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Donna C. lost 33 lbs*
Dear Jenny,
So, last summer I was minding my own business at work and a co-worker started talking about how great she was doing on the Jenny Craig diet. Something about her enthusiasm really made an impression and I went home and told my husband about it. After a few discussions, and some reality checks about how we were living - both of us were out of shape, overweight, bored and getting lazier by the day. We both knew we needed a change, but we weren't kids anymore and had come to accept that 'a few extra pounds' was our norm.
My friend at work just kept raving about her success with Jenny Craig, so I made the call and arranged for our first appointment with a Jenny consultant. We were both stunned when we realized we were in worse shape than we had let ourselves believe.
My original thought was that I could stand to lose 15, maybe 20 pounds. My husband was shocked to learn he weighed 25 lbs* more than he thought he did, and he already knew he was weighing more than he should be. Well, our consultant took all the measurements(height, weight, age) and figured my BMI and informed me that I should drop 30 lbs* to be in a healthy range, and that my husband needed to lose more that 50 pounds*! We signed up that day and never looked back.
I have to be honest here, the first couple of weeks were a bit rocky,I didn't think there was any way I would be able to eat all the food I was supposed to consume in one day! I was used to dieting - you know, just taking in minimal amounts of all the wrong foods all day. My husband was in the same boat - he would go all day without eating anything - so when he got home from work, he would nibble until we went to sleep. We were both eating the wrong foods the wrong way.
Jenny Craig helped us see that we needed to provide fuel for our bodies throughout the day - and they also helped us learn to enjoy the food that was good for us. We both really enjoy the Jenny Craig meals - the food is tasty, filling, and the convenience factor is a real winner for me! What a nice change it is to drive home and not be stressing about what I'm going to make for dinner! I love it.
Well, here we are a year later ... '" I've lost over 30 lbs* and have passed my original goal weight! My husband has lost over 63 lbs* and has passed his first and second goals (he keeps revising the number as he is losing the weight!)*.
We look great - but this is about a lot more than looking good - we haven't felt this good in more than 20 years. Losing the weight and living an active lifestyle has had a tremendous impact on both of us. It's given us both confidence and the energy to do anything we decide we would like to do. By doing this program together, we've kept each other inspired and motivated. If I didn't feel like exercising, Ric always did and got me going - if he felt like eating out, I would remind him we had some great produce in the refrigerator! The thing that kept us both motivated though, was watching the scale go down - so here we are, a year later and together we're almost 100 lbs* lighter together - now that's a motivator!
Sincerely, Donna
