Question:
Is the jenny craig diet good for a wls patient who two years later wants to lose more

   — LAURA G. (posted on September 13, 2005)

September 13, 2005
I am very leary of Jenny Craig. My mom did their diet and became so anemic that she required serious iron treatments for many many months. She was over 20 years post op and had always been borderline anemic, but continued to take iron suppliments during the diet.
   — RebeccaP

September 13, 2005
Although Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers tend to ultimately promote a balanced approach to eating, for many of us their approaches tend to fail for two reasons. First, no foods are truly excluded which can present lots of issues for those of us wtih trigger foods (for me, I avoid sugar like the plague). Secondly, because the programs emphasize moderation, many of us (for whom moderation failed for the years that we became morbidly obese) have difficulty sustaining them for the long term without the bright-line rules that guide a lot of us post-operatively. But, with everything we else we do, because we all came to our obesity by different routes, what will help us sustain our new weights post-operatively will also vary. Just do your research and evaluate how those programs will work for you.
   — SteveColarossi

September 14, 2005
Hi Laura, I personally would not do Jenny Craig if you are a post op, we have special needs that their foods just might not have. Many of us that are 2 or more years out have found ourselves gaining a bit and have decided to back each other up and jump on a Protein train. Well basically just get back with the program. You can find us on the WLS Grad message board at http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/member-interests/wls_grads/ Would enjoy supporting you! Good luck!
   — TheresaC