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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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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Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a total moron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's a rallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy and looking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually ma...more

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Published December 27th 2005 by Running Press (first published December 6th 2005)

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Aug 03, 2011 Shanti rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone, after all we should all love our bodies

I have a weakness for bookstores. I like to judge a book by the cover and the first two pages. Had I judged one of my favorite books, Of Human Bondage, by the first 100 pages, I’d never have gotten through. It was the raving review of the friend who loaned it to me that helped me persevere.

In SFO airport, I stopped by the bookstore before heading to security check. I had an itch to spend $15 I suppose. I picked up this book Skinny Bitch and thought it had to be the most extreme attitude of weigh...more I have a weakness for bookstores. I like to judge a book by the cover and the first two pages. Had I judged one of my favorite books, Of Human Bondage, by the first 100 pages, I’d never have gotten through. It was the raving review of the friend who loaned it to me that helped me persevere.

In SFO airport, I stopped by the bookstore before heading to security check. I had an itch to spend $15 I suppose. I picked up this book Skinny Bitch and thought it had to be the most extreme attitude of weight loss I’d encountered and while I’m on my workout kick I was curious to read what they had to say. I read the first three pages easily while chuckling to myself. The co-authors are like drill sergeants, potty mouthed and serving their message with no frills attached. I looked at the back and there was a photo of two typically attractive Los Angeles girls; one a nutritionist and the other a former Ford modeling scout interested in everything.

I thought, well this book should be entertaining and justified the potentially pedestrian reading material with the guilty pleasure my girlfriends indulge in when they buy People Magazine for flights and road trips. I quickly pulled a copy of The Economist from the magazine rack to help disguise my shame and paid my $15 while laughing (defense mechanism) to myself.

As I read the book, I was surprised the content was actually very informative. The authors were surfacing issues relating to animal cruelty, hormones and toxins present in non-organic food, and how government institutions are in cahoots with big brand food and drug industries. I flipped to the back cover of the book again; these ladies give a dime about environment and politics? I was impressed. I had judged the book and the authors by their covers and ironically was very pleased with my purchase. Save the drill sergeant vernacular, the book was excellent and I finished it during my 13 hour flight back to Beijing.

{I’m a slow reader, so 200 pages in 13 hours to me deserves a gold star.}

At the end of the book, the authors reveal how titling the book was part of their marketing strategy and people should focus on the beauty from inside out. Brilliant marketing, especially because I believe the book’s content is truly food for the mind. A lot of people who focus primarily on their physique could use a few gems Skinny Bitch has to offer.

I’d go vegan if I didn’t just love a rack of lamb encrusted with herbs, salts and pepper! I will say that the book has helped me to read labels even more than before and to ignore the calories. I love vegetables, but now I’m eating more fruit. I’ll save the meat for when I dine out, but love cooking vegetables and tofu at home especially since cooking Chinese style makes it so easy! I love that the authors tell you to eat whatever you like just as long as you remember that you are what you eat, so inform yourself by learning more about what you put in your body. The ethics of eating meat are simply a judgment call we all have to make on our own.(less)

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Linda Heath The book was very good but I was tickled at the language. They surely get the point across!
Jan 06, 2013 03:46pm

