tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post7945349220900825228..comments2023-07-27T13:52:37.502-04:00Comments on Cindy's Low Carb Life: Kimkins survivorsAlcinda (Cindy) Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-18688921659015957592008-01-04T18:22:00.000-05:002008-01-04T18:22:00.000-05:00You're right Kat, it's nothing but a scam, and app...You're right Kat, it's nothing but a scam, and apparently an effective one!! <BR/><BR/>Adding to the mix, "Tippy Toes" has started a site that is basically a clone of Kimkins, and then there's the Mad Chicken Diet, also very Kimkins looking. <BR/><BR/>One of the problems is that these sites can essentially do what they please, at least until someone wises up and reports them. <BR/><BR/>I am 100% Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-44053676692428334692008-01-04T16:12:00.000-05:002008-01-04T16:12:00.000-05:00Kimkins.com is a very dangerious diet that promote...Kimkins.com is a very dangerious diet that promotes Eating Disorders (EDs), hair loss and other health problems in people who follow it. This diet was started by a lady they call Kimmer who never lost the weight on her own diet let alone any other. Kimmer’s real name is Heidi Kimberly Diaz and she has set up a site for the specific reason to Scam and take money from people, NOT help them lose Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414385390223775121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-82288449820427854492008-01-04T10:45:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:45:00.000-05:00You are right Kat. Even with the investigations an...You are right Kat. Even with the investigations and scrutiny the site and program continues....and she's now increased the price to $79.95!!Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-5515837796790084732008-01-03T16:02:00.000-05:002008-01-03T16:02:00.000-05:00Get The Word Out…I recently took up the cause to “...Get The Word Out…<BR/>I recently took up the cause to “get the word out” about Kimkins.com and the dangers of following this very low calorie diet. Don’t be fooled. Do your research! Kimkins.con is nothing more than a low fat, low carb, low calorie, unhealthy starvation diet that is causing Eating Disorders (EDs) and hair loss in many. This diet was started by a lady who calls herself "KimmerKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414385390223775121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-54460563665224917552007-12-31T22:47:00.000-05:002007-12-31T22:47:00.000-05:00Thanks lowcarbmargi!! Happy New Year to you to!!Thanks lowcarbmargi!! Happy New Year to you to!!Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-26158566254924618072007-12-31T15:43:00.000-05:002007-12-31T15:43:00.000-05:00Great post Cindy! Happy New Year to you and yours...Great post Cindy! Happy New Year to you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-71204220616841170732007-12-30T20:43:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:43:00.000-05:00Thanks Kat. That's not a site I'd found yet. I've...Thanks Kat. That's not a site I'd found yet. I've not been able to fully explore the ring yet! Too much going on!Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-17135735713767394592007-12-30T15:51:00.000-05:002007-12-30T15:51:00.000-05:00This is one of the key players in the fight agains...This is one of the key players in the fight against Kimkins and I think you should read her blog...don't foget to search the webring too and see the other great info about this SCAM!<BR/><BR/>http://honeybeesblog.wordpress.com/Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414385390223775121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-38670632454566890452007-12-29T11:52:00.000-05:002007-12-29T11:52:00.000-05:00David, thanks for your great comment! I've not rea...David, thanks for your great comment! <BR/><BR/>I've not read any of the books you mention and will have to check with my local library and see if I can get them. <BR/><BR/>Right now I'm reading Gary Taubes' Good Calories Bad Calories and have found it very enlightening. <BR/><BR/>Low carb is a fantastic eating plan....but followed with low fat and calories isn't low carb, it's just another Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-4455527104148953472007-12-29T11:36:00.000-05:002007-12-29T11:36:00.000-05:00Very well done, Cindy. You're a great educator.You...Very well done, Cindy. You're a great educator.<BR/><BR/>You do a lot of research. Have you read "Biochemical Individuality" by Roger J. Williams, PhD yet? It appears to be unique in the literature of nutrition science in terms of explaining what constitutes an adequate and appropriate diet for individuals. <BR/><BR/>A related book ("Nutrition and your Mind") by mental health researcher George Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-31412484568411958582007-12-28T01:38:00.000-05:002007-12-28T01:38:00.000-05:00OhYeahBabe absolutely! Anything to get the word ou...OhYeahBabe absolutely! Anything to get the word out! What do I do?