Kimmer: Vegas. AGAIN? LOL!!

We all need a good laugh now and then. So, I'd like to thank Heidi Diaz for a good one. Seriously! Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz made me laugh out loud with a recent post at her Kimkins.con website.

What could possibly be funny about a 300 lbs. woman selling a starvation diet to thousands of desperate dieters using fake success stories? Nothing. Well, except that Kimmer is...wait for it...already talking about this summer's Kimkins gathering in Las Vegas.

Yep. Just when you thought Kimmer couldn't get any more ridiculous, she tops herself!

Take a look at this!



This is at least the third time Kimmer has talked up a meet and greet for Kimkins, only to cancel at the last minute to due "security concerns" or high gas prices.

Current Kimkins dieters: PLEASE do not book any accomodations in Vegas hoping to get to meet Heidi. It's NOT going to happen. Never, EVER gonna happen. Never.

Also, notice Kimmer's new sig line quote from Pastor Joel O'Steen. Pretty appropriate for Kimmer, wouldn't you say? Is this what you were doing, Heidi, when you claimed to have lost 198 lbs. in 11 months on your diet and maintained it for well over a year with ease? Were you just talking about "the way you want to be" when you claimed that infamous picture of the 118 lbs. Russian bride was you?

The lies you've sold at Kimkins are not funny in the least. They have hurt people, damaged their self-esteem, their trust, and made them vulnerable and in some cases, less healthy than before trying Kimkins.

But, planning another Kimkins trip to Vegas? Now that's funny!!

Kimkins Dieter in Danger

Recently, a member of the Kimkins diet website complained of mental fogginess while doing the VLCD - very low calorie diet. And what did founder of Kimkins and self-proclaimed dieting expert Kimmer - Heidi Diaz - tell this person? Well, it was a typically snarky Kimmer response with none of the "expert" advice this dieter paid for when she joined Kimkins.

Here's the post exchange from inside Kimkins:

XXXX - Hi everyone. I have been doing well now on my weight loss. I only
have one concern. In the last couple of days I have been really forgetful. I
understand that before this I was excessively eating carbs. However since I have
reduced my carbs it seems like at times my brain is not functioning properly.
Something awful happened today. I was running around the shopping centre with my daughter to run a few errands. I bought an aftershave for my husband. As we
walking through the shops I realised I did not have the shopping bag in my hand.
I had left it somewhere and I was devastated. It was a present for my hubby and
it cost me $100. I have had to forget about it now because things happen and I
cant change it. My 7 year old daughter told me to stop dieting because I am not
concentrating properly. Before the incident occurred I had a protein shake in
the morning. It was 12pm in the afternoon, and I just grabbed a low carb protein
bar for convenience. Around 2pm I noticed the bag missing. Later we sat down and
I had some chicken with salad and I was upset that I had allowed to this to
happen because I hadnt eaten either enough but was running around the shopping
centre like a mad woman. After I had the chicken I felt much better. I would
like to ask if this has happened to anyone in terms of losing their memory or
concentration a bit. How do you combat that you have enough carbs for your brain
but still lose weight. I do not want to give up with my weight loss but I want
to ensure I am having normal brain function. Thank you for any responses.

Kimmer responds: According to your Personal Journal, the last few days your
carbs have actually been rather high. Maybe close to 100 grams per day because
you're eating protein bars and low carb chocolate. If you have medical concerns,
please contact your physician immediately. When you're ready to commit to
Kimkins, we'll be here to help.

Did you get that? This woman is exhibiting a sign of dangerously low blood sugar and Kimmer accuses her of "eating too many carbs" and says "when you're ready to commit...we'll be here to help."

Unbelieveable! Honestly, reading that makes me want to slap the taste out of Heidi Diaz' mouth. This paying customer of hers is SO committed to her horrible and dangerous diet that she's having trouble concentrating. Yet Kimmer insinuates that she is "uncommitted." Oh, and the "if you have medical concerns" was a nice touch, don't you think? Heidi knows very well that her diet is dangerous and impossible for many to stick to it. Afterall, she is still about 300 lbs. herself. Who the hell is she to be selling diet advice to anyone?

Here's what one of MANY credible website sources has to say on low blood sugar, which can be the result of too few calories, and mental clarity:

In order to prevent type 2 diabetes, it is vital to understand that blood sugar problems travel along a continuum. A lot of people initially develop signs such as low blood sugar (reactive hypoglycemia), which can manifest as afternoon fatigue, mood changes, and mental fogginess. Abdominal weight gain is a key finding in insulin resistance. When blood sugars are severely elevated, the classic symptoms of diabetes – excessive thirst and urination - ensue. Source: http://www.thecenterforoptimalhealth.org/services/endocrinology/diabetes.php

If you are still doing Kimkins, or any diet that encourages calorie levels of 500-1000 per day without direct doctor supervision, you are putting your health at serious risk! When I did Kimkins, I ate about 700 calories per day and soon started having mental fogginess, sudden and severe dizzy spells and my hair started falling out in clumps. I believed the lie that Heidi tells: the excess calories one needs will easily come from the weight you need to lose. Don't let Heidi Diaz talk you into starving yourself! Your body will begin eating it's own muscle tissue (and your heart is a muscle!) in an effort to prevent starvation.

Heidi Diaz created Kimkins by combining parts of the Atkins diet - which is safe and doctor approved - with Stillman's which is an extreme diet meant only to be used on a very short-term basis. This woman has NO MEDICAL APPROVAL for her diet and NO TRAINING as a nutritionist or dietician. She has no expertise whatsoever to advise anyone on losing weight.