Ouremail469yahoo.com I was given. Skinny butch book by my boyfriend last year.at first I looked at it and thought your an ass and I am settling for someone so rude? I thin...more I was given. Skinny butch book by my boyfriend last year.at first I looked at it and thought your an ass and I am settling for someone so rude? I think he had just caught me one female emotional day lol. For years ok well35 or so, eating made feel ill. I hated eating because it always meant hours of sitting on the bathroom cushion in front of the toilet for hours vomiting or dry vomiting to make it worse after all was finally out. I did not do this intentionally,food just made me sick. A few years ago, I started waking up, something in me started changing. I broke free from my mentally emotionally physically abusive husband of 22 years. I moved back to my home grounds, actually moved into the old house my grandfather I built together as a preteen. I turned what used to be my bedroom and what used to be the kitchen to one big open kitchen space. Not sure why exactly when I hated food, I hated even preparing it or cooking it I had only learned to prepare it because my children needed to eat and my ex husband demanded I was the modern mrs cleaver.
Back to the point, I met a man who became a great friend, one who was able to breaks that wall of self defense I had built and the very same man who has became the love of my life. Before we started dating and were on the friend level, he told me his friend was looking for a cook for his company. His friend liked to provide his workers 2 meals a day, for appreciation of their days work. He believed if we fed them, solid meals it would not only help their lives but keep production up and attention to detail at its peak. I took the position, again even though i hated food but my wallet and savings were depleting, especially since my ex husband and I owned our own company and well since I escaped alive, that meant I lost my job as well. I had already somewhat met most of the people who worked their, my "friend" had taken me there several times, and we were all starting to form a friendship bond. They became my new extended family, especially when my emotions and fears would rule me and I would become scared for my safety or scared in general. They made me feel safe and welcomed. I knew that since we shared the me private road, there was no way in god creation could the monster come and hurt me again unless he went through great plans and went around and attacked from behind through the nasty terrain of woods and rock. I was shocked when I found out the kitchen was sacred.. Nothing ever came into the kitchen that was not organic and not vegan. Nothing had ever been used or touched by or on an animal bearing product. Thank goodness for the Internet. I had no idea what I was doing. For the first week it was nothing but research and Internet recipes, but to my surprise there were no left overs. I figured worm perhaps I am not making enough perhaps they are still hungry or they just have no taste buds and are to stupid to realize this tastes like shit. Especially since not being a food liked I never tried anything I prepared. One evening as I was persuaded to join everyone at the table, I was persuaded to try a bite. That led to another and another, which in turn eventually winded up with me eating dinner every night with my new family we will say. I found myself changing ways in my own kitchen my own shopping habits. I was not a full vegan I just enjoyed the occasional vegan meal, and I really enjoyed having to buy new pants, size 10 instead of the 14 or 16's. I was a 5'3 180-190 pounds short fat butterball before, now I was loosing and I was not curled up in the bathroom on my favorite cushion on the floor. Wow! In the next 3 months I transformed all my cooking, shopping and food preparation to vegan in my own kitchen I enjoyed meals that I would have never dreamed of enjoying before, I went from that now size 10 to a size 5 and then 3. I had more energy,mi could do things, walk, hike, etc that did not hurt and I was not out of breath needing the vehicle while everyone walked and enjoyed the sites. I was enjoying those sites with them step by step. I now have a weight issue again, this time however it is to keep enough weight on. I can literally loose 4 pounds while just sleeping. Making it difficult to stay above 115, a rule of mine since 111 is considered under weight for me, and if not monitored I could slip below that in a days time them making it harder to stay up there. I have another golden rule that I can not allow myself to get to a little girls size 16 again either, I must be larger than that. Recently I tossed all clothes that were under a size 3. I have had a the constant criticism battle, people asking or starting rumors about diseases or drugs, the list goes on. During the time I was really struggling with all the bad vibes from people my love purchased this ok for me. So yes needless to say I was somewhat annoyed when I read the cover. I remember thinking skinny bitch uh I will show you bitch when you think it it about supper time lol. But later in the day taking an encouraged break,I happened to open up the book. In all fairness I think my love for him shows and shines so much it's difficult for me to actually upset at him for linger than a 5 min period. I will say my break ended later much later than usual, my stomach hurt from the laughter, and my mind was so pleased with everything I read. Wow they really were normal thinking people like myself. The language that is used, the break downs these ladies hold nothing back, they have the ability to reach out Nd grab any type of audience due to their language, their character, and their knowledge. Since then I have added two more skinny bitch books to my library, and I continue to use them, but not only that, I have actually made several purchases for friends. I thank these ladies for their wonderful views and their ability to share them. For anyone who needs a good laugh, or just some simple humor along with the small hint possibly of healthy eating slipping into their brain this is a great book for to start with. There is no real form of jealousy, guilt or shame for any size that one is. Everyone is beautiful no matter what their size. Beauty is core deep, everyone has beauty.
This book is awesome, fantastic reading and learning.(less)
Mar 08, 2013 08:50am

Jan 27, 2008 Michelle Cardel rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: NO ONE!

