the "skinny bitch diet"

[marguerite]

Has anyone tried this or read the book? From what I understand it is a vegan diet with no sugar or white flour or even diet soda. I have decided to try it because it makes a lot of sense to me. For example, eating potatoes and rice (natural) but not bread or gummy worms. I cannot LIVE without caffeine (they ban coffee) but I just take the pills so it doesn't count as food. The diet soda ban is probably because of the aspartame and the cravings that the fake sugar causes. Once again, I haven't read the book so I am hoping someone here has. The title is kind of off-putting and leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but at least it is a fresh difference from the ubiquitous "lean chicken and fish" diet.

[Michael]

I find the term offensive.

ETA: I don't really find it offensive. I do think it's an overused marketing technique. My original comment was in response to some drama that was going on during that time.

[DelicGrape]

Has anyone tried this or read the book? From what I understand it is a vegan diet with no sugar or white flour or even diet soda. I have decided to try it because it makes a lot of sense to me. For example, eating potatoes and rice (natural) but not bread or gummy worms. I cannot LIVE without caffeine (they ban coffee) but I just take the pills so it doesn't count as food. The diet soda ban is probably because of the aspartame and the cravings that the fake sugar causes. Once again, I haven't read the book so I am hoping someone here has. The title is kind of off-putting and leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but at least it is a fresh difference from the ubiquitous "lean chicken and fish" diet.

Why purchase books on a particular diet? To lose weight cut about 500 calories per day and exercise, you'll lose about pound a week, maybe more.

Edit: I just checked out the reviews on amazon and it got great reviews. It seems it has alot of information in it about the foods we are eating and why they are good/bad for us. You can purchase it on Amazon for $11.00, so why not?

[lijahbaby]

I've read it and I thought it was pretty dumb. It's really common sense nutrition information. Everyone (I think) knows that sugar and white flour is bad. And I didn't really care for the writing style. Example-" eating onions and garlic makes your breath smell like somebody took a sh*t down your throat. Eat them anyway, they are good for you". The only good part was when they were talking about vegan issues, like the USDA and meat inspections and stuff. The main message is that we should eat whole, unprocessed vegan foods to lose weight or to be skinny bitches rather. I personally didn't learn anything new from the book but if you aren't that familiar with basic nutrition then you might get something out of it.

[KimberlyNYC]

I liked the book in terms of the chick-lit style of writing and found it humorous. It is chock-full of information about the meat industry and vegan issues. I didn't find that or anything they discuss about nutrition anything new. It is a good book for those who aren't familiar with the issues, but there are better ones out there as this one is simplistic. I didn't understand that if their message is to eat whole, unprocessed foods, why then at the end of the book they list processed foods that are "okay" to eat.

[lijahbaby]

I didn't understand that if their message is to eat whole, unprocessed foods, why then at the end of the book they list processed foods that are "okay" to eat.

Yeah, I noticed that too. They seemed to rely pretty heavily on processed soy foods.

[vggiegirl]

I find the term offensive.

Too Offensive to be funny?

[Gnome Chomsky]

>>Too Offensive to be funny?>>

We're still trying to establish that.

ebola

[bigdufstuff]

Too Offensive to be funny?

for me yes. I think most here will agree with me when I say it is about time we stop using terms that systematically put down women to a lower stance than men.

[bluewisdom]

so.....in other words.....this is paris hilton's diet?

sorry, just had to say that.