Les Prés d Eugénie The Minceur Essentielle Program by Michel Guérard Eugénie-les-Bains Landes France
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Minceur Essentielle The most luxurious and pleasurable way to slim down by Michel Guérard Inventor of the Grande Cuisine Minceur (the most delicious and pleasurable way to slim down), Michel Guérard has created the Minceur Essentielle program, with help from a nutritionist and Les Prés d Eugénie s medical and hotel teams. Slimness is taking on the aura of three-michelin stars! The Minceur Essentielle program is based on culinary research and experimentation, as implemented at Les Prés d Eugénie, the countryside palace dedicated to slimness since 1975. This program was created for people who want to lose weight without sacrificing their pleasure, in Christine and Michel Guérard s magnificent dwelling, located in Gascony between vineyards and the ocean. Exit torturous and sometimes dangerous diets, starving sensations, loss of appetite linked to unsatisfying light and non-tasty meals The exceptional quality of the hotel, food, treatments and attention of our teams (including made-to-measure training and a one-year followup) ensure that Les Prés d Eugénie is the place for slimming down.
The Minceur Essentielle Program A reliable strategy Michel Guérard has worked with the nutritionist Doctor Patrick Sérog and Eugénie s medical team for two years to implement the Minceur Essentielle program. The challenge was to create a relevant strategy combining a gastronomic diet, medical and dietary follow-up, as well as physical exercise and re-sculpting treatments. Goal: to curb the yo-yo effect (weight loss followed by gains) and slim down sustainably, without unsettling the metabolic balance.
Pleasure The key to successful slimness Michel Guérard Dr Patrick Sérog «An incentive approach arouses the dieting person s adherence, ensuring a sustainable slimming down. Every human being functions with pleasure in mind. Nobody truly wants to live an ascetic life for slimness and health. But everybody wants both.» «What is brilliant about Minceur Essentielle is that the food is so delicious that you forget about the difficulty of following a diet and, when you go back home, you follow through in the same spirit.» Road to SUSTAINABLE SLIMNESS The Minceur Essentielle Program takes place at Les Prés d Eugénie, over either 9 or 12 days. It includes : Three-Michelin star diet Re-sculpting Hot Spring treatments Physical training on a daily and individual basis Dietary and medical consultations The program actively triggers weight loss. A personalized strategy of diet and physical activity is delivered at the end of the program to make lasting changes when going home. Dietary follow-up lasts one year in order to support, supervise progress and induce change when bad habits return.
The Minceur Essentielle Program the 5 pillars of a successful slimness program PILLAR 1 Dieting three-michelin stars The divine cuisine, created by Michel Guérard, efficiently curbs calorie input, while respecting a daily dietary balance without sacrificing pleasure, to ease weight loss. Starter Phase : limited, but still delicious, food intakes to trigger weight loss Metabolic adaptation Phase : intensifying weight loss while following more intensive physical coaching Cruise-control Phase : preparation for home return, with menus and calorie intakes closer to «real life»
Sample menus PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 LUNCH Skewer of grilled prawns, verbena dressing Poached beef fillet in Aurochs broth Red berry mousse LUNCH Coriander vegetables salad Duck fillet and pearl barley in woodsy broth Vanilla soufflé LUNCH Thin-crust tomato and basil tart Eugénie s Cassoulet Coffee Paris-Brest DINNER Gingery sea bass carpaccio Roasted cod in Thaï broth Chocolate cream DINNER Zucchini and parmigiano brandade Steamed lemon sole in Grenobloise dressing Mint île flottante DINNER Carrot and orange soup Tandoori spiced John Dory Garden verbena panna cotta
PILLAR 2 How to eat after the program Thanks to the pre-program questionnaire, and 2 dietary consultations, the dietary assessment allows the dietician to deliver the patient with a personalized long-term strategy to attain their desired weight and maintain it. Developped with Doctor Sérog, it helps: Assess patient-food relationship Identify risky behaviours that can or cannot be modified Give the patient the personalized tools needed to adapt professional recommendations to their daily life, without interfering with it The second dietary consultation gives the patient an individualized prescription, in order to defuse hazardous situations. The patient goes home with his health book where the doctor, the coach and the dietician have noted their assessment and advice, as well as Michel Guérard's new cookbook, Minceur Essentielle, La Grande Cuisine Santé, to reproduce the same diet at home.
