Why the fascination with Kimmer? #7

[Diana]

So "He" is Chinese? If so... we would be able to tell in "his" postings... and "he" posts a lot for a DR.... LOL

Kimmer/Heidi is so dumb.... Come on... The Jimmy Moores Phone conversation, one second she wants to take a message as if Heidi lives there, the next she is saying you have the wrong number! DUH woman... your not too smart

[OhYeahBabe]

Originally Posted by Gweebles

Although I've been banned, the way he talks sounds like Kimmer with a different name. As soon as someone gets seriously ill from his advice, they will do the CYA crap, telling their posters they are stupid to follow advice of an online doctor.

Kimmer would never tell someone to drink gatorade, though. Koolaid, maybe.

[Ntombi]

Just finished Part 6, came to open part 7, and there's already 16 pages?? Come on, how am I going to catch up?

*sigh* Here I go...

[centralpa]

Originally Posted by MollyBrown

Ok. So on our panel of experts, we have:

--Kimmer, who never did the diet or lost the weight or kept it off;

--Dippy, who cycled with Atkins; did Atkins first and then Kimkins; or did KK all the way (depending on when you ask her) and who only goes to the bathroom every two weeks, thereby confirming that she is full of **it;

--SlingingHash, who appears to genuinely be losing or at least her magic 8 ball said so; and

--Dr. Mark, who appears never to have even read the diet.

Good one Molly!!

Man, you guys are good sleuths ... y'all should be on America's Most Wanted ... and that Dateline predator show ... the sheer Collective Power here is just awesome!!

[Diana]

Yes, please drink your Koolaide, poo every 2 weeks, eat very little, feel horribly drained, no energy, but run a marathan race 2x a week. Drop 5lbs a week and your good to go!

[Diana]

Yes, Dr Mark, I have a question-

Lately I have been getting this strange feeling in my stomach, and several times a day I have this urge to stick things in my mouth and chew it up. I have been drinking my Koolaide, dropping 50lbs in one month. How can I speed up my weight loss? Why Am I not able to run a 5K race?

Dr Marks reply....
Are you taking a Multi? How much koolaide are you drinking? Do not cave into the "eating thing" It's evil. If you can not do this then you are weak... er I mean, drink more Koolaide as Master Kimmer/Heidi says. Please feel free to add a diet coke to your diet before the race. You will be fine!! TRUST ME I am a Dr I know what I am talking about!

[OhYeahBabe]

Originally Posted by HoneyBee2

Third- I bet he is going to pimp his herbal product or herbal injections to members and Kimmer gave him the option of having a store front connected to the site like she did with Becky[/size][/font]!

OMG, I bet you're right! Didn't think of that, but that would certainly explain his motivation! (Though Dr. Phil's experience w/ hawking supplements might be a warning to him.)

[Essie]

Originally Posted by MollyBrown

ummmm....you are not gonna believe this. your political junkie thread is still there and many of your posts....and it is showing you ONLINE

i kid u not.

You're still online. Last post stated 1 week 2 days ago.

[mrsmenopausal]

Originally Posted by SMP

If his answers are fair, more helpful than not, and running counter to KK's party line, why would we go for blood? I think when it's explained whom and what he's dealing with, that he'll back off. If not, then he'll go down w/o us needing to aid and abet the process. Apparently he is legit, works for an honest living, and therefore not a target. (Unless he starts charging for his online advice, posts fake Russian pix, or otherwise lands in our crosshairs.)

Yeah, I agree.

Originally Posted by JoSkids

My bet is on this.

I think he's who he says he is. It's not like he's one of the obscure Russian pics, kwim?

[TinaBina]

Originally Posted by EasyPeas

I found out everything I need to know about Dr Mark and his qualifications.

I can't say much about the following because my friend still has her Kimkins membership and doesn't want to lose it, otherwise I'd copy/paste their PM's here.

I'm a critical care RN. I asked my friend to PM Dr. Mark and say "I've been on KE for 2 months without cheating. I'm having (insert specific symptom)."

No, not the usual hairloss/cold/palpitations complaints... but instead, a very specific symptom. I told her, "tell him it's getting worse and that today it hurts so bad, it makes you cry". I chose something that ANY real doctor who cared about patient health would say "go to the emergency dept NOW.

She did that, she sent him a PM stating the things I told her.

His response to her PM: Don't worry, drink some Gatorade.

Unbelievable. I am trying really hard not to be angry right now. These are people's lives Kimkins and the "good doctor" are messing with.

Like I said... I now know everything I need to know about Dr. Mark and his qualifications.

Wow, I haven't caught up yet - but this made me sick!

[Buff-N-Tuff]

So we went from russian brides to a Dr. Mark
I am claiming brain damage!

