Anyone else here from Kimkins?

[lowcarbrocker]

Hi,

I used to be a member at the Kimkins site until I got sick. It seems a lot of people there were getting sick & have left.

Just wondering if there are any others like me who used to be there?

[apple]

Welcome to the board!

I thought kimkins was some kind of cat food at first. Wow, that's a tough eating program. I wonder why people were getting sick? Did they all eat the same food and get food poison or something?

I'm glad you're here! There's a vast valley of difference between what I read about K's and what Atkins really is...a way of eating for life. I hope you read through the book and this site to gain a great understanding of taking care of you.

Best wishes!

[lowcarbrocker]

It seems many people are getting sick because of not eating enough calories (including me) and then for some (not me), they were taking laxatives every day as "Kimmer" recommended and they developed some problems from that.

I haven't gotten an Atkins book yet but do plan to get one soon. I learned about Kimkins from a magazine article and it's the only kind of "low carb" plan I know. Well, it was a bust but I thought I'd give this a try before completely giving up.

[thexproject]

I did the Kimkins thing, I didnt like it personally. I am happier doing Atkins.

[apple]

Yuck, life time of laxatives that can cause kidney and bowel problems from abuse. Totally sounds like the beginings of eating disorders.

[ttdriver]

http://kimkinssurvivors.wordpress.com/

[lowcarbrocker]

yes...a LOT of disordered eating behavior going on over there!

I wasn't sure what to think about it all until I was made aware of some blogs out there talking about the MANY "negatives" of Kimkins...I read through a lot of them and saw how much sense they make...and then left the Kimkins site for good.


I even found where some people started a petition asking to have that whole mess investigated...I couldn't wait to sign it as I am really concerned about some people there who are doing some serious damage to themselves. I'm especially concerned about some teenagers that are there, some as young as 14 even!

http://www.petitiononline.com/kimkins/petition.html

[lowcarbrocker]

Originally Posted by ttdriver

http://kimkinssurvivors.wordpress.com/

Yes! That's one of the sites that helped me see that all that going on over there is not just me worrying "too much"!

[thexproject]

wow...

[CareyAnne]

I still don't understand what Kimkins is, would somebody please explain what it is to me?