diet STRUGGLES! It’s so hard to stay motivated when you diet and we want to be honest about the diet struggles that came along with eating like a frenchwoman. We saw great results too and want to share all our tips for the French diet and what we will do differently for the next two months!
➡️ Check out my tips cheat sheat here: bit.ly/2TysfJX
Watch until the end and check out our blooper reel!! :)
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Other snazy video related content:
➡️ Corresponding article on my blog: bit.ly/2VE7KZG
➡️ Freebie cheat sheet to help you complete the challenge: bit.ly/2TysfJX
➡️Want to get some menu inspo from what Rosie and I ate the first month? Get your freebie here!: bit.ly/2H3QzgQ\
➡️ Here are the principles of the challenge to follow! goo.gl/forms/zzMhPw9wRPq7NV382
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FULL DISCLOSURE: We are big believers in loving yourself no matter what you weigh or look like or any of those relatively unimportant things in life. We are doing this because WE want to and we like a fun challenge :)
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FYI: we have not read the existing books on why French people don't get fat, but rather based our challenge on our experiences living in France. But if you would like to do so, here are the links:
French Women Don't Get Fat book: amzn.to/2EAVdPP
The French Diet: Why French women don't get fat: amzn.to/2H2ZO0L
Coucou friends! Are you guys surprised by the struggles?! We'll be doing a three month check in...and yes there will be BEFORE/AFTER photos!! Happy Wednesday! ♥
Unintentionally Frenchified when is the update coming????
Hey Pat, I actually got pregnant with my first children during the challenge and had to go on a different diet due to some of those pesky 1st trimester symptoms. So we never ended up doing an update. I'll definitely hop back on board once the pregnancy is over!
Unintentionally Frenchified omg congrats on the pregnancy!!!!!! That’s great news 👏🏼🥰
Thank you ladies, really loving this series. In the midst of the American frenzy of no carbs, no sugar, no dairy, intermittent fasting, etc, etc. This is very simple and doable.
At home with Audra thanks! It feels really doable too! 😊
I agree. It seems like in the US we have to be so all or nothing and all the yo yo-ing eventually messes up our hormones and can make losing weight impossible. It’s like we don’t want to accept more reasonable solutions because they don’t give drastic results. But it’s funny because I’ve tried so many different things over the past 10 years and if I had just done this from the beginning I would have been so much more healthy this whole time. And a lot happier mentally!
I love it when you two do videos together :). It’s actually why I first subscribed to both your channels.
Thanks Katerina! I'm a pretty big fan of videos with Rosie too ;)
Good for you both! So right about 21 days to establish a new habit! I am a psychologist...retired academic. I injured my ankle (pulled tendons loose tore ligaments...it was a mess that put me in a cast) doing squats at 60 yrs of age (too much weight on the bar after taking too long off). After that I could not walk for a long time so packed on some lbs. THen my mother was ill and I found from her dr. she was having ministrokes in part from not eating ENOUGH for too many years. She was severely malnourished so I had her live with my husband and I and weny on a kick to try to get her to EAT. The Dr said any way that works will help her, so we hit on ice cream because she had loved it as a child.WEll, long story short, I was the one who put on weight...not her! After she passed away I cut out the ice creams etc and walked, but found my knees were killing me...uh-oh...osteoarthritis had kicked in in my 60's.. WEll, pain is a great motivator. I knew I HAD to get the weight off.
Goala- Get off diet sodas. Check.Eat smaller portions, check. Reduce portion size again, check... 10 lbs off. Now I could start walking again the knees were better. Bought a treadmill walked first 20 min an evening while watching something I liked to distract my mind...too boring otherwise. Slowly in small increments each week upped the length of time and the speed...slooooowly. After a year I had lost another 20 lbs. I wanted to lose at least 10 more...I was shooting for a healthy for my height and bone structure weight, NOT fashion model thin as my mother had done and wrecked her health form lifetime of being too thin.
This extra 10 lbs was harder to lose. I finally got my portions down once again and over 6 mos it too came off. I have been within 5 lbs of that weight for more than two years now. I changed ALL those eating and drinking and movement habits, but I did it in stages. My great motivators were twofold: one get out of pain and second get to a target healthy level (NOT too thin) and Stay there. I did not try to see how skinny I could get. I just set a long term goal and met it. Holidays I do eat a few sweets more so I get right back to eating the way I should...I know how difficult getting 10 lbs off would be THAT is my big motivator now...3 to 5 lbs to get off is manageable for me. I never indulge in catastrophic thinking eg oh well I lost my target so I may as well KEEP on indulging....that was key for me.