Hazardous situations SOME EXAMPLES Medical consultations Before the program: pre-program questionnaire; the patient is also asked to bring the results of a recent blood analysis. First consultation: Bio impedance analysis helps determine weight loss objectives, by analyzing fat, muscular and water body masses. The doctor prescribes personalized hot spring treatments according to the diagnosis. Second consultation: Another bio impedance analysis measures the program s immediate effects. 1. Pressure of a busy social and professional life preventing the implementation of basic dietary recommendations 2. Important amount of travel and jetlag, its impact on dietary rhythms inducing an excess of food intake 3. Mixing certain drugs with bad dietary habits can have consequences on weight 4. Food compulsions need to be tamed to respect recommended food balance
PILLAR 3 Daily individual physical training When following a restrictive diet, the body draws resources from muscular body mass, more easily accessible than fat body mass. People generally lose muscle, instead of fat. However, it is essential to preserve a strong muscular structure for 2 reasons: first, the more muscled a body is, the faster it burns calories and loses weight; second, when the body grows old, muscular structure tends to disappear and cannot be reconstructed. With the precious help of an individual coach, you will exercise for an hour everyday in our fitness centre, and help: Maintain muscular body mass, while following a diet Activate fat loss with cardio-training Strengthen your body by working on postural muscles Tone your silhouette The sessions will take place either in Les Prés d Eugénie s beautiful park or in the fitness centre.
PLUS A large swimming pool warmed to 26 C year around After the program A made-to-measure exercise program will be written down in your health book to reinforce the results accomplished during the program, as well as to help you maintain your efforts and motivation. Numerous footpaths and healthpaths in the estate and surrounding areas Bikes and mountain bikes on request Golf course less than 1 mile away 2 tennis courts (teacher on request)
PILLAR 4 Intensive treatment and massage cocktail to optimize weight loss results Made-to-measure treatment program combines hot spring treatments (3 to 4 each day) and targeted massages (anti cellulite and lymphatic draining). Their recurrence helps stimulate and drain superfluous curves, and refining your silhouette. The program is based on the properties of hot spring water, rich in sulphur and magnesium, known for their diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects. Both springs were born in Eugénie-les-Bains, 5000 years ago, and became famous thanks to Empress Eugénie, Napoléon III s wife, who recommended then these waters that make waist thin.
A unique treatment haven LA FERME THERMALE 3 objectives 1. Stimulate fat cells to favor their elimination. 2. Improve skin tone by triggering collagen production with massages used post-op. 3. Restart blood and lymphatic circulation to suppress water retention. Its magical atmosphere, inspired from an authentic 18 th century farm, is a sublime place, marked by the greatest refinement. Spread on 1000m², the Spa is organized with rest lounges, boudoirs and individual cabins, around a crackling fire place. All hot spring treatments are reviewed by Public Health Authorities and are administered by a professional team, with expertise in treating overweight patients.
PILLAR 5 A one-year follow-up to maintain efforts and good results GOAL Reach the correct weight and keep it over the short and long terms. 2, 6 and 10 months after the program: Thanks to detailed questionnaires, dieticians can control your food habits, weight evolution and results, and deliver new adequate advice, if necessary. Unlimited access to a dietary hotline for 1 year Our team remains at your disposal, via email, for a personalized follow-up in order to improve diet adaptation to your lifestyle and support you when bad habits return.
«The miracle diet doesn t exist, and neither do ready-made or universal ones. When we consult with a patient, we try to make them understand this. The diet journals, exclusive to the Minceur Essentielle Program, are excellent tools to diagnose what kind of eater profile the patient is, because they can t cheat. This allows us to give them a personalized strategy adapted to their daily life, without interfering with it. Patients often believe false truths such as carbs being the reason they put on weight. Every food family is essential to a balanced diet. We even sometimes suggest more high-quality carbs (bread, cereals, etc.) to slim down more efficiently.» Cécile Guionnet, dietician «At La Ferme Thermale Spa, we give our patient the treatments prescribed by the doctor, adapted to everyone s body type. A firm figure and toned skin are also part of a successful slimming-down program, on top of weight loss. We often welcome people who don t necessarily have to lose weight but, at the same time, don t feel comfortable in their body because of flabby skin. Recurring special treatments do wonders for reshaping their silhouettes. For example, many people are unknowingly affected by water retention. A targeted massage or lymphatic draining helps eliminate surplus water from tissue.» Elodie Birou, dietician «I ve been training people for 15 years now, and my goal is always to make sport accessible to all, to ensure it is a pleasure, even for people who didn t think it could be. Motivation makes all the difference; the challenge is to have people experience it this way. During the Minceur Essentielle Program, we see each other everyday for almost 2 weeks. It s easy for me to analyze my student s body type and determine what their needs are. In 3 or 4 days, stamina and muscles are already back, and by the end of the program, the student achieves great performance and is super motivated to carry on at home, thanks to the personalized program I give him.» Cécile Ledru, Spa manager Martin Foy, coach
The Minceur Essentielle Program 2 options : 9 or 12 Days 9 Days on Full-bord 12 Days on Full-bord Mandatory arrival on Friday evening. Program starts Saturday morning Diet is divided in 3 phases, following diet progressivity. Each phase lasts 3 days - 9 nights - 9 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 9 dinners Mandatory arrival on Friday evening. Program starts Saturday morning Diet is divided in 3 phases, following diet progressivity. Each phase lasts 4 days - 12 nights - 12 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 12 dinners Lodging People following the Minceur Essentielle program can choose to lodge from our different hotels: Les Prés, L Impératrice, Le Couvent des Herbes or Les Logis des Grives, in every room category.
