STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Teresa · Kate Spade

"Skinny Bitch"

Suasoria · Chanel

Yeah, and welcome to it. I love Rory.

The book is extremely educational. What a fantastic thing, to have information and be motivated to act on it.

The body has incredible self-healing abilities, so once you get off the junk, your body wants to start the rebuilding process immediately - which it does by pushing chemicals and crap out of your system however it can. This is when you literally go through detox, and you may feel temporarily worse before you feel better, depending on how bad your diet was before. Caffeine is a good example - "withdrawals" can be pretty bad for a few days. You may want to try green tea or something to help get off it and avoid headaches.

The good news is it only takes about three weeks to 'lose the taste' for certain things - there is credible research on this. I've had that experience with processed foods. If I eat something with artificial flavors or preservatives, it just tastes plastic and gross to me now. It makes it really easy to avoid junk.

I don't know where you go to school but many campuses have vegetarian/vegan/animal rights groups that would probably be full of helpful and supportive (and cool) people. Could be worth checking.

Tati · Chanel

I just might have to pick this book up! thanks for the info.

But no coffee?! Yikes! I already had issues with headaches even before I became addicted to coffee. I've tried to wean myself off it before, and have even tried going cold turkey...but I end up dying with a severe migraine.

lynnie · Chanel

A similar thing happened to my friends who are reading The Omnivore's Dilemna. They keep insisting I read it but I'm a bit scared to...

guzman · Nine West

ABSOLUTLY no offense is meant when i say this, but she is trying to sell a book...which i read!.
i dont eat meat or dairy, however, i still think its always best to research her research...
there are tribes in africa that live off of beef and are fine...or milk and are fine...
organic/vegan/vegetarian isnt necessarily better, especially when it comes down to totally processed "healthy" food, like MANY of the ones pushed in the book.
eating cleaning is all that matters, just my two cents.

tri_sarah_tops · Marc Jacobs

I read this and it scared me into vegetarianism as well. I sobbed through the parts about meat packing. I lasted about five months and then ended up gradually going back to meat, but generally only poultry and fish. I really wish I could have stuck with it, but I'm a pretty picky eater and having fewer food choices didn't really work for me - I ended up eating mainly carbs and gained a few pounds. Right now I'm really working on just eating clean. Like guzman said, I think it's most important to avoid processed foods and sugar and eat naturally. I'll probably try vegetarianism again in the future, but I need to make other changes first, like no Kit Kats for breakfast :)

Suasoria · Chanel

I used to be addicted to coffee, but honestly now I can have a cup or two here or there and not have any issues. If I have a houseguest who wants coffee I'll have some, or I'll have a cup with my MIL if I'm at her house, but I don't "need" it anymore.

I'm glad I'm no longer a "heavy user" but also glad that I don't feel I have to avoid it completely. I do have a cup of caffeinated tea in the morning but if I skip it for some reason I'm fine. It's more a ritual than anything.

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

tri_sarah_tops wrote:

I think it's most important to avoid processed foods and sugar and eat naturally.

My thoughts exactly. This is what I do and it works perfectly for me.

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

I try to eat healthy but I don"t think I wanna read this

LoMish · Kate Spade

I read this book and appreciated the humor as well as the research and information. I've been a vegetarian for several years now, so a lot of the info. wasn't new, and after reading, I still had no plans to EVER give up my coffee!! But I think the book is meant for you to take bits and pieces away and change your lifestyle a bit here and there.

Sandy · Kate Spade

gossipgirl wrote:

I try to eat healthy but I don"t think I wanna read this

Ditto. Is it bad that I prefer to be blissfully unaware?

Kelly · Hermes

Sandy wrote:
gossipgirl wrote:
I try to eat healthy but I don"t think I wanna read this
Ditto. Is it bad that I prefer to be blissfully unaware?

Same here. I'm not sure what that says about me as a person, but I almost just don't want to know.

Suasoria · Chanel

Sandy wrote:

gossipgirl wrote:

I try to eat healthy but I don"t think I wanna read this

Ditto. Is it bad that I prefer to be blissfully unaware?

Wellll, depends. As we age, it's no longer so blissful. It's not blissful to see our parents and even peers go through experiences, conditions, and diseases that are so preventable with education and simple lifestyle/diet choices.

In your 20s you can be blissfully unaware for a while, but eventually, there aren't any more convenient excuses. I'm watching almost every woman in my family get fat and get type 2 diabetes in their 50s, for example. Actually I have a teenage cousin who is so heavy she is already borderline diabetic.

Sandy · Kate Spade

Suasoria wrote:

Sandy wrote:

gossipgirl wrote:

I try to eat healthy but I don"t think I wanna read this

Ditto. Is it bad that I prefer to be blissfully unaware?

Wellll, depends. As we age, it's no longer so blissful. It's not blissful to see our parents and even peers go through experiences, conditions, and diseases that are so preventable with education and simple lifestyle/diet choices.

In your 20s you can be blissfully unaware for a while, but eventually, there aren't any more convenient excuses. I'm watching almost every woman in my family get fat and get type 2 diabetes in their 50s, for example. Actually I have a teenage cousin who is so heavy she is already borderline diabetic.

It was just an expression... I was trying to keep it light-hearted. I know what's good for me and what's not, and I know how to eat healthfully. While I agree that vegetarianism/veganism is a wonderfully healthy way to live life, it's just not for me. I don't want to read a book that will scare me into a different lifestyle.

Suasoria · Chanel

Sorry! I didn't get that you were being "jesty." I feel your comment is somewhat representative or accurate for a lot of people, though, and it's sad for me to see the effects of it, or see people taking a bunch of meds when they shouldn't have to.