Good luck with transforming your lifestyles into a healthy life, each of you and please DO remember to not get TOO thin...I don't know if one can be too rich but I DO know from observing my sweet mother than one CAN be too thin and over time destroy their health just the same as being way overweight for too long will do too.
Thanks for all the insight and glad to hear things went in the right direction for you! We'll pay attention not to take it too dramatic. It's a lifestyle change so going too far wouldn't be sustainable on the long term!
I'm an American living in Germany with my German-Hungarian husband! We actually do a lot of the things you mentioned. Once a week we do a "monster shop" for everything we need so it's less tempting to eat out. (Now in the time of Covid, it's even less tempting!) Since we're both home more now, we each have a water bottle that we constantly fill up to make sure we stay hydrated. We eat a lot of soups, which is a great way to get in vegetables that might be a little "boring" on their own. (Hello root veggies, carrots, cabbage!) And we tend to make bigger portions so we have delicious food for the next few days, which we incorporate into cold cut nights, soup nights, pasta nights, etc.
Good efforts ! Always nice to see you two !
Thanks! We're doing out best :)
Love this “diet plan”! I love to cook so was just not willing to commit to any extreme plan which cut our food groups or was super restrictive. One thing that has helped me was not only to menu plan for a week, but also have a catagory for dinner everyday to narrow down a bit..ie fish Monday’s, poultry Tuesday, midweek veggie meal, thurs another lean protein or fish, and then Friday enjoy a bit more red meat for the weekend :)
Love the category idea Rachel! Definitely going to try this out! :)
Thank you ladies for the inspirational videos!! I've watched all three videos..and I've applied these dietary changes to my diet. Thanks for everything that you both shared and being honest about the challenges too. I dont know if im the only one who noticed this. But is it the refrigerator that is open in the back ground? Or just a very light cabinet.If it is...do make sure to always check the rubbers. As i had a similar problem..and the rubbers of the refrigerator door has to be replaced. Great challenge!! I absolutely love you ladies!!💕
Thank you for the video! So good to know the struggles you had. And I hate to be that person, but Kate, I just love your eye makeup in this video and am wondering if you remember what you wore? Is there silver eyeshadow or eyeliner in there? Whatever it is, it's shiny and lovely.
I really enjoyed all three videos and am going to look at your blog content also. And I so agree the bloopers were hilarious!
Thanks Lori! Glad you liked it!
Can I just say I love you both, and feel like we could be best friends if I lived in Paris and not the States. Thanks for the raw honesty in this challenge, it's been fun doing this along side of you both!
Darby Terpstra so glad you love the content and we’d probably love you too! Keep up the good work on the challenge! 💪🏻💪🏻
I also downloaded the app and I’m loving it. It’s so easy to see how much you’re eating 🙈
Don't stick yourself to what is said but to what you feel and what you think is good to you.
Lovely ladies, so wonderful like listening to your own best friends, merci 💐🌸🌸🌹❤🌻
Glad you liked it!!
So cute! Loved the ending!
Iona Cummings thanks! It was really fun to make 😁
What really helps me is meal prepping. So when I come home late from a long day I only have to heat up my already prepared food.
I love this idea and the idea of meal batching on sundays. I think a lot of people prepare for the entire week and then there is no excuse!
To manage water income and snacking, you could tell yourself each time you wanna snack you drink a glass of water! that what my parents always told me x) you'll end up not snacking and drinking way more water. You can drop water for tea during winter :p + it makes you move when you ork in a office so you take a small break :p
I heard the body doesn't make any difference between thirst and hunger btw ^^
Yumee this is a great tip!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Me too. I have the problem on snacking and the portion size. Most of the time, I eat snacks not because I am hungry, rather I'm quite full. Still, I have difficulties to resist the snacks whenever I see them or even think of it. I should have done a better job to discipline myself but I always fail miserably.
It's so hard Jenny! I've found for the no snacking that having a healthy option on hand always, is the best option. It's ok to snack on a piece of fruit or some nuts or an occassional pick me up, but i hate when i know i'm snacking out of boredom or habit rather than a real need. It's such a bad habit and so hard to change!