TREATMENT PROGRAM PHYSICAL TRAINING MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP 9 DAYS : 28 draining hot spring treatments, prescribed by the doctor 4 lymphatic draining or anti-cellulite massages 12 DAYS : 38 draining hot spring treatments, prescribed by the doctor 6 lymphatic draining or anti-cellulite massages FOR BOTH STAYS : Access to hot spring steam bath Hot spring water cure Draining fresh herbal infusions from the gardens 7 or 9 individual sessions (1 h) with a coach These sessions are madeto-measure according everyone s preferences Personal program given at the end of the stay Pre-program questionnaire 2 consultations with bio impedance analysis DIETARY FOLLOW-UP Pre-program and follow-up questionnaires 2 consultations with personalized dietary strategy at the end of the program Unlimited access to the hotline during one year
Les Prés d Eugénie - Michel Guérard Place de L' Impératrice - 40 320 Eugénie-les-Bains - LANDES - FRANCE Tél.: +33 (0)5 58 05 05 05 - +33 (0)5 58 05 06 07 ; Fax : +33 (0)5 58 51 10 10 Mail : reservation@michelguerard.com www.michelguerard.com
Les Prés d Eugénie Cure Minceur Essentielle Tarifs 2013 Cure Minceur Essentielle 9 jours toutes prestations incluses (hors hébergement et extras) : 3 800 TTC Cure Minceur Essentielle 12 jours toutes prestations incluses (hors hébergement et extras) : 4 900 TTC Les forfaits hébergement aux Prés d Eugénie Prix par personne (hébergement seul) Les Prés Basse Saison Forfait 9 jours Haute Saison Forfait 12 jours Basse Saison Haute Saison Chambre Supérieure Single 1 800 2 160 2 400 2 880 Chambre Supérieure Double 1 080 1 215 1 440 1 620 Suite Classique Single 2 970 3 600 3 960 4 800 Suite Classique Double 1 665 1 890 2 220 2 520 Chambre de Luxe Single 3 780 4 410 5 040 5 880 Chambre de Luxe Double 2 070 2 340 2 760 3 120 Suite Princière Single 4 230 4 860 5 640 6 480 Suite Princière Double 2 295 2 565 3 060 3 420 Suite Royale Single 5 220 5 850 6 960 7 920 Suite Royale Double 2 790 3 150 3 720 4 200 Suite Impériale Single 6 570 7 200 8 760 9 600 Suite Impériale Double 3 465 3 825 4 620 5 100 Le Couvent et les Logis Chambre-salon Single 2 160 2 430 2 880 3 240 Chambre-salon Double 1 260 1 440 1 680 1 920 Suite Single 3 330 3 870 4 440 5 160 Suite Double 1 845 2 215 2 460 2 820 Supplément pension complète, pour un accompagnant non curiste (en sus du forfait hébergement) : 125 par jour Basse saison : du vendredi 15 mars 2013 au soir au vendredi 29 mars 2013 matin du lundi 2 7 mai 2013 soir au vendredi 5 juillet 2013 matin du dimanche 1 er septembre 2013 soir au vendredi 20 décembre 2013 matin Haute saison : du vendredi 29 mars 2013 soir au lundi 2 7 mai 2013 matin du vendredi 5 juillet 2013 soir au dimanche 1 er septembre 2013 matin