VP Health & Fitness

Dear Friends & readers,

I have just read and signed the online petition:

“Request for Kimkins Investigation”

hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service, at:

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/kimkins/

I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might
agree, too.  If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider
signing yourself.

Please read my RANT and REVIEW for more info on this crazy & unhealthy “diet”.

Thanks to Sherrie for making me aware that there was something out there like this…

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To: Federal Trade Commission, Better Business Bureau, California Attorney General

Believing it to be true that Kimkins.com is promoting medically unsound and potentially life-threatening diet plans in which many followers have complained of one or more of the following:

• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Muscle fatigue or weakness
• Heartbeat palpitations
• Moderate to severe hair loss
• Bone and joint pain
• Mental changes - irritability, forgetfulness, confusion
• Bowel complications/symptoms of laxative abuse

And that the founder of Kimkins, known as “Kimmer”;

• is not certified or licensed in any way to dispense nutritional and medical advice
• claims to have lost 198 lbs. but has never provided solid evidence of such loss, having refused to be interviewed in person
• has advised the daily use of laxatives extended beyond products? warnings
• has pushed diet followers to stay as low in calories as possible, even as low as 0-300 calories a day
• has used questionable marketing techniques to generate membership revenues by:
• displaying false “before/after” testimonials
• using viral marketing techniques such as the willful mis-planting that young celebrities have followed the plan in order to target a younger demographic, including pre-teens
• has allowed affiliates to spam many valid forums with misleading information
• advertising the acquisition of an e-book as included in the membership fee, which she never produced

We, the undersigned hereby request that this website, Kimkins.com and its founder, “Kimmer” be properly investigated in an expedient manner so as to prevent harm from coming to more individuals who might try these plans.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

If you agree with these concerns, you can sign the petition here: Request For Kimkins Investigation

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Every wondered what 200 Calorie portions look like? Wisegeek lists over 70 food items (in order of weight) along with an appropriate photo of each. Topping the list is celery - where it takes a massive 1.4 kilograms to provide 200 calories of food energy.

Another good place to check is the Calorie King Portion Watch tool.

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I never in my life thought someone would want to know my weight loss story or even feature it on another website… but they do & i’m glad that I was given the opportunity to share what has worked for me so far.

My story has been featured on the WLTips.com homepage and you can check out my interview by clicking on the banner below:

If that doesn’t work, copy and paste this address on your address bar: http://www.wltips.com/Vilma-Perez.html

To your health!

~ Vilma

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Today marks Week 7 Day 44 of my Precision Nutrition Body Transformation Challenge; Week 22 Day 157 of my Civilian Fitness Program, AND…. Week 2 Day 9 of my Personal 4 WK Challenge.

Things are going pretty good. Civilian Fitness classes are winding down and we have about 3 weeks left of that. I will definitely update my stats, measurements & pictures as well as write a detailed review of the program, so check back in about 3-4 weeks for that.

My personal 4-wk challenge is going good as well. I’m sticking to my workout schedule & modifying & tweaking where I have to.

The Precision Nutrition Challenge in still on and although I have not seen any change in the scale, I do feel that my body if changing especially my legs & arms. I should thank CB and his Turbulence Training Workouts for the positive changes — these workouts ROCK!!!

I’m on the 2nd phase (Wks 5-8) of his 12 week fat burning program and I have just discovered my new favorite exercise that hits every single part of your backside & help with balance as it uses many stabilizing muscles to keep you from falling over…. the 1 leg (single leg) RDL (Romanian Deadlift).

YEEEAAAAOUUUCH!!!!

I’m also able to do 7 full push-ups in a row & am working on spiderman push ups as well. They are REALLY tough!

And here is a video on a modified way to the the spiderman-pushup:

Now about the nutrition….

I finally had an over 5,000 calorie cheat day followed by a over 3,000 calorie day! Well, at least a documented one because I’m sure I’ve gone over 3,000 and 5,000 before when I gained 60 lbs in 6 months last year (2006).

Here is my food journal so you can check it out.

5,115 day

3,248 day

I gained 6 lbs of water weight, but with good clean eating and lots and lots of water, I am already down 5 lbs of scale weight today. Make sure you read my post on weight fluctuation to understand how I was able to “gain” 6 lbs in 1 day!!!