<BR/><BR/>Kat, I never joined Kimkins, so don't have a part in any lawsuit. I hope she looses everything, gets community service AND some kind of jail time.Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-65584208638006135902007-12-27T18:26:00.000-05:002007-12-27T18:26:00.000-05:00Now that you know the Truth...Join the Lawsuit!!ht...Now that you know the Truth...Join the Lawsuit!!<BR/><BR/>http://kimkinslawsuit.wordpress.com/Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414385390223775121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-2960347476903156872007-12-27T11:24:00.000-05:002007-12-27T11:24:00.000-05:00Great post! Would you like to add your blog to the...Great post! Would you like to add your blog to the <A HREF="http://saynotokimkins.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow"> Say NO to Kimkins</A> web ring? <BR/><BR/>Stop the fraud! If you were a member of <A HREF="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/kimkinsdiet.htm" REL="nofollow"> Kimkins</A>, join the <A HREF="http://kimkinslawsuit.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow"> Kimkins diet lawsuit</A>OhYeahBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233544200400642335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-64910348122068431552007-09-29T04:34:00.000-04:002007-09-29T04:34:00.000-04:00I agree with you No Kimkins!! It is hard to let go...I agree with you No Kimkins!! It is hard to let go of....but absolutely necessary! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your nice comment.Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-45772679319591025642007-09-28T23:37:00.000-04:002007-09-28T23:37:00.000-04:00You did an excellent job putting this in chronolog...You did an excellent job putting this in chronological order.<BR/><BR/>When you have something like anorexia or Kimkins that is all about control, I can understand why its so frightening for people to let go of it. For me, having my hair fall out was reason enough to quit but for others I know when you hear people tell you how good you are looking from losing weight its hard to give that up, its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-71178647956394683292007-09-17T17:12:00.000-04:002007-09-17T17:12:00.000-04:00"it is amazing how many people have very little kn..."it is amazing how many people have very little knowledge of low carb, even the plan they're supposed to be on!! Many just want to be told what to eat and when and that's it. They are not interested in learning anything about nutrition, etc they just want to loose weight!"<BR/><BR/>and Cindy they will be the same ones regaining all their weight and then some---just like many in the WLS community-BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518968315887863047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-563980542487445032007-09-17T11:25:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:25:00.000-04:00Yes Amy, we need to continue to encourage and supp...Yes Amy, we need to continue to encourage and support them. Sad that one person can cause so much grief!! <BR/><BR/>Adam...it is amazing how many people have very little knowledge of low carb, even the plan they're supposed to be on!! Many just want to be told what to eat and when and that's it. They are not interested in learning anything about nutrition, etc they just want to loose weight!Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-45547981957519030632007-09-17T10:39:00.000-04:002007-09-17T10:39:00.000-04:00Goes to show you, with all the data out there show...Goes to show you, with all the data out there showing the efficacy of sugar reduction and despite the relative ease of adhering to a straight-up low-carbohydrate plan, how people do not hesitate to cut back on fat and calories right away to speed up scale action. <BR/>Not to beat a dead horse or kick anyone while he or she is down, but when I saw the tidal wave of Kimkins ads and the constant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-57102340527825573552007-09-17T10:38:00.000-04:002007-09-17T10:38:00.000-04:00It's gonna take some time for those who have been ...It's gonna take some time for those who have been duped to realize that fat and higher calories are not evil. So we need to just keep encouraging them and steering them in the right direction until their bodies confirm what we've been telling them. :0)Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-67894914347618449882007-09-16T21:33:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:33:00.000-04:00LOL nope, you're not the only one. There is a real...LOL nope, you're not the only one. There is a real fear....and every bump on the scale just reinforces their beliefs!Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609198.post-20522470430336798072007-09-16T20:44:00.000-04:002007-09-16T20:44:00.000-04:00"Many are going to different low carb plans, but a..."Many are going to different low carb plans, but are still reluctant to increase their fat or calories too much."<BR/><BR/>so I'm not the only one who noticed this......BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518968315887863047noreply@blogger.com