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Since I first posted about this vegan diet book sensation (in this post and this post), the comments haven’t ceased to come in from readers all over the place who want to share their experiences with Skinny Bitch. The response is overwhelmingly positive, as readers report “aha moments” the book gave them regarding the cruelty of the meat industry or the crappiness of their diet.
But not everyone was sold on this vegan diet bible. Some found the tone to be excessively mean, or the veganism too extreme. Still, it sounds like most of those inclined to pick this book up in the first place are at least open to the idea of reducing (if not completely eliminating) the animal products in their diets.
So here’s what I’d love to know from those of you following the book’s eating guidelines: is the Skinny Bitch diet getting you skinny? Some of the earlier commenters reported quick and easy weight loss. Is the weight still off? Still coming off? And how do you feel? Share your experience!
@Ashley: you CAN get everything you need from vegan nutrition, except that you need the help of a supplement or fortified foods to get vitamin B12. You also need to be careful to get enough calcium, vitamin D, n-3 fats and zinc, but these are all present in plant foods. Iron is usually not a problem when you’re vegan (milk products slow down iron absorption). See http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-food-pyramid.asp
i did skinny bitch earlier on this year, loved it! I felt amazing and lost SO much weight….about 3 months ago i fell off the wagon and started binging out on all the bad foods i had let go to be a Skinny Bitch..I dont know what came over me…I gained all the weight back and now i am just a wreck..I’ve tried reading the book over and over again to find that kick start that i had in the beginning but i feel like it’s lost :( Any tips to get motivated again please let me know! Thanks Skinny Bitches of the world
I have lost 52lbs and counting since Feb. 14, 2011. I feel great, exercise 5 days a week and am training for my first 5km run! I love those skinny bitches :)
If you’re looking for a “diet” then you’re mentality is all wrong…because later you will gain everything back. I’m half way through the book and already decided to make the life-style change for the improvement of my health and to stop supporting cruelty to animals. However if you want facts, just by cutting meat, milk & cheese out of my diet I have already lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks. I exercise 3 nights out of the week and also drink lots of water.
Help – went on the plan for a week. Feel great but haven’t lost a pound.
I hated being fat I know I look it so my mum said i was fine bahh I know differently so I searched up diets And all of them were a waste of time but this one I knew would work I don’t stick to diets well bahh I was
Completely into it scence I gained 10kg some how when i come home I eat way to much and feel sick all the time but I’m not going to stick my fingers in ma throat and cough it up ewwww!! I started this diet 3 months ago even with a lil lollipop I still went vegan and vegetarian I weighed 54kg bahh no one could tell but when my did picked me’ up she said I was soo heavy and I know I was so I was really self conscious now I weigh … 38.2nd wow I love it and this diet help and so did excercising and arobic videos and stuff the only way it worked for me’ was I was super motivated and said I was going to do it everyone laughed and said yea right and 3 months later I’m here fine and healthy again and I even got my belly pierced cause I use to hAve a massive stomach that I sucked in around people now I don’t have to because it’s perfectly flat I’m moving school Soon so it’s kinda a fresh start too :) I know I’m a bitch but now I’m a skinny bitch lol hahah but I know I’m only 13 but still I’m gonna audition for australia’s next top model when I’m 16-17 and this helps :) xoxo thanks for reading pls comment but no rude comments or do i don’t mind xxx :) !!!!!!!
Are you kidding? That’s great! You’re on your way!!!
I lost 30 lbs. following Skinny Bitch and kept it off! This “diet” — more like a lifestyle — will undoubtedly get you thin if done properly, and the whole time you can eat delicious, healthy, satisfying foods! There is no deprivation involved! Everyone should try this.
I have been on the diet for 5 days and have already lost 5lbs thats without exercise my diet is completely vegan for breakfast ill have cereal lunch salad with some veggies and snack on a sandwich . I find smaller portions help as well.
I lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks! I feel great. When I got started I promised myself that this was not going to feel like punishment. I knew that if it did, I wouldn’t stick to it. I seriously eat as much as I want and I don’t eat anything I don’t want to eat.
if you said “people didnt have soy in 1800 and survived” you are an idiot. in the 1800′s the life expectancy was also a hell of a lot lower than now.
