Skinny Vegan Diet
The Skinny Vegan Diet is one of the celebrity favorites. This
diet is designed to make you lose weight and get an extremely thin and
model like body.
As the name suggests, this is a vegetarian
diet so not for the meat lovers.
The diet is based on a book "Skinny B****" (sorry, I can’t give you the
full name due to the language but you get the idea).
The book
was written by former model Kim Barnouin and former model agent Rory
Freedman.
The name is over the top and so is the language in
the book but let's focus on the meat (or meatless) and bones of this
diet.
This is basically a vegan eating plan that detoxifies
the body. Keep reading to learn more about this diet plan.
The Basics
With the
Skinny Vegan Diet, there are no animal fats
allowed.
Although the book is marketed as a “diet plan”, a
lot is also based on the author’s mutual passion for animal
rights.
So
for this diet you have to forego all meats, fish,
fowl or anything made with animal fat or products including
eggs.
According to the creators, animal products are ruining
our organs and overloading our intestines.
With this fad diet you won’t count calories. You can eat how
ever much you want so long as it does not include any of the “off
limit” foods.
Here are a few of the foods that are allowed on the Skinny Vegan diet
plan:
- Organic
fruits and vegetables
-
Whole grains
-
Organic oils
-
Desserts made with raw sugar and unrefined ingredients
-
Water, tea, and wine (sparingly)
They do allow some processed foods like soy ice cream and veggie fries
but that’s it.
Usually you eat when you are hungry or every few hours,
but here, you wait until you are starving to know the feeling of true
hunger.
There are more banned foods than foods you can eat. If you aren’t sure,
anything that you are used to eating is probably not allowed.
Downfalls of Diet
The
emphasis here is on cleansing the body to reprogram it to accept
healthier foods.
Unfortunately, this diet doesn’t list
nutritional information or go by any known guidelines for daily
nutritional requirements.
In fact, many vegans and vegetarians have
issues with getting enough protein with the absence of meat.
You may
encounter the same issue with the Skinny Vegan Diet. Other vitamins are
also probably missing
from the mix here as well.
Although you would probably lose weight because you are eating fewer
calories, the lack of proper nutrients could put you are risk for some
health issues.
Remember, when you eat too few calories you are
slowing down your metabolism. This means when you go back to a
normal eating plan, your metabolic rate is now slower.
End result
usually means gaining the weight back and possibly even more than when
you started this fad diet.
Summary
While the Skinny Vegan Diet has some merits with the cleansing
approach, it seems to be lacking nutrients with the lack of certain
types of foods.
This diet plan, while a favorite of many celebrities, seems to be too
much of a "fad" diet and might not be the healthiest way to lose weight.
Before trying something this extreme, be sure to check out these
eating healthy
tips. Just a few simple (non extreme) changes can make a
difference.
For more reviews on fad diets like the
Skinny Vegan
Diet, check out the
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