In a sense, this is not a diet book. You wont have to count calories or avoid carbs or fat. Instead, you'll learn how to really enjoy food, to savor it. In the process, your bad eating habits will be washed away and you'll lose weight. Also, you'll have a much richer life because of your new found enjoyment of food.

This book doesn't have any hard science, it all comes from the lifestyle that the author and French women in general experience. You can eat any food you want and you should do so without guilt or any bad emotions. Enjoy it. Also, learn balance. If you have something rich in the morning, have something light in the afternoon or go for a walk, to balance it off. Don't feel bad about it, but adapt and find a healthy balance that leaves you fulfilled and without remorse.

Never deprive yourself. Deprivation leads to overindulgence and unhealthy choices. Satisfy your cravings, give yourself what your body desires. Ignore the scale but use the "zipper test". Do your close feel a little tight, that's a sign that you need to balance more.