@@UnintentionallyFrenchified yeah, it's not the real need, but the craving for the sweetness out of the boredom. That's the thing I find guilty of. And the problem is I won't stop snacking until I eat them all. I won't feel satisfied if I only eat half of it (or a part of it). I just want to finish it.
Jennyoy. That could mean you’re about to get diabetes.
Congratulations on the pregnancy. I just discovered you two. I hope you’ll be going back to this after. I’d like to be a part of it
Génial ces super bien
NOHUX merci!
You guys are so cute, idk if you realize how fast you both talk in English. Love your chemistry together.
Thanks Angel! I dont think we even realize how fast we talk to each other but im starting to pick up Rosies accent from time to time and its hilarious!
@@UnintentionallyFrenchified it reminds me of when you get 2 teenage girls talking about their adventures, it's adorable and refreshing. I mean, when you contrast that with the more sort of typical existential worldliness of French women which at times, makes me want to slash my wrists even while I envy it - glad I found your guys' channels, always informative and interesting.
@@angelliu1284 Thanks Angel! Glad you love the content as much as we do!
What a terrific video! Thanks very much for sharing the "back story" of your challenge. I'd watched the two prior videos and was already inspired: for example, yesterday I was to meet a friend for church at St. Etienne du Mont, and instead of taking the 63 bus as I normally would, I checked out the time necessary to walk (thanks, Google Maps!), and it was only 32 minutes. So I walked there instead, which felt great (and Google Maps was spot-on about the timing).
Even though I was tired after lunch and did take the bus home, I deliberately got off at the "wrong" stop, and by the end of the day I had over 15,000 steps, which is RARE for me, and I share the credit with you!
That's one thing: I wonder why you guys never mention using a FitBit or the like? (I know that iPhones have a "step" app, but the FitBit tracks sleep rhythms, too, which is quite revelatory as well.) Merci encore -- I'll load the youate.com app now.
Congrats Laura! Glad to hear that you feel better doing some more walking too!! The fitbit is really great idea. I don't have one, so i track steps on my phone but its true that its not really reliable...
Thank you for the inspiration! And what a great timing, I just recently finished the book "French women don't get fat". I really enjoyed following your challenge! I started reeeeeally slow by trying not to snack, but now I think I'm ready to go full on! What about coffee (sans sucre)? You haven't mentioned if you've been having any, if you tried to avoid it or anything. I truly enjoy my coffee, plus it helps me to keep my appetite low.
A Pretty Creative starting out slow is a great way to get healthy habits in place! We never mention coffee because neither of us are coffee drinkers, lol! I think coffee is a staple part of the French diet so in my opinion, go ahead and enjoy!!
@@UnintentionallyFrenchified Thank you so much, Kate! Bon courage with the rest of the challenge!
@ thanks you too! Good luck :)
i'm french, and i enjoy my coffee every day. Without sugar of course ^^,
Just be careful... dont drink too much coffee (same principle as always, a little of everything in good quality is the way to go)
Barak so hard to do the moderation all the time 🤪
This was great! I love both of your honesty! I’ve noticed that if I don’t snack and only eat three meals a day my stomach is smaller, so this makes portion control much easier. Thank you for talking about how far you’ve been walking! When I traveled to Paris we walked about 10 miles a day but I was a tourist. I wasn’t sure what Parisians average in a day. I’ve been walking about 5 miles a day and evidently I need to step it up! LOL! I’m on it!
The Travel Blocks 5 miles a day is already a ton!! And I totally agree when you feel lighter and healthier it’s good motivation to continue 😀
One important thing: Read labels! Do not eat anything with artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavorings, or anything artificial. Stick to organic and as natural as possible. Don't be afraid of natural fats either. Butter is ok as long as it's organic. Cook from scratch too.
great advice on butter! Glad i dont have to give it up :)
@@UnintentionallyFrenchified but what's important, as you mentionned, is the quantities. even organic butter can make you fat, if you eat too much, of course.
You have application for phone to help drinking more
Quand tu prépare tes repas le week-end penses à congelé une partie pour les jours où tu aura la flemme de cuisiner,
That was one of my tips in my free goodies below. Batch cooking is so popular!
Tu devrais peut-être faire plus attention à ta grammaire qu'à ton régime. hahaha
I'm like you girls , so what I do is when I eat a little too much one day , I eat less at diner.