[Aceber]

Hello everyone, I don't post much but I had to come out of lurkdom this morning. Do you think that "Dr Mark" is really Tippy? I bet he was her husband or her doctor. I thought I read on one of the threads in six that someone wrote that Dr Mark had lost his license cus of younger girls. Does anyone know if Tippy and Dr Mark have been online at the same time? Going back to lurkdom....

[Skinnysammi]

Dr Mark...Oh please!

This is simply Kimmer up to her old tricks again...when are they going to bust her ass?

(sorry if I have offended anybody-I just want her jailed)

[Carolina Rose]

Originally Posted by quiggley

Personally I thought he was strange when we would go into his Lab for his MT students to work on Us. He would just sit at his desk watching while we took off our scub tops. If someone said something he would look away for a second or sometimes walk out most of us started to always wear Sports Bras when we knew we had to go in there. He just had a weird way he stared at you.

I think I ran into Him last about 2 years ago he was fired in 2004 before I finished School and all of his Students except 2 failed their Certification exam. The one Lady I talked to a lot that did pass told me most of the rumors I know about him. Remington discontinued the MT program after that because of an almost 100% failure rate on the accreditation test.

Thanks for the info, quiggley! So even if he's legit, he doesn't really sound like the kind of guy I'd want dispensing medical advice on my website! I hope he doesn't hurt anybody over there!

And I really do wonder if he knows just what the heck he's gotten himself into to. How does he even have the time to be online so much if he has a thriving practice of his own?

[Dottie]

I've never understood a "doctor" online giving medical advice to someone they have never pyhsically met or at least seen a history for.

[Violet Skye]

I've never understood a "doctor" online giving medical advice to someone they have never pyhsically met or at least seen a history for.

One of the current trends given the new technology is "telemedicine", which enables health professionals in outlying areas to present their difficult cases to specialists for consultation. (The hospital I work in is using this, as part of our "territory" includes the northernmost regions of the province, and it is much more cost-effective than flying in patients for consultations.) The big difference, however, is that this is done professional to professional, via satellite TV, with pertinent test results available to the consultant.

Having said all this, I think Dr. Mark should be very careful in how he phrases each reply. In fact, if I were him, most of the non-wellness-oriented info I'd be giving would be stressing the importance of seeing your own doctor if there is anything that is worrisome.

[Queeny]

HoneyBee I just wanted to say Happy Birthday! Oh to be 21 again! How did you celebrate?

[mrsmenopausal]

Originally Posted by LISAinTN

Last night I was banned......completely banned from KK. They banned my ISP so I couldn't even access the homepage. So, I emailed the site asking for a full refund. This morning I received this email:

Your TOS was identified by an admin and many member complaints. Your account is active although access to community areas remains restricted. You still have full access to the rest of the website including diet, food lists, menus and recipes.

Best regards,

Noelle Lawson
Kimkins Support Team

Sure enough, I checked and I can now access the homepage. So, they completely ban you until you ask for a refund. LOL I emailed them back saying my Lifetime membership was to ALL areas of KK, not just the homepage and that I expect a full refund. I know that's wishful thinking. If Hidey were to give me a refund, that means she'd probably have to forego her daily dose of sugar cookies with sprinkles, so I know I'll never see the refund.

well, it's official.

Originally Posted by Katinsac

well, in my opinion, if he was "that good", he'd be too busy to go on a website and answer questions....

Maybe, but there are very well known natural health docs who have practices and books and still answer questions on their site. kwim?

Originally Posted by SMP

I won't be part of any action to deprive a person of his livelihood obtained in a lawful manner. Kimmer was unreal (thanks Missis) and Heidi is a con artist. She deserves what she gets. Dr. Mark's answers look rather "canned," as though they were lifted verbatim from a Q & A site. And if he's online giving answers right now, I'd be rather puzzled, as he has a heavy slate of seminars scheduled from Oct 9-11th, and 12-14th. Surely he should be tending to his bread-and-butter-and-jam business right now. There have been so many cleanups on KK that what is left looks fairly respectable and if he's there in ignorance of what has happened, the most I'd do is send him a few links to see what messes Heidi/TT got themselves into. Then let the chips fall where they may.

I agree. I'm very uncomfortable with doing anything at this point other than watching and seeing what he's about.

Originally Posted by HoneyBee2

G-nite MissM

Oh that reminds me MrsM where are you????
Getting beind again catch up with us chick.

I can't believe how far behind I am. Jeez, people, I had to sleep and my son needed the computer early last night for homework. I'm out of here in a littel bit for a good part of the day, too. I'm never going to catch up.
PS, I still haven't finished thread 5 yet!

