Book: Skinny B*tch

So I bought this book that I've heard about for awhile lastweekend and I was wondering what some thoughts were about it; from my friends at CC?????

Skinny B*tch : Roy Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Any thoughts??

Type skinny bitch into forum search. Lots of thoughts will come up.

Getting nutritional advice from models makes about as much sense as getting a workout plan from a pro poker player.

The stupid use of four letter words five times each sentence makes it almost unreadable. It's like listening to a three year old who learns to say f'ck

i read it last summer, and...although it's said in aggressive, tough, kick-ass style there is some truth behind their not-so-sweet words. It's one of the main reason I use soy milk...i've been a veggie all my life so i didn't concern myself about the meat section, although I have been brought up eating fish...a habit i am lowly changing. 

the better you eat, ie more organic, naturally produced less additive foods the better, i have yet to ween myself off diet coke even though the book completely and utterly condemns it... i did enoy reading it, found it enlightening but i don't follow it completely, i take the bits i like from their advice.

I haven't read it but I want to applaud j-fizz for not blindly following some extremist book and taking its advice with a grain of salt and following what works for her....

There are some people here who treat that book like a bible....its kinda scary

UGGGHHHH!!!!!

I hate this book! I was raised a vegetarian, I eat mostly vegan since I have difficulty digesting dairy & eggs AND I NEED TO LOOSE WEIGHT!

Most people who know me know my diet choices, and I keep shaking my head as they read this book then ask me to send them all my veggie recipes so they can be skinny. I mean seriously LOOK at me, I'm not shamu but I am struggling with my weight. 

It's turning vegetarianism / veganism into a fad diet. Think about it people bread, pasta, beans, tofu, tempeh all high in calories, all staples of a veg diet!

I tend to agree with the post above taking healthy weight loss advice from a model is about as realistic as taking fitness advice from a pro-poker player. 

There are tonnes of books out there that can talk about healthy weight loss, vegetarianism and veganism without being sensationalist and generally misleading. 

Original Post by supersized:

It's turning vegetarianism / veganism into a fad diet. Think about it people bread, pasta, beans, tofu, tempeh all high in calories, all staples of a veg diet!

Yep - I'm an overweight vegan - some of the best chocolate cake recipes are vegan ones!!

 

You can do some pretty unholy things to a vegetable. It's not difficult. I mean WHOO french fries

I could easily live on bread and beer, but I'm guessing that's not what a vegetarian diet is about.

WHAT! Bread and Beer is not what a veg diet is about?

OOOHHHHH, *that's* where I went wrong! 

Original Post by supersized:

WHAT! Bread and Beer is not what a veg diet is about?

OOOHHHHH, *that's* where I went wrong! 

 I don't get it either. I'm hoping one day they announce a diet rich in bread and beer is the pinnacle of health then everyone will hold me up as the standard of which everyone can only dream of reaching.

Original Post by spirochete:

Original Post by supersized:

WHAT! Bread and Beer is not what a veg diet is about?

OOOHHHHH, *that's* where I went wrong! 

 I don't get it either. I'm hoping one day they announce a diet rich in bread and beer is the pinnacle of health then everyone will hold me up as the standard of which everyone can only dream of reaching.

 I bet you could write a book saying exactly that and plenty of people would buy into it.  Just come up with a catchy "The (something) diet" name for it and have a celebrity carry a copy around and you'll sell millions of copies.

"Beer and Bread: A New Diet Paradigm for the 21st Century"

I want a percent of the books profits.

I own the book... read part of it and skimmed the rest... it was of no value to me what-so-ever !!! One book I do happen to like that I just bought was The hungry girl book - it's mainly recipes and such but also different ideas on eating... it has gotten some bad reviews by  CC members for promoting processed foods, But I like and recommend it...

i read it and started eating a veg. diet. it did help me eat more fruit, veggies, and other good stuff but....i didnt lose. i think i actually gained. i started eating meat again (mainly poultry and fish) and im losing....

I heard about this book, and I've heard good points about it, but all I want to know is.. Will it be a waste of my money if I was to go out and get this book. A friend told me after another girl get's done with it she will pass it down.. She hated the book..  Let me know what you think when you get done...

i love this book. it's entertaining and the authors make some valid points. however most of their opinions are really extreme and i would suggest you take it with a pinch of salt. don't follow it like a diet plan, read it, read other books too, and make your own decisions about the way you want to eat :) 

I loved this book!,

I think as long as you realise that a veg*n 'diet' isnt a weightloss plan (mmm.. vegan cookies + marshmallows!!) and you dont follow the advice blindly.. no harm done!

Its an amusing, informative book.. but it isnt gospel.

I totally agree with the last two comments. I did become a vegetarian after reading it, but that combined with the PETA videos was the final push for me. I was already on my way to that point. And their constant swearing didn't bother me, I thought it was quite humorous. Again, just take it with a pinch of salt. It's pretty informative and funny.

I also agree with the last three posts. I have the book, and have read it a few times. It didn't totally change the way I eat, but it made me more aware of where my food comes from. I don't eat beef or pork anymore (only partly because of the book) and have found that my mysterious stomach aches have gone away, and when I stopped eating it I lost about 7 lbs. pretty quickly.

If you don't mind the swearing, it can be an entertaining read. I think they try to use shock value to make a point, but they are passionate about their opinions, and I commend them for that!