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Jenny Craig Diet Plan

This program can be highly effective for people who rely on the provided meals and snacks for control of their calorie intake. This plan was started in Austalia in 1983 by Jenny Craig, the operation spread to the U.S. in 1985. The Jenny Craig diet program is a long-term food, body, mind solution that helps clients manage their weight by creating a healthy relationship with food, building an active lifestyle and developing a balanced approach to living.

The program focuses on the following areas:

  • Food: Clients are educated about nutrition, taught how to plan meals, and given strategies for eating in restaurants and occasionally splurging on junk food.
  • Body: The importance of physical activity is emphasized. To ensure success, current activity levels and time constraints are taken into consideration.
  • Mind: The program encourages surrounding oneself with supportive people and stresses the importance of positive affirmation as key elements in maintaining long-term motivation.
Plan followers are taught to change their diet by adding fruits and vegetables to the mix as well as whole grain foods. In addition to membership fees, people can also buy additional supplements such as vitamin packs and antioxidants.

The program mainly focuses on to alter your eating habits in order to meet long term weight loss goals. Jenny Craig offers about 75 Jenny's Cuisine breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack items, as well as videos, audiocassettes, cookbooks and exercise accessories.

The strength of this program include the excellent support and motivation and the focus on learning how to maintain the weight loss for a lifetime. Besides this there are some drawbacks, could include the relatively high cost of staying true to the food plan, and the potential for weight regain when you stop buying their food.

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