princessbee Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmmy Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 From another forum I go to: "Skinny Bitch seems to be designed to trick omni women into veganism by appealing to their fat vain asses. It isn't really for vegans, althogh it is by vegans. It actually reads like a really long Rant post on this forum. Some good info peppered with lots of F-bombs and also some bad information. Maybe it was just me, but it doesn't even read like it was written by two skinny bitches! It kinda seems like it was written by vegan dudes pretending to be skinny bitches. Weird. Also, they tell you to get rid of all the omni food, but then they recommend some vegan junk food and pre-packaged food. They also recommend fasting, which unless done under ideal and strict guidelines, can be very dangerous. Their goal is really to make the reader vegan, not necessarily a healthy vegan." "... -They don't talk about how to figure out your caloric needs, or how much you should eat in order to be healthy. They also talk about how great fasts are (which I don't agree with), and advocate only eating fruit for breakfast and then not eating lunch until you're ravenous. On the back of the book, it says that both worked for Ford Models, and a lot of their "how to deal with food" advice seems straight out of a "how to develop an eating disorder" manual. ..." "I agree with OMM and [name ommitted to protect privacy]--I bought the book, read it, and returned it. The language didn't bother me; I'm a huge fan of the f-bomb in all its glorious permutations. The attitude bothered me. I'm rather anti-diet-industry, and their ranting seemed to skirt a dangerous edge between pro-vegan and pro-eating-disorder. I mean, an apple for breakfast? Are you kidding me? I don't really feel like Ford models have a lot of credibility when it comes to giving advice to fat people. But that's my own personal bias against the Great American Cult of the Stick Insect Woman. Plus, it had that same Dr Phil-esque "I'll be mean to you and call you a fat ass to shock you into listening to me" tone that gets really grating after the first few pages. I'm not entirely confident in some of their research, either--some of their sources for their facts were Glamour magazine. As OMM said, it seemed to play off vanity in order to get people to go vegan, which seems like a crappy reason to do so. It's obvious that the authors are vegan for ethical reasons as well as health, but you notice they didn't name the book "Ethical Bitch."" There are positive reviews too, but promoting eating-disorder-like behaviour (fasting, not eating until you're ravenous, etc.) has really turned me off of giving it to anyone, because I'll never know if that will be a "trigger" for someone that's recovering -- women (and men) tend to be very, very secretive about their eating disorders, even after they've recovered or started the road to recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessbee Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I do agree that an apple for breakfast seems a bit rich thanks for that Immy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 don't forget to add 1% insects! haha just kidding for me decreasing my fat (actually pretty much eliminating overt fat) and mono eating (like chimps i guess) made all the difference - good luck with it and keep us posted! I see you cottoned on to the insects, seand! Yeah mono eating is definitely easiest on the digestive system: any combining is obviously going to give the whole digestive system more work than if it just has one thing to digest at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andgbr Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 is monoeating is good for us? what fruit or vegetable do they usually eat? sorry, i'm curious now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 is monoeating is good for us? what fruit or vegetable do they usually eat? sorry, i'm curious now.. Whatever, just as long as it's alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andgbr Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 is monoeating is good for us? what fruit or vegetable do they usually eat? sorry, i'm curious now.. Whatever, just as long as it's alone. i know, my question is what vegetable or fruit do they usually choose to eat alone... cuz some have a bigger variety of minerals and vitamins, and more calories and etc.. so perhaps there's a ''right'' veggie for monoeating, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 .....Bananas. Apes love bananas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 so perhaps there's a ''right'' veggie for monoeating, right? Nope it's beneficial to mono-eat anything. I'm too impatient for mono-eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 so perhaps there's a ''right'' veggie for monoeating, right? Nope it's beneficial to mono-eat anything. I'm too impatient for mono-eating. I make smoothies so that it just all comes together into one new superfood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andgbr Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 so perhaps there's a ''right'' veggie for monoeating, right? Nope it's beneficial to mono-eat anything. I'm too impatient for mono-eating. are you saying that anything can be good if you are on mono-diet? for example bananas, and where do i get the other minerals or vitamins in case bananas don't have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 so perhaps there's a ''right'' veggie for monoeating, right? Nope it's beneficial to mono-eat anything. I'm too impatient for mono-eating. are you saying that anything can be good if you are on mono-diet? for example bananas, and where do i get the other minerals or vitamins in case bananas don't have it? You can eat other foods, but it just means at once, so instead of having beans & rice and a salad for dinner, you would just have the lettuce of that salad, then have some apples later, kind of a grazing action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seand Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 i am lazy. i <3 mono-meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 i am lazy. i <3 mono-meals. Are you raw, or you just like to snack on things? I like to eat rolled oats by themselves sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 like to eat rolled oats by themselves sometimes. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 like to eat rolled oats by themselves sometimes. Me too. You just need to eat them with some kind of liquid on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 like to eat rolled oats by themselves sometimes. Me too. You just need to eat them with some kind of liquid on hand. I usually don't, but i'm weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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