There are wonderful diet websites and support available on the internet for FREE! Low Carb Friends is a great place to get help and support on your weightloss journey.

Kimkins is DANGEROUS to your health. Don't do it!!

Muscle: It's 'what's for dinner'

So now, according to Heidi Diaz at Kimkins, it's okay for your body to eat it's own muscle tissue for protein.

Yep. You read that right!

Here's a recent inside Kimkins post from Heidi - Kimmer - to her Pinky Swear Challenge group:

Heidi: Re: Kimmer's "Pinky Swear" Challenge 2008! Don't think of excuses to fail. Think of reasons to succeed!xxxxx - Yep, nobody has ever asked me about protein intake and the number of doctors I've had through various neighborhood, insurance and HMO changes is probably close to 50. Remember a few weeks ago when I felt "different" when I woke up with my 11 day TOM? I'm diabetic and nobody at the ER asked me what I had eaten. Here's one that's even better: after my gastric surgery the surgeon saw me twice to check that I was healing OK (this was the old days with the 14" incision). He never ordered blood work afterward. Then again if the surgery works and you're eating way less, you're losing quickly. As you lose weight you need less muscle to support the smaller body and that unneeded muscle atrophies and is used for protein requirements. What a nice topic for Tuesday morning, LOL!

As usual, Kimmer is telling a half-truth. In cases of extreme dieting like Kimkins, a person's body may began feeding on it's own muscle tissue in an effort to survive. But, it's not a 'healthy' part of dieting as Kimmer suggests. It's dangerous, even deadly. This is the kind of advice people are paying $79 dollars for at Kimkins.

The truth about Kimkins is: IT DOESN'T WORK. Just look at the various recent photos of Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz on the web, some from a court deposition she gave. If she cannot follow her own plan and make it work, how can anyone else?

But, that's not going to stop Heidi from trying. No ma'am. She wants your $$ too much, even in the face of a class-action lawsuit. That's why she's trying to keep her "Pinky Swear Challenge" going, just so long as SHE doesn't have to play by the rules she's set for other people.

Heidi hasn't posted any kind of stats on herself in the challenge for months. But, she goes on to demand "accountability" from others.

Heidi: Ladies, if this is a challenge we need stats. Lose, gain, it doesn't
matter. Accountability is important! Try to get your numbers in this Friday.
xxxxxx is sweet enough to keep track for us -- let's keep her busy!

Here's a challenge for you Heidi: Show potential new members at Kimkins your real stats and see if the truth works as well for you as your fake success story pictures.

*Thanks to my inside source for helping me get the word out about Kimkins!

Top 10 Reasons to Join Kimkins

10. Dozens of low-carb recipes, lifted and uncredited from other websites, so you don't have to!

9. Free PhotoShop lessons.

8. The latest cabana boy pick-up lines and techniques.

7. A diet that's as safe and easy as any 600 calorie-a-day diet can be!

6. Delight in the change from boring standard measurements like 1/2 cup, to the more whimsical finger-grab!

5. Hours of forum fun playing "Who's real, who's a sock?"

4. Hair - who needs it anyway??

3. What else could you possibly do with $80 bucks?

2. 6-8 other forum posters is ALL the support most people can handle!

1. Where else are you going to get weight loss advice from a 300 lbs. alcoholic?

Note: I realize as much as anyone that the topic of doing a dangerous diet like Kimkins is serious business. But, I like to have some fun every once in a while. If you've found your way here and don't know much about Kimkins, please read a few other posts first. Oh, and I apologize to the folks at the Letterman show. I just couldn't resist! :P

Things worth caring about, and things worth ignoring

It's difficult to search any "news" site or watch a "news" cast these days without seeing stories like these:

"Beyonce' and Jay-Z - married?"

"Angelina admits 'I'm pregnant'"

"Ashlee Simpson engaged and knocked up!"

"Britney Spears sneezes!"

Okay, I might have made up that last one. But it wouldn't really shock me to see that being reported as "news" even though the information lacks anything of any real newsworthy import. And, I'd just like to say to the news media: I DON'T CARE! Couldn't care less. Not interested, Shut up already!

You see these kinds of stories tick me off for two reasons: They aren't important and they take up valuable news time that could be devoted to more important stories like the on-going fraud that is Kimkins and the dangers of similar VLCD's like the tragic Magic Chicken Diet.

A former Kimkins administrator turned against the program, Deni Huttula, astutely pointed out not too long ago that there are still people out there who do not realize how very dangerous diets like Kimkins can be. Hair loss, nausea, dizzy spells, heart palpitations, loss of muscle mass and menstrual irregularities are just some of the problems one can have if following a program like Kimkins or the lesser-known Magic Chicken Diet.

Compare the pictures here of Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz and Bonnie Drusilla Luper. What do these two have in common? Well, they're both trying to be internet diet gurus. Each has a website promising a diet that will end your weight problems, supply you with tons of support for your weight loss journey, lifetime memberships, a $70-80 fee to join, and access to the diet guru for support. But, wait. There's more!

Both the Kimkins diet and the Magic Chicken diet are starvation diets that will deprive you of valuable nutrients, lead to muscle wasting and eating disordered behavior. And, if you order right now, you can be assured of getting a word or two from your diet guru of choice almost NEVER. Yep, that's right. All that "support" you're promised, well its about as hard to find as "legal" foods are on either diet program.

