Jenny Craig Menu and Me

Many years ago my wife and I tried Jenny Craig and, of course, the Jenny Craig menu. As most people will attest (just check the web), the food is awful, the advise useless and the material with the "course" is elementary. I've come to the conclusion that weight loss is a holistic lifestyle experience. Sure, it might be fine to utilize tools available as needed from time to time (like appetite suppressors), but sustained progress comes from incremental lifestyle changes implemented daily. Weight was gained by slow unhealthy choices made over time. Now you may be on a course that is hard to change. It certainly can't be changed overnight. I call this phenomenon, "Turning the Titanic." As we all know, it was impossible to turn that big, heavy ship quickly enough to miss the iceberg. What if the Titanic had started a turn 5 miles earlier? That would have had a different outcome. So here's what I think. Start making small, incremental changes in all areas of your life - as I will in mine. Seek out help where and when it is needed. I believe ongoing, loving support is crucial to any quest. Just start today. Now. Let's take this journey to better health together. Just let me know what I can do to help.

Fen-Phen: My Personal Experience

The magical weight loss pill of the past turned out to be a killer. Yep, I was one of the patients who long ago (seems like) took Fen-Phen.

(Fen-phen was an anti-obesity medication which consisted of two drugs: fenfluramine and phentermine. Fenfluramine, and later, a related drug, dexfenfluramine, was marketed by American Home Products, now known as Wyeth, but were shown to cause potentially fatal pulmonary hypertension and heart valve problems, which eventually led to their withdrawal and legal damages of over $13 billion. - Note from Wikipedia)

This combination of drugs in one pill certainly had incredibly horrible effects on some of the patients. As for me, I can't imagine an easier way to lose weight and feel great about the process. It was a magical weight loss pill experience. Obviously, it was just too good to be true. It certainly worked too well to be all OK. So, my search for a weight loss pill that works and is safe continues.