Comments on: ‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 94: The Kimkins Scam Illustrated By The Words Of ‘Kimmer’ Herself http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/livin-la-vida-low-carb-show-episode-94-the-kimkins-scam-illustrated-by-the-words-of-kimmer-herself/2071 To educate, encourage, and inspire the world to start low-carb living Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jimmy Moore http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/livin-la-vida-low-carb-show-episode-94-the-kimkins-scam-illustrated-by-the-words-of-kimmer-herself/2071#comment-7115 Jimmy Moore Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:05:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/livin-la-vida-low-carb-show-episode-94-the-kimkins-scam-illustrated-by-the-words-of-kimmer-herself/#comment-7115 THANKS Pot! Something tells me this thing will be coming to a head REALLY soon. THANKS Pot! Something tells me this thing will be coming to a head REALLY soon.

]]> By: Pot Kettle Black http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/livin-la-vida-low-carb-show-episode-94-the-kimkins-scam-illustrated-by-the-words-of-kimmer-herself/2071#comment-7114 Pot Kettle Black Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:01:00 +0000 http://livinlavidalowcarb.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/livin-la-vida-low-carb-show-episode-94-the-kimkins-scam-illustrated-by-the-words-of-kimmer-herself/#comment-7114 Jimmy,<br/><br/>No beef on the continuing attention to Kimkins. You've made up your mind and that's fine. Your blog, your blog. <br/><br/>In reading Taubes, in the discussion of calories, fasting and hunger, there were studies done on reducing diets of 300-800 kcals that were fat and protein and very low carb content. People reported no hunger on this amount of food and lost effectively. Same thing at higher calorie counts up to ad libitum (I am gonna infer that's "as subject desires" or "not structurally limited"). But is it possible that, while Kimmer was a scam artist and had people doing the diet wrong, it would be possible to go very low calorie, but keep the fat content as a percentage of food higher, and have a healthy, reducing diet? If the ultimate message of the Taubes book, in terms of diet is "It's the hormones," then Kimmer's error wasn't in the calories, it was in the macronutrient composition. Oh, and intent. And truthfulness. <br/><br/>FWIW: I'd rather go ad libitum than 800 kcals a day, though I've had days where I got my 125g of protein and had ~800 kcal going ad libitum. <br/><br/>Rock on Jimmy. Jimmy,

No beef on the continuing attention to Kimkins. You’ve made up your mind and that’s fine. Your blog, your blog.

In reading Taubes, in the discussion of calories, fasting and hunger, there were studies done on reducing diets of 300-800 kcals that were fat and protein and very low carb content. People reported no hunger on this amount of food and lost effectively. Same thing at higher calorie counts up to ad libitum (I am gonna infer that’s “as subject desires” or “not structurally limited”). But is it possible that, while Kimmer was a scam artist and had people doing the diet wrong, it would be possible to go very low calorie, but keep the fat content as a percentage of food higher, and have a healthy, reducing diet? If the ultimate message of the Taubes book, in terms of diet is “It’s the hormones,” then Kimmer’s error wasn’t in the calories, it was in the macronutrient composition. Oh, and intent. And truthfulness.

FWIW: I’d rather go ad libitum than 800 kcals a day, though I’ve had days where I got my 125g of protein and had ~800 kcal going ad libitum.

Rock on Jimmy.

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