My Jenny Craig experience

Well, I decided to do Jenny Craig.  I got a discount on the program fee with a rewards option through my insurance so I will also get discounts on the food.  WW will probably be what I maintain with but I really needed to take some of my decision making out of my day just for a while until I regain some control in my life.  Also, if I continue at my weight I will probably continue to develop more health problems=mo healthcare expenses. So that is how I justified it to myself. Anyway, I prepared myself for their usual pep talk and sales pitch and I told the girl flat out that I may not be your usual enthusiastic client but that does not mean I'm not committed.  I've gone into too many diets just to fizzle out after 4 months.  I'm in it for the long haul and I'm tired and that's the truth, so there you have it.  She said she had lost weight and still had another 30 to lose (can't remember how much she said she had lost already).  After about an hour with her I was introduced to another girl to work on my menu and later found out she was my coach or counselor or whatever they are (really salespeople).  I'm not really going there for counseling as much as for the moderation/portion control/food/accountability. When I was sitting in the lobby waiting for my food they had a television running with the propaganda videos and had several pictures of Valerie Bertinelli and Kirstie Alley and a whole bunch of products they sell.  I just kept thinking to myself that I felt like I was in a sci-fi movie and that this was some soylent green factory or something with all of these happy staff members walking around and gullible customers. Here's hoping it works for me.

I did Jenny Craig years ago...  I still remember the chilli  mmmmmmm tasty!  LOL the plan was good and I did lose weight... but after a while I couldnt afford it anymore.  I think that it will work for you if you stick to the plan.  I still have Jenny's cookbook... and I use it from time to time. now that I am older and much more Jaded I think the happy people would drive me nuts.  I am also offended that Kirsty Alley wants us to believe she only weighed 250 at her highest.... I know what 219 looks like.... and well... I just dont think so.  LOL Good luck!

I KNOW!  I caved and bought the People magazine issue with both of them in it and I really think she weighed closer to what I do.  I look at her before pictures and she really does look like me.  Don't get me wrong, I think she looks great.  I think that skewing the number like that distorts reality for a lot of people-like me!  LOL I'm not sure if they had this all along but they have a long term program that discounts the food as you get further into it.  After four months the discount will be 30% off of the food.  I really went into it knowing that I may not be able to afford it down the road though and may have to transition to WW but at least this will give me a jump start in the right direction.  I kept starting and getting off track way to easy because I wasn't really losing steady b/c I would stray with food.  Sometimes I just wished they had a rehab for foodies-like a fat camp for adults.  As far as the counselors go, it seems like the girl they assigned me to is pretty low key and doesn't pour on the giddiness but I will just keep reminding myself that I'm going there for me not for them and I will feel whatever way I want to feel. I can't wait to get to a point where I feel more in control again. 

I did Jenny Craig twice and both times, it worked for me.  It was easy to get used to, but a little difficult in how often a day you have to eat (I was eating 6x a day!).  You'll do great!

My mom and I did JC back in 1997.  It worked like a charm and then as soon as we stopped going...bam, it all came back, and then it just kept coming. Now, I eat as if I'm on the JC program...as in, I only eat portions about as big as I remember eating them back then....although I didn't really do that consciously, I just realized somewhere along the way "hmm, i'm eating about as much as I did when mom and I were on JC." It's a great way to get the jump start you're looking for, though.  If you can learn the size portions, that'll be a huge lead in the battle right there.   good luck to you!!  you'll do great!

of course, it will work to the extent that you work it. Try to hold the tiniest bit of faith that you WILL learn something THIS time! I've decided that is the key to whatever we all choose to try. Even if we've been down that road, never know..you may see something in a new light and GET IT this time. Believe, my sister. I hear good things about JC, never did try it myself, the $ was the showstopper. Best of luck!!!  You can do it if you WANT to, you know that. Want it with all your heart.

I've been on a roller coaster of emotions today.  I'm guessing it is b/c of T.O.M and all of the hormones.  The day started out pretty good but as it went on I started to feel like I was drowning.  All this negative self talk, which I know is one of the big problems that I have to really deal with in order to get healthy.  I started to have buyer's remorse about starting JC, will my business ever be successful (I haven't gained momentum on it yet), pretty much everything but the kitchen sink has been a problem for me today.  Usually it is every ache and pain that scares me into thinking I have something wrong-now it just all seems to be completely mental.  'Guess I just need someone to give me a good swift kick in the a**!  Done with my whining for the night.

I think the larger amount of money to join a program like this is that way for a reason...so a person will do the program to NOT waste their money.  It's true, all that they say...your health is worth it...obesity problems cost more in the long run, etc.  Hey, all of us tend to let go of the fact that we can be re-taught how to eat well and move around before we kill the grass.  You are getting there, at least able to acknowledge that *that* attitude is a cop out, keeping you from what you want very deeply.  Keep coming back ...maybe you will talk one of us off the ledge one of these times. Once I deleted my profile thought i would never come back I felt so futile about all this. What a drama queen i was really. Lots of people have far worse to deal with, let's us stop being infantile and make plans then keep them to the best of our ability.

Thanks for that, I really needed it.  Sometimes I read stuff on here and I want to slap myself and say look at how much others are going through, stop your damn whining!  At the same time though, everyone has their own things they are dealing with and it isn't a competition.  I will be glad when I am in a better emotional place and can start helping others. I realized yesterday that I don't deal with my emotions as much as I should be and I use food to comfort me and avoid things.  It isn't that I didn't know I have problems using food as an emotional crutch but I didn't see how bad it had gotten.  I've had so much stress.  Last night I felt a little panicky and I think it occurred to me that I need to let food go and stop using it for something it isn't meant for.

Kind of how I felt when I checked out L.A. Weight Loss.... (felt like I was in a sci-fi movie and that this was some soylent green factory or something with all of these happy staff members walking around and gullible customers.)   I'm really hoping it works for you! Good luck!