This week I attended an event hosted by Jenny Craig where Nicole Sullivan, along with other real Jenny clients, shared weight loss success stories. Now weight loss isn't something I usually write about on this blog. However, I know that many of my readers are making goals to lose weight and get started on a healthy eating path.

For some of my readers, maybe the weight loss process has been a bit of a struggle? If so maybe a weight loss program like Jenny Craig can help you accomplish your weight loss goal. For Nicole Sullivan and the other women at the event, Jenny Craig turned out to be the option that was most successful in helping them lose the weight and start a healthy lifestyle.

During the presentation, Nicole shared how she joined Jenny after the birth of her second son and reached her goal of losing 35 pounds. Nicole also spoke about portion control, how she used walking as her exercise and how her son helps her count when she's doing pushups while watching TV.

After the presentation, I was able to have a mini interview with Nicole Sullivan to discuss motherhood, weight loss and children. I asked Nicole about involving children in the weight loss process and she shared

"While my son is still very young and for him it's fun to help mommy, I hope that by seeing by example of eating healthy and being active, in the long run he grows up with this mindset."

I thought this was a great point. As parents we set the example for our children so when we live a healthy and active lifestyle, our children will follow our lead and hopefully avoid childhood obesity. But maybe you think it's going to be hard to change your lifestyle? Or you need to starve or deny yourself the foods you enjoy?

In the below video, one of the real Jenny clients shared "...it's about the portions of how much you eat" along with some other tips that helped her while being on the Jenny Craig program


While many people think Jenny Craig is all about the prepackaged meals, all the women at the event spoke about how Jenny Craig’s tools, education and personalized counseling provided the needed help for them to stayed with the program, achieve weight loss, and gain other health benefits.

Jenny Craig CEO Dana Fiser and AHA President Dr. Donna Arnett photo credit: Jenny Craig

One of the other health benefits for those using the Jenny Craig program is the reduction of the risk for heart disease. For the 2nd year Jenny Craig, will continue in partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA) to get Americans healthy and active.

Jenny Craig will continue to support the My Heart. My Life.™ healthy living initiative and expand on its participation in the Heart Walks by encouraging more Americans to participate in the American Heart Association's National Walking Day (April 3, 2013). On this day, people are encouraged to wear sneakers to work and take at least 30 minutes out of their day to get up and walk in hopes of helping them make a healthy habit of walking several times a week to manage a healthier weight.

As you can see the Jenny Craig program has a lot to offer those seeking a way to lose weight and start a healthier lifestyle. I'm glad I was able to attend and share the information with my readers. While the Jenny Craig program might not be for everyone, I hope for some of my readers, it's an option to achieve your goals this year.

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Note: I was invited as media and received a gift bag after this event. No other compensation was received. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.