Last week we reviewed the NutriSystem program and compared it to CNI’s Core4 system. There were pros and cons of each weight loss system, the key is to find the right program for you. This week we are continuing to look at some other weight loss programs for comparisons.
Tonight we are going to take a look at Jenny Craig. Like NutriSystem, Jenny Craig offers menu items prepared specifically to Jenny Craig standards to help you lose weight. What is different about Jenny Craig, is that they say they train you to eat healthy first by eating their prepared foods, but then you are taught to create your own healthy menu items, so you are not specifically tied into just eating Jenny Craig menu items for eternity. Looking at the Jenny Craig menu items, I see the same problem as with NutriSystem, the salt content is extremely high. That will be an issue in all prepared foods since salt is a preservative.
Jenny Craig program states that they are more than just a diet, they teach you how to make healthy lifestyle changes in order to keep the weight off. Using their packaged food first is intended to teach you portion control and good eating habits. Then, once you have learned, you can begin to use their menu ideas to create your own healthy menus.
Jenny Craig also promotes increase in activity to help you burn off the excess weight. Because you are also assigned a personal consultant, that person, or buddy, will help to keep you on track for your target weight loss. They also have the option to go directly to meetings, or to have weekly phone consultations. These can be good, but I was unable to discover how much the meetings cost, or how much the weekly phone consultations cost. All of the marketing I found on their site only states that Jenny Craig customers typically spend about a dollar more a day for their food than a typical American spends on food. There was no specific costs posted, you are directed to talk with a consultant to discuss cost and payment options.
The benefit of Jenny Craig over NutriSystem is that you are on a version of a support system. You have a personal consultant that you work with as you strive to lose the weight. Like NutriSystem, you start off on their menu items, but unlike NutriSystem, you get taught to create your own menus after you have learned healthy portions and healthy foods. Jenny Craig also stresses excercise, more than NutriSystem, and also stresses teaching a balanced approach to living and a balanced approach with food.
As you are most likely aware, we were not always taught the best way to eat, or currently have the luxury of time to make a healthy meal every day. We are all rushing from one place to another, and grabbing something fast to eat between appointments and meetings has become the norm, not the exception. We have become a society that has forgotten what a proper meal looks like, and we definitely don’t have the personal time to create those healthy meals easily.
Next week, we will continue our exploration of other weight loss alternatives, focusing on other weight loss pills and supplements that are available without a prescription.
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