It's a good idea, but I don't know how much stock I would put in that particular site. Here's what they have to say about Atkins -

that's too bad about what they said about atkins.

i guess if they're not lowcarb friendly, they might really rip into kimkins as being dangerous...it's way more strict than atkins.

and if that's the case, as much as i don't want to see "lowcarb" disparaged in any way....i'll personally be glad to see a negative review on kimkins...it can be way dangerous. i think it would get billed as more dangerous due to the low calories than low carbs, so i'm not too concerned about how it would affect the "low carb" name in the public's eye.

I do MUCH better in thin air up here, than when I go to the low lands and all the heavy air...

I'm so sorry about your friend.. It's a hard battle, but as long as she's trying and has people around her that care, she can succeed!!!

One of the main reasons I've chosen this forum over any of the others is because I think the leaders of this board have shown such good judgment and sense of responsibility in the way they have maintained standards here.

Plus, I think the members are a cut above.

I agree, and I think it is in our best interest for it to be we Low Carbers who are the ones who blowing the whistle.

KWIM?

It's going to make the news eventually, so we need to distance ourselves from it; aving it well known that it was LC people who exposed and fought it can only mitigate the shots we take. Make sense?

Marking my place in this thread.

Man...you go away for a bit and look what happens! Unbelievable.

And may I add...I love this site bc the ppl here are, as someone else already mentioned, a cut above.

WTH I can't understand why people would listen to this fraud kimkins, She is not a doctor, why would anyone take her advice is beyond me I heard she suggests laxatives and diet soda instead of water, I see a huge lawsuit in her future.

I remember that desperation to lose weight. I remember feeling like garbage because I was fat but no matter what I did I was always hungry. I remember thinking if I couldn't lose, maybe if I gained 20 more pounds I could qualify to get my stomach stapled.

Now when I think back, I think the sick, wrong thinking was brought on by sugar and HFCS poisoning!

So in a way, I can understand why someone might see Kimkins as an answer to their prayers. Too bad the whole thing is a lie and the Kimkins diet is a recipe for disaster.

that's a good point!

You want to know what the scariest part is? I went to the Kimkins website just now to check out the success stories (since there are so many claims that they are bogus) and after reading a couple I WANTED TO GO BACK ON KIMKINS!! It's so alluring and sounds so easy!

While there I checked out the journal of someone who started around the same time I did back in February. She has reached goal and is in maintenance. I would be extremely jealous, but after checking her Fitday I see that she is averaging between 800 and 1,000 calories a day.

OMG!

Can she really eat this way forever?

What is she eating? Or not eating? That sounds so low.

From the weight loss fitdays I have seen 800-1000 seems extremely high. Kimmer specifically states that if you are using the vegetarian option you should aim for no more than 1000 calories a day. But many of her flagship losers have fitdays that range from 300 (lowest I've seen) to 750 calories per day for weight loss. Most of them are looking to be in the 500 calorie range.

Actually, that's high, considering the typical calorie range of Kimkins losers. Most eat around 300 - 500 calories. Her fitday includes eggbeaters, protein shakes, crystal lite, etc.

We cross-posted...I just said about the same thing. Yes, this is very high for the weightloss phase. This woman is in maintenance. I can't imagine eating like that forever.