Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads

I haven't read the book but one of my friends have. she didn't mention about the diet but did say that the book was good and gave differences to how skinny people eat vs not so skinny people. Made a lot of sense, Good luck on the program though.

Haven't read it-but would love to see some comments on this

I am interested in at least reading this book - I will request it from the library.

I"m also interested if anyone has tried this.

Wondering if anyone has read the book, "Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads"

I recently downloaded it and have read it cover to cover... It seems almost too good to be true. The basic concept is eating 4 meals a day ranging roughly around 330-400 cals for each meal. Its premise is combining a protein with a carbohydrate which seems like a wonderful paradigm to me. There is a "7 day kick start" that seems more restricted and it says you can expect to loose 2-7 lbs in the first 7 days. After that it is less restricted...

http://www.christineavanti.com/SkinnyChicks.php

I was wondering, has anyone else has read the book and has had success with "Skinny Chicks"? If that is the case then, what your thoughts and experiences about it?

Please note that I really only want to hear from people that have read the book and followed the program. No "Diet Haters" please... Thanks!

Aren't we ALL "diet haters" ? I thought that's why we all switched over to MFP to finally do it the RIGHT way and make it stick!? !:flowerforyou:

Have never read the book but several things you mentioned are often used by those of us looking to achieve a healthier lifestyle, eating smaller meals, approx that many calories, combining the carb/protein/fat at each meal.

Not sure what else the book recommends but so far so good... Don't know about a 7 day kick-start, MFP has been a great kick start for me....

I'm all done dieting and wasting time reading them and BUYING them:sick: but in every book there are principles of truth that will work. But if what you've shared so far is any indication of your plan it's got a good start.:drinker:

Good luck:flowerforyou:

You are correct! MFP is a great way to organize and keep track of calories, exercise, and of course to gain support and insight from MFP friends. Someone recommended the book to me and read it not as a "diet" book but rather another way to look at food. In reality, when it comes down to it... the book is another diet plan.

The idea of carbs at every meal enticed me... I am a carb fiend. :happy:

Thanks for explaining it a bit more.:flowerforyou: I may have to check the library as well and see what other little gems I can learn from it!

"Carb fiend"...Love IT!:laugh:

I have not read the book.

However, in my opinion, what you eat contributes to health and hunger. How much you eat contributes to weight.

My experience is that carbohydrates spike blood sugar levels, and you will feel hungry when they come down. If appetite is what kills your willpower, then a stable BSL is your friend. That means low carbs, or, constant eating without blowing your daily calorie allotment.

In the end, it comes down to calories. You have to burn more than you eat if you want to lose weight.

Aside from that, eat healthy food to have a healthy body.

I'm interested in reading it, but 4 meals a day at that calorie range just isn't plausible for me. I work 8:30-5:30, waking up around 6:30 and I'm asleep by 10. I'm not sure how I would fit in 3 meals essentially at work, and not be eating at 8-9PM right before bed. I just can't take that kind of time at work to eat that often. For anyone who can do it, more power to them! I'm pretty much stuck in the breakfast, lunch, and dinner thing right now.

Your schedule seems ideal for that kind of plan... I'm just going off of the hours though because this is essentially what I did when I worked in an office with similar hours.
Meal 1 : 7am breakfast
Meal 2 and 3: 12:30pm lunch 3:30 snack
Meal 4: 6:30pm dinner

I don't know about this diet per se, but there are many "diets" or nutrition experts out there who counsel eating 5-6 meals per day and not adhering to a strict low carb diet.

The method I'm using has me eating around 1800 calories a day for three days, and then 2100 calories for one day, and then back down, in a cycle. I eat 5 times a day (6 on workout days because I eat while working out), and meals are in the 300-350 calorie range. My macronutrient breakdown is 40/30/30% carb, protein, and fat. Because I'm a carb sensitive endomorph, I try to eat the bulk of my starchy carbs in my first two meals of the day (and while on the bike because I really need them then), and then take in fibrous (i.e. vegetable based carbs) in my later meals. If you are of a different body type, or tolerate carbs better, then there's no reason you couldn't have starchy carbs later in the day. I just happen to know that doesn't work for me.

There have been all kinds of studies that suggest eating smaller, more frequent meals that always contain a mix of lean protein and some kind of carb is much better for your metabolism. It's definitely the approach I prefer--I don't lose weight super fast (I never have, no matter what approach I used), but I lose steadily and I never feel hungry or deprived.

I don't believe it. The Skinny Chicks would have to be running thier butts off or have the metabolism of a bird for this to work.

Another one you may want to look into is The Carb Lovers Diet. It's endorsed by Health Magazine and they have recipes and success stories in their monthly mag. I've read it and have followed it with success. It is basic healthy eating but combining certain foods together to keep you full longer. there's a lot of information right on their website www.carblovers.com Sounds like a similiar plan. Best of luck!

I just got that book on my Kindle. Like most diet books, It has a lot of great tips, and some not so great or useful. But I would recommend it!

Interesting book. I'm a carb lover too! I will be interested reading it. I agree with you on this is not about looking for any specific diet. My nutritionist / gym trainer told me to read different diet out there to --> get some idea what's they are all about, there is always something to learn.

Can you eat at your desk? For example:

Meal 1: breakfast, as you've been doing it so far
Meal 2: lunch, as you've been doing it so far, but perhaps a little bit earlier (like around 11 am)
Meal 3: mid-afternoon Pure Protein or Think Thin protein bar around 3 pm
Meal 4: dinner, as you've been doing it so far
Meal 5: evening snack of Greek yogurt and fruit, protein shake, etc. at least 1 hour before bed

I could, I just know that if I have that mid afternoon snack, I'm not hungry at dinner. Then I get hungry at 9PM or something stupid... haha. My body is really strange. It's hard for me to eat when I'm not hungry and I just tend to get hungry at the usual times: around 9AM, around 12-12:30 and around 6.

I don't know about this diet per se, but there are many "diets" or nutrition experts out there who counsel eating 5-6 meals per day and not adhering to a strict low carb diet.

This makes sense to me. What this probably does is evens out blood sugar levels by having a relatively continuous flow of food.

I bought this book, and was a bit skeptical, but it made sense to me, so I thought, well, it can't hurt to try for awhile!
I half did the kick start, on a couple meals I cheated, and ate some refined whole grains, but in the first 7 days, eating this way, 3-400 calories, with the protein/carb/fat ratio she recommends, every 4 hours, and now, it's been 11 days, and I've lost 5lbs! I'm never hungry, so far so good! I have to say, this is the first meal plan/lifestyle change that I don't feel deprived at all. I completely agree, its all about stabilizing your blood sugar.

I'll try keep up with my progress, (here) if anyone is interested in hearing how it goes!