My spies inside Kimkins tell me that she rarely posts these days, and when she does, it's some form of snarky comment about someone eating too much salad and that's why they're not losing. As for my spies at the Magic Chicken Coop, they show that Bonnie has made about 50-60 posts total on her forum, whereas her most active member Suzy - who paid $79 for "support" - has close to 200 posts. Who's supporting whom here?

In fact, about the only thing Bonnie and Heidi do not share in common is that Bonnie has actually lost weight. Heidi Diaz, according to her family, has been heavy her entire life.

So, WHY on Earth would anyone still be paying either one of these women to help them lose weight? Perhaps they don't know any better. And, who's fault is that?

News media, do your job! Report on stories such as these that have real impact on people's lives. There used to be a clear line between real news and "infotainment" news. Not any more. It's a shame, too. The media wields enormous power to do good, and they know it. They just choose not to, for the most part.

And the media wonder why they are losing viewers and readers in droves?

Could it be many feel just like I do?

All night long...and other gigantic lies you've heard

In a particularly funny episode of "Raymond" Debra gives Ray a withering look during an argument about their sex life and asks, "What does 'all night long' mean to you?

The biggest lie that most of us low-carbers hear all the time is that "High protein diets will damage your kidneys! You have to have some carbs! Bread is a staple, for heaven's sake."

No. It's not.

I've been reading an awesome book "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by science reporter Gary Taubes. It's no "diet" book. It is an in depth deconstruction of every major diet and nutrition study conducted around the world since the late 1800's. It is a remarkable piece of research, and extremely eye-opening about the origins of what many doctors and nutritionists still believe is a "healthy diet" composed of mostly starchy carbohydrates, little protein and very, very little fat. Taubes shows how the studies that supposedly "prove" this type of eating healthy are based on assumptions.

That's right. Assumptions. Sound like science to you?

Just today conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was talking about a large group of scientists who share a "consensus" that man-made global warming exists. This group won't even begin to examine any reported errors in their study design or any studies that refute the idea that man is causing global warming. He pointed out that "consensus" has NOTHING to do with science. Man-made global warming is about politics and so is the so-called healthy diet based on the food pyramid.

Real science is about provable fact. It is cut and dry. Obviously there are phenomena that exist which science hasn't yet been able to explain. But that doesn't mean there isn't a logical, factual reason behind these phenomena. There were no cars or factories at the end of the last ice age to "create" global warming; and our ancestors survived just fine on meat, leafy greens, roots and fruit.

Think of it this way: police officers cannot go out, decide someone is guilty of something, THEN set out to find evidence to prove their chosen suspect guilty. That kind of "investigating" has an inherent bias that would lead the officers to ignore any evidence that disproves their original theory. The evidence must lead to the suspect, not the other way around.

In the case of a healthy diet, many nutritionists, doctors, dietitians and the like ignore anthropological evidence that show our earliest ancestors ate little to no starch or sugar in their diets, were disease resistant, and did not exercise 24/7. If their diets had been deficient, we wouldn't be here. It's just that simple.

I highly encourage you to read "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and learn about this for yourself. It could make a huge difference in your life and your health.

Now, if only someone could get Taubes to write a book called "Good Climate, Bad Climate" this whole man-made global warming thing might get cleared up, too.
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Hidden meanings, hidden purposes

Several months ago when I began this little blog, I wrote a post fully explaining why I chose the name "Conquering demons, losing weight." It dawned on me today that some may not understand the title since I have removed that original post.

Allow me to clarify things a bit.

If I have learned anything over the past several months, it's that losing weight is ALL about conquering one's personal demons - not food! Sometimes terrible things can happen to you in life, things which ruin your self image and unfairly saddle you with guilt. It can be completely overwhelming and cause you to spiral downward in a vicious cycle of self-loathing and a feeling that you simply are not good enough to deserve to lose the weight.

But, I have good news for anyone feeling this way. You DO deserve to lose the weight. And, what's even better, you CAN do it in a healthy, enjoyable manner.

For me, the transformation began when I started working for a small bloodbank. I dedicated myself 110% into educating people about the importance of giving blood. I worked LONG hours, usually 6 and sometimes 7 days per week educating, cajoling, prompting and yes, guilting people into giving up a pint of blood to help save some stranger's life. It felt SO good to know I was helping people!

After a little more than a year, though, I realized that I couldn't keep up that pace. I thought long and hard about what I could do. I had wanted to return to school so that I could become a teacher. So, I quit a job that I truly loved, and I began working about 12-16 hours a day on earning a Master's degree. One year and three months later, I graduated summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. And, I don't mind telling you, my grades had NEVER been that good before. This time I believed that I was worth the effort.

About the time I graduated, I started wondering what would happen if I used that same dedication and applied it to finally losing the extra weight I'd gained over the past several years. Weight gain which had only added to the tremendous and seriously misplaced guilt I'd been carrying with me since age 11.

Less than one year after asking myself that question I've lost more than 50 lbs., am healthier than I have been in years, and I did so in part by falling for one of the worst diet scams in the history of the world: Kimkins.

Fortunately, I didn't stay on Kimkins long enough to do myself much damage. I did lose some hair, and I did have some dizzy spells. But, thanks to an excellent vitamin regimine I had going prior to Kimkins, my system didn't suffer as much as some others who have followed the lies and manipulations of one Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz. I have since switched to a doctor-approved low-carb diet - scratch that - way of eating forever - and am doing just fine!

