<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post6425526950047468826..comments</id><updated>2008-01-14T11:45:02.105-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Medusa: ANOREXIA NERVOSA &amp; BULIMIA NERVOSA...AND THEIR LIN...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.2medusa.com/feeds/6425526950047468826/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html'/><author><name>Medusa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6143709763453870267</id><published>2008-01-14T11:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T11:41:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you so much for your comment that people see...</title><summary type='text'>Thank you so much for your comment that people seeing signs of an eating disorder should contact family members. Once an eating disorder has taken control of the mind it is very important to let loved ones have the opportunity to lovingly and firmly step in to help. Eating disorders make the brain protect the eating disorder - but loved ones can do a lot to help.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/6143709763453870267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/6143709763453870267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1200325260000#c6143709763453870267' title=''/><author><name>Laura Collins</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-204535298660446885</id><published>2007-12-27T20:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-27T20:56:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Now that you know the Truth...Join the Lawsuit!!ht...</title><summary type='text'>Now that you know the Truth...Join the Lawsuit!!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://kimkinslawsuit.wordpress.com/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/204535298660446885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/204535298660446885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198803360000#c204535298660446885' title=''/><author><name>Kat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10414385390223775121</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6899237357975391516</id><published>2007-12-21T23:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T23:09:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Just a reminder, not that anybody needs one, right...</title><summary type='text'>Just a reminder, not that anybody needs one, right?  The Kimkins diet isn't the only Kimkins diet.  There are other Kimkins diets.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;They just have different names.  They're promoted by different messiahs.  They're hosted by different websites. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;But they're still potentitally lethal &amp; potentially ed-triggering -- because they're still vlcd's. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;oh yeah we forgot, we're not</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/6899237357975391516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/6899237357975391516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198292940000#c6899237357975391516' title=''/><author><name>don't blame Bob for this one</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-4038869627775369805</id><published>2007-12-21T12:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T12:02:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you for your informative post. It's a common...</title><summary type='text'>Thank you for your informative post. It's a common misunderstanding that people need to look like those pictures to have an eating disorder. Kimmer's constant urging to eat less and less and less, her emotionally abusive comments, and her recommendation of daily laxatives, all encourage disordered thinking about food. We've seen it over and over on the &lt;A HREF="http://</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/4038869627775369805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/4038869627775369805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198252920000#c4038869627775369805' title=''/><author><name>OhYeahBabe</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233544200400642335</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-5230457873069546698</id><published>2007-12-21T10:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T10:01:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Deni, thank you so much for sharing your story on ...</title><summary type='text'>Deni, thank you so much for sharing your story on how the deadly &lt;A HREF="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/kimkinsdiet.htm" REL="nofollow"&gt;Kimkins diet&lt;/A&gt; has affected you.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;What most people don't realize, and which you expressed in your comment, is that one can be anorexic even while maintaining a "normal" weight.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Anorexia and bulimia leave deep scars, both </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/5230457873069546698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/5230457873069546698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198245660000#c5230457873069546698' title=''/><author><name>Medusa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02453682769394125888'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-7531773467506356640</id><published>2007-12-21T09:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T09:43:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>bamagal, thank you for sharing your very personal ...</title><summary type='text'>bamagal, thank you for sharing your very personal story and for such a moving comment.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I am so worried about those who are following the &lt;A HREF="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/kimkinsdiet.htm" REL="nofollow"&gt;Kimkins starvation diet&lt;/A&gt;.  And you're absolute correct when you say that the fallout from the &lt;A HREF="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/7531773467506356640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/7531773467506356640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198244580000#c7531773467506356640' title=''/><author><name>Medusa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02453682769394125888'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-3553957907270058475</id><published>2007-12-21T09:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T09:38:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This is an EXCELLENT post! It may sound shocking a...</title><summary type='text'>This is an EXCELLENT post! It may sound shocking and really sad.. but it is oh so true.&lt;BR/&gt;As a former Kimkins user and "poster girl" as you once so lovingly called me ;) I find the following points ring very true:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Anorexia may be a single, limited episode with large weight loss within a few months followed by recovery."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I had symtoms that you mentioned like: My blood pressure</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/3553957907270058475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/3553957907270058475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198244280000#c3553957907270058475' title=''/><author><name>Deni</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06977779632524723605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-3008443446469437285</id><published>2007-12-21T04:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T04:58:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>People don't realize that not all bulimics purge. ...</title><summary type='text'>People don't realize that not all bulimics purge. It can be part of the  same disease.  People who wrongly make fun of the people who can only lose with gastric by pass don’t realize that it's disordered eating as well. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I didn't do kimkins.  I saw that there was not even one serving of oatmeal and not enough veggies&lt;BR/&gt;A blogger friend was on kimkins and I decided to stick with </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/3008443446469437285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/3008443446469437285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198227480000#c3008443446469437285' title=''/><author><name>iportion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00853261725678234242</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-8476940955432962190</id><published>2007-12-21T01:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T01:33:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Medusa,Thanks for this very powerful post. I want ...</title><summary type='text'>Medusa,&lt;BR/&gt;Thanks for this very powerful post. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I want to share a personal story with you. I have suffered from bulimia for over 30 years. Not all bulimics are small or even normal size. Many are overweight and as in my case, until WLS, extremely obese. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This is one of my main reasons for getting involved in bringing down Kimkins. So many of the behaviors I've witnessed from </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/8476940955432962190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/6425526950047468826/comments/default/8476940955432962190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html?showComment=1198215180000#c8476940955432962190' title=''/><author><name>BamaGal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07312916137975440630</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.2medusa.com/2007/12/anorexia-nervosa-bulimia-nervosaand.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6425526950047468826' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/134054311532297815/posts/default/6425526950047468826' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>