I need to start doing that. Usually I eat life a wolf and don’t stop until I’m about to pop. Doing 6 small meals a day and has been a week. Doing to turn it down to three meals and a snack at 5 if I need it. Love how the french way
Can you two do a video about wardrobes? As in how many clothes do you have compared to how many clothes North American women have?
Absolutely! Great idea :)
Kate, how much exactly do thin french women need to eat at lunch to make it to 8p dinner without snacking? 😳
Hi the regular french meal would be animal protein(poultry, fish or red meat) , a big size of veggies and a medium size of (rice, pasta,potatoes). When you meal is balanced it's not difficult to not snack until the next meal especially if you are used to it. You could also ear some fruits in the afternoon.
Take three sips of water every hour that you’re awake. It’s easy and doable. By the end of the day you can drink almost a litre
I am so hesitant to write this but I have hypothyroidism and I’m wondering if Rosie you have had yours checked. Your thyroid area just looks a little puffy. I hope I’m completely wrong but if you’re experiencing other symptoms then perhaps check it out?
Thanks for a great video!
Bronwen m hey! Thanks for pointing it out! I actually do suffer from hyperthyroidism and was having some problems with my dosage for the last couple months but everything is back on track! 😃
Bronwen m hey! Thanks for pointing it out! I actually do suffer from hyperthyroidism and was having some problems with my dosage for the last couple months but everything is back on track! 😃
Unintentionally Frenchified hello! I’m so glad you’re going well. I was worried about overstepping because your health is nobody else’s business. But the only reason I was tested for hypothyroidism was because someone noticed a few things and recommended I was tested. Thanks again for the great videos you make!!
This is pretty much what I think a healthy diet should be. I just need to stop buying crisps. And biscuits. And bread sticks. And ice cream. And...
You've made me a little more hopeful that it is possible to kick the snacking habit :)
ahah there are so many things i should stop buying too but moderation is the key!! Glad it was inspirational for you :)
une petite astuce à rajouter .NE JAMAIS FAIRE LES COURSES EN AYANT FAIM ;o)
essayez vous verrez :les courses aprés avoir mangé on achete que des choses saines ;les courses en ayant faim on achete du gras et du sucre
C'est tellement vrai !
artno du lot totale Totalement d’accord!!
Et ne pas hésité à acheter des légumes qui sont beaux sans avoir réfléchi à ce que tu vas pouvoir cuisiner avec. Courgette, chou, carottes, tomates etc tu achètes et c'est seulement vers 19h que tu commences à réfléchir à ce que tu vas préparer avec ce que tu as.
Meaning ?
Next year you start a Cretan diet ? ^_^ Sure you'll be ready ! ;-D
Do you pack your lunch for work? Is that culturally normal there?
katstuck hi! It’s definitely common but it depends on your job. At my work, we have a really good work restaurant that costs nothing so no one brings their lunch. But in my previous job, everyone packed a lunch or ate out! In France you get restaurant vouchers if you don’t have a work restaurant that helps keep the price of lunch cheaper. The company puts in 75 euros for example and you put in 75 and you get 150 euros worth of vouchers to use at grocery stores and restaurants per month. Pretty sweet deal!
it's not culturally normal here. We have a 2h pause at 12 and we usually go home or at a restaurant. Maybe big corporations in paris are not like that, but most of the france is.
@@PyromancerRift wow, 2 hours! I would expect that in greece or spain :D
not all companies offer 2 hours lunch breaks, I work in the administration and we often just have 35 minutes
Never be guilty when you have pleasur to eat . It's the best way to get fat.
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Check out "Nina and Randa" - they cleared their hormonal acne with their diet. Just replacing dairy and reducing oil drastically cleared my skin!
Great tip, I'll check them out!
Unintentionally Frenchified they’re also vegan and even within Veganism they really restrict their diet and it’s super low in fat. They pretty much exclusively eat starch. I used to think dairy was the cause of my acne and I went vegan but then the acne came back. For me, it ended up being a variety of lifestyle things like stress, if I was about to get my period, eating too much sugar, and eating low quality dairy, stress, processed food, etc. Eating high quality dairy doesn’t do anything negative to my skin at all. Same with replacing oil. It wasn’t all oil that would aggravate my skin. It was products containing canola oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, etc. When I started only doing coconut oil, avocado oil, and food quality olive oil in addition to animal fat sources for cooking food, then I was fine. Anyway, nothing works for everyone but I’m just putting in my two cents.