So, if you are still struggling with your weight, give yourself a break. Love yourself. Find a way to do something good for someone else - give blood, visit the nursing home, volunteer at a hospital or school - and find out just how valuable you really ARE. Then, find yourself a doctor-approved low-carb plan that you can live with for life, and start working it.

Don't pay anyone like Heidi Diaz or Bonnie Luper (Magic Chicken (starvation) Diet) to help you starve yourself and damage your health. You are too valuable to trade your health and stamina for $70 dollars worth of false hope.

Know that, and give yourself a fresh start! You deserve it.
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Witness for the defense: Kimmer knows "fat is where it's at"

Is science on the side of Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz?

A new study just released links big bellies to Alzheimer's and dementia later in life. Gasp!

"Your honor, I throw my (large, large, never lost any weight in my life) self on the mercy of the court. The mistakes, the times I misrembered, and the lies that were told at Kimkins just aren't my fault, your honor. The fat made me do it!" said Heidi, sincerely.

The study - Kimmer's best defense - can be found here at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080326/hl_nm/alzheimers_belly_dc_1

"We're sort of at the beginning of understanding the
clinical effects of these byproducts of fat," Whitmer said. "But there is
evidence from the molecular level, from animal models, and from population
studies that it could have a negative effect on the brain."

Fat-induced crazy. Hey, Kimmer, there's a lot of Ducks that might just buy that argument - coming from you. Oh, and check with your tax accountant. Your sugar cookies might now be medically deductible. Just a thought.

The funny thing is, Heidi Diaz has been caught in so many lies during her depositions - even asked once of the judge - "Is it too late to take that back?" Still, I can easily imagine her trying to use a study like this, with a totally straight face, to defend the lies, fraud and manipulations that she's pulled. And, even funnier than the thought of her trying to pull a stunt like using fat as a defense, is the amount of evidence against her that's been turned over to John Tiedt of the law firm Tiedt and Hurd in California. Heidi has NO idea of the avalanche of proof waiting to fall on her.

Sorry, Heidi. Study or not, it is FAR too late to take it all back. I hope some of you other diet guru's out there are listening. There's no magic in selling a diet plan that could injure someone, no matter what you call it.

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The Puppet Master

Anyone who is familiar with the Kimkins diet scam saga, and the growing suspicions about the Magic Chicken Diet will find this Savage Chicken cartoon particularly hilarious.



Former Kimkins admin turned witness for the prosecution Jeannie "Tippy Toes" Baitinger has talked about Heidi Diaz' use of "sock puppet" members at Kimkins. Over the past few days, former Kimkins member Amyb has shown proof that current Kimkins admin Singinglass - Delaney Deaver - has used at least one other name when posting at Kimkins. So, any real members left at Kimkins never know if they're talking to a real dieter, or just an alter-ego of Heidi's.


Sad, right?


Now, members of the low-carb community are buzzing about the possibilty that the Magic Chicken Diet and it's "creator" Bonnie Luper are just the latest parts of Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz' con game. While we know that Bonnie is a real person - who actually lost weight, unlike Heidi - the question remains: Is Heidi Bonnie's puppet master?


See, the Magic Chicken Diet ain't exactly magic. Starvation will cause you to lose weight - along with your hair, muscle tissue and your overall sense of well-being. But, unlike Heidi Diaz or Bonnie Luper, I won't ask you to take my word for it. Google the term "very low calorie diet" or VLCD and read the information for yourself.


Is there a link between The Magic Chicken Diet and Heidi Diaz - who is facing a class-action lawsuit and possible criminal fraud charges because of her actions at Kimkins? That remains to be seen. What we do know is this: The MCD is as nutritionally bankrupt as the Kimkins diet plan.

So, here's a word to the wise dieter - Don't pay for any plan online until you've had a chance to look at what you are buying. There are so many FREE support sites and doctor-approved plans that you can get for little or no money.


When it comes to online diet advice, you often DON'T get what you pay for. And you may pay a price that is far higher than the $70 Bonnie or Heidi will gladly take from your bank account while offering you a way to starve in return.

Honoring a life lived well

My dear Uncle Lloyd passed away today. But, I am not really sad. Born in 1922, a World War II veteran, a widower, a proud father and one of the kindest and most decent men to ever walk the planet, he lived a full, quiet life.

He was never one to complain, though he certainly had trials and difficulties in his life. His wife, my father's sister, was bi-polar and put him through many years of misery. But still, he worshipped her. His only son died in a car accident in 1973 at the age of 18. Yet, he lived and worked in a quiet way. Always, always there as a devoted father to his daughter. A proud and devoted grandfather, too. A smiling, gentle, southern gentleman who would beat the pants off almost anyone who dared play cards with him!

As I sat at his bedside a day ago holding his hand and reflecting on his life and mine, I made peace with his leaving. Even though he was very ill with cancer, he was surrounded by people who loved and admired him. His Hospice nurse Susan has become a member of the family and it was clear that she loved him as much as we did and always will. And, as I thought about how many people care for and admire my Uncle Lloyd. I thought about how he lived his life in a way that was unremarkable, really. He never wanted to be the center of attention or have people fussing over him. And that's what made him so lovable. He never really thought he was so great. But, we all knew better!

Then I began thinking about how many great people there are like this in my life. I guess I really am a lucky girl. I also thought about the kinds of people that I never want to be like. The selfish, narcissistic, stab-anyone-in-the-back-for-a-dollar kind of person, or someone who would do anything for a little more attention. Tell a few more lies so some poor sucker will give you money in order to curry your favor. I think we all know to whom I am referring. Though, I won't stoop so low as to mention her name in this post. She, and others like her are not fit to share this particular place.

