Skinny Bitch
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Not Impressed - I bought this book after seeing the authors on the Ellen show. It seemed to me like a good book to read, but I couldn t get myself to finish it. I consider myself to be at a very healthy weight, and wanted to see if the book could give me advice on how to maintain my weight and maybe lose and extra 5 pounds or so to tone up a bit. Boy, was I wrong. This book made me feel terrible about myself! They constantly swear at the reader and call them fat and lazy. How awful. I don t recommend this book unless you are prepared to become a vegan and be yelled at in the process. No good.
I love this book! - I must admit that the title of this book attracted my attention and that s why I bought it, however, I was more than pleasantly surprised when I found out that it s vegan! I more than enjoyed all the documented research on sugar, aspartame, caffeine, dairy and meat. This is not just some wacko-hand-slapping-rant about eat this and not that, but an educated well-documented study into nutrition, health and animal rights. Even if you re not vegetarian/vegan/raw, this book is a wealth of information on many general nutrition subjects. As for the poeple who were apalled that this book was about veganism, to you I say: WHERE DO YOU THINK GOOD HEALTH COMES FROM? EATING MEATS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS? Stop blaming the government for fast-food joints which make you fat. Take responsibility, eat well and the more healthy/organic foods are in demand, the more available and affordable they will become. Good job on this book, girls! My hat s off to you both!
Yikes! - Skinny Bitch is a skinny nightmare! If you followed the advice of these two ladies you would be reduced to eating a couple of organic carrots a day. The whole book was so anti-food and enjoyment that I returned it as quickly as possible. Far too negative for anyone who believes life is for living. So many of these Food Nazis are simply old-time religious zealots in a new guise. A daily onslaught of guilt is no way to be happy. Skinny or otherwise. Looking down your nose at those who genuinely enjoy a glass of wine or a dessert is a pathetic way of building up your own self-esteem. Get over it, ladies! Nothing you do will ever keep you from dying. Although with the way you live, dying will probably be a welcome relief from your demon bodies and their nasty desires. What s next? A return to corsets and footbinding?
Just bury me now ! - Wow, if I hear one more soy product or tofu or fake chicken I will explode! Humans have been eating meat, eggs, and milk products forever, they are not what are making us sick and fat! It s our lifestyles! It s fast food! Why don t they mention in the book to get off your butt if you want to be skinny and healthy. You have to be crazy to follow their crazy diet ideas and deprive yourself of everything that is good on this planet. I think it s more sensible to eat a varied diet which is prepared by YOU not McFastFood, and get daily exercise (which by the way takes care of a LOT of problems that people have out there). Organic food? Yeah, if it s grown on Mars... And as far as killing animals by the thousands... I think our methods are still better than getting eaten alive in the wild... Anyhow, even if everything I eat is bad for me and takes off a couple of years... at least I lived well. I wander why the average life expectancy is going up..
Vegan Screed in Disguise - A weight-loss book in which the two authors try to cajole, guilt and bully the reader into becoming vegan. Aside from that, it s mildly amusing.