Who has read the book Skinny B***h?!?! I had to STOP!!!

I brought the book. Read a few chapters. I couldn't get past the chapter about how animals are slain for food. It grossed me out and I didn't eat meat for a week ! Also, I think the book is based on a vegan lifestyle, which I am not a fan of. A waste of money.

I had wanted to get the book, but now, after just those couple comments, I never want to get it.

I brought the book. Read a few chapters. I couldn't get past the chapter about how animals are slain for food. It grossed me out and I didn't eat meat for a week ! Also, I think the book is based on a vegan lifestyle, which I am not a fan of. A waste of money.

Well, that was one reason why they wrote it - show how animals are slaughtered to at least get the knowledge out there. Though, as I said, I haven't read it so I don't know exactly what they say.

I have not read the book myself so I don't know what it says about fasting. However, fasting is not 'deadly' or a 'metabolism killer' as MFP will lead you to believe (and may I add that it does so by default and not specifically 'do not fast')... Surely, do not take my or the book's word for it. Just do your research and then decide if it is something for you. It's good that you question theories, so don't take MFP as the Gospel either.

Good point.

I thought it was a fun and informative read.

They have good points (vegan eating is awesome), bad points (junk food isn't bad for you if it's vegan), and everything in between (soda is liquid satan)...

I just took what I wanted to take from the book, and left what I disagreed with alone. It's not written by experts, but it is full of interesting facts (and, okay, some "facts".).

The book is directed at people who already have disordered eating and are seeking to justify it by providing a couple of good reasons for it--like not killing creatures for food, and maintaining a relatively low body weight--and they obscure those good reasons in the process of pursuing a narrowly focused book franchise.

That said, a vegan diet is terrific for your health and the health of everything around you. The small-minded *****es (their word, not mine) who wrote the book are only presenting another obstacle to those very basic and healthy realizations.

I hope you got your money back.

I literally JUST read it, cover to cover. (I'm a very fast reader and it's written so simplistically). I knew a lot of the facts inside (not that I'm claiming to know it all by any means), but upon completion, I'm still unsure of how I'm processing it. I've read/seen some conflicting facts (see: Fat Head) and am now just trying to mentally sift.

I've already become a vegetarian several years ago and would never return to eating meat. I do, however, definitely have an addiction (practically) to cheese. and to give that up would be rough, for me. I already eat pretty vegan in terms of what I consume, but I wouldn't be averse to cutting out eggs... or other dairy. Other than cheese. It's the cheese that gets me.

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"I didn't read the book, but I did heard reviews of it. That book speaks to a specific demographic who might listen to that tone and attitude. Just like Bill Clinton's change to a plant based diet will speak to another demographic.

The part about fasting. Well, I am reading a book called the Pleasure Trap and it also talks about fasting. It is used for those who are so far gone and they need severe help in reclaiming their natural sensitivity, so I believe it has its place. I didn't think that way before so please keep an open mind and investigate more.
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I recently just finished "The Pleasure Trap" as well. It changed my whole opinion about fasting. He made some very good points that sound logical and practical.

As for the person who couldn't give up cheese, I am the example that it can be done. After watching the movie, "Forks Over Knives", my husband and I instantly changed over to a whole foods plant based diet, cold turkey, so to speak. I thought giving up cheese would be hard, but after a few days and some great substitutes (even natural ones like ground raw cashews and nutritional yeast), I no longer craved it. I was so addicted to cheese products that I was binging and eating large meals to the point of frequent discomfort. Now, I am thrilled to have total control over how much I eat. I could go on and on and list the improvements in our health over the last 2 months, but that would make this post incredibly long.

Do your research, and by all means, read both sides of the arguments. Read studies. See who wrote them and who funded them. Education may be the tool to save your own life.

I was appalled by the language. I am no Saint but there are certains words even I won't use. But the meat chapter was profound and I get it and the hormones in Milk....feel guilty about giving my girls dairy now b/c I don't want them sprouting boobs at 6 years old. Just confused and wasn't sure I wanted to finish the read. Thanks for the insight, friends!

The book is called skinny *****. It has a 'swear word' in the title, did it surprise you there would be more inside the book?

Some people might not be a fan of the language or tone of the book, but it's full of good information that you can fact-check for yourself on MANY science and medical sites.

~signed,
Your Nutritionist, who just happens to be vegan.

33 percent of US is obese... that doesn't come from brussels sprouts.

I don't think it's from boneless skinless chicken breasts either. Excess processed carbs are much more likely to be the culprit, IMO.

Some people might not be a fan of the language or tone of the book, but it's full of good information that you can fact-check for yourself on MANY science and medical sites.

~signed,
Your Nutritionist, who just happens to be vegan.

33 percent of US is obese... that doesn't come from brussels sprouts.

I don't think it's from boneless skinless chicken breasts either. Excess processed carbs are much more likely to be the culprit, IMO.

That lean chicken breast may not make you fat in reasonable portions, but it's got every bit as much cholesterol as similar cuts of beef, pork and lamb. You might avoid obesity and still succumb to heart disease. I totally agree with you about refined and processed carbs. Whole grains, legumes and starches are the way to go, without added fats.

I couldn't stomach more than half of it. It was just too sickening how the more food the writers bashed and 'willed themselves to forgo', the snobbier the writing became.

I read the whole thing like 2 or so years ago...
It's basically telling everyone to go vegan. I would totally go vegan if I can find ways to get other nutrients & vitamins w/o taking in supplements.

I have the book, the cookbook and the workout DVD"s...they were a gift from a girlfriend. Like all other books I have taken what pertains to me and let the other stuff go. It has all gotten to be taken with a grain of very low sodium salt....lol