Faux Dieting Guru

One of Heidi Diaz’ latest contributions to her viral marketing campaign is an article entitled “Are you Faux Dieting?”. Reading this article raised up in me the old memories of her admonitions. It was not a fond memory. It took me back to the days when I honestly believed I would never again be able to enjoy a dessert with my family on a holiday, have a spoonful of dressing on Thanksgiving, or a Margarita with my meal at a Mexican restaurant. Heidi’s a gifted writer to be sure. There’s a compelling reason she has duped so many people. She has a way of writing in a convincing manner that leads you to believe she is right. Most likely, she’s the same in person, speaking confidently and unwaveringly, right all the time and willing to tell you so.

The problem is, her diet advice is all based on the hot air that comprises Heidi’s persona known to us as Kimmer. She wants to continue to convince people that on the topic of dieting, she is a guru. We all know by now that she has no business telling anyone how to diet. Being incapable of sticking to a diet herself, I find it particularly offensive that this woman should tell anyone they need to make a plan for the next family gathering. I hate to tell her, but in the real world, people don’t eat a grilled chicken breast with sautéed spinach while their family is feasting on barbecued ribs, salad with real dressing (not a spritzer), homemade rolls, and baked beans. Never mind that she expects you to overlook a table full of desserts home made lovingly by your family.

We must ask ourselves do we really believe that Heidi actually does the things she preaches for us to do? I’m sure she doesn’t. She asks you to evaluate if you have made a 100% commitment to our weight loss plan. I think that’s code for “have you made a whole hearted full time 100% commitment to me (Heidi)?”. What she seems to crave more than anything is our admiration, our affirmation, even our worship. I think she parlays her own self-loathing into an opportunity to make us loathe ourselves too, in the form of denying ourselves the enjoyment most people get from food. After all, misery loves company.

The dictionary defines a sociopath as one whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. How else could you describe Heidi Diaz? While people posted about being nauseated, dizzy, having palpitations, losing their hair, and other physical maladies associated with anorexic behavior, she had a container of sugar cookies complete with sprinkles on the seat of her car. All the while, she was telling them to push through it, drive those calories lower, and don’t even think about eating that extra cup of salad greens. Do you think she felt guilty for one moment that people who took her advice were suffering while she sat on her ample rear end fat, happy, rich, and eating whatever she wanted? I, for one, do not. Even in her deposition for the lawsuit, knowing she’d been caught red-handed, she still defiantly saw her deception as a matter of semantics. One man’s need for privacy is another man’s fraud.

I contend her deception had nothing at all do to with privacy, and Heidi Diaz knows it. She lied to us because she knows no one wants to take dieting advice from a fat woman. She knows that if we had known she wasn’t the attractive 118 pound brunette she claimed to be, we wouldn't have been willing cough up so much as a penny to hear what she had to say. The only way to get the admiration she craved was to become what she wishes she were, but is not, and never has been. What is quite amazing is that she has people who continue to look to her for advice, knowing who and what she is. I’m at a total loss to comprehend why this is.

She asks the question “are you faux dieting?”. I ask the question why would you want to follow the advice of a faux diet guru? After all, that’s exactly what she is. A faux. A fake. A wannabe. Save your time, save your money, and save your hair. Find a free diet advice forum and get help from people who have really done it. A list is at the top of this page. Get a book written by someone who knows what they are talking about. There are lots of diet plans written by doctors, nurses, and nutritionists. Take the advice from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Stay away from Kimkins. Stay away from faux.