I Studied How French Women Eat, And This Is What I Learned

Weight Loss Methods Learned From The French And Italians

Losing weight the French way is a lifestyle, not a diet. Young males sometimes lose weight faster than this, perhaps twice as fast. Post-menopausal women may lose at a slightly slower pace. People on a very strict low-carb diet may lose weight quicker, as well as those who exercise a lot (a bonus). And if you have an enormous amount of excess weight to lose you could start out much faster.

The problem is physiological. When dieting, your metabolism slows to match the decreased food intake. At this point, even if you're starving yourself, you're not going to lose much weight, Tiesenga says. This leads to discouragement and, often, a return to old eating habits.