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Jon G. lost 140 lbs*
Dear Jenny,
I had given up on weight loss after years of broken resolutions and low self-esteem. I knew I needed to lose at least 100 pounds, but it seemed too much and completely impossible. I had no energy to do anything. I was bored and depressed as I sat on the couch looking at bruises on my ankles I got from being too heavy. My doctor told me that I had high cholesterol and my risk for a heart attack was very high. I honestly never thought I would lose the weight. I felt like someone dropped me off on the side of a road and said, "Start walking, you've got 100 miles to the next rest stop"! It was simply too much.
Then one day I was driving by a Jenny Craig Weight Loss Center and had the following thought, "If I'm buying frozen food now, why not buy food from people who know how to lose weight". I shamefully poked my head through the door and asked the receptionist if Jenny Craig was for women only. "Oh no, come on in, we see men all the time!" she said. The center director explained the program to me, which ultimately began a turning point in my life. I needed someone to just tell me what to do in the beginning. I had suffered too much self-defeat and started with the Jenny Craig structured menu. I lost 7 pounds my first week!
By simply following your program I began losing weight without feeling hungry! I began swimming after 15 years of inactivity and joined a United States Masters Swimming (USMS) program after 6 weeks of being on your program. I set the Arkansas state record 6 weeks later (7/12/03) for my age group and had regained a very important passion in my life that I had lost (swimming). I just got back from competing in the USMS National Championships in New Jersey where I placed 2nd in the nation for my event (200 Meter Breastroke). No one could have convinced me that I could have accomplished this. No one!
My self-esteem is back; I have made new friends, have new energy to go out again and a fresh passion for life. In fact I've recently started running again and my cholesterol has dropped from 217 to 109! The medical doctor who monitored my blood work throughout your program was amazed at the results!
None of this would have been possible without the rock solid commitment from my Jenny Craig Consultant, Mary. She guided me every step of the way and provided the inspiration and support I needed.
I can't make it to any business meeting these days without getting stopped in the hallways and asked how on earth I lost all this weight so quickly. My reply is simple, "Jenny Craig".
Thank you, Jenny, for helping me get my life back!
Sincerely, Jon