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[MM130]

I did JC a few years ago and had great success. I put the weight back on at no fault of JC, it was just me. I have tried WW on and off the past few months and I can't seem to have success with it. It seems like I just keep going and circles with it. I am thinking about coming back to JC, but everyone talks me out of it and says, "you can't live with it," how are you going to maintain that?" Hearing all of this just discourages me because I can see how it would be hard to maintain, but I think anything is. I just feel hopeless with everything I try.

[alissa018]

i wouldn't worry about that! i've had people say the exact same thing to me, all the while, i'm loosing weight easily on jenny and they're struggling on WW. jenny is maintainable! i have also lost and put weight back on - again, no fault of jenny, just me. But that's okay! we all fall sometimes but we have to get back up. i've accepted that weight is something i will struggle with for the rest of my life but I know that ultimately, i will make the right decisions for me.

I've lost before and am coming back now. I've tried other plans like WW and they never work for me. it's not that jenny is magic but it's what works for me and my needs. some others may do fine on WW but I need that structure and one on one attention.

as for the maintenance part, i maintained my initial jenny loss for 3 years - that's a long time. i gained 10 back and went right back to jenny to loose the rest plus an extra 10. kept that off for 2 years. now, i'm back again. I have to be honest with myself and not fool with other things that haven't worked for me and I know jenny DOES. there's no shame in the fact that some of us need a more structured diet plan. Oh, and i don't care what anyone says, WW is still a diet. if you're counting what you eat, you're on a diet, IMO. good luck!

[nancy5012]

I think so many of us here have been on a lot of different weight loss programs - over the many many years i have been on Nutri Systems (twice), weight watchers, slim fast, south beach, and the "I won't change my eating habits but I'll work out at the gym 6 days a week" plan.

Except for the "gym" plan, I lost weight on all the others. Got to goal, then put all the weight back on...and then some.

So now I am on Jenny - for over 7 months now and starting at the heaviest I have ever been. I know I will get to goal - but this time I am more confident than ever that I will be able to maintain the weight loss. Something happened about 5 months into the program - somthing clicked in my mind about how I see food. I really hate the phrase "change your relationship with food" but that is what happened. I have more control in passing those "goodies". I can eat one serviing, or less, of a non Jenny treat and be satisfied - instead of eating an entire package. During the holidays I enjoyed the food - had a little of everything and actually lost weight from thanksgiving to new years. I made those times "holidays" not "holi-weeks" or "holi-months". The few times we've been out to dinner over the past few months I have made smart choices. I drink a ton more water and work out. I eat small meals throughout the day to keep my metabolism up.

Now, I should have learned all these things years ago under those other programs. I did not. I don't know if it is specifically the Jenny program or that I was just mature enough and ready to make the change for good.
You can eat the food and work out on any program and lose weight. But it is your mindset in changing the way you see food and how you eat for the rest of your life that will mean success.

If you just want to lose weight and then go back to the way you used to eat then I would chose a less expensive program. If you really want to change the way you eat for the rest of your life, then I have found this program to work for me.


Best of luck to you!!

[I Called Jenny]

Ignore the naysayers. There are too many of us who have not only lost the weight but maintained it IF, IF, IF you do the work!

It's like anything else. You'll get out of it what you put into it.

Yes, in the beginning you'll start out on JC food and that's a big help because there's no guesswork and it's so easy. As time goes on, usually at halfway, you start learning how to eat regular meals to see if you can continue to lose/maintain, which gives you time to make any adjustments you need to your lifestyle and your relationship with food so that you CAN succeed.

Like the others, I've been on virtually every diet known to man. Personally I found WW a little too complicated and the others were only good for losing the weight but they never taught me HOW TO MAINTAIN.

On Jenny, if you work the plan correctly, you'll learn to develop a new relationship with food, things like portion control (the ratio of protein to carbs to dairy to fat, etc.) so that you CAN succeed and keep the weight off.

