Has anyone ever read "Skinny *****" ?

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  • deadbambi
    deadbambi Posts: 368
    Read it, went veggie for 6 months, but ehhhh, I like the taste of cows.
    Plus, they said no drugs even when you have cramps. If not for those I would kill everyone in site.

    But hey, if you liked it, awesome! I encourage reading and learning.

    oh Yea hell no, I wasn't listening to the no drugs bit :P
    There were a few things they said that i was like "um no." xD
  • Jynus
    Jynus Posts: 519 Member
    No man, i think you need to re-read it :P look , agree to disagree. I don't care to fight with a stranger on the internet who likes to think they're better than me lol.
    They were raising awareness on how SOME things SPECIFICALLY were done. take a look at their index :)
    hmm, since when was this about who is better than who? Whats with you thinking a disagreement about science is a personal insult???

    Read this: http://www.askscooby.com/nutrition-39/the-truth-about-saturated-fat/

    Notice how this conflicts a lot with the book. Notice how the book doesn't cite a lot of their opinion. Hell, lets see what people who read the book think. Notice the people who like it, just to like it because of how it sounds, and not facts. Apparently making you laugh while reading it makes what it says true. Notice the people who disagree with the book talk about things in science words.

    http://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/0762424931/ref=cm_cr_dp_syn_footer?k=Skinny *****&showViewpoints=1

    the book is entertaining. But it's a fiction book pushing a vegan agenda. It is NOT a guideline for healthy eating. Sorry to shake your reality.
  • ericalynn104
    ericalynn104 Posts: 382 Member
    Kinda curious... I'll message you my email.
  • deadbambi
    deadbambi Posts: 368
    No man, i think you need to re-read it :P look , agree to disagree. I don't care to fight with a stranger on the internet who likes to think they're better than me lol.
    They were raising awareness on how SOME things SPECIFICALLY were done. take a look at their index :)
    hmm, since when was this about who is better than who? Whats with you thinking a disagreement about science is a personal insult???

    Read this: http://www.askscooby.com/nutrition-39/the-truth-about-saturated-fat/

    Notice how this conflicts a lot with the book. Notice how the book doesn't cite a lot of their opinion. Hell, lets see what people who read the book think. Notice the people who like it, just to like it because of how it sounds, and not facts. Apparently making you laugh while reading it makes what it says true. Notice the people who disagree with the book talk about things in science words.

    http://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/0762424931/ref=cm_cr_dp_syn_footer?k=Skinny *****&showViewpoints=1

    the book is entertaining. But it's a fiction book pushing a vegan agenda. It is NOT a guideline for healthy eating. Sorry to shake your reality.

    K.~
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I read it, and the writing is good, the advice is bad. For good advice on social consciousness eating, try Michael Pollan's, "In Defense of Food." Scientifically based good advice from someone who is actually educated in nutrition, biology and ecology.
  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    Here's a nice website to read http://thekindlife.com/
    I can't claim to know everything about meat production, in fact I know very little other than the bits I learnt living near an abattoir, but I am happy enough without meat in my life :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • lg3703
    lg3703 Posts: 190
    I thought they were funny and entertaining, but I like" straight forward, say what you're thinking" people. I work I health care and would LOVE to tell some patients a thing or two! Lol... I think they're unrealistic about calories. We're here to get healthy, not just skinny. Re- read it every now and then for a motivational reality check!
  • JossFit
    JossFit Posts: 588 Member
    Oh Oops! It's a PDF. If anyone wants to personally message me their email i'll be happy to forward it ^-^

    If you wouldn't mind sending it to me in PDF form, I'd be interested in seeing it.
  • deadbambi
    deadbambi Posts: 368
    Oh Oops! It's a PDF. If anyone wants to personally message me their email i'll be happy to forward it ^-^

    If you wouldn't mind sending it to me in PDF form, I'd be interested in seeing it.

    just message me your email :)
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    Dumb book and if I recall it perpetuated a lot of bullish.

    I read it, and fell for all the BS, as well as the BS in Forks Over Knives. That was in March, and since then I have lost 76 pounds, and look and feel better than I have in YEARS. I have a TON of energy, and can run circles around most of my family. All of my lab work is fabulous, and everyone I work with tells me I glow. So if it's not your thing, that's okay, but it is DEFINITELY NOT BS!!!!
  • VeganPanda
    VeganPanda Posts: 582 Member
    Dumb book and if I recall it perpetuated a lot of bullish.

    I read it, and fell for all the BS, as well as the BS in Forks Over Knives. That was in March, and since then I have lost 76 pounds, and look and feel better than I have in YEARS. I have a TON of energy, and can run circles around most of my family. All of my lab work is fabulous, and everyone I work with tells me I glow. So if it's not your thing, that's okay, but it is DEFINITELY NOT BS!!!!

    :heart: it! Good for you! :)
  • amyhoss
    amyhoss Posts: 414 Member
    I read a few pages on it... I thought they were quite pushy... and well b!tchy. I didn't like their style. Maybe they were hungry?

    ^^ this. I hated it. I can't get into a book if I have an utter dislike for the authors. They truely are b*tches...
  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    Dumb book and if I recall it perpetuated a lot of bullish.

    I read it, and fell for all the BS, as well as the BS in Forks Over Knives. That was in March, and since then I have lost 76 pounds, and look and feel better than I have in YEARS. I have a TON of energy, and can run circles around most of my family. All of my lab work is fabulous, and everyone I work with tells me I glow. So if it's not your thing, that's okay, but it is DEFINITELY NOT BS!!!!

    :heart: it! Good for you! :)

    What veganpanda says! That's great results!
  • caitlins01
    caitlins01 Posts: 2
    I've read it a few years ago when it first came out. The first thing I need to say is that she is one p*ssed off vegan with a serious need to vent. She probably should have vented to her other vegan girlfriends first before writing the book. Maybe she would have thought about advocating a healthier vegan diet instead of pushing all the over-processed vegan substitutes at her readers.

    I do agree that a vegan diet can be healthy so I did try it for a while but many of substitutes she advocated literally made me nauseous. Turned out to be all the soy didn't agree with me. With little other protein sources available that are vegan I went back to eating carnivore.

    I do have to caution that I know some vegans who are overweight because they eat a lot of stuff high in carbs and fat, like potato chips. A vegan diet is like any other...it is what you make it to be, healthy or not.
  • GenFo
    GenFo Posts: 124 Member
    I read it and enjoyed it. The pushy style and profanity are just another approach to appeal to people that don't like the soft, lovey-dovey vegan propaganda. I didn't find that shocking as much as uncreative. I think they depend way too much on over-processed vegan replacement foods which are unhealthy in their own way (sometimes worse). I do like that they brought a new audience to their cause.
    I'm an infrequent meat eater and picky about my sources, but not vegan or vegetarian. I like living in the farm country of Northern England and meeting the animals and knowing the treatment.

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