Skinny Bitch Diet Book Review : Part II
I do think the vegan diet has it’s merits, but I think that you have to be careful to still eat the right foods if you choose this lifestyle. You can’t just always be eating veggie burgers and nonstop carbs, you have to make sure that your diet is also rich in fruits and veggies, which are the cornerstone of health and weight loss. One could easily go off the right path if they didn’t know this, but the authors do point this out.
Another point they made, which was a citation from Fit for Life, and one that I’ve used in my own life which I found to be effective, was to try to eat a lot of fruit that is high in natural enzymes, by itself, first thing in the morning, instead of loading your body down with more hard to digest processed food like bagels, cereal and so forth.
The reason being that the morning time til about noon, your body is still supposedly in it’s “elmination phase” where it is still working on getting the stuff out from the day before and bogging it down with more complex digestion is the wrong way to ensure smooth elimination (as the authors say “pooping” – I love it).
The authors also strongly recommend that you go organic whenever possible, and made the point that if you can’t go organic on everything, make sure you at least get organic when it is something that you eat without peeling or removing an outer layer. So for instance, you would always want to buy organic strawberries.
The reason for this is that the peel or outer shell protects the inner fruit somewhat against the pesticides that are sprayed on the fruit to avoid insect infestation, so those are a little safer to consume when non-organic. They also point out, hilariously, that you shouldn’t be a cheap ass and not buy organic, because look at all the other crap you spend money on.
Overall, I could go on and on about what I like about the basic, albeit crudely delivered messages of this book. It’s a great, quick read, and it leaves you with a refreshing perspective on your food. The messages are good, but not everyone is meant to lead the vegan lifestyle, so if you can even apply some of the principles you will learn in this book, you will be on your way to better health.
I would also highly recommend the book Fit for Life. I believe it was published back in the seventies, but many of it’s messages are still relevant today. Again, it’s not a diet regimen for everyone and Lord knows I couldn’t follow it to a T, but it gives you another perspective on eating and food and health, and I think it’s good to see both sides of the coin.
