The Skinny on Diet Books

I write it here all the time, I am in no way an expert when it comes to health, fitness, or diet.  I just happen to be interested and passionate about all of it.  However since I am not an expert, I usually refrain from writing a whole lot about diet. 

I am a healthy eater, and I love to eat.  I also love to cook.  However, I usually steer clear of health books.  Most my recipes either come from family, friends, the internet, or experimentation.  For the most part – I am not a big fan of diet books.  I find them preachy and complicated.  The only one I have ever read from front to back, Skinny Bitch.  It was ok, I didn’t love it – but it got me to notice something: there are a ton of diet/health books out there with the word skinny in the title. 

Here are just some examples: Skinny Bitch, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinny Girl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, Skinny Chicks Don’t Eat Salad, The Skinny on Losing Weight Without Being Hungry, The Secrets of Skinny Chicks: How to Feel Great in Your Favorite Jeans When it Doesn’t Come Naturally…

I could actually keep going.  There are more.  And please note—of all those books I just mentioned, one is written by a doctor.

It kind of bothers me.  Again, I am not expert but I know that health and fitness isn’t about being skinny.  And believe or not—being skinny is not everyone’s goal.  Just a thought…feel free to leave yours below.