i love this,was already semi vegan but struggled to go back to hardcore vegan until i read this god i love them for writing this.im gonna pick and choose { i dont live w/out my black coffee;non organic;and healthy proccessed foods in moderation} on 2nd day and feel great tho do feel hungry seing as i only have fruit and coffee for breakfast but only the normal amount {of hunger} and as i get more used to having this lifestyle/eating about 1000 cal ill be less hungry :). have i mentioned i feel great?plus i dont want to overeat/binge or purge AT ALL that alone is heaven for me :) but i am curious {very} to see what my weight will come to be after i get back down to 137 seeing as this is a lifestyle change not a diet for me ill continue to lose weight dont want to get too thin though im 5’6” and 18 yrs of age and dont want to be underweight but if i am as long as im at least 100 lbs i dont care thatd only be bout 15 lbs underweight for me and would rather have the skinny bitch lifestyle!happinness=recovery=health all in one plus getting back to my hardcore vegan self:)plus this way i just have to ‘use my head’ when i eat out/at a friends so i dont eat too much,hoping itll get to the point where i dont have to think bout calories or weigh myself AT ALL which it will,just might take a while,but willing to be healthy/happy this way ^_^ im ecstatic
Hey there i just wanted to say i have been doing the skinny bitch method for 5 months now and OMG!!! I feel AMAZING!!!! i have lost over 10 kg and my skin has gone from having acne to clear and my digestive system works 100%. At first i missed having meat but there is a whole new world out there, my partner still eats meat but he loves the food i cook even more. I have so much more variety then when i used to eat meat, Its all about learning and trying new things. I just feel so happy and even my mood has brightened, my whole outlook on life. You find that your body just works, No more coffee, refined sugar or shit!!!! i enjoy green and herbal teas, organic red wine, fresh fruits, currys, stirfrys, salads and drink loads of water and excersize 1 hour daily…This book changed my life. My partner looovvveesss the new me! More importantly i do. I hope this inspires ppl to give it at least 3 months. Cherio =)
Have just started reading SB, totally vegan for 48 hours, feel really good, sleeping really good and my mental clarity is improving, wasn’t bad, I have just been tired for 10 years, LOL! I laughed while discussing this with my daughter, i said, “I think I can literally feel the swelling going down in my body, may be in my mind, but it is how I feel physically”. This book rocks, bought one for my daughter for Christmas, under the tree, my mom and sister have both ran out to buy and one thing is for sure, I will never eat a piece of meat without seeing the mental picture of animals being slaughtered. Will make no promises this early in the game, but I can’t even imagine eating rotting meat. I am a healthcare provider, have a bachelors degree with a heavy concentration in microbiology, nutrition and anatomy and physiology, all of this books content makes sense. Hope you all continue to post your postive comments and success along the way…..I want to be a skinny bitch!!!!!
I started skinny bitch in June full throttle. I was 144 lbs 5’10″ size 4-6, jeans size 28. I lost 19 lbs so far! If you do it, IT WORKS!!!!!!!! I am 125 and cannot believe how small my thighs are!!!! My heaviest a few years ago was 175 and I was wearing size 32 pants. I then became vegetarian and hovered around 145, vegan was the final step and NO sugar. I also paid attention to the order I ate foods in!!! I love skinny bitch!!!! Changed my LIFe!!!!!!!
I have a question: I am currently on birth control (its a low hormone pill) and I was wondering that even though I go through with this, it won’t help any because the pill make you gain weight. Honestly I have been steady weight but I don’t lose any either. I don’t want to stop using birth control but I really want to try this.
I have been doing the SB plan for 10 days now and I think the scale is about to budge in my favor. My clothes are all getting lose but I have not yet lost pounds. I am going full throddle, no dairy, coffee, meat, all organic produce and I am also counting calories. At 43, losing weight is nearly impossible and I have tried everything to lose the 10 pounds I have gained in the last 2 years and this is working. I am a former milk guzzler and butter user and oh I can’t forget all the cheese I used to eat. I want to tell everyone I know about this book but I have to be careful not to preach. I also run 3 miles a day, 5 days a week and I am drinking my water again. My one vice is organic red wine, 2 glasses a night. I can live without coffee, not my wine. : )
Keep up the good work all you skinny bitches. I am done eating meat and dairy. I just wish others felt the same way. The chapter on factory farming changed my life. I won’t ever go back.
I have used the SB on and off again – it’s very hard for me to stay truly vegan – I just don’t get enough calories – it’s not that I miss meat – I actually really like dairy products – and the alternatives are outside of my budget – so I have used my version of the modified skinny b – I only use turkey, fish and chicken, and nonfat dairy products (sorry I love animals – but I literally cannot afford vegan with both money/time) – I am very busy and this diet requires you to make many trips to the grocery store. I try not to keep packaged products or frozen products – so my pantry is full of spices, and my freezer is full of nothing but ice and some frozen fruit for smoothies. I’ve had a hard time giving up alcohol though – a nice glass of wine is really great sometimes!! – anyways – all in moderation. I wouldn’t say I lost a ton of weight – but I just feel better about my body in general – and feel like I’m feeding it good food
I just started and I also noticed i was eating to many starches. I am going to eat more veggies and go grocery shopping soon! other than that I started monday and I have been feeling motivate to exercise and eat right. great motivation for me. by the way 100 years ago meat didn’t have so many chemicals and was safer to eat back then , But I love animals and even if it was safe I would be seeing the animal every time i eat.
I love animals too, but you have to eat meat to get all your neccessary minerals and vitamins. How do you think people in the 1800′s would have survived they did not have soy, and tofu. Plus I would rather starve than eat tofu, it looks and smells gross. It is how the food chain works, animals eat other animals. This seems to have been working since we have been here for millions of years. I will continue to eat my meat! (Love me a BIG steak & potatoes)
I’m guessing you haven’t read the book?