This vegan-oriented eating plan tells it like it is. They do notsugarcoat what should be done to get the body of your dreams. The firststep is to get healthy by eating foods that are simple to digest, rich innutrients and free of additives. Both gals are die-hard animal rights activists.

So it's not just the health aspects of the vegan diet that they embrace, but the ethical grounds of foregoing meat that also resonate with the diet's designers. The gals think that animals in the food industry are treated inhumanely and that the food is no prepared in a safe fashion.

But just because they're encouraging you to go vegan doesn't mean you will not enjoy the slimming process. Substitutes for sugar include evaporated cane juice, brown rice syrup, molasses, raw sugar, beet sugar and maple syrup.

Skinny Bitch has already spawned two follow-up books-- Skinny Bitch in the Kitch and Skinny Bitch Mamma, a guide to healthy eating for moms-to-be.