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This article highlights my journey with Jenny Craig for the week of March 9 - 15, 2020.
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One of the things I have previously found most challenging about following a weight loss program* before starting Jenny Craig was having to cycle through a small selection of meals and/or untasty meals (Avg. weight loss 1-2 lbs/week for members following the Jenny Craig program). Jenny Craig has four weeks of menus with delicious selections that hardly repeat. On week 5, I'll be back to menu 1 which I don't mind at all because most of those yummy meals I haven't had in 3 weeks. I also love that the back of the box of a meal lists ideas for how to spice up the meal. Of course, you can get creative all on your own!
This week, I was back home and dealing with less stress than in the previous weeks. I could finally take a little more time to sit and enjoy my meals. I was excited to change my meals up a little bit.
My favorite thing to do with my Jenny Craig Shakes has been to blend them with my morning serving of fruit. I've blended my vanilla flavored Jenny Craig Shake with strawberries or strawberries and a tiny piece of banana. I enjoy the drink cold so I either refrigerate the Jenny Craig Shake or add frozen fruit or add ice. Delicious! I prefer the chocolate Jenny Craig Shake with half a banana. They're so creamy and yummy.
I also decided to try to incorporate vegetables with my breakfast. One day, I cooked some onion, tomato, spinach, and mushrooms in a pan with a spray of olive oil. I added some garlic powder for some extra taste and served it alongside the Cheddar Cheese Omelet. This dish included some potatoes which I baked instead of microwaving. I had this breakfast with a Vanilla Jenny Craig Shake blended with strawberries. It was so so good!
Another day, I decided to spice up the Cheesy Chicken & Rice Bowl. I served it over romaine lettuce with some cucumber, grape tomatoes, and orange bell pepper. I even changed up the Jenny Craig Herb Dressing by mixing it with a bit of pico de gallo salsa before adding it to the dish. Then I topped off the plate with cilantro. I really enjoyed this combination, it was like having a taco salad.
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I really appreciate that Jenny Craig makes it easy to follow their program by providing a meal plan that shows exactly what to eat for which meal. It is a huge time saver, minimizes my thinking, eliminates tedious prepping/cooking, and makes it easy for me to stick to the program when I'm busy and mentally preoccupied with other things. However, the program also encourages individuals who want to get creative with their meals to do so by providing serving ideas on the back of the meal boxes. I'm not typically creative with vegetables and only tend to steam them. I appreciate the tasty ideas Jenny Craig provides for combining and seasoning different vegetables so one can enjoy them as much as the main dish. Plus if I'm extra hungry, I can add as many veggies as I'd like to a meal using one of these recipes without it counting against me.
This post was sponsored by Jenny Craig but the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
