Jenny Craig Diet

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What is the Jenny Craig Diet?

Jenny Craig is a calorie-based three-stage lifestyle weight-loss program that incorporates pre-packaged food, transition to regular food, and long-term weight maintenance.

What are the Origins of the Jenny Craig Diet?

Jenny Craig and her husband Sig Craig founded Jenny Craig Weight Management Program in Australia in 1983. The program has since expanded to the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Puerto Rico and offers both a center-based program and an at-home program. Craig, who has no training as a nutritionist, based her program on her own successful experience with personalized weight loss. The program has a medical advisory board consisting of at least one physician, nutritionist, and behaviorist. Prepackaged meals are planned by a registered dietitian.

QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DOCTOR

• Are their other diet programs that would better meet my goals?
• Do I have any special dietary needs that this diet might not meet?
• At what level of intensity is it appropriate for me to begin exercising?
• Do you have any experience with the long-term success of this diet?
• If one of your family members wanted to go on a diet, would you recommend this one

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Created by: Jenny Craig

In 1983, Jenny Craig began providing frozen meals to clients as a means of diet control. The company has since branched out into cookbooks and programs that encourage clients to make food choices from readily available foods, as well as an at-home program for people who do not live close to an established center. Food is shipped by UPS, and personal consultations are conducted over the telephone. Personal weekly consultations for motivation and behavior change are a central part of the program. The diet is based on a food exchange program of menu-planning.