And when you hit goal and you're maintaining and then see a slip and you see that scale head toward that 5 lb. over goal mark, you can run right back to JC for a "refresher course" to lose the weight and see where you're making mistakes.

If you're willing to do the work, have support (and you'll get soooooo much of that on these boards), you'll be able to FINALLY reach your goal AND MAINTAIN IT!

You can do it and we can help.

[jenrdn69]

Ignore other people. If they are close to you (family, spouse, good friends), as yourself what motive they have for not wanting you to do JC or see you succeed (do they fear a change in your cooking for them, do they fear a change in your habits --- you'd rather go to the gym than happy hour with free buffet). People fear change in those they love because anything new can be scary. If appropriate, tell them that you need to loose weight for your health, you need to succeed at long term weight loss because you are not emotionally or physically happy being this heavy, and that while you'll be changing your lifestyle, it doesn't mean they won't be part of it.

You have to do what is right for you.

As for loose and gain cycle. Its a struggle. It sucks. The reason for the cycle is that very few people actually do the hard, emotional work that will lead to sustained weight loss --- it involves a big lifestyle change, looking at how and why you eat, being honest with yourself, and making changes in many things --- how you live, eat, and 'play.' Loosing weight is the 'easy' part (of course, its not easy to loose weight, I'm a model of that one). The thing with JC --- you have to do more than just eat the food for 5 months---you have to plan to live, cook, and plan on your own without JC foods. Unless you are a celebrity or rich person who can have a chef cook their meals for them and their family, you must plan for a life after JC.

There are many tools JC will give you and a good JCC will help you more --- but it comes down to choosing to live your life in a different way. Some people are not ready for that. To be honest, I don't know how ready I am and I've been on this thing for years and years. JC has stopped working for me --- even if I follow the plan --- and so I am trying something different (working with a nutritionist). Its harder than JC. Why? Because I'm accountable for cooking and planning my meals, but MORE than that --- her focus in on my lifestyle and changing that --- NOT on the scale. Its about setting short and long term BEHAVOIRAL goals, not weight loss goals --- one thing a JCC always used to ask -- 'how much do you want to loose as a goal this week.' I never liked that language because it sets me up for failure --- I can do a perfect JC week and gain a pound...so, find a JCC who will ask "what behavoir do you want to work on this week"...For me, I'm working on two things: cutting down on my use of Splenda and not picking at my kids food when I make lunches and clear off the dinner plates... and also on giving myself permission to eat and enjoy, not think of food as something that will make me fat for thin (this isn't easy).

JC will work. You know that. You will gain weight if you don't commit to keeping up a healthy life style plan. You know that. Other people can say what they want, but if you decide to DO IT, then DO IT and be proud of your choice to get healthy.

[Blessed4Life2]

Hi MM130!

The bottom line is you have do this for YOU! PERIOD!!!

No if, and's or but's about it.....JUST DO IT!

[robrob]

As with all the others above, I have done every diet know to man, and lost, and then gained it back. But with JC, something was different, something clicked, and I got it. I have maintained for 2 yrs, and came back for a month last fall when I gained 6 lbs. I still eat and exercise like I'm on plan, but eat my own food. I eat out, and do not pig out. When I leave a restaurant now, I do not feel like I am waddling out. I love the way I feel now, and look in clothes, and the energy level. JC taught me the value of fruits, vegs, and drinking water. It worked and still works for me.

[I Called Jenny]

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As with all the others above, I have done every diet know to man, and lost, and then gained it back. But with JC, something was different, something clicked, and I got it. I have maintained for 2 yrs, and came back for a month last fall when I gained 6 lbs. I still eat and exercise like I'm on plan, but eat my own food. I eat out, and do not pig out. When I leave a restaurant now, I do not feel like I am waddling out. I love the way I feel now, and look in clothes, and the energy level. JC taught me the value of fruits, vegs, and drinking water. It worked and still works for me.
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Good for you for not waiting until your weight was out of control before returning! THAT'S the way to continue to keep your weight in control for life!!!! Whooo-hoooo!!!!