I only read this book(or tried to read this book) because my best friend said it was AMAZING! I can't even begin to tell you how wrong she was. This book represents all that is wrong in the world of food. These two authors aren't teaching you how to eat right, they are teaching you to be anorexic (If you look at the sample menus they equate to aprroximately 700 calories/day-that is ridiculous!). The only reason this book got so much press was because Posh was photographed carrying it. The self p...more

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Dec 27, 2007 Kristin added it Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: theworst

my lovely, trim, glamorous little sister received this book as a Christmas gift this year. its suspicious cover and title got the better of me, and i tore through the text in no more than two hours and needing a paper bag to breathe into. it was almost exactly what i expected. the emotionally and mentally abusive text - replete with cussing and pejoratives at least 4x per page - is nothing more than an obvious promotion of veganism. while i haven't anything against choosing to eat however one wo...more

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Jan 11, 2008 Jamie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think I liked French Women Don't Get Fat, better, simply because I'm not sure I would like either of these girls. Granted, I'm already not a meat-eater, and they do bring about some interesting points, etc. I would LOVE to stop wearing leather and drinking milk, eating butter and cheese, I even tried, inspired by this book (not to stop wearing leather, baby steps...)but to be vegan. Here's what I found: I'd rather not eat. Ie: I'd rather starve myself. I never felt full, and, unless I had an h...more I think I liked French Women Don't Get Fat, better, simply because I'm not sure I would like either of these girls. Granted, I'm already not a meat-eater, and they do bring about some interesting points, etc. I would LOVE to stop wearing leather and drinking milk, eating butter and cheese, I even tried, inspired by this book (not to stop wearing leather, baby steps...)but to be vegan. Here's what I found: I'd rather not eat. Ie: I'd rather starve myself. I never felt full, and, unless I had an hour to devote to preparing pasta, sauteed veggies and bred with olive oil, I didn't eat. Try to be vegan and make a quick thirty minute snack...vegan cheese sucks and it is not alvacado season and the night I decided to throw in the towel I had macaroni and cheese, green beans with butter and corn bread. Know why? Because that's what I like.
My decision to read this book was largely based on watching No Country for Old Men. I saw the guy get shot in the head with a cow stunner and just really lost it. Yes, that's awful. That's why I don't eat meat, and yes, I believe these two ladies when they say there's puss in milk. I'd believe almost anything about mistreatmetn of animals because it's pretty gastly in those slaughter houses.
But, I do not believe restriction and deprication is a plausible means for weight loss. That's called annorexia and I think it's going to give millions of girls a little bit of brain muscle behind their anxieties so they can further mask their relunctance to put a calorie in their face.
Knowledge is always good, but this book is a real how to for food avoidance, which most thirteen year-old girls are pretty good out without help...so are some twenty-something year-old girls. Raise your hand if you don't like "carbs" or you're not a beer drinker? Or maybe you don't like chocolate, sweets? See people, that's the funny thing about food--it's diverse. Don't like chocolate? Fine, but what are the chances you don't like pie or creme brulee, either? Sweets are treats for a reason and no, I don't believe it when you tell me you don't like it.
Instead, I think the French approch is best: eat thoughtfully, use your head, but extremes are never good, nor are they likely to work long-term. If you really become a master of deprivation then you're always going to be that weird-o that eats of your friends plates, snagging fries and dipping them in in and out shakes when nobody is looking. Don't want to hurt animals? Me either. And, if you're really not wearing leather and in it to win it and that's your life, I wish you the best and actually respect that, but this is a very slippery slope. Ultimately I felt like these girls were playing the ends against the middle: "eating too much of anything is unhealthy," but then they're telling us to pig out on nuts, alvacado and the like...that's still eating "an abundance" of something...the best is to be a concious eater, not hungry, pissed off and, let's face it, poorly dressed. This should not be a diet, it should be a very thought-out, careful decision, not a new reason not to eat or heavily restrict what you do eat.(less)

