France is better for you. Period.
There is not a doubt in my mind about it, now. Being in France makes you sleep better, you eat healtier, and you get more excercise without even trying. As a consequence of all of these combined factors, I am losing weight. I'm turning into a skinny French bitch!!! It's awesome. Mission: Sexy Body is officially a go.
Why do I sleep better?
Honestly, I don't know. It might have something to do with the fact that my brain is working in overtime every day with the whole bilingual thing. It may be from all of the walking I do. Whatever it is, the sleep makes me feel fresh and ready for another glorious spring day.
Eating healthier is part of the French lifestyle.
Small breakfasts are common. I usually just have tea and a yogurt (even though I boosted it up to a complimentary pain au chocolat yesterday before my 9am exam). Lunch is the bigest meal of the day, and when I make it at my host family's house, it consists of a plate filled with vegeterian protien, plenty of water, and a heaping fresh salad to finish it off. Oh, and fresh fruit for dessert. Fruits and veggies are cheaper here and taste so much better. Everything's grown in the region (with some off-season exceptions) and the French eat seasonally. These next few months are going to be great foodwise. I find many of these noon meals becoming vegan, which is fine by me, as my host family likes a lot of cheese for dinner. We all eat together, and have our main dish and vegetables. Next comes a heaping plate of salad, then bread, cheese, and wine. Smaller portions all around and a balancing of all the elements make for healthy living.
How does one get excercise without even trying?!
Answer: you walk everywhere. Or you bike on your free bicycle from the local government. Regardless, you get where you need to go by burning extra calories. Round trip to the grocery store: 15 minutes. Walking to class: 7 minutes. Enjoying the beautiful French spring: take as long as you like. Today after my examen blanc, I went meandering by foot for 2 and a half hours. All of the flowers are in bloom and it got up to 68 degrees today. I just HAD to go out and enjoy it! The trees lining the boulevards shower petals on you as you walk by... it's so idyllic.
On these meanderings in the centre ville, I may or may not have ventured into some boutiques, and may or may not have tried on some clothes. Remeber that drama about my thighs? Yeah, that has already cleared up for the most part... in less than 2 weeks! And the same sizes fit better... some even too big! To be safe, I'm going to wait until the week before spring break to invest in clothing, but the way things are headed, it's going to be a pleasant thing :)
Moral of the story: come to France. It's good for you.
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