Hullo girls.....am ex Australian and now Greek...BEST of both worlds.You talk about food??? TRY what I have one through......Fish and chips,hamburgers,tuna mornay,bbq ribs and chicken,savoury omelletes.............I cab go on,,but from Greece,which is even worse,moussaka souvlaki and chips,spagetti pie ...tzatziki and the ever popular village salad with a DOUBLE dose of feta cheese....cmon girls if any one needs portion control,,ITS ME!!!!...Realy,after 2 kids I am ONLY 6 kilos heavier than the day I got married,aaaaand I am proud of it,,,,BUT good luck on your journeyand while your at it,,,,that the next eclair can be sent to me by courier....it will be GREATLY APPRECIATED....AU REVOIR CHERI!!!!!
Australian and Greek! You are living the life :)
Drink what you want , not what is recomanded
Rosie lost 8 lbs, did you loose any weight Kate? I didn’t hear about your results in both videos?
Hi Harriet! I wasn't trying to lose weight actually, I was looking to help with my skin and energy level. So i talked about that more in Rosie's video. I am tracking my weight for the next two months so ill let you know in the three month check in!
Drinking water is something i do not have to be reminded of. 5 liters are normal to me, i guess. Dont you get thirsty? 😃😃 Portion contol is a whole other story though. ..🙈
Schneeflocke 103 it’s so bizarre I don’t ever get thirsty unless it’s hot. I don’t even crave water after a workout so I really have to condition myself!
Buy frozen veggy, no excuse not to warm them up and cook a couple of eggs.
and picard has so many choices!
Well the cheekbones are popping out. You both look lovely.
Thanks Valerie! We feel really great!
is Rosie the prettiest woman in France? could be!
I cook all my meals and i drink only tea without sugar. If you are lazy or not a good cook, you can cook reciepes made for oven. 5 minutes of choping vegetables and meat and you're done.
totally agree that there are a lot of simple recipes out there for even the worst cook!
Amatrice de bière ? Venez faire un tour en Belgique ! Vous boirez les meilleures bières du monde !
Three words: “Fifth floor walk-up...” n’est pas?
Coucou 😋 les filles 😎ça serait sympa de parler français 😋 bises
Coucou! Je viens de mettre ma première vidéo en français sur ma chaîne!
Ladies, I think you're trying to approach French habits with American attitudes. First of all, American food has additives. You've heard of the term hangry? Those spikes of hunger that you can't control? That's what the additives do. They prevent you from caring as much about how the food tastes as just getting something in your stomach. Cut out all additives completely and Watch What Happens.
Second, olives are loaded with vitamin A. They're really good for you. Even if you managed to make a whole meal of them? So what? You'll make up for it the next day. If you're not consuming additives? The next day you just won't be very hungry.
I have learned to stop judging myself on what I eat and concentrate more on how it makes me fee. For instance I had a piece of cake yesterday that was from a grocery store bakery. I know better. But it was purchased for my birthday. The next morning I woke up with a raging headache. Cake is going in the garbage. Will I eat cake again? Absolutely! Only from a good bakery or what I make myself. It makes all the difference.
I discovered here at home that if we have a dessert? When everybody sits down to eat, I say leave room for dessert, like my parents used to. It was a special thing. It causes you to control portions because you want to have the dessert. Overall you end up eating a lot less. Dessert is a good thing. It tells your body you're done eating. Usually small but very tasty. Even my son said, I hate eating too much, because then I can't have dessert.
the French eat way more fat than we do, even the Americanized French diet is lower in fat than the French diet. They've been trying to emulate us. That's a shame because now they're going to have to diet. I would suggest you eat what you want, high-fat, no snacking, that's a biggie. And really enjoy your food. Focus on the taste. I noticed that meals, if I ask, about textures or make comments, everybody automatically slows down, which is the main thing. It's not how much is on your plate. It's how much of it did you actually taste?
Go keto
I am irritated by the fact that you say Parisian for all things French. I got it, telling people that you are a Parisian may be more glamourus, but Paris is a melting pot of French stuff. Please, i beg you to say French instead of Parisian.
This is just a diet video not have French women eat, very disappointing
Majority of people eat like that in France 😂