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Rachel Hmmmm .... I feel like you totally missed the point of the book. It's not about deprivation, it's about enjoying the ABUNDANCE of healthy foods we hav...more
Nov 10, 2008 10:10am

Brooke Actually, I thought she DID totally get the point of the book, but she disagreed with it. Refined white sugars may be bad, but when taken in moderatio...more
Dec 13, 2008 04:08pm

bookowl i haven't read this book yet, but have read the french women don't get fat. Loved that one too bits because everything she said made sense and seemed...more
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Nov 25, 2007 Kim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Brilliant marketing. I don't exactly know what compelled me to buy this book, since I don't diet and I don't read chick lit. (Some reviewers surmise from the book's cover and sassy tone that Skinny Bitch is targeted to a chick lit market.) I kept seeing the book on forays to Borders, where I seek periodic respite from my high-decibel children and ideas for coping more gracefully when I'm back in the fray. When I picked it up one evening and opened it to a section on aspartame (a vice I have sinc...more

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Dec 23, 2008 Sam rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: living, bookgroup, non-fiction

I began reading this for a bookgroup and stopped half-way through. It's complete crap. I've been vegetarian for years and know a lot about where my food comes from. These women's assertations are not only wrong in many instances but they are inconsistent and absurd. They are strongly against the eating of meat or processed foods. However, they strongly advocate the "fake meat" products available which ARE a highly processed food. This book is pop culture at its worst and has nothing to do with h...more

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Dec 02, 2007 Kelly Walker rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book provides an excellent representation of the problems with American culture convincing women to declare war on their bodies. Chapter 1: "Healthy =skinny. Unhealthy = fat." No, I don't think that obesity is acceptable, but at 5' 10" women should weigh more than 120 lbs if they want to be considered healthy. And one of these authors has a degree in Holistic Nutrition? Oh wait, they're both models.
There are a few valuable facts, but you have to dig them out from the vulgar, angry accusati...more

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Mar 12, 2008 Books Ring Mah Bell added it · review of another edition

Shelves: poop, womens-interest, would-rather-eat-my-own-poop-than-r

back away from the ice cream! Drop your hands and move away from the "moose knuckle bear fudge" !! I repeat, BACK THE HELL OFF!

HEY! Put down that second bag of chips! You don't need it! Hell, you didn't need the first bag, either. Let's go for a nice brisk walk, eh?

Do NOT stop at the drive thru! All Ronald McDonald wants to give you is a huge crapper and maybe a nice "Cardiac Surprise"! Step on the gas, bitch! Be gone!

I imagine this book to be full of these little bits o' wisdom.
R.I.P. common se...more

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Oct 21, 2008 Sarah rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One of my best friends went vegan after reading this book, so I wanted to give it a look. (As you'll see, I don't like this book, but her successful lifestyle change is a real inspiration nonetheless.) While there are a lot of good arguments for going vegan, and while many of those arguments appear in this book, I couldn't connect with this narrative for several reasons. First, the loose, general use of the word "farmer" as part of the corporate machine keeping poison in our food was off-putting...more

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Oct 18, 2009 Kathrynn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, nonfiction-health, 2009, nonfiction-animals, reviewed

Funny, at first. I took the crass method of delivery to be humorous, in-your-face, no-holds-barred satire. The writing style reminded me of the website "Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books." The authors' outline ingredients--approved by the FDA--in our food that are known (KNOWN!) to be bad for us. Case in point, Aspartame--the sweetener in some diet sodas--turns into formaldehyde inside our bodies. How gross is that? Did you know Aspartame was denied approval 8 times? Founder of Aspartame, G.D. Sea...more

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May 24, 2008 Alexandra rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazing-books, random-books

This book changed my life. I was a vegetarian before I read it, and it made me understand my body and the vitamins and nutrients that I need to function. It is loaded with motivation and information. Anyone who wants to sit around bitching about the "language" ..is a complete moron. I mean, really? Why would you pick up a book titled "skinny bitch"...and then complain about the language?...