But, I will ask this of her: Who will sit at your bedside when you are dying to hold your hand? Who will cry when you are gone? Who will love you and honor you and give you medicine and drops of water just to keep you comfortable as long as possible when your time comes? Have you cared in the slightest way for anyone other than yourself? How very sad that the answer is no.

For many people that I am privileged to know, the answers to those questions are sure and certain. For others that I know of, the answers are just as sure and certain, but far more tragic.

And, I have to wonder if there is enough humanity in some people to ever stop and think of such things and how they treat others with such selfish and reckless disregard. I would truly hate to know that I have wasted my life being selfish, when doing things for others brings so much joy.

God bless you Uncle Lloyd. Thank you for being an example of patience, kindness and quiet strength in my life.

Love you!

As the Magic Chicken Turns?

As the Ducks continue their effort to bring down the dangerous diet known as Kimkins, another, shockingly similar diet is...uhmm...'fowling' things up. That would be the Magic Chicken Diet.

The Magic Chicken diet shares many similarities with Kimkins - the promise of super-fast weight loss without pills, special foods or exercise. As fast as some of the magic chicken dieters have supposedly lost weight, I'm wondering if they shouldn't have called it the "Magic Roadrunner Diet!"

Take a look at this random testimonial (available for free) I found on the MCD website:
(NOTE: While there is no timetable on this testimonial, MCD went online in July '07. So, at best this is a 106 lbs. loss in roughly 8 months time. I have a good friend who had WLS then discovered she has stage 4 breast cancer and is going through aggressive chemo and radiation. Even she did not lose weight this fast.)

But, I find this part puzzling - WHY NO PICTURES? In fact, the ONLY pictures of any successful weightloss I've been able to find at MCD are the ones of Bonnie Luper - "creator" of the Magic Chicken Diet.

Hmmm? Did Bonnie actually lose lots of weight? Her pictures seem genuine. Perhaps her whole story is true. Maybe she did devise her own plan to lose weight, and was very successful. (But pictures of her look gaunt, ashen, and tired, btw.)

So, does that QUALIFY her to dispense weightloss advice to anyone else? NO! I know how to clean the corrosion off the battery terminals in my car, but that sure as hell doesn't make me a mechanic!

Here are just a few truths about the puzzle that is the Magic Chicken Diet.

• It is every bit as nutritionally bankrupt as the Kimkins diet. In a coming post, the MCD sample menu will be posted and compared to Kimkins.



• Bonnie Luper is as qualified to sell diet advice as I (a teacher) am to do brain surgery. She might be able to set up shop online, but she'd never be able to open up a physical location next to her Stoney Creek Candle supply shop in Texas. Special training/licensing is required to set up a physical location and Bonnie has never claimed to be a nutritionist or counselor.



• There is SOME connection between Kimkins and the MCD. We haven't found it yet. But we WILL find it.



• The lack of nutrional content in the Magic Chicken Diet will lead to a condition called rabbit starvation if it is followed for long. Hair loss, nausea, muscle cramps, constipation and heart palpitations will also result and signal damage to your health, possibly permanent damage.

For a while now the Ducks at Low Carb Friends, including bloggers Mariasol, Medusa and others have been asking Bonnie Luper for some explanations about her website. Why won't she answer those question? What is she hiding? Why is there virtually no marketing for the MCD site, even though it's supposedly worth $69.95 to join? The forums there are DEAD, and we have the screenshots to prove it. Look for them coming to a blog near you, soon!

Perhaps the only connection between Bonnie and Heidi Diaz is that Bonnie (or one of her sisters) was (are?) a member at Kimkins and decided to start her own website. The concern is that people who are desperate to lose weight may essentially go from drinking the Kimkins Kool-aid to a cup of magic chicken broth, without realizing they are jeopardizing their health.

With all the good, healthy (and doctor approved) low-carb diet plans around - Atkins, Protein Power and The Glycemic Load come to mind - it's hard to understand why anyone would try a dangerous low carb, low fat, low calorie plan like MCD or Kimkins. (I tried Kimkins prior to any negative publicity and because I was ignorant of the dangers of very low calorie diets -VLCD's).

Show us some verifiable, medical approval of your diet Bonnie, or take it down before the Magic Chicken diet turns into the Tragic Chicken diet!

(cartoon created and copyrighted by Doug Savage)

An open letter to: Bonnie Luper

Will the real Bonnie Luper please stand up, please stand up, please stand up?

Who are you Bonnie Luper? I know you are a Texas woman who recently started a new job in the insurance industry, and you are the creator of the so-called Magic Chicken Diet.

But, are you also a misguided, but well-meaning internet diet guru? Or are you the business partner of Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz? You know, the woman behind Kimkins that promotes pro-ana behavior, and causes hairloss, dizzy spells and heart palpitations?

First of all, let me say I do believe you've lost a great deal of weight. Your before and after pictures seem genuine, unlike Kimmer who stole hers from a Russian Bride website. I am uncertain whether you lost your weight via your diet of chicken with magical powers or whether you had GB surgery. In either case, you do appear to have actually lost a great deal of weight. So, kudos on that achievement.

But, in your pictures, you do not look healthy. It's not a put-down, it is an observation. And, I've got to tell you that your Magic Chicken Diet doesn't look healthy either. In fact, the calorie, fat and carbohydrate contents of your menus look a great deal like Kimkins. Coincidence?

