The book "Skinny Bitch"

hi ya'll,

I was just wondering if any of you have read the book "Skinny Bitch".. I finished it today and i find myself so disgusted by the meat/dairy industry. So much so that vegetarian seems to be the way to go. (not only due to animal cruelty but also for overall health). I just want to know if any of you have read it and how it's impacted it you (if it has at all).

thanks,

analise

Hi analise,

I was Vegetarian prior to reading that book but once I completed it I became Vegan.  That was about 2 months ago.  It was much easier than I had thought it would be.  I just keep in mind what I read about dairy.  I've never felt better! :)

Hey, sorry. I am a vegetarian and I've never heard of that book before.  Does it actually go through and explain the meat/dairy industry, or is it fiction-type?

Read the book--it is factual and graphic, but really really good!  It made me go vegetarian and I would eventually like to go vegan, but it is hard.

That is one of the main reasons I went vegan! Go Skinny Bitch!!

hm, I will definitely read it next then.
Thanks!

I haven't read that, but Diet for a New America changed my life and made me become a vegetarian (pescetarian, actually, for health reasons). It is an inspiring book.

never read it, but after reading Fast Food Nation, I couldn't eat any meat for almost six months and I still haven't touched beef or hamburgers...just can't do it.  I will look up the book though, sounds interesting.

A

Thanks for the reccommendation. i am a vegan so i don't need to feel bad, but well done for becoming veggie!

I also became veggie and even vegan, for periods of time, after reading Skinny Bitch. I picked it up as some plane reading on my way to Italy and it changed my life. I have always been a HUGE animal lover so it seemed like the right decision. I highly recommend reading it if you want to become a vegetarian and know the truth about what you put in your body. However I will say that if you want to continue to eat meat and dairy and view these products in a loving light, ignorance really is bliss. 

Oh my gosh this book is amazing. I love it so :) The authors are incredibly funny too. I went vegan for about 3 days before I cracked :( 

"Skinny Bitch" is why I went vegetarian last year.  I enjoyed the book.  It made me laugh out loud in some places.  The description of the meat industry is sad and seems to me to be pretty accurate.  It was all the convincing I needed.

I absolutely had the same experience with the book. It really affected me, I havent had meat or dairy...besides a couple of my mom's brownies and cookies (she owns a bakery), in about 2 weeks. I'm also reading "what to eat" which sheds a lot of light into the food industry in general. Very good informative read! I love skinny bitch though, very empowering!

Irrational fear-tactic propaganda.

I've been looking for a book group for Skinny Bitch!  I ordered the book from Amazon, but it was back-ordered, so I won't get it until early August.  I had pork ribs for dinner (well, about 1/2 of one rib), and the fat on it alone made me gag.  Honestly - what looks better?  Fresh whole cherries and strawberries, or fat marbled meat? 

Would any of you mind sharing some of the things to eat so I can get a jump start?  Also - do y'all work out? 

Ok, I've got this book on order now.  :)  Hopefully by the time it comes in I will be finished with The China Study and Twinkie Deconstructed.  Looking forward to adding this one to my nutrition library!

Oh no, Marnedeer, you're going to have to elaborate on that "irrational fear tactics" statements. If you are suggesting that the stories about the slaughterhouse are false...guess again, I've been in a chicken slaughterhouse myself to see, I've heard stories just like that from several other sources...
Being in the vegetarian forum, and I've said this before-this is a place where we should be free to talk about our diets and our beliefs without a meat eater or hunter or whatever coming in here and trying to take it all down because it differs from their beliefs. Lordy! And everyone else-this is a great book. It's an easy read-well, fast. The stories about the slaughterhouses are really heartbreaking-and the sad part is that they are true. Best of luck to those of you that are just starting out on your journey being veg! Compassionate living is the way to go.

I'm married to a hunting meat eater, and that won't ever change.  I just need to make the healthiest decisions for myself right now.  I'm not against eating meat, but I do want more information on how to improve my diet.  I'm also reading the Five Factor Diet, and it seems pretty practical. 

Calley33, have you tried to get your hunter, meat eating husband to read the book?  I have just heard about the book a couple of days ago and am now looking for it to read.  I am a vegetarian and so is my 13 year old son.  My husband and 16 yr old son pretty much are at home, as I am the one doing the cooking!  I don't drink milk or eat eggs (there might be in some baked products I eat though), and am trying to go vegan, but it is that little bit of cheese almost each day that is hard to give up.  Of course the cheese I buy has no rennet!
Tomorrow no cheese day for me!
GO VEG!

"Irrational fear-tactic propaganda"

Really?  Seriously?  Irrational, you think? 


meat.org

Is that irrational fear-tatic propaganda as well?

Ironically I just finished reading this book last night.  It was very insightful and entertaining, as well as shocking and gory at times.  I have a science background and am currently studying to be a registered dietician.  With that said, I am giving the vegan lifestyle a try.  It makes sense that it would be a healthier lifestyle and I'm curious to see if feel any different.  With my nutrition education, it is difficult for me to completely ignore what I have been taught.  So this is more like an experiment/research for me.  I have already been looking into veg restaurants in the Chicago area.

In regards to the propaganda statement, I can understand where it came from.  I have always been taught to question research and information- to look at both sides, and evaluate for yourself.  I believe the horrible stories of slaughterhouses and animal cruelty exist- this is not the first book to bring this issue to the public eye.  But I did feel that the authors started to walk the line of propaganda when they mentioned that there was farmer participation in a few political groups.  I believe that if America is to rectify the problems of farming and the meat market, we need to work with all parties involved.  There was also a point brought about about protein malnutrition and how it doesn't exist.  It does exist, specifically in third world countries or people suffering from diseases or disorders.  Maybe the authors were just addressing the average American population... Who knows. 

Sorry this is long winded- but to conclude:

Skinny Bitch is a great read.  Vegetarianism/veganism appears to be a wonderful and healthly lifestyle.  But if we are to correct any of the problems stemming from farming, slaughterhouses, and meat markets, the "veg world" and the "meat-eating world" need to work together to find a solution.