Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #324 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"Straight talking co-authors (Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin) ... don't mince their words in their efforts to get you on the path to your ideal weight." --Zest

Review
"(If)you're desperate to lose weight and feeling brave, invest in this - but just remember, ladies: you have been warned!" --Hot Stars

Review
"(i)f you don't want to be a fat pig any more then these Skinny Bitches say they are the women to help." --The Sunday Mirror

Customer Reviews

Fun and fabulous.. and a kick up the arse
IMO this book is what a lot of people need. If you strip away the "turn vegan" arguments then what you get is two women who want to share their way of staying slim and healthy, and really what counts is their no-nonsense attitude. If you don't like it, go on Atkins or something because they've chosen to share their own way and they're not forcing it on anyone.

Although you may not agree with being vegan, all of their points are backed up by research and their sources are listed in the back of the book.

Since going vegan I've never felt better. I honestly never get food cravings anymore and find food in general easy to resist when I'm not hungry!
And to boot, the weight is dropping off...

The authors veered slightly off course.
People who bought this book expecting to read a no nonsense approach to sensible eating have every right to feel disappointed. Had the authors paid more attention to the health disadvantages of eating animal derivatives, most readers would not have felt deceived. I personally feel there are no benefits to eating meat or anything derived from it but I don't agree people should be steam rolled into becoming vegans. Most people are aware of the controversy surrounding the treatment of farm animals and still eat meat. The book should have stuck solely to educating people about the risk to health and should have explained in more detail how eating meat also contributes to obesity.

I felt the book started off well but then veered off into slightly dangerous territory. The cover is misleading and does not give any real insight into what the reader is really purchasing. I felt the authors failed to follow their own, very wise advice.. "be careful not to preach"!

Beware - Vegan Propaganda
As some of the other reviewers have pointed out, this book is nothing more than a vegan propaganda pamphlet, full of dire warnings and scare stories, with some VERY graphic descriptions of what happens inside an abattoir. They have carefully chosen the sources they quote to show only one side of the argument. Also, even if you wanted to buy them, very few, if any, of the recommended products can be bought in the U.K. There are much better weight loss books than this. Don't waste your money.