One way or the other Bonnie, you are in dangerous territory. If you are not in league with Kimmer, you are promoting an unhealthy, unsafe WOE that can lead to a condition known as "Rabbit Starvation." You can read about it here: http://www.rawfoodsbible.com/index.php?page=ch6/rabbit .

The whole reason a number of consumers are suing Heidi Diaz is so she cannot continue to promote an unsafe WOE, that has caused health problems in several people. What makes you think people following the Magic Chicken Diet won't do the same when they start experiencing similar problems? Do you have ANY medical backing for your plan? Any qualifications to advise people on how to lose weight? D-A-N-G-E-R !

If you are in business with Heidi Diaz, then the danger is even more pronounced. Diaz is a dangerous con-artist. Whatever benefits she's promised you for "fronting" her new site will NEVER materialize. Kimmer's penchant for using people and then discarding them is well-documented. She has used her own children as a way to do illicit business. Do you really believe she wouldn't sell you out in a heartbeat? Think about that very carefully.

Whoever you are, and whatever you are remains to be seen.

Rest assured, we will be watching.

Character Still Counts!

The galling lack of character displayed in Heidi Diaz' latest attack is nothing short of sickening.

By now, anyone paying attention to the Kimkins diet scam saga knows that Kimmer - Heidi Diaz - is a shockingly sick, twisted and sadistic woman bent on spreading her self-hatred to as many unsuspecting dieters as she can.

Those of us who've wised up are out to stop her by all legal means available. Details of the lawsuit against Heidi can be found here at: http://kimkinsclassactionlawsuit.blogspot.com/ .

In the course of bringing this lawsuit that intends to shut down Kimkins and stop the fraud perpetrated by Heidi Diaz, several astonishing pieces of evidence have come to light. Most notably that while Heidi was raking in over one million dollars via membership fees for Kimkins.com, she was also accepting SSI disability payments.

Greedy much, Kimmer?

But, this week, it also came to light that Heidi is using the very sick and disabled son of a former Kimkins member to attack that member - our dear friend Amyb - all the while taking money that could go to help people like this boy and others who are truly disabled and deserving of assistance. As Amy showed via e-mail exchanges on her blog, Kimmer had the nerve to question Amy's sons illness - which is well documented via a wonder site called http://www.blogger.com/www.caringbridge.org/ and even suggested that Amy uses her son's illness to get sympathy.

It really makes you gag, doesn't it? Despicable, deplorable and CRIMINAL.

So, while Kimmer was using the money from disability payments to buy sugar cookies and booze, this young man, and so many others, had medical bills piling up, and true need for many things in life the rest of us often take for granted.

So take a good look at ol' Kimmer ------>

She is without decency, without character and without a prayer of escaping the web of lies and deceit she's woven for herself.

You may laugh at people with character and morals, Heidi. But, you're going to find your total lack of character will be your undoing.

And it can't happen soon enough!

Calling all Kimkins members

Well, our good friend Amyb has something to share with anyone who is or was a Kimkins member. I'm placing a link to her new, and may I add fascinating, blog where you can contact her.

You have nothing to lose by hearing her out.

http://amyb1569.wordpress.com/

...and a P.S. to Heidi Diaz:

That ban button is going to be your ultimate downfall. How does it feel to be hung with your own rope?

Jeannie Baitinger, I'm callin you out!

Okay, enough is a-freakin' 'nough already.

Tippy Toes, Jeannie Baitinger, Pochahontas, WHAT do you know?

Yes, I know you're all involved now with your Camp Carbaway, but as a former admin of Kimkins and someone who went on national television to defend Heidi Diaz, you must know some things that could be helpful.

Here are some questions I would LOVE to see you answer:

1. Do you have knowledge of Kimmer's use of fake members? Proof?

2. What is the connection between Heidi and Bonnie Luper? Was Bonnie a member of Kimkins? Is she related to Kimmer in any way? Is "the magic chicken" website Heidi's backup plan for when Kimkins goes dark? There IS some connection. There HAS to be.

3. Is Heidi involved in deviant sexual practices or are those dominant/subservant sites just where she trolls for Kimkins members? Is Heidi the ultimate Dom?

4. How can you live with yourself? You have a chance to repair a lot of damage you've helped do by setting things right.

Listen, we're not friends so you may think you don't owe me any answers. Yes you do. You owe anyone who was a member at Kimkins some answers about all this. Maybe you have joined the lawsuit as a principle, maybe you have turned over evidence in the suit to John Tiedt. But, I don't know. You are silent in all this. Why?!

Come forward Jeannie. Make no mistake about it. We will bring down Heidi and Kimkins with or without your help. But, you should help. You should be willing to make things right. This won't just go away if you ignore it long enough.

The ball is in your court.

Tsk, tsk, Heidi! Is THAT the best you've got?

So, the breaking news today is that Heidi Diaz, aka Kimmer, tried to throw a monkey wrench into the fraud lawsuit she's facing by posing as a person "in the know" on Low Carb Friends (LCF)'s Fascination with Kimmer thread a few days ago. Posing as "Martina's Martini" and using the same IP address as Heidi's, Martina tried to distract the Ducks by dropping a few pitiful innuendos that there might be a traitor in the flock. But, Martina vanished almost as soon as she appeared, sensing that the Duck squad can't be so easily distracted.

So, I've gotta ask, seriously, Heidi, is that ALL you've got? Is that your best effort to stop the tide of truth that threatens to wash over you? Really?

Pitiful. Just pitiful!