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Jul 02, 2008 Elyssa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: food, wellness

I want to give this book 2.5 stars because I had an equal love/hate relationship with it. Let me start by saying that I was VERY resistant to reading this book. For one thing, I found (and still find) the title to be really offensive. Since I am interested in health and wellness and so many people in my family and workplace recommended it, I gave it a try.

I'll start with what I liked about it:

1) It's a really quick read and the info is easy to grasp.

2) The authors explain the evils of the USDA,...more I want to give this book 2.5 stars because I had an equal love/hate relationship with it. Let me start by saying that I was VERY resistant to reading this book. For one thing, I found (and still find) the title to be really offensive. Since I am interested in health and wellness and so many people in my family and workplace recommended it, I gave it a try.

I'll start with what I liked about it:

1) It's a really quick read and the info is easy to grasp.

2) The authors explain the evils of the USDA, slaughterhouses, and the typical American diet. I had learned this through other books like Fast Food Nation, What to Eat, The Omnivore's Dilemma, etc. Those books are a thousand times better than this one, but Skinny Bitch will attract many more readers and I am grateful that this info is reaching a wider audience.

3) The book includes a list of recommended healthy foods, many of which I have tried in the past and actually taste good. Therefore, aspects of their eating plan are more viable than I expected.

4) They also provide a glossary of ingredients to avoid and ones that sound scary, but really aren't. This is helpful when reading labels.

Here's what I hated about this book:

1) The title!! The authors admit that they chose the title to market the book, but feeding into sexism by using the word "bitch", emphasizing skinniness over health, and putting women's appearances in the forefront is tiresome. I think if they had worked a little harder, they could have come up with a better marketing plan. Instead, they chose the lazy and non-thinking path which is detrimental for women.

2) The subtitle says that this is a "tough-love" book, but these women are just plain mean. They talk directly to the reader, calling her a "lazy shit" and a "fat pig". I know some people need a major wake-up call about their eating habits, but this went too far to the point of alienating me at times.

3) This book is all about veganism. You would never know this from the title, but after reading it, you would think that PETA gave these writers an advance. I actually don't mind incorporating some vegan meals into my diet, but I don't like the false advertising.

4) I think the vegan eating plan they aggressively mandate would be hard to fully adopt. In addition to eliminating all animal products (this includes dairy), they also discourage drinking coffee and wine, which would be impossible for me to give up. I don't respond well to any dietary recommendations that involve eliminating whole food groups and occasional "vices". I also think it's important to incorporate some joy into eating and that doesn't seem possible if one followed the SB diet to the letter.

5) Like my critique of In Defense of Food, I think everyone would love to eat all organic food and even some of the vegan foods recommended in Skinny Bitch, but this costs a lot of money. The authors in Skinny Bitch tell the reader to get over it and spend the money, but there are a lot of people living in poverty or are part of the working poor who can't afford to follow this diet. At the very least, this should be acknowledged and if the SB authors really believe in promoting this diet, they should walk their talk and start using the profits from this book to help everyone adopt a healthy diet. (less)

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Sep 15, 2007 Lilly G rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who like funny.

"Perhaps you have a lumpy ass because you are preserving your fat cells with diet soda."

"So coffee equals fat cells. P.S. It also makes your breath smell like ass."

"If you'd drag your cankles to a health food store..."

"You want to be a Skinny Bitch, not a scrawny bitch."

What not to love?????

