Archive for January, 2008
Kimkins Diet Math Scam
In an effort to “clean up” the Kimkins diet disaster, Kimmer recently declared:
“It’s best not exceed the 1000 cals, 20 carbs, 20-30 fat grams, and keep the Protein at 60-90 grams per day. These are the limits for newbies, but you will find that as you stick with the plan you will see lower numbers [...]
Kimkins Diet Scam on ABC Good Morning America
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Sunday, January 20, 2008?….to be confirmed….
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Extreme Diets like Kimkins Do Not Work
Duke Health Brief: Extreme Weight-Loss Methods Backfire
A recent study found that teenage girls who used severe methods to lose weight were more likely to become obese than girls who ate a high-fat diet. A Duke expert says radical weight-loss measures change the body’s metabolism and actually promote weight gain.
Adolescent girls who try to lose [...]
Angry at Kimkins
Heidi Diaz’ lawyer is trying to get the class action lawsuit thrown out by claiming that “Plaintiffs consist of a small group of fame seekers, disgruntled prior associate, and other prior members of KlMKINS whom have been led to believe that there is a pot of gold at the end of the litigation rainbow.”
I’m a [...]
Kimkins and Kimmer’s Hardship
In the latest court documents filed on behalf of Heidi Diaz the class action lawsuit against her, Kimmer is trying to claim hardship to get her frozen assets released. She states:
That the writ of attachment issued against my personal and business bank accounts plus have caused severe hardship for my family, my ability to earn [...]
Kimkins Diet Dangers
Recent posts by fellow blogger Medusa report on alarming starvation by dieters at Kimkins, cheered on by the obese diet founder herself, Kimmer.
Kimkins advertises
“Want to lose 100 pounds? How about in 5 months? Yes, it’s possible, and it doesn’t involve surgery, diet pills or throwing up after every meal. It’s called Kimkins.
The Kimkins [...]
Kimkins Diet Scam
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Flippy Tippy Changes Diets - Again
While still giving credit to Kimkins for her weight loss, Tippy is presently following Eat Fat Get Thin (EFGT). Tippy has tried this plan before in her weight loss journey but quickly gave up on it that time. Other plans Tippy has tried include Atkins, fat fast, a rotation diet, South Beach, CTF (cut the [...]
Why pay when there are FREE diet support sites
I have been thinking about how a site that requires a “registration fee” or a “lifetime membership fee” would get people signing up for their “service.” Obviously they need to offer something that the FREE sites do not have. As they don’t, I have to assume that the only customers they get are people that [...]
$79.95 to starve at Kimkins in 2008
The membership fee just increased. Making up for less people signing up? Copying the Magic Chicken Diet price? One starvation diet is just as good as another, right?
Remember, there are many, many FREE sites that offer better support and better diets than Kimkins!
Try Active Lowcarber Forum (ALC) or Low Carb Friends (LCF). Both offer FREE [...]
