Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig is a popular and well-known weight loss 'brand' with franchise outlets in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The Jenny Craig weight management program is a portion-controlled diet plan based around the traditional US dietary guidelines (i.e. USDA food pyramid).

This is a calorie controlled program where all your meals are shipped to you. It is a sustainable (1-2 pounds per week weight loss) long-term program that works. The program involves visiting a Jenny Craig center for weigh-ins, and consulting one-on-one with one of their weight loss consultants.

Pros vs Cons

The Jenny Craig program is all-inclusive. This means costs can mount up as you are paying for the food. The upside of this is that there is no worrying about correct portion sizes, cooking, or shopping.

Sign a Contract

Costs to join Jenny can vary. There are introduction programs such as Tune-up (6 weeks for $36). The full year long Premium Success Program is $399 which includes books and other material. There is a payment plan available. There are sometimes discounts and sales deals.

When you reach goal weight, and maintain that for a year, half of the program free will be refunded back to you.

Counseling

Many people report that the center-based meetings vary from center to center. Some are as simple as a weigh-in - other counselors may be more helpful.

Fitness

Recently Jenny Craig have introduced a fitness and exercise component which is good.

Home Delivery

Delivery of diet meals is available in certain location throught the Jenny Direct program.

Does it Work?

Jenny Craig does work, and you will lose weight. It is a calorie-controlled program. However to continue with the gains you must learn to manage your diet once off the program.

Alternatives

Portion-controlled packaged foods can work and will suit many people. NutriSystem is a cheaper competitor to Jenny Craig - but the quality of food may not be as good as that as of Jenny Craig.

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