The book sounds brainless (and, let's admit, that's part of what got me to pick it up). On the final pages the authors even admit such- that they titled it knowing it would make people pick it up.

But... it'...more

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Jan 02, 2009 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: mmmm-food, funny-stuff, vegetarians-and-veggie-friendly, 2009, nonfic

These girls are potty mouths. I'm only barely through Chapter 3 and so far I am very intrigued. These girls know their stuff--it does definitely make you think about what you're eating.

And I LOVE cursing. Here are a few of the sentences I picked up within the first couple of chapters that really caught my attention:

1. Coffee is for pussies.
2. Say goodbye to soda and hello to a sweet ass.
3. In Chapter 11, we provide an "acceptable junk food" list that will make your nipples hard.
4. You need to...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Michelle Cristiani rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction

I liked the spirit of this book. Paying attention to food labels, eating only when you're really hungry, and bulking up on fruits and vegetables are all great ideas, echoed by many nutritionists. The authors think that you should be vegan. I wanted to love this book, but I couldn't, because I found the following things wrong with it:
-Shoddy science. They compare the raw numbers of people who have osteoporosis between America and Africa, for example. They say that humans didn't actually evolve to...more I liked the spirit of this book. Paying attention to food labels, eating only when you're really hungry, and bulking up on fruits and vegetables are all great ideas, echoed by many nutritionists. The authors think that you should be vegan. I wanted to love this book, but I couldn't, because I found the following things wrong with it:
-Shoddy science. They compare the raw numbers of people who have osteoporosis between America and Africa, for example. They say that humans didn't actually evolve to be omnivores. Stuff like this makes me lack faith in anything else they say.
-Trying to get people to be vegan by using detailed descriptions of slaughterhouses just doesn't work. We all read The Jungle in high school and were vegetarians for a week, then went back to our evil ways. What's more, if there WERE a humane way to slaughter animals, would the authors suddenly eat meat? I doubt it. Use scientific evidence instead - which they also try to do, but I'm not sure I can believe (see above).
-Speaking of meat, there's no talk of fish. Are fish caught in inhumane nets? Maybe in the next book.
-A chapter on fiber where you throw in every graphic term for poop you can think of, doesn't actually teach readers a damn thing about fiber.
-Saying that dairy and processed foods don't make you feel good in any way is ridiculous. Maybe I need to make them a plate of my brownies.
-The section on fasting is relatively responsbile but saying, "the more fasting the better," definitely not responsbile.
-There is no mention of cooking. They say not to eat processed foods and yet, of the foods they recommend, many of them are just vegan forms of frozen bugers or patties. If they care about nutrition, they could at least mention that it's good to cook for yourself.
-There is no mention of exercise or fitness in this entire book. All the skinny bitches I know work really, really hard at it. Maybe giving up your processed food and cheese fix will drop you a few pounds, but if you want to be healthy you have to combine that new lease on eating with some moving around. If this were just a diet book I'd forgive it, but it reads like a lifestyle book, and the omission of exercise is just inexcusable. Look at these girls. You think they look like that just from substituting soy cheese? Hardly.

Overall I like it; we need to get fired up about nutrition. They expose a lot about the food industry that citizens should know. It has me changing a few habits and I appreciate that. I just wish it were a little less sloppy. The sassy tone and cursing only gets you so far - it doesn't hide your content mistakes.(less)

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Dec 12, 2008 Laurie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book wasn't written to piss anyone off but boy has it ever. Some people that cling to their beloved meat have written some pretty rotten things about these ladies view. #1 the book doesn't advocate being anorexic or anything of the sort so come on...each days calories are far sufficient! Remember it is a book about health, the calories are going to be less than 3k b/c there are very few woman who need that kind of calorie intake. This diet doesn't condone BK food ok so get with the program!...more

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Nov 10, 2008 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People (esp. women) who are not afraid of cuss words and want to be healthy and slim!

