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This diet book was written to be a frank, "get real" approach for those who have tried without success to lose weight and keep it off. The authors include advice to readers such as what they must get rid of in their everyday eating: sugar first, followed by meat and dairy. A vegan lifestyle is recommended, and more than 75 vegan recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacking are provided. The authors address such topics as mental denial about bad food habits, and how to make responsible food choices without denying cravings and appetite.
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Editors Review: Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous!
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In Skinny Bitch, one of a ever-expanding series of books by Freedman and Barnouin, the authors promote a vegan lifestyle as the only patch to being thin and healthy.
Skinny Bitch is the epitome of the “all-or-nothing” thinking that nutrition and fitness experts are constantly warning against. With chapter titles like “Sugar is the Devil” and “The Dairy Disaster,” along with statements like “Soda is liquid Satan,” the authors demonize everything that does not fit into the vegan lifestyle they are promoting. Trouble is, the title and cover of the book never tell the reader that this is the authors’ agenda. It simply unfolds over the first several chapters as the authors tell you to eliminate food groups from your diet. On page 52, they state, “If you want to get skinny, you’ve got to be a vegetarian.” By page 79, “now you are a vegan.”
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- The authors also create the illusion that this is a well-researched book by placing endnote citations every few sentences. A quick look at the endnotes, however, reveals that the authors did not use peer-reviewed scientific journals as their sources, instead opting for other books and websites that promote the vegan lifestyle.
- This book is full of dubious science—"human digestive systems are not meant to process 'rotting animal flesh'; when you eat meat you are consuming the high blood pressure, adrenaline, and high stress levels of the frightened animals being tortured in slaughterhouses; conversely, when you eat plants, you are consuming the stored energy of the sun!" All of this leaves the reader unable to cull the quality information that may be hidden in the text.
October 9, 2009
Comments & RatingsAverage Customer Rating: (5 Comments & Ratings)
Rated by: Ashley (ACE-certified Professional)
Would Recommend this to others?: Not Likely
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Reviewed on: 10/15/2012 1:49:57 PM PT |
Rated by: Erin
Would Recommend this to others?: Most Likely
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Reviewed on: 8/25/2010 6:44:14 PM PT |
Rated by: Kimberly
Would Recommend this to others?: Not Likely
Comments: I had expected a book called "Skinny Bitch" to be sort of tongue in cheek weight-loss advice - to not take itself so seriously. Instead it was more like spending time with the most obnoxious, diet-obsessed, fanatic who thinks that anyone who disagrees with them is an idiot (ie. most of humanity). It claims to be a "tough-love-guide", but the tone was more like contempt.
I heard this as an audio book, and within 5 minutes, I was clenching my jaw and digging my nails into my palms. I hung in there for a while longer telling myself that this was a popular series and it MUST get better soon, but it didn't.
As I turned it off I thought "This woman sounds like she could REALLY use a donut. I get kind of bitchy myself when my blood sugar is low. If she could just relax and have a donut she would probably feel much better. Plus, if she had something in her mouth, she would have to quit bitchin'."
I can't comment on the content since I could only stand to listen for 10-20 minutes. Is producing an excess of bile an efective weight loss technique? In that case it would be VERY effective.
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Reviewed on: 8/04/2010 7:22:20 PM PT |
Rated by: Kimberly
Would Recommend this to others?: Not Likely
Comments: As a long-time vegetarian who lived as a vegan for 3 years, I would never recommend this book. A desire to be skinny is simply not a solid reason to make the serious change to a plant-based lifestyle! Many vegetarians still struggle with weight, so it is not a fix-all solution. The cookbook, however, is a great vegan cookbook! In short, skip the lecture and buy the recipes!
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Reviewed on: 11/16/2009 5:42:50 AM PT |
Rated by: Jennifer (ACE-certified Professional)
Would Recommend this to others?: Definitely
Comments: I understood the book to be a bit tongue in cheek on some points and so I thought the authors' tone and sense of humor was hysterical. While I did not agree with some of thier points I did agree with others and thought the book was an enjoyable read.
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Reviewed on: 11/12/2009 6:34:11 AM PT |
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Authors: Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin; Pub. Date: December 2005; Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers; Format: Paperback, 224pp; ISBN-13: 9780762424931/ISBN: 0762424931; also available in CD – unabridged and MP3 – unabridged formats
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