The beginning of a new year coincides with the beginning of a whole lot of new diets. People are hoping to finally get down to a ‘healthy’ weight, or at least to get rid of those 10 pounds of holiday weight-gain as quickly as possible. And with the massive popularity of the book Skinny Bitch, more people than ever are hoping that a switch to a vegetarian or vegan diet will be the way to do it.
But will dropping meat really help you lose weight? Perhaps, but not necessarily. While there is some research out there which suggests that vegetarians …read more

Something for all you Skinny Bitch fans out there: you can support Farm Sanctuary and meet SB author Rory Freedman by placing a bid for this item on Charity Buzz. The prize is lunch with Rory, with the auction proceeds going to Farm Sanctuary, an organization which “works to end cruelty to farm animals and promotes compassionate living through rescue, education and advocacy.”
If you’re interested, hurry up and bid – the auction closes December 17th.

My last post about Skinny Bitch attracted a lot of great discussion and comments (some of which I will address individually in later posts). At that point I had only read a couple of reviews of the book. With more and more positive reviews coming in, I decided to pick it up myself. After all, how often does a vegan diet book come out that promises to be a fun read, too?
I bought the book in Dublin last week (aaaaah, I love giant English bookstores!), and started it on the plane home. So far it’s been a very quick read, …read more