This article highlights my journey with Jenny Craig for the week of April 5th - April 11th
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I'm going to start this with a TRUTH BOMB... this week was horrible! My mental health took a nose dive somewhere midweek and my motivation was no where to be found. When PA announced that schools would not be reopening this year I felt like I was hit with a ton of bricks. As a mom with two kiddos in school and as an educator, although I knew it was coming, I felt so unprepared. I realized that there would be no Earth Day play for my third grader and no Pre-K graduation for my son. I realized I would only see my students via video calls for the rest of the year.
Despite feeling like the weight of the world crashed down on me, I stuck with my Jenny Craig meals. That menu, as corny as it sounds, has been my constant. I rely on it so I can feel some semblance of normal when my world feels upside down. It has been helping me keep track of the days of the week and the hours in the day. Jenny Craig has also been my motivation to get moving. On those days, and there has been pretty many recently, when I feel like I can't get out of bed or off the couch I know that I am working toward a goal. My daily weigh-ins and menu motivation keep me moving. I don't know if I would be able to get up and on that elliptical if it wasn't for that internal drive to hit my goals and that is all thanks to Jenny Craig.
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So where am I now? Well I'm 7 weeks in and I'm down 12.5lbs (* Avg. weight loss 1-2 lbs/week for members following the program). I hit my first personal goal this week and it felt AMAZING. I have been working hard and to see a personal goal become a reality is like a firework celebration just for me. My yoga pants still feel loose. I see a difference in my face. I feel a difference in body. This positive change has been exactly what my physical and mental health needed.
Losing weight has become more than just fitting into my clothes better. My journey on Jenny Craig has become about finding myself, feeling secure, and having control of something. I have control of myself. I have control of the choices I make. Today I am choosing to get out of bed, shower, get dressed, and get moving. Today I am choosing to eat right and follow my Jenny Craig menu. I am choosing to be positive and celebrate my successes as I continue to kick butt and hit my goals.
I can't control what is going on in the outside world but can control what is going on for me. Thank you, Jenny Craig, for keeping me motivated and helping me through this. When we come out of this, and we will, I will be wearing smaller size clothes with a bigger smile on my face.
Follow my Jenny Craig Journey:
Week 1: I Gave Up Excuses for a Better Me
Week 2: A Little Less of Me with Six Amazing Meals a Day
Week 3: Feeling Empowered and Dropping the Pounds Since I Dropped the Excuses
Week 4: Healthy Habits and Delicious Food
Week 5: My Constant in the Chaos
Week 6: Even My Yoga Pants Fit Better
This post was sponsored by Jenny Craig but the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
