Skinny Bitch

For those of you that have not read it, I'll sum it up for you. I do not suggest reading it if you are offended by cursing, or don't like getting yelled at. "A no-nonsense tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!" Obviously, #1 give up the crap. No more coffee, smoking, refined sugars, OTC meds, no excessive alcohol, you know the usual suspects. Carbs: you need them, but try to eat whole wheat and not white flour. Give up meat, it's full of fat. And in the chapter called, "The dead, rotting, decomposing flesh diet" they go on to explain how animals are treated and what chemicals are in them, etc, to convince you to give up meat. It works. Dairy, while coming from those same mistreated animals, is full of fat. Give it up too. It goes through the myths and truths of protein, we need it, but not as much as you might think and you can get it from foods other than meats. Pooping is healthy, try to do it twice a day. Don't trust the FDA and USDA. When looking for organic products, look for California Certified Organic Farmers, Oregon Tilth, Marin Organic Certified and Demeter Certified Biodynamic. You are what you eat so try to eat well. Then it goes through vitamins and where to find them and that you will need to take a B-12 supplement. Next it has sample diets, and suggested foods, that these girls think taste delicious. The end of the book is little fun facts. The authors aren't perfect and you will occasionally see them doing things that are not suggested. Read the ingredients of everything. And control portions. Just being overall smart about what you eat.

I need to include more whole grains, brown rice, barley, rye, buckwheat, millet, oats, beans and seeds in my diet. Spirulina. Ener-G egg replacer. Check out goveg.com. Add more pineapple, papaya, mango and banana, lightly steam all veggies, and add wheat grass, sea vegetables and legumes. Replace coffee with organic decaf tea and fresh squeezed juices. Use natural unrefined celtic sea salt.

Here is my proposed plan, from what I learned in the book:

Week 1- Make breakfast all fruit and lunch all veggies. As we run out of things, condiments and such, replace it with organic vegan. Slow caffeine and nicotine intake. Sounds easy right? Little changes help change a life style, so it's not just a diet, and it might actually stick.

Week 2- No more caffeine or nicotine. Better portion control (especially at dinner). Do yoga every day. Keep up the replacing things with organic vegan.

Week 3- Switch to organic no sulfites added red wine. Keep water in check, 8 glasses a day. No more pills, give up advil and zyrtec and prevacid. Donate blood.

Week 4- Review the book. Research fasting.

And I want to point out that I am starting week 3 now. I am still (although loads less than 2 weeks ago) drinking coffee and occasionally smoking. Sometimes fruit isn't enough for breakfast, so I keep mini muffins and yoga bread around. Portions are under control, I had no idea how easy that would be. And if I go without doing yoga for a day I don't like the way I feel. This is much easier than I thought. But not for everyone. I know. A couple websites to check out: HappyCow.net, VeganPeace.com, VegCooking.com and GoVeg.com.