Recommended to Rachel by: Physicans Committee for Responsible Medicine

Well! I bought this book based on the reviews at amazon.com about a year ago. I wanted to preview it and possibly pass it along to my non-vegan friends if it turned out to be any good. Well, I flipped through it when it got here and was unimpressed and never read it.

Then I saw an article in the PCRM (Physician's Commmittee for Responsible Medicine) magazine, saying that one of the Skinny Bitches was giving talks to White House staffers in Washington, and it really put a favorable spin on the boo...more

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Oct 11, 2008 Annalisa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone struggling with eating healthy

Recommended to Annalisa by: book club

Shelves: resource, book-club, non-fiction

If I were to write a nutrition book, I would be encouraging without offending. But we all know with diet if you get an inch, you take the excuse and run. We want people to tell us it's ok to be unhealthy. These girls don't excuse anything. They are tough and mean, like drill sergeants ripping away all unhealthy vices, getting you to conform to their health code with fear. And like all good sergeants, they do it with offensive language. They even admit they picked the catchy title to sell books....more

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Jul 01, 2008 Dawn rated it 3 of 5 stars

I read this book while sitting at Barnes and Noble (I refuse to buy it because I secretly hate it.) But I went ahead and read it because I had heard a bit about it and I was curious. Then I thought, huh, that's not worth writing a review about. But then I read a bunch of OTHER people's reviews about it, and now I feel like I kind of get it. All these other reviews were like (read in a high-pitched whiny voice): "Wahh, these authors are sneaky because they didn't tellll me it was a book about bei...more

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Sep 08, 2007 Kristen H. rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: health

I picked this up while hanging out at B&N... I was intrigued by the cover and what new crazy "diet plan" these sassy girls had to offer. I figured it would be stupid.

aside from the bad language, this was A GREAT BOOK! I read the whole thing in about 2 hours. I recommend this to anyone trying to get healthier - whether they are looking to be skinny or not!

the chapter on MEAT & treatment of animals made me cry & I am going to be a vegetarian from now on. WHAT?! I know. I don't think...more

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Oct 13, 2007 Erika Batey rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: healthandcooking

Shut-up!

Okay there are some interesting and helpful facts, and the tone is sometimes witty, and quite humurous, but their soapboxes are in a height competition with their horses.
And the brash comments... UHHH, a little brashness can be clever and quite amusing, but these skinny bitches are drowning in it.

When I finshed the book I was basically determined never to eat again, and convinced that everything I was doing was ridiculous. (and I am a healthy, thin, conscious vegetarian). Can you imag...more

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Apr 08, 2009 Rita rated it 1 of 5 stars

Why oh why did I read this book. I read up to 100 pages.. then the book was due and I couldn't renew it. If you want to be a strict vegan and say bye bye to chai, coffee, and wine...then read this book.

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May 22, 2011 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, food

Who would have thought these ladies would win me over? I picked up this book a few years ago and was totally turned off. In the first place, the authors - 2 former models - completely talk down to you, calling you a fat pig who has to move your lazy ass. In the second place, their solution for weight loss means going vegan. Two strikes for me.

Now that I have actually gone vegan, I decided to give the popular book another chance. This time, I knew to expect the sass and so it didn't bother me as...more

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Feb 09, 2009 Katie rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Noone

Shelves: self-help, sucked, non-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Well, I grabbed this book on a whim last night at the book store. I got home and read it straight through. First off, the title is offensive to me, but while I was at the bookstore, I picked it up and read the first few pages. It seemed very interesting to me as I'm currently on a quest to lose 50 pounds.

The cover of the books says it's a no-nonsense tough love guide for girls who wanna get skinny. I thought that sounded great. But when they said tough love, they really meant it. These girls hav...more

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Jan 29, 2008 Jane rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought this was going to be a funny satire on how to starve yourself skinny by subsisting on cigarettes and caffeine, a good technique I've used in the past. ha ha. It's actually made me think twice about the food I eat, where it comes from, and the industries that promote those foods. If I had known from the start that it was about vegans, I never would have read this book but I'm glad that I have.

