What is Kimkins?
Kimkins is an extreme diet that is dangerously low in calories. After paying for access to the site, members are encouraged to eat as little as 500 calories per day. Heidi Diaz, the creator of the Kimkins diet plan, has no training in medicine or nutrition, but continues to aggressively promote her program as safe and effective.
Why is it dangerous?
Extremely low calorie diets like Kimkins deprive the body of important nutrients and essential fats, causing the body to enter "starvation mode", where the metabolism nearly slows to a complete stop. As a survival instinct, your body stores every last calorie you consume as fat, to keep you from starving to death. Kimkins followers have reported side effects such as hair loss, fainting, and heart palpitations.
What about the success stories?
The founder of the Kimkins diet has admitted to making her story up, and using a fake photo to represent her "after" picture. Watch the news reports included below for more details on the extent of the scam.
What has the media been saying about Kimkins?
KTLA TV in Los Angeles ran a shocking exposé piece about the Kimkins controvery, which you can watch in the video provided above. (Source: KTLA TV: "Kimkins Diet" Founder Admits Lying)
But I still want to lose weight! Now what?
Being lied to really stinks. The good news is that it's possible to get in the best shape of your life without starving yourself on Kimkins. You simply need to understand the science behind how your metabolism works. A lot of us have tried to lose weight in the past, but have failed. This time can be different. This time, you can be armed with the smarts needed to make it happen.
Below are some amazing articles by Tom Venuto that will give you a taste of what you need to know to be successful at getting in shape this time around. If you enjoy Tom's writing and want to know more, you'll want to get your hands on his top-selling eBook, Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. It contains over 300 pages of advice, helpful tips, and a step-by-step program to help you succeed.
Helpful Articles on Fat-Burning and Weight Loss
How to Repair a Damaged Metabolism
If you've caused metabolic damage as a result of following starvation diets or losing weight too rapidly in the past, it can be extremely difficult to achieve any further fat loss at all. The good news is, metabolic damage can be repaired. All it takes is the right combination of metabolism stimulating exercise and metabolism stimulating nutrition. Click to Read More
Don't Be A Big Loser: Why You Should Say No To Quick Weight Loss
There are hundreds of ways to lose weight quickly, but only one way to lose fat and keep it off in the long term. Click to Read More
How To Lose 20 Pounds In 5 Minutes
Absolutely guaranteed to be the fastest way to take off 20 pounds that you have ever seen. Click to Read More
Count Down To Fitness Success And Keep Your Motivation Drive Alive
There are many fantastic ways to get focused and motivated to start a new diet or exercise program, but often the most difficult thing to do is keep that drive and ambition alive and see your goal through to completion. Within just weeks of beginning a new fitness program, many people have already hit their first snag or setback, and as a result, have slipped backwards in the mental focus and motivation department. Setting goals in writing is an essential step to success, but how do you stay focused on them? One technique I have used ever since my very first bodybuilding competition 18 years ago, is... Click to Read More
Foods That Burn Fat: The Top 10 Lists
Anytime the topic of my blogs, articles or newsletters has turned to my own personal grocery shopping list, there has always been a spike in interest. It seems that many people are not only curious about what foods a natural bodybuilder eats to maintain single digit body fat, but they also want to be taken by the hand and told exactly what foods to eat themselves while on fat-burning or muscle building programs. That’s why I decided to put together four separate “top 10” lists of healthy foods that burn fat and build muscle. Click to Read More
