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    Kimkins Diet Rolls On Despite Founder's Excess Poundage
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    Christin's picture had been featured on the Woman's World cover, holding a pair of old jeans next to the headline: "Christin lost 100 lbs in 5 months!" "I was excited about it ... I've been overweight all my life, and even though I had never met Kim Drake in person, I wanted to tell others how they could finally lose the weight as I did." Soon the Kimkins machine was in full throttle. Full Article at Consumer Affairs
    I was excited about it ... I've been overweight all my life, and even though I had never met Kim Drake in person, I wanted to tell others how they could finally lose the weight as I did.
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
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Kimkins Diet Rolls On Despite Founder's Excess Poundage
  1. It's a starvation diet, pure and simple. If someone has an underlying medical problem and then begins this starvation diet, they are asking for trouble.
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  2. It is very addicting when you lose weight fast ... I was very blind at that time, and I want people to know that I no longer endorse this diet. I just wish that Woman's World would have said that when they released their apology.
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  3. Kim lost 200 lbs in 11 months!
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  4. I randomly chose food combinations on the list and couldn't even reach 800 calories daily
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  5. I did lose the weight, but I also lost a lot of my hair, ended up in the hospital with heart problems, and my menstrual cycle was all messed up. Now I'm on my journey back to a healthy lifestyle. I have had a few physical problems resulting from following this diet as laid out specifically by the founde...
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  6. It's not just low fat, it's low everything
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  7. You have to understand that when you are seriously overweight, you are very vulnerable. I saw Kim's before and after pictures and when I was told that she had no ill side effects, I wanted to emulate her success
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  8. Some women might need 1200 calories and a man might require 4000 calories. You'll certainly lose weight on a starvation diet, but you will never be able to maintain the weight loss.
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago
  9. Christin lost 100 lbs in 5 months!
    SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 21 months ago

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