Starting out with Jenny Craig (+ a chance to win!)

Note: This post, and the two future Jenny Craig-related posts you’ll see on my blog were written during the month I followed the Jenny Craig plan and ate their food. That month is over now, but keep reading to hear about my weight-loss journey with Jenny Craig…

The boys are almost 4. That means I

78 thoughts on “Starting out with Jenny Craig (+ a chance to win!)”

  1. Stephanie's avatar

    Stephanie

    Good for you for trying something new to help continue with your weight lose. It’s never easy to lose weight. I am down 25 but still looking to lose another 55. My health tip’s are more fruits and veggies portion control. Good Luck! I can’t wait to see how JC works for you.

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  2. Gretchen's avatar

    Gretchen

    Getting my excersice in before I do almost anything else in the morning so that it’s done for the day and out of the way is my healthy living tip!

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  3. Karen's avatar

    Karen

    Weight loss, always a chore. I would love the $100 gift card, and I’m going to check out Jenny Craig as well.

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  5. Jennifer's avatar

    Jennifer

    Good luck with the program, Pam!! My healthy tip is to not drink your calories. I love a good fountain soda, but limit them to two a month and stick to water daily!

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  8. Brook P.'s avatar

    Brook P.

    Great job! Keep it up!

    Portion control is huge for me. If I’m eating out, I automatically order something that I can also eat as leftovers the following day.

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  9. Allison's avatar

    Allison

    Good for you Pam! Key for me is to make sure that I am snacking all day with healthy options that are filling like low fat cheese and an apple so I am never starving…b/c that is when I grab what is easy and make bad choices. Also, if i am working out regularly I feel good about myself and don’t want to sabotage all that good work with bad food. I can’t wait to hear about the rest of your Jenny Craig journey!

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  11. Pam's avatar

    Pam

    Good luck, sounds like a good plan. I find portion control and a good steady fast pace walk helps to take the weight off. I’m at the menopause stage of life and it just seems like the pounds keep packing on and they are a lot harder to get off. I’m determined to keep trying……keep up the good work!

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  13. Brooke's avatar

    Brooke

    Good luck, Pam!

    I have two toddlers, and I made it a rule never to eat “their” food. That means no bites of grilled cheese, no handfuls of goldfish crackers, no sneaking Teddy Grahams. I try to buy only healthy stuff as “my” food so I am forced to eat that 🙂

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  14. Mami2jcn's avatar

    Mami2jcn

    I have found keeping a food journal and counting calories works. Right now I’m not dieting. I’m just exercising more (daily walking).

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  15. Jamie's avatar

    Jamie

    Good luck with the program. My healthy tip is to drink a full glass of water before reaching for a snack when you feel like you are hungry…this way you can be sure are just not thirsty.

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  18. jeannette's avatar

    jeannette

    my best healthy life tip is drink water with everything!! take some swigs after a few bites of food, drink it with snacks, etc. you’ll be able to guage how full you truly are faster than if you relied on the food alone.

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  19. Beth's avatar

    Beth

    Good for you – I hope this works out for you. I am still working on my baby weight and some! It’s a challenge and i wish you luck!

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  20. Kris B.'s avatar

    Kris B.

    Good work! My healthy tip is just to be sensible. I like to indulge in something every so often but the majority of the time make really healthy and practical eating decisions. I also like to wake up early 4-5 days a week to exercise before my children get up. It gets it out of the way and also makes me feel better for the rest of the day!

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  21. Amanda Sakovitz's avatar

    Amanda Sakovitz

    my healthy lifestyle tip would to be dont eat while watching tv. you dont pay attention to what you are putting in your mouth and also tend to eat more.

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  23. Amy Tong's avatar

    Amy Tong

    My favorite healthy lifestyle is to stock the fridge and pantry with healthy snacks and no junks. When your choices of snacks are all healthy food, you’re off to a great start. Keeping them in small portion is also important.

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

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  29. Janice Cooper's avatar

    Janice Cooper

    I’m trying to drink lots of water daily and cut back on sweets. That’s my weakness. I’m also trying to eat more fruit and vegetables.

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  31. Susan Smith's avatar

    Susan Smith

    I don’t do a lot of cooking so I like that the meals are already prepared and you just have to pop them into the microwave. I think eating small meals throughout the day is a good idea because it would keep me from becoming hungry.

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  40. ANGEL JACKLYN's avatar

    ANGEL JACKLYN

    A TEN MINUTE WALK EACH DAY CAN DO A LOT MORE FOR YOU THAN YOU’D IMAGINE. IT REALLY HELPS IN THAT INITIAL WEIGHT LOSS, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE.

    kytah00 @ yahoo . com

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  42. Pat's avatar

    Pat

    At our house we eat what is easiest and that means I only purchase food that is good for us. If we have chips we eat them–so I do not buy them. I always have fresh fruits and vegetable strips as options when hunger attacks.

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  43. Jessie C.'s avatar

    Jessie C.

    Exercise works the best on me, I do yoga and jogging in addition to cutting on snacks.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  45. Amber's avatar

    Amber

    Aww what a cute photo! My tip is to use an exercise program that you can even do at home, I like using Wii Fit, but there are other workout programs you can use with a Wii, very helpful!

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  47. LAMusing's avatar

    LAMusing

    a tip – don’t eat late at night, or if you must have something make it a piece of fruit or a low fat yogurt or flavored rice cake

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