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Teddi Mellencamp from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is under fire for her All in By Teddi diet program. Users of the program have taken to social media to call out the reality TV star for allegedly promoting an extreme and unsafe weight loss regimen.
Mellencamp is no stranger to controversy. During the latest season of RHOBH, she received backlash from fans over her comments to Denise Richards. She was one of a few cast members to receive a cease-and-desist letter from Richards and claimed the fierce reaction from viewers resulted in death threats. Now, she’s in hot water once again for an accountability diet program she’s been promoting on the show and social media. The program is one Teddi credits for helping her lose weight after giving birth to her third child in February.
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However, Mellencamp took to Instagram on Tuesday to upload a video addressing criticism her program is receiving by former users. A number of former members have been speaking out about the program and accusing it of forcing extreme diet practices. Some have left comments on her page that she allegedly has deleted. However, Emily Gellis has been using her Instagram page to share stories and statements from former members who wanted to remain anonymous. According to the accounts, members of the program have to sign an NDA and allegedly pay around $700 to start and $150 a week to continue. They’re allegedly allowed to consume about 600-1000 calories a day and take photos of every meal.
When looking at some of the feedback, former members claim the coaches in the program lack the accreditation and “bully” users into eating a certain way. There were some who shared screenshots of coaches calling them names for eating a meal with carbs or for not doing a cardio workout that day. They claim that members have to send in proof of a “60-minute cardio session,” and if they don’t, it results in them getting “kicked out of the program without any sort of refund.” Doctors and health practitioners have also sent in statements expressing their own suspicions with the program’s credibility.
But, according to Teddi, the critics just might not want to be held accountable. “I love All in. I am so incredibly proud of the over 15,000 lives we’ve helped change,” she said in her video statement. “I 100% feel confident in the fact that we let you know before signing up exactly what the program entails,” she added. “If it’s something you want to do and you want us to hold you accountable to your goals, we are there to do that for you. If it’s not something you want to sign up for, you don’t.” It appears Teddi is standing by her product despite the backlash from disgruntled users.
Source: Teddi Mellencamp, Emily Gellis