It would seem that Heidi's considerable lying skills are failing her just when she needs them most. Don't you just love it when that happens?

For years, Heidi, masquerading under the name Kimmer, has been a fixture in the low carb community, trying to sell people on her diet - Kimkins - and finally lucked up on some major success last June when the diet hit the pages of Woman's World and exploded Heidi's bank account to the tune of $1-2 million bucks.

The problem? It was all based on lies and faked success stories. The few real success stories from Kimkins have since retracted their support of the diet, after experiencing health problems related to starvation and malnutrition.

Heidi, face it: You're running on borrowed time. The fat lady is getting ready to sing, and oh what a great tune she'll belt out!

Woman's World asks "Is it too late to take that back?"

Is there anything in the world more irritating than a half-hearted apology?

Here' s a few you may have heard before:

"Oh baby, I meant to call you. But my freinds came by and we started watching the game....blah blah blah"

"The dog ate my homework"

"I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky"

Now, Woman's World Magazine has printed a small retraction of the Kimkins Diet (fraud) story that launched Heidi Diaz' bank account into the stratosphere, sent desperate dieters to the emergency room and unleashed a thousand angry ducks on the Low-carb blogosphere.

Let's see why this is SO not right, shall we?

First, the original story about the Kimkins diet plan was a big splashy coverstory. Inside were pictures, supposedly of Heidi "Kimmer" Diaz and the story of how she's lost 198lbs. in about a year with no negative health issues. The so-called "journalists" at WW broke their own editorial policy by not forcing Heidi to show up for a photo shoot. If she had, the story would never have been printed! Heidi was a 300+lbs. woman with NO qualifications to sell diet advice at the time the story was published. She is still a morbidly obese woman now facing a lawsuit, possibly class-action, and has had her assets frozen by the court due to a high probablity of fraud. The evidence of her fraud is readily available on the internet, yet Woman's World chooses not to publish any of that. I wonder why that is??

The "retraction" does nothing to tell their readers what is wrong with the Kimkins diet. That it is a nutritionally bankrupt plan that has caused serious health problems for the dieters featured as success stories in the original article. Their "retraction" is just an "Ooopsies. Our bad!"

The whole retraction thing is just a poorly done "CYA" by Woman's World and Bauer Publishing. So, save your money because you cannot trust anything printed in Woman's World, First for Women, In Touch, Life & Style, and CBS/ABC soaps. DON'T BUY THESE MAGAZINES!

If some desperate person dies doing Kimkins, Woman's World will have blood on their hands just as much as Kimmer will.

Apology not accepted.

Winning the battle and winning the war

It’s time to admit something. The Mighty Ducks have won. Won the battle, and now winning the war with Heidi Diaz is close. Very close.

Inside info, you ask? Nope. Just a realization of how far the mighty ducks at LCF and various bloggers have come in taking down the Kimpire.

Let’s examine the evidence.

Kimkins diet website ain’t what it used to be. No longer an active place with tons of posts and lots of real dieters losing weight, Kimkins is a virtual ghost town, literally. Sure, a few posters remain. But, last summer it was so hot it was hard to keep up with the posts and so active if you missed a few hours online, you’d be hard pressed to keep up. Those days are GONE!
No one and I mean NO ONE still believes that Kimmer and Heidi aren’t the same person. Seriously, did anyone ever believe otherwise? I mean, even when I was on the fence about the safety of Kimkins as a diet, I was certain that Heidi and Kimmer are in fact the same person. She once made the statement “No one knows who Kimmer is.” Oh, I beg to differ. Kimmer, Heidi, whatever you’re calling yourself today, you aren’t nearly as smart as you think you are. You are an evil liar who is going down for your crimes. You cannot escape the long arm of the law forever.

As hard as Kimmer has tried to flit all around the ‘net spreading her diet scam known as Kimkins, the Mighty Ducks have worked tirelessly to remove those lies, and spread the word about this dangerous diet program known as Kimkins. There is absolutely NO WAY for Heidi to keep up. How many pro-Kimkins websites or blogs can you find on the web, versus how many anti-Kimkins blogs can you find? It’s not even close. The word is out about Kimkins being a dangerous, dangerous diet. Anyone now who attempts it is simply not paying attention.
The class-action lawsuit is likelihood, but even if it isn’t approved by the court, tons of evidence is piling up against Heidi. Frankly, I have no idea how difficult it is to get a lawsuit classified as class-action. But here’s the thing: the very attempt to get a class-action suit filed against Heidi for false advertising, misrepresentation, fraud, etc. means that many other agencies are looking into what Ms. Diaz has done. Nailing someone for consumer fraud looks really good on a resume or as part of a campaign platform. Somewhere in all this is at least one legal eagle looking to make a name for themselves. What better way than making someone who’s taken advantage of people who are desperate to lose weight PAY for what she’s done? There is no better campaign slogan, NONE.

Finally, by doing the right thing, the Mighty Ducks are encouraging others to do the same thing. Think someone is guilty of fraud? GO AFTER THEM. The web gives you a voice and a platform to make yourself heard around the world. Think someone is promoting an unsafe plan? Shout it from the virtual rooftops! You will be heard, eventually. The web makes it possible for people in all corners of the globe with similar interests to unite sharing those interests, learning from each other and making lots of noise when something isn’t right.

Long story short? Stick a fork in her. Kimmer’s done.

As the Kimmer Turns

Addiction. It's a scary word. It implies drama, passion, human frailty, remorse and the need for healing.

