It's time for me to make a change!

Apparently I just couldn't wait to tell you all what I thought of the book (yes I am up at almost 1 in the morning!). I typed this at the beginning of April when I finished the book:

So I've already bought the ingredients for my leek soup and am raring to go. I have some lovely weight I need to shed and after reading this book have found the courage to do so. It's not a book about a diet (which I don't have the will power to stick to) or a book about an exercise regime (which again I don't have the will power to stick to). It's all about minor changes that I should already be doing to feel better about myself and help myself feel better.

I really enjoyed this book for the inspiration it gave me to be a better me. There were parts I however wasn't excited about. I loved the beginning where she talked about how to get started and what changes to make and her own story of how she made changes and the stories of the 3 women. But I wasn't thrilled with her middle section about how American's don't know what good food is unless they make a trek to a market 3 times a week or more. I don't know about you guys but with 2 kids I don't have time to make that kind of a trek. I am among those who do the twice a month grocery shopping trips because of the time saved. But I will probably try to find better produce from now on than just giving into the crap that Wal-Mart throws on us.

Maybe it was just my feelings that were hurt by saying we don't know what good food tastes like mostly because we haven't had the pleasure of tasting fresh good food. But what if my favorite thing in the world was Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (which it's not) and that nothing in the world tasted better to me than that (which isn't true). But what if it was? Well then I thought about it a little more and realized what I loved most about this book (and I will probably buy it now), that it was all about personalizing how you will make those small changes everyday to get down to the weight that will be comfortable for you. So in reality all her ranting about different foods and how the French are the best at eating and picking out food and tasting it, blah blah was just her opinion (some of which made good points) but it really was just that, her opinion, her tastes. I have to find what I love and can't live without and what I can live without but just ate because it was there: and go from there.

On another note, I was happy to see the recipes in it, I love recipes because it's something new to try! I also saw that there's a follow up book, French Women for all Seasons with plenty of recipes and who knows what else!

Thanks for picking this book out.....I'm really excited for my next 3 months!

So I tried the "mimosa soup" and I just can't gag it down anymore.....it has no taste and even when I gave it a little flavor the thought of eating it again makes me sick.....oh well I didn't really need a jumpstart right? We'll see....

As of now April 29th I'm down 3 lbs...it's hard to change the way I view food since I've been this way for as long as I can remember and I don't like to be this disciplined but I will do it to live a healthier life. Also we've been trying new cheeses in our family....we already love cheese so this was fun for us!