I have been on Jenny Craig since late April of this year, 2010. I’ve had my ups & downs with it but for the most part I have been successful.
The one thing I like about is that there is a personal consultant – granted she isn’t a dietician/nutritionist, but I like the fact that I can talk to someone when I go in for my weekly weigh-ins. And unlike Herbal Magic, there is no hard sell for any JC products. When I joined they loaded me up with all sorts of paraphenalia to help me get started – a book on Volumetrics (their portion control guide), guides on how to deal with restaurant dining, ideas of how to slowly incorporate exercise into one’s daily life, and some cute items like a thermal bag perfect for picnics and whatnot.
I like the JC experience, except for one thing. The cost. It’s costing me about $140-150 per week on food. I can’t afford that. I live alone, so my weekly grocery cost should be no more than $40-60 per week. So though I love JC I will have to step back and try to go it alone.
I have spoken to a co-worker, who is on Weight Watchers, about my decision. We have been “diet buddies” at work, supporting each other when it comes to salad ideas, and trying to fight the myriad temptations at work (cakes, bagels, muffins, doughnuts, candy etc). One of things we both like about our respective programmes is that once a week we are accountable to someone. And let me tell you, having someone to answer to is a wonderful motivator. So my co-worker has promised to check in with me once a week to see how I am doing, and I shall do the same with her.
Having the incentive of someone watching my progress is wonderful.