But, addictions are not created equally. For example, I will happily tell you I'm addicted to the show 24. There's nothing like an hour or two of Jack Bauer kicking terrorist ass to make me feel good!

C'mon, admit it. You've been there! Dallas, Melrose Place, ER....ring any bells?

My latest addiction is the soap opera called "As the Kimmer Turns." It's filled with more drama and intrigue, more J.R.'s, Allisons, Janes, and Michael's...(or Amy's *wink* ) than you can shake a class-action lawsuit at. (yeah, so I ended a sentence with a preposition - whatev!)

*fade in. The scene is a California courtroom*
When last we saw super-villan Kimmer, *cue the scary music..bomp, ba, baaaaammmm* she was giving another deposition in court trying to make the judge believe the millions she scammed from desparate dieters at the Kimkins website doesn't exist and went *poof*. Now, poor little Heidi, as she sometimes calls herself, is just a waif, without enough cash to feed her starving foster children and put gas in her tank so that she can continue her volunteer work teaching Spanish and reading to the blind.

*FLASHBACK* Just weeks after internet chatter about Kimmer's fraud swells, a secret P.I. reveals super-villain Kimmer to be *gasp* not the 118 lbs. red-dress-wearing diet guru she claimed, but a 300+ lbs. bald woman whose in love with sugar cookies. Rumors swirl that she's also dating a pirate named Captain Morgan.

Throughout this drama there are other characters that are caught in Kimmer's web of diet scam lies. There's Kimmer's "Mini-me" Tippy Toes a.k.a. Jeannie Baitinger who did Kimmer's bidding for awhile. When Tippy could no longer cover for Kimmer, she was banished to forever live among other minor characters in Camp Carb-awry.

"As the Kimmer Turns" is also filled with heros and heroines. There are the good girls Christin and Deni, innocent diet ingenues who fell under the spell of the secretly evil Heidi. Who believed they were losing weight healthfully and helping others do the same. But, as with all evil super-villians, by the time the innocent diet ingenues realized Kimmer/Heidi had lied to them, it was almost too late. Heart problems, hair loss and damaged thyroids are part of Kimmer's curse, which Heidi gleefully bestows on most anyone who falls under her Kimkins Diet spell.

*FLASHBACK* As things are going well for Heidi/Kimmer as the self-appointed queen of Low-Carb Land, a dashing man rides into town on a white horse wearing a simple crown and declaring himself King of Low-Carb Land. King Jimmy, here to deliver a message of hope, along with a healthy scoop of narcissim, bestows his greatness to the peasant dieters of Low-Carb Land. But, tension arose. King Jimmy, assured of his rightful place as King, proclaimed queen Kimmer a fraud! *gasp* War descends on Low-Carb Land. But, instead of trying to dethrone the queen, King Jimmy merely decreed that queen Kimmer is not the queen after all. For, in the eyes of King Jimmy, there is only one ruler in Low-Carb Land. *flashback fades as Jimmy looks in the mirror and shouts "All hail King Jimmy. All hail King Jimmy. All hail.........*

And, lastly, there are many friends in Low-Carb Land. Friends who work tirelessly to end the reign of queen Kimmer/Heidi. To stop the diet fraud known as Kimkins. And to keep unsuspecting residents of Low-Carb Land from pledging their allegiance to queen Kimmer.

Stay tuned for more of "As the Kimmer Turns". At some point, queen Kimmer will fall, Kimkins will be banished forever, and the friends of Low-Carb Land can happily spread their message of weightloss by using healthy doses of good fat, protein, green vegetables and very, very few trips to the twin cities of Sugarland and Starchtown.

Haunted: The Lasting Effects of Kimkins

I'm struggling right now.

I'm stalled.

No longer losing weight, but not gaining either.

I'm frustrated, and wondering what I can do to get the scale moving down again.

But, I'm not just struggling with the scale. I'm struggling with my thoughts. I'm haunted by the things Heidi Diaz taught me during my 3 months on the Kimkins diet program. I constantly struggle to eat fat. I feel guilty when I put butter on something. I question using half and half in my coffee. Maybe 1400-1500 calories a day is too much?

Maybe not.

I'm trying to follow the Protein Power Lifeplan which encourages eating enough fat, protein and calories to keep your metabolism going. But, still that old Kimkins mentality sets in. Am I eating too much? Maybe I could be a little stricter about measuring? Do I really need to eat so much?

I've learned so much about eating disorders by going on this "Kimkins is very dangerous" journey. It scares the hell out of me when I realize that I was in the beginning stages of developing anorexia nervosa due to this diet. I was proud of how few calories I could eat and get by. So, why did I hide it from my family? The same reason I hid my dizzy spells and hair loss. I knew they'd freak out. Plus, I LOVED feeling in control of my appetite for the first time in my life.

You may be thinking - but didn't you already have an eating disorder at 100 lbs overweight? No, I don't really think so. What I had was a severe lack of knowledge over how my body works. I was never one to eat multiple meals at one sitting, full containers of ice cream, or nosh on junk food all the time. I was just eating way too many carbs - mostly in the form of whole grains and brown rice - which kept my appetite roaring all day, every day.

So, I continue my journey to lose my last 50 lbs. But, I'm not in search of skinny. I'm in search of a healthy, slender, attractive body. That's why I'm not tempted to return to Kimkins, no matter how many times some of that mentality slides through my brain. I know I cannot get healthy, slender and attactive by doing Kimkins.

And, trust me, you can't reach your goals doing Kimkins either.