Skinny b*tch, the book

Camy

Camy

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Hey there,
I was wondering if anyone (apart from me) has read "Skinny b*tch" (I am not sure if this forum allows me to write certain words or will codify them, so to be on the safe side I write it like that!).
It is written by a former model and a (former?¿?) model agent with some studies in holistic nutrition and in a slightly abusive but certainly amusing tone it advocates (and explains) why we should all be vegans!

I have a friend who swears by it (although she eats a whole lot of sushi... so she doesn't follow it religiously) ad she gave it to me and I read it, taking what it says with a grain of salt.

As said it is amusing and it has a lot of references (so their "science" is not just made up by them) to quite interesting papers on why we should not eat certain things (almost anything in fact). Of course it is hard to follow and if you read too much at a time I feel it sort of gets on my nerves ("yeah sugar/caffeine/meat/milk/eggs may not be ideal for us, but it tastes so darn good lady!!!!").
So, has anybody read it? Anyone wants to read it? Anyone heard of it?
Camy
 
I read the book a few weeks ago. I thought they were hilarious. And from what I have read in the past, what they say is scientific truth, There was nothing new in the book for me, the same stuff I've been reading for years about how bad the SAD diet is and how the animals are treated.

Vegans eat like they do all the time, it is not as hard as you think. People just think it is.
 
I've not read the book - i might pick it up now - didn't know it existed!

I was vegan for a few months, its not necessarily unhealthy - but finding substitutes can be expensive (which is why i stopped), I'm still a vegetarian now, but when i was vegan i remember having sooo much energy and feeling much healthier - as i say thou, u MUST find the right substitutes for the foods you are cutting out.

If you're looking at doing it from a animal welfare point of view, some people are arguing now that meat production is much more humane and there is so much choice that you can pick up meat from animals that have been treated fairly. There is more controversy surrounding the dairy market and that animals are treated badly in the production of butter, milk and other dairy produce.
 
I have a friend who read this book 3 months ago. She read it in one sitting and as soon as she put the book down she made the decision to go vegan. It's been 3 months and she's pretty much stuck to it. Although she has added some dairy back into her diet. She's always been on the slender side, but in the first month she lost 10 lbs. She's also been pushing me to read it and make the change.

I browsed some of the pages available on Amazon.com. I'm sure a lot of the info in there is valuable, but their delivery seems a bit condescending and rude. I'll probably end up reading it, but like you, I'll take it with a grain of salt.
 
Well to be honest I am a celiac and I am lactose intolerant and I find all restrictive diets (and vegans is VERY restrictive) quite difficult. It may be ok if you do not really get out much, but I work with children and am still studying and I find it often hard to find gluten and lactose free stuff when I do not pack every single meal, I cannot imagine trying to find vegan glutenfree stuff!
And as all restrictive diets it is hard to follow because you are exposed to animal produce everywhere and honestly, for me it would be difficult to deprive myself of them, because I love their taste!

I am argentinian and for us meat (red cow meat) is the main meal. I think the papers they reference are valid, but there is a lot of valid papers out there saying that meat consumption is NOT correlated with any diseases and vegans mostly live on supplements (which I am against, I believe they are bad, becuse you should really get all nutrients from your diet, if you aren't then your diet is not right!).
Even Skinny Bitch recommends supplements in the final chapters... and I am a medic and I can tell you nobody here recommends people to be on them for long time periods.

However as said, I am following their "diet" in my own way, so I am only having, as they say, fruit for breakfast and salad for lunch and then my heaviest meal is my dinner, which is what I consume with my family (right now my man). BUt instead of my dinner being vegan, I eat meat, and especially fish, for my dinner. I do not think I would get enough proteins otherwise anyways! I also eat snacks (which they are not all for, according to them your tummy should really rumble before you eat...), because for me the rumbling tummy just leads to overeating in my next meal.
Camy
 
I saw it at Chapters, i've been seeing it EVERYWHERE for some reason, but I bought Wasted instead.
They had it placed in with the eating disorder books..
 
despite what people think, going vegan doesn't make you lose weight all that fast, I mean look how slow I'm losing. It also is not expensive to be vegan, what costs is people trying to replace the foods they are used to eating on an omnivore diet with vegan counterparts. Other than the things that you absolutley need (B12 substitute, Omega 3, etc) the food itslef is not pricey. for my family (2 kids) who are pescetarians, I spend 100 a week on food for them and myself. That is less then I was paying when we all were omnivores. You do have to be creative though.
 
I'm a vegan and i don't think it's hard at all!

Sure it's expensive if you are constantly trying to make meals that are mostly prepackaged--but wouldn't all your meals be expensive if they were mostly premade??

Americans get way more protein than they need, and I don't take any supplements besides the occasional B-12, since i get a lot of it in soymilk, cereal, etc.

and i lost about 8lbs when I went vegan, but really it just depends on what you eat. My eating habits and love of junk didn't change overnight to only craving veggies and fruit. I am trying to ween (sp?) myself off of food that i didn't make myself--like the replacement meat and newman's o (like oreos)
 
I read it over a year ago and its definately an excellent read. I like the way it was written as if the authors were talking directly to you as a reader. The sarcasm and wit also kept my attention. It made me think twice about eating meat, I do try to avoid the red meats but I do have my fish, chicken and turkey every few weeks. Although some of the facts they stated were common sense others came a quite a surprise! Has anyone bought their other book as well, it's a cookbook called Skinny B*tch in the Kitch?
 
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