Teddi Mellencamp responds to allegations that her Diet Program promotes Eating Disorders

Teddi Mellencamp is defending her All In by Teddi health and wellness empire.  Mellencamp’s accountability program came under fire earlier this week, after social media fashion influencer Emily Gellis Lande shared anonymous messages from former All In by Teddi clients alleging the program allows for up to 1,000 calories a day.

It should be noted that for the average sedentary adult, 1,600 calories is the lowest calorie level at which it may still be possible to meet most of your nutrient needs through food, according to the dietary guidelines outlined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Lande, 34, has claimed that several women told her they were only allowed a cup of soup for dinner. The popular influencer, who recently made headlines for sharing allegations against Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet, starting a major social media feud, has apparently made it her mission to take on and debunk popular diet and exercise programs.

Many also claimed that Mellencamp’s accountability coaches demand 60 minutes of cardio daily.“One day I added carrots to one of my Meals and was told that in the future it needed to be a green vegetable because carrots have too much sugar,” one person alleged, sharing an anonymous account with Lande on Instagram. There are no nutritionists or licensed healthcare providers directly on staff at All In, as acknowledged by the brand on its website.

Lande believes Mellencamp’s plan promotes disordered eating.“Teddi’s diet is starvation with cardio,” Gellis Lande said in an interview with TODAY. “I want to prevent other people from falling for this scam.”

After earning a reputation for upholding accountability while appearing on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Teddi Mellencamp is taking responsibility for her All In by Teddi wellness brand and signature coaching offerings. The reality star-turned-wellness figure took to her podcast last week to “speak out,” she says, after sharing that she feels recent criticisms over her brand’s coaching services have turned into “complete hate” and are “not necessary.”  She claims that All In has helped over 15,000 clients to date — with new clients signing up for her text message-based “coaching services” that can cost as much as $599 in the first few weeks.

“For one, I wanted to say I love All In… I 100% feel confident in the fact that we let you know before signing up exactly what the program entails. If it’s something that you want to do and you want us to hold you accountable to your goals, we are there to do that for you,” Teddi shared on Instagram, where she first acknowledged the controversy. Later, on her podcast Teddi Tea Pod, she fought through emotions and claimed that her accountability services aren’t really about dieting or making money: “The reason I started All In by Teddi had nothing to do with a business. I had no big plans on creating a business; I wanted to change my own life… I created my own happiness by taking care of myself, and I used Instagram as a tool to hold me accountable.”

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