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Bob S. lost 69 lbs*
Dear Jenny,
Last summer, while vacationing with a group of friends, I noticed that I was having trouble keeping up when walking even moderate distances. My friends would be talking and enjoying the exercise, while I had trouble catching my breath. When I returned home, I went to my doctor, who ordered a series of tests. A technician who administered some breathing tests told me part of my problem was that my large stomach was pushing against my diaphragm, and reducing my lung capacity. My doctor said I was also suffering from high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and if I did not do something about my weight, he would need to put me on medications to control my cholesterol and blood pressure. He also said I had become borderline diabetic. I weighed over 260 pounds.
I had been a Jenny Craig member some 15 or more years ago, and had success on the program, but had ultimately gained back my weight loss, and more. In the intervening years, I had tried other weight loss programs, including Weight Watchers and the Atkins Diet and joined gyms, only to lose a limited amount of weight before those efforts stopped working for me. I decided to give Jenny Craig another try.
When I joined Jenny Craig, on July 6, 2005, I weighed 260 pounds. My Centre manager and all of the Jenny Craig consultants I've met while on the program have been wonderfully supportive and encouraging. The program food has greatly improved since my original experience with Jenny Craig, and I thoroughly enjoy the meals and snacks. My consultant is just a delight. I'd adopt her if I could!
After consistently losing 1-2 lbs per week over about four months*, I hit a plateau that lasted four weeks. After the second week with, little or no weight loss*, my consultant suggested increasing my activity level, so I took up bicycling. My weight loss has been steady since that period.
I am now on "maintenance," having reached my goal weight by losing over 68 lbs* and I feel great! I bicycle 15 - 16 miles on my lunch hour three or four days a week and try to get in longer rides of 35 - 45 miles most weekends. In May, I began participating in organized bicycling events, and have since ridden in three metric centuries, and have additional metric and full centuries planned every month for the rest of this year.
My doctor has monitored my progress, and has been amazed with my results. He recently told me, "Almost every day I tell patients that if they would only change their lifestyle everything would get better, but so few ever listen to me. You're proof that it works." My cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar are all back to normal*. My friends tell me I look ten to twenty years younger, and at age 62, that's a big deal!
This picture was taken at a conference I attended shortly before joining Jenny Craig last year, and another was taken at the same conference this year. As you can see, in the earlier photo I looked like a heart attack waiting to happen. A number of people at the conference this year didn't even recognize me. At the beginning of a banquet the opening day of the conference, the organization's president announced, "First, I want to know what happened to the other half of Bob Stevens." Since this was a health care-related conference, many of the attendees, mostly health care professionals, were very interested in how I had achieved such remarkable success. I was quick to tell them I owe it all to Jenny Craig.
Sincerely, Bob