[mrsmenopausal]

Originally Posted by MJR

Why wouldn''t "Dr. Mark" use his full name?

I think his full name should be given to members. But calling him Dr Mark on the site may just be a way of making him less formal, a friendlier appearance.

[jlshields]

Originally Posted by HoneyBee2

Thank you so much!!!
Is it just me or is she rubbing everyone's nose in the fact she hit goal and questioning where they are in their weight loss?
I may be reading it wrong because I now see the person Tippy is and I read more into it.
Do you know if the picture from her avatar her as her after was that taken before those pics that were posted....was it today or yesterday?....anyway the ones where her husband said she shouldn't be wearing that 2 piece and she scheduled him for a prostrate exam. Were those before her avatar after of before?

If I remember correctly, the new bikini avatar was taken after the fat dissolving treatments. Will check it out though. The ones in the two piece by the pool I think were from last year around the time of the pig roast.

[missis36]

Originally Posted by Krisis

Happy birthday Honeybee, and thanks for the congrats If anyone wants to diet I have this great plan called pregnancy...it's where you eat anything you can find and throw it all up two seconds later. Yeah, it's been a fun one...

See that must be were I did it all wrong, I never threw up welcome Krissis

Originally Posted by jenjenjen

I forgot to introduce myself so that you do not confuse me with a KK plant. My name is Jen and I have been on and off the Atkins wagon since March. My highest weight in May 2006 was 266. In March of 2007, I started Atkins (245) and have lost a decent about 40 lbs. I typically lose 3-5 lbs per week...........which is good except I get bored and go off the plan, which results in 10lbs up.....10lbs down!
I live in So. Cal and have three super cute boys 15, 11 and 9. My youngest has autism and is truly my hero!
As far as this topic goes, it interests me because back in July I read the WW article. I went to the site and was thoroughly disgusted that you had to "pay" to read about someone that received all of her support and advice for free. To me, that is ridiculous.
So that's me in nut shell.
Jen

Welcome Jen

Originally Posted by anipomoni

(Ok I am a tad behind)
Not that I give much credence to these studies, but even those people aren't doing low carb AND low cal. People don't seem to be getting that that combo is especially unhealthy. Kimmer seems to have stumbled upon the most dangerous way to starve yourself. Way to go Heidi.
My stomach sank when I first saw the lawn chair pic. When she claimed that obviously old white shirt pic was current, I just KNEW she was a liar. I felt so lost when I saw the patio chair pic b/c I couldn't believe I was wrong about her.
(Good to know my sixth sense was RIGHT )

As for Dr Mark. I bet you he is clueless about the controversy. He seems too honest. By responding to that Russian Bride post, he is already standing out amongst the other admins. I would not be surprised if Kimmer and TT TOTALLY DUPED him too! I kind of feel bad for him (but I will reserve judgment until I see how fast he is out of there).

I'm thinking Tippy may have told him about the scam part and agreed that Kimmer is a scammer. THen asked him to help her because it's HER site...make sense?

Originally Posted by jenjenjen

Oh by the way, can anyone here recommend a good challenge for me? Also, anyone doing the Atkins 72?

Please go to the success unlimited Rocktober Fest Thread, we'd be happy to have ya.

Originally Posted by Queeny

HoneyBee I just wanted to say Happy Birthday! Oh to be 21 again! How did you celebrate?

Um Queeny, that's the first pic I've seen of you and you my dear are a HOTTIE!!!

[Violet Skye]

I think his full name should be given to members. But calling him Dr Mark on the site may just be a way of making him less formal, a friendlier appearance.

I'd assume that, given his academic background, he's not big on formalities and stuffiness. His writing style makes him sound friendly and approachable. And this is conveyed by calling himself "Dr. Mark".

[Sherrie_lc]

Originally Posted by EasyPeas

I found out everything I need to know about Dr Mark and his qualifications.

I can't say much about the following because my friend still has her Kimkins membership and doesn't want to lose it, otherwise I'd copy/paste their PM's here.

I'm a critical care RN. I asked my friend to PM Dr. Mark and say "I've been on KE for 2 months without cheating. I'm having (insert specific symptom)."

No, not the usual hairloss/cold/palpitations complaints... but instead, a very specific symptom. I told her, "tell him it's getting worse and that today it hurts so bad, it makes you cry". I chose something that ANY real doctor who cared about patient health would say "go to the emergency dept NOW.

She did that, she sent him a PM stating the things I told her.

His response to her PM: Don't worry, drink some Gatorade.

Unbelievable. I am trying really hard not to be angry right now. These are people's lives Kimkins and the "good doctor" are messing with.

Like I said... I now know everything I need to know about Dr. Mark and his qualifications.

SCARY