The Jenny Craig diet plan took the United States by storm in 1985, and has been helping clients achieve their ideal weight and maintain healthy lifestyles for more than twenty years. Jenny Craig approaches weight loss from a three level tier, encouraging portion control, exercise and balance. If you would like to learn more about how to do the Jenny Craig Diet, please read on.

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• Over the years some of Jenny Craig's top spokeswomen have included actresses such as Valerie Bertinelli, Marie Osmond, Phylicia Rashad and Kirstie Alley. All of these women lead incredibly busy lifestyles that before Jenny Craig led them to unhealthy habits that eventually resulted in obesity. The Jenny Craig program is designed to teach you how to manage your lifestyle and develop healthy habits no matter how busy you are.

• Jenny Craig has physical centers all over the United States, but not everyone is within range of a center. For this reason, Jenny Craig has created two specific programs:

1. Physical centers
   • People visit the center to receive diet, nutrition and exercise counseling and support.
2. At-home direct
   • Diet, nutrition and exercise counseling and support are given over the telephone and through the Internet.

• Evaluate your situation and decide which Jenny Craig's programs is most suitable for you.

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• Jenny Craig's diet plan includes pre-portioned, pre-packaged frozen meals designed to teach you about portion control. Along with frozen meals, Jenny Craig teaches clients strategies for meal-planning and how to eat in restaurants without overdoing it. When you first begin the Jenny Craig plan, you will choose a target weight loss goal. Once you have reached the halfway point, you will start to step away from the pre-packaged meals so you can cook for yourself again.

• The Jenny Craig plan teaches clients about their bodies, dispelling exercise myths and taking into consideration that not everyone has an extra hour every day to spend at the gym. Because activity is important to a healthy lifestyle, Jenny Craig encourages thirty-minutes of physical activity at least five days a week.

• Jenny Craig realizes that for any major lifestyle change to occur, you must have a healthy support group. As part of the program, you will talk on the phone to, or meet in person with a counselor once a week to talk about your progress.

• The Jenny Craig program has different tiers designed around weight loss goals. Not only will you pay for the plan, but you will also have to pay for the pre-packaged foods.

• One of the reasons Jenny Craig has been such a successful approach to weight-loss is because they focus on the long-term goal and complete lifestyle changes rather than the instant gratification of a few pounds lost. Through their pre-packaged food, dieters can learn about portion control and meal creation. As with any diet program, exercise is an essential part of healthy weight loss, and Jenny Craig encourages their clients to make time to get in touch with their bodies physically. Another benefit of the program is the level of support and encouragement offered. If you are ready to make the lifestyle changes needed to not only lose weight, but keep it off, take some time to research Jenny Craig and see if it's the right program for you.

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