Skinny *****

kenzietea
kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone else read it?

If so... opinions?

To me, it makes absolute sense. It doesn't mean I am going to listen to it just because I read it. I want opinions, options, ideas.. so go for it =)

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  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    the book is called skinny b*tch.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    Who is it by?
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I loved it. I could be vegan but I don't think I'd enjoy it lol.
  • tritepoet
    tritepoet Posts: 119 Member
    Eh, I felt like I was being recruited into Veganism. But some of the recipes look really yummy
  • JMM_623_
    JMM_623_ Posts: 68 Member
    The book is authored by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. I started reading the book, but couldn't really get into it. I have the calendar on my desk and I love the inspiration and guidance. The book does make sense, but I'm working my way into that mentality :)
  • dieselbugparrot
    dieselbugparrot Posts: 160
    Kim Barnounin. I haven't read it tho. Is is worth reading? I have her Ultimate Everyday Cookbook. I was amazed at the amount of amt of calories in some of the recipes.
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    I love that book! It wasn't enough to actually get to me go vegan. About a year after I read Skinny B, I read The Kind Diet (by Alicia Silverstone) and went vegan immediately. :happy:

    I think that Skinny B is a fun approach to learning about vegan eating.
  • Huskeryogi
    Huskeryogi Posts: 578 Member
    I've read it. It was interesting to read, but didn't change much for me. I don't think I'll ever succeed long term cutting out food groups. It would be hard enough to live without meat, but I don't think I want to live without cheese.

    To me the warrior diet actual seems more logical but I couldn't live without bread and pasta occasionally. My current plan is moderation in all things. So far so good!
  • jennlee80
    jennlee80 Posts: 142
    Yep I loved it! But it talks about living more of a vegan lifestyle. Its brutally honest about a lot of things that we put in our mouth!
  • hottamolly00
    hottamolly00 Posts: 334 Member
    Nah. I stopped reading it because it was total propaganda to become a vegan. I like meat.

    I did like the chapter about faux sweeteners. It didn't really stop me from using them, but it was interesting to read about.
  • Ashley_Panda
    Ashley_Panda Posts: 1,404 Member
    I've read it. I think it's hilarious and informative. It's definitely a shove towards being vegan.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    LOVED IT - but then again, I am already vegan :tongue: It did shake some sense in to me about diet soda and the plethora of junk food that even we vegans stuff ourselves with.
  • skymichele
    skymichele Posts: 19 Member
    It basically is for vegans. It tells you good info on what not to put in your body but then essentially promotes being a vegan. I was dissapointed with the book because it is so slanted towards the vegan lifestyle. You can get the book very inexpensively used so if you just want a comical read and some good info about processed foods, it is worth it. :)
  • LovelySophiya
    LovelySophiya Posts: 104
    Ive read it...its pretty funny at times..but it is a book for vegans!!! but it is a good book to get good info and meal ideas!
  • agleckle
    agleckle Posts: 235 Member
    Eh, I felt like I was being recruited into Veganism. But some of the recipes look really yummy

    Same here! I did find some of the tips useful though.
  • laurenlivesfit
    laurenlivesfit Posts: 17 Member
    Love the book. I think it makes a lot of good points and it is pretty funny to read. I became a vegetarian after reading it and started eating organic/natural foods. I couldn't give up the cheese though. haha
  • elle2bee
    elle2bee Posts: 70 Member
    I read it. Learned a lot about food and the process that I wish I didn't know. It did open my eye's up to what I put in my body and I literally lost 15 pounds in one month just by eating organic and no meat. And yes, I lost the weight in a healthy manner. The book is a good starter or motivational tool, but then I kind of got over it.
  • kirstyfromscotland
    kirstyfromscotland Posts: 555 Member
    ive just ordered it from Amazon!
  • freebird240
    freebird240 Posts: 33 Member
    GUESS I NEED TO GO BUY IT.. HMMM
  • traceracer
    traceracer Posts: 303 Member
    I read it and I couldnt eat meat out of the store for a long time!! I try to get any meat directly from the source if I do. I praise people that can go strictly veagan....although it is not for me....
  • valeriebpdx
    valeriebpdx Posts: 497 Member
    It's vegan propaganda disguised as a weight-loss book. They plain old say so. I thought the tone was hilarious. Favorite passages:
    "It's time to strut your skinny *kitten* down the street like you're in an episode of Charlie's Angels with some really cool song playing in the background. It's time to prance around in a thong like you rule the world" and "Okay. Use your head. You need to get healthy if you want to get skinny. ... The first thing you need to do is give up your gross vices. Don't act surprised! You cannot keep eating the same sh** and expect to get skinny." And there you pretty much have it, ladies, the epiphany we are all looking for. What they don't acknowledge is that vegan doesn't necessarily equal healthy, either. I care very much about where my food comes from and buy local, humanely treated animals for meat, but they are delicious and contain vital macronutrients and minerals and I have no intention of giving them up. Much of what they said about artificial sweeteners and the USDA mirrors my own views, but many of their nutritional claims were highly suspect or downright false. Most of their legit sources were quoted once or twice, while the wackadoo theorists made up the basis of the book's sources.
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    I love that book! It wasn't enough to actually get to me go vegan. About a year after I read Skinny B, I read The Kind Diet (by Alicia Silverstone) and went vegan immediately. :happy:

    I think that Skinny B is a fun approach to learning about vegan eating.

    I must read the kind diet then. I was vegan for 2 years, went to a military school that gave me no options at all.. (since my diet reason was not for allergies or religion, they would not make an exception to have food in my room!) They literally had no vegan food. I have been vegetarian for a very long time... but can't seem to go back to my vegan ways after being introduced to greek yogurt. The kind diet here I come =P lol
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    I do believe that obviously the book was meant to convert and teach people about veganism, but that didn't bother me much. The passages in the book were hilarious though... and somewhat vulgar. I remember one part mentioning that the american meat industry was basically sucking the USDA's... you know... lol.

    and I absolutely applaud you for buying local. I am much more okay with the idea people are buying humanely raised meats and dairy products... The meat industry as a whole is repulsive though. Vegan does NOT necessarily mean healthy but I do think most of us agree that red meat and most dairy products should be consumed in significantly smaller amounts.

    I would only recommend this book for people with a brain that don't take everything for face value. If you are the type who reads something and then believes it, this is not the book for you.

    People should take everything they here with a grain of salt, and research it on their own.
    It's vegan propaganda disguised as a weight-loss book. They plain old say so. I thought the tone was hilarious. Favorite passages:
    "It's time to strut your skinny *kitten* down the street like you're in an episode of Charlie's Angels with some really cool song playing in the background. It's time to prance around in a thong like you rule the world" and "Okay. Use your head. You need to get healthy if you want to get skinny. ... The first thing you need to do is give up your gross vices. Don't act surprised! You cannot keep eating the same sh** and expect to get skinny." And there you pretty much have it, ladies, the epiphany we are all looking for. What they don't acknowledge is that vegan doesn't necessarily equal healthy, either. I care very much about where my food comes from and buy local, humanely treated animals for meat, but they are delicious and contain vital macronutrients and minerals and I have no intention of giving them up. Much of what they said about artificial sweeteners and the USDA mirrors my own views, but many of their nutritional claims were highly suspect or downright false. Most of their legit sources were quoted once or twice, while the wackadoo theorists made up the basis of the book's sources.
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    I do believe that obviously the book was meant to convert and teach people about veganism, but that didn't bother me much. The passages in the book were hilarious though... and somewhat vulgar. I remember one part mentioning that the american meat industry was basically sucking the USDA's... you know... lol.

    and I absolutely applaud you for buying local. I am much more okay with the idea people are buying humanely raised meats and dairy products... The meat industry as a whole is repulsive though. Vegan does NOT necessarily mean healthy but I do think most of us agree that red meat and most dairy products should be consumed in significantly smaller amounts.

    I would only recommend this book for people with a brain that don't take everything for face value. If you are the type who reads something and then believes it, this is not the book for you.

    People should take everything they here with a grain of salt, and research it on their own.
    It's vegan propaganda disguised as a weight-loss book. They plain old say so. I thought the tone was hilarious. Favorite passages:
    "It's time to strut your skinny *kitten* down the street like you're in an episode of Charlie's Angels with some really cool song playing in the background. It's time to prance around in a thong like you rule the world" and "Okay. Use your head. You need to get healthy if you want to get skinny. ... The first thing you need to do is give up your gross vices. Don't act surprised! You cannot keep eating the same sh** and expect to get skinny." And there you pretty much have it, ladies, the epiphany we are all looking for. What they don't acknowledge is that vegan doesn't necessarily equal healthy, either. I care very much about where my food comes from and buy local, humanely treated animals for meat, but they are delicious and contain vital macronutrients and minerals and I have no intention of giving them up. Much of what they said about artificial sweeteners and the USDA mirrors my own views, but many of their nutritional claims were highly suspect or downright false. Most of their legit sources were quoted once or twice, while the wackadoo theorists made up the basis of the book's sources.
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