I did figure out one thing that I WILL NEVER EAT AGAIN (not even for cheat meals)...

Albertson Cookies. They are EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!

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Now that I’ve shared my cheat from HELL with you …. 

Here are my exercise stats for last week:

• Official Exercise Count: 6
• Exercise Time: 6.23 hours
• Total Calories Burned: 4,657

’till next time!

~ Vilma

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OK…. This review has been LONG overdue.

A couple a months ago the Kimkins Diet was all the craze when it was featured on the cover of Woman’s World with the title, “Better Than Gastric Bypass!”.

I heard about it on the WAHM.com Fitness boards and was 100% against it from the start because it was very unbalanced & too low in calories!

You can read my rant HERE.

Here are other post’s that came up about the Kimkins Diet:

http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=394682
http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=400655

Now, months have passed & the Kimkins diet craze has passed and also raised a few eyebrows & questions about the validity of the person behind Kimkins & her “diet”.

My own personal recommendation…

Don’t try a quick fix. It does not work in the long run!!!

The Diet in question: http://www.kimkins.com/

Kimkins “rules”: K/E and Kimkins Quick Reference Info , What is Kimkins?

Below are websites that I have compiled which talk about this controversy (I will be adding more as I find them). Please check them out before making ANY decision on following this plan.

Resources & References:

** KTLA News Exclusive! Kimkins Diet Scam Exposed on TV!

** Christin, Kimkins FORMER cover girl speaks out!

** How to Spread the Truth About the Kimkins Diet Controversy

** Kimkins on DATELINE: submit your emails & complaints!!!!

** Kimkins Investigation Petition

** Kimkins Business Partnership Case Study

** Kimmer Pictures & MORE!!!

** Official Statement from Jimmy Moore regarding Kimkins

** About.com Review on Kimkins (VERY thorough and detailed review)

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If you are on Kimkins don’t ignore the warning signs and stop the diet immediately whether you suffer warning signs or not. See your physician and get checked out. Kimkins followers have complained of one or more of the following:

• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Muscle fatigue or weakness
• Heartbeat palpitations
• Moderate to severe hair loss
• Bone and joint pain
• Mental changes - irritability, forgetfulness, confusion
• Bowel complications/symptoms of laxative abuse

The founder of Kimkins, known as “Kimmer” aka Heidi Kimberly Diaz

• is not certified or licensed in any way to dispense nutritional and medical advice
• claims to have lost 198 lbs. but has never provided solid evidence of such loss, having refused to be interviewed in person
• has advised the daily use of laxatives extended beyond products’ warnings
• has pushed diet followers to stay as low in calories as possible, even as low as 0-300 calories a day
• has used questionable marketing techniques to generate membership revenues by:
  • displaying false “before/after” testimonials
  • using viral marketing techniques such as the willful misplanting that young celebrities have followed the plan in order to target a younger demographic, including pre-teens
  • has allowed affiliates to spam many valid forums with misleading information
  • advertising the acquisition of an e-book as included in the membership fee, which she never produced

Would like to hear you comments about this…

We have to get people informed about this scam!!!

To your health,

~ Vilma

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Here are my latest measurements as of Thursday 23 August, 2007:

*Note: This online BF% Calculator is about 3-5% off…

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Inches lost this week: 1.75 inches

TOTAL inches lost since starting CFP: 31 inches!!!

TOTAL inches lost since starting PNTC: .25 inches

TOTAL inches lost since THE BEGINNING (2/28/2007): 46.75 inches!!!

**Updated Results**

Weekly TOTAL Fat Lost: - 0.809 lbs (negative value denotes fat gain) *
Weekly TOTAL Lean Mass Gained: 0.69 lbs
Weekly TOTAL Weight loss: -1.5 lbs (negative value denotes fat gain) *

** All of this might be possible water retention because of TOTM…

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GRAND TOTAL Fat Lost to date: 37.45 pounds
GRAND TOTAL Lean Mass Gained to date: 14.95 pounds
GRAND TOTAL Weight Loss to date: 22.5 pounds

And here are some updated pictures of ME:

With Hubby

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