Well my wife was on and off of Jenny Craig for a long time but never really liked the forced portion control of the meals in a box method. It does however force you to learn portion control and for that I am a fan of Jenny Craig. Still though there is a lot to be desired in the price of the Jenny Craig diet. It is nice to see this story though about Valerie Bertinelli sticking with Jenny Craig for 3 years now and she does look great.

Jenny Craig veteran and weight loss success story Valerie Bertinelli will soon celebrate her three-year anniversary on the Jenny Craig Weight Management Program. While half the battle is losing the weight; the other half is learning how to keep it off. Bertinelli reached her goal of losing 40 pounds with Jenny Craig in December of 2007 and today she struts a toned physique and rocking bikini body!

Through the Jenny Craig Weight Management Program, Valerie was given access to a variety of tools that helped her reach her goal. The weekly support from her Jenny Craig consultant combined with portion-controlled meals to keep her calorie intake in check allowed her to be a true weight loss success story and inspiration to people everywhere looking to lose weight.  Valerie recently shared her advice for current Jenny Craig clients:

“For clients starting out on Jenny, these are my top three tips:

• “Find a consultant who gets you. Kathy was invaluable to me. She understood how my brain worked, she was patient and she pushed me whenever I needed a nudge. In a nice way though, huh, Kath?
• “Keep a journal. I didn’t really like this at first but I found that it was too easy to slip into old habits at the beginning. If I wrote down what I was thinking and feeling, it gave me a chance to think a beat or two before I made a decision I’d regret.
• “Surround yourself with people who care about/know what you’re doing. I used to diet in secret. This was a bad idea for me because then I wasn’t accountable to anyone but myself, (who I was so used to letting down) so one more time didn’t matter.”

Now I see that George Kastansa from Seinfeld is the newest Jenny Craig spokesperson. It will be great to see how things go for him. The more people that publicly announce that they want to get in better shape and lose weight the better for all of us in society.