Hungry like the wolfOctober 23, 2008 4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm sure the authors rant and swear throughout the book because they're hungry and in a bad mood all the time because of it.
dont disregard it because of it's name.October 19, 2008 5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I read this book on the third week of a six week challenge i was doing, called "daniel's challenge". the challenge basically involved eating no sugar (besides healthy natural ones) and eating no meat (or meat products) or dairy. The basic gist of the diet is that you eat as many fruits and vegetables and beans/legumes and you want and if your still needing nourishment you eat nuts (sparingly) and grains. Because that is what we are meant to eat.
I decided to do this "diet" because I was sick of feeling gross about my body (i was NOT overweight at all), but i've always felt that I didn't look/feel the best i could about myself. after only days of this diet i felt OUTSTANDING. My runs in the morning were easier, I was losing extra weight that I didn't even know I had. I felt alive and invigorated. That's how I knew that this was a good thing. I've never been a big meat eater, and i would have considered myself to be a better eater than most. But this was a new level of feeling completely happy and in control of who I am and what I put in my body. The average american takes NO NOTICE as to waht they are putting in their bodies. These are our temples nd we only get one. However we load them with chemicals we don't know the affect they have on our bodies, and junk our machines don't need to run smoothly. This stuff inhibits our physical and spiritual health.
anyway...that's when I picked up this book. totally turned off by the title and what those words insinuate, i didn't want to read it. Then I heard a good friend I trust speak good things of it, so I gave it a try.
This book although it swears (uncalled for) and they have a dumb attitude at the beginning. Towards the middle you realize that they used this title as a marketing ploy. What they really wanted to do was spread their message of truth. For some reason the American public eats a certain way and is very closed minded about healthy change. The authors are right on the mark with the eating parts of the book. I am vegan because it is the healthiest way to eat for our machines. Fruits and vegies have almost everything we need. We can eat as much as we want and not get fat, because they are made for our bodies. Fat vegans eat fattening food. Such as some kinds of vegan cookies, that have 160 calories for two of them, just like oreo's. They may be healthier but the have the same amount of calories. Thats how they get fat. I am a vegan eater because I KNOW that it's the best thing for my body (lots of fruits and vegies). End of story. I love animals, and I wouldn't eat them (a very recent thing), mostly because of the insanely inhuman things that are done to them. But that is not why I am a vegan. as a side note I believe that animals are on this earth for us to eat sparingy...such as when we don't have enough to eat. But not on a daily basis. or any sort of regular basis. only for emergency times when we don't have fruits and veggies.
I used to be like those people who would think these girls are crazy and "everybody is different", blah blah blah. All those reviews are written by people who are afraid to say that this is the way to the best you possible (it is), becuause they son't want to believe it. The book speaks truth. If you haven't tried it, then you can't possibly know. I don't eat most of the things they recommend. I don't use this as my bible, however they have good points, the main points that they are saying are true. Try it first. and don't blindly believe anyone. Find out for yourself through research on what truly is the best for our bodies and spirits.
by the way one of the author's has a master's in holistic nutrition. There is a lot of opinion in this book, but I should hope that we are all smart enough to realize that almost everything ever written is opinion. science is based on some facts and mostl opinion it is constantly changing, and they are constantly contradicting themselves (scientist). You have to find the basic truths (principles) and live our lives by them. this book is based on a basic truth.
Should be called "How & Why to Become a Vegan"October 18, 2008 5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this book because after reading the first chapter or two in the book store, I completely agreed with everything I read. I had already cut out my daily diet sodas & coffees & replaced it with green tea and lots of water, etc. If I'd had known the turn it would take in subsequent chapters, I wouldn't have wasted my money. I have no desire to become vegan, nor do I even think it's currently possible with the lifestyle I lead. I rarely eat meat and know the source of my meat most of the time anyway. I don't mind the animal mistreatment information, I think all of American should know what's going on, it's certainly disgusting, but I am personally not going completely vegan or even completely vegetarian so this book was a complete waste of money on me. Unless you want to go vegan, look for something else.
Try harder, you're not cussing enough.October 16, 2008 4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I thought this book was a hoax until I actually found it in a waiting room. The tone makes me wonder if the book was ghostwritten by a forty-year-old motivational speaker trying extra bleeping hard to be so edgy and cool. Any sound advice is buried in a compost heap of alarmism, PETA rhetoric and just plain junk science. Acids in coffee breeding fat cells?
Good read.October 16, 2008 5 out of 7 found this review helpful
First I would like to say that I cannot believe people would be surprised at the language used in the book. Its called Skinny B!tch, not Skinny Woman of No Ill Repute. There is a curse word in the title, why are you surprised at the bad language inside? And trust me, there is lots of it!
I knew this book had a Vegan message before I purchased it, and so would anyone else had they taken the time to read any reviews about it.
The authors aren't just spouting nonsense; almost every statement found inside this book has research to back it up. Whether or not you decide to go Vegan, the book demonstrates a lot of healthy, easy alternatives to eating junk food. Another reviewer stated this book is "all or nothing", when it actually encourages taking small steps towards replacing the bad foods in your diet with good ones. There is even a list of healthy snacks with the same great taste as their unhealthy counterparts.
If you like to feign ignorance about the foods you are eating, by all means read another book. How many Americans have actually visited a slaughterhouse and seen what goes on inside? This book will tell you and then some.
Take the time to read the book, and if you still don't believe it do some researching yourself. Use your head.
