Jenny Craig reject???
Must admit that I am feeling depressed. Possibily it is PMS, perimenopause, my Dad passing in mid-January (Memorial next weekend) or maybe it really is my life. Sometimes I wonder if we see the world as it really is when we are PMS. How frightening is that??
 But I do have one somewhat amusing story. On Friday I went to visit Jenny Craig to see what it is all about and how much it costs. I was weighed, height measured and the very nice woman looked at my allergies.ÂÂ
I have a slight wheat allergy- not celiac, but if I eat too much of it I develop a rash on my hands. Perhaps there are other side effects, but this one I noticed. After a couple of specialists, and more cortisone cream than I care to remember, it wouldn’t permanently leave and I was told to live with it. Can you imagine?? Living with raw red hands? I looked like a reptile! Anyway, I digress. Eventually I decided to try a naturopath and in two months the rash was gone gone gone. Seems my body has a slight problem digesting or breaking down wheat.
 Back to the Jenny Craig story… Ok, so it seems that 75% or 85% of their food has wheat in it! Soooo, they refuse to sign you up if you have a wheat allergy. Goodbye, Kristie Alley. Goodbye Valerie Bertinelli. I was quite deflated at first as I had figured in my overly stressed life I could use a no-brainer “they already measure the food for you” diet. C’est la vie! right?
The one-on-one consultation was quite good, I must admit. And the friendly woman, Victoria, told me to come back if I have any diet questions! But alas, I must live with the fact that I am a Jenny Craig reject.
Even in depression, there is some humour.ÂÂ
Now, although the sun is shining outside my somewhat dirty window, I must do the work I have put off for a week!
 Cheers!
Shari
Don’t get depressed; it’s a good thing they didn’t take you! The last thing you need is to be spending money on something that might not work well for you, all the while making you sick!
That having been said, keep looking! If you feel you need that support and guidance, try a couple of the other places where you live. I wholeheartedly recommend LA Weight Loss, but there are tons of other options too, you just have to look for them. Then of course, there are the special clinics, but unfortunately it’s a lot more expensive to pay a doctor to plan your meals for you! In the meantime, keep up what you’ve been doing, and you’ll do great!
By the way, I read a stat in my Cosmo this month that said it takes at least two weeks of eating on plan (depending on what your plan is, I guess) to break food addiction. Think about that the next time you give in to something yummy, and don’t be too hard on yourself!