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Jun 23, 2008 Deborah427 rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked this book up not knowing what I was in for. Holy moly. There were a few pages I just could not bring myself to read. This book is for anyone who is thinking about becoming a vegetarian, vegan or if you just want to know exactly what is being put in your food. Super quick read. It can be a bit crass, but I do recommend it. You'll be amazed at what these authors dug up.

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Jan 31, 2009 Lisa rated it 1 of 5 stars

The popularity of this heinous piece of garbage sickens and disheartens me. The fact that the vulgar languange was contrived for shock value to generate sales makes it no less vile. I will say this without any qualification: If you consider yourself a "smart" woman and think this book is funny, helpful, and intelligent, the entire world needs to re-think "smart". It's about as "smart" as a fart in the face.

And their expose of slaughterhouses? Read Temple Grandin if you want to know more. There h...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Farnoosh Brock rated it 2 of 5 stars

After reading this book, I was not able to touch meats or chicken for a few months. But alas, this book is just so crass, I can't give it more than a 2 star. The information is good but the author's writing and expressions are far too slang for my taste.

The tone would have been more effective if not overused so much in every instance by showing disgust at what "factory x" or "company y" is doing and how the whole world of food industry has gone to hell in a handbasket.

A little too much drama bu...more

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May 16, 2009 Chelsea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: educate-yourself

So far I love it. It's obvious this book pushes people to be vegan, so of course, like politics you're likely to only hear one side of the story- take it for it's face value.

While I agree that we don't need to eat meat to be healthy, that animal torture is wrong and that dairy consumption is unnatural I don't think that just because someone tells you that, you should believe them. Luckily there are about 20 pages of sources in the back of this book so a smart person would research for themselve...more

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Jun 25, 2010 Beth rated it 2 of 5 stars

Uh, I don't think so. There is some really great information in this book, but I just cannot endorse a book that tells me that fasting for up to 10 days is a great idea (!), waiting until you are RAVENOUS - not to mention nauseous- is the way to go, and that processed vegan foods are just great. There are a few factual oddities too.

Also, let us not overlook the authors' assumption that if you are overweight, you must have a crappy life, dead-end job, and no man. Ridiculous. The authors urge read...more

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Rory Freedman is the co-author of "Skinny Bitch". She attended the University of Maryland, and used to not like writing, but has developed a passion for writing due to her passion for the subjects that she writes about. She wrote "Skinny Bitch" because she is passionate about not being skinny or being a bitch, but to educate everyone about becoming vegetarian and vegan. Rory Freedman was not alway...more Rory Freedman is the co-author of "Skinny Bitch". She attended the University of Maryland, and used to not like writing, but has developed a passion for writing due to her passion for the subjects that she writes about. She wrote "Skinny Bitch" because she is passionate about not being skinny or being a bitch, but to educate everyone about becoming vegetarian and vegan. Rory Freedman was not always a vegan, or vegetarian. Growing up she ate meat every day. Her passion for becoming vegetarian and vegan developed about 15 years ago. Her passion developed due to reading an article about animals being slaughtered for food. She always saw herself as an animal lover and she was disgusted by what she saw in the article. One image was of baby chickens crammed into a garbage bag and thrown into a dumpster. The next picture she sees is a picture of a mother cow and a baby cow. The baby was taken away from the mother, and being upset that she baby was taken away from her, she started to ram the cage and broke her neck. The mother cow was left there to lay and die with a broken neck. The other picture she saw was of a downer cow, an injured cow, on the back of a truck being unloaded by a chain wrapped around the cows legs. She was devastated to know that animals were being treated this way due to her eating meat. After reading this article in the magazine, she made the decision to become vegetarian. She did not want to contribute to the torture and slaughter of animals. The sole reason she became a vegetarian was so that she did not have to be part of the pictures that she saw.

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