Kirstie Alley: Weight Loss Success?

My theory is that the cost for the food is worth it if it keeps you on the diet. I always figured that when I was doing my worst eating, I was easily spending $100 a week on crap.

What I've found a bit interesting is how they started pushing her as a "success" when she was (is?) still clearly pretty chunky in the middle.

But she is such a pretty woman, it is nice to see her back closer to her "Cheers" figure.

Good for Kirstie she is getting better media attention and does look much more attractive, but is probably still on the road to more success in losing the weight. She can afford the route she is taking but I see it is lower calories and an exercise regime So what else is new? There is no fat acceptance in this world.

Goodness! I eat a lot better than that! I'm never hungry, and I've lost 45 pounds. I'll stick to my daily walking, and my balanced diet, thank you.

I watched that first commercial about "raining men"... hmmmm.
If I lose it, they will come.
Nice.

My wife was once on Jenny Craig and quit because it was to expensive and there was no obvious out at the time. It seemed that you would be eating Jenny Creaig foods forever. I suspect that this has changed and that there is probably some kind of maintenance plan now but my wife is much happier on weight watchers and having total control over her diet.

Jenny Craig is AWESOME and it WORKS!! Yes, it is expensive but it is the only program that has worked for me and trust me, I've tried almost everything short of bypass surgery (which I refuse to do).

The food is excellent. It doesn't taste processed or frozen at all. I don't like to cook (no time) and I like that every meal is thought out for you - just add a piece of fruit, a low-cal or no-cal beverage and some veggies, and you're good to go! Plus, you get snacks to munch on in the evenings. They're all yummy and don't make you feel deprived.

I've lost 30 pounds so far and I have about 70 more to go, so I will be JC'ing for a while. It will cost me a lot of money but I consider it money well spent.

$100 per week on food? I eat better than the crap she is eating, and I am talking about fresh veggies, fruits, etc. And I only spend about $35-45/week on groceries. As long as you have a healthy diet and exercise about 30-45 mins per day, you should be good to go. You will lose weight (if you are overweight) following a plan like this and will eventually turn it into a lifestyle.

If you read the details of the JC diet, it should be easy (and cheaper!) to copy them without actually joining.....It looks like 1400 calories a day and 6 small meals a day, plus 40 minutes of excercise. There you go, thats the formula.

i do find the Kirstie Alley Jenny Craig ads incredibly triggering....or "motivational" as a non eating disordered person would say. i bet they are making a ton of cash off her, and this will boost her career. Looks like a win/win situation for both JC and Kistie Alley.

It makes so much more sense to go to your supermarket and buy healthy food that you actually enjoy. I was on JC and I gotta tell you that food sucked! I lost 40lbs eating healthy and exercising while being true to a healthy way of life in the same amount of time I lost 27lbs with JC. You see I "cheated" on the JC plan because the processed food tasted that horrible. I know JC works for some but not for me. By the way, how much was Kirstie Alley paid to be a spokesperson and follower of the JC plan? I think she lost the weight out of a necessity to fullfill the JC contract no doubt. Sorry for sounding so harsh but I do question the reliability of products hawked by celebs paid big bucks.
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I totally agree with those questioning the food you eat on the JC plans. However, I am not only concerned by the cost but also the nutritional value of these foods.

From following a friend of mine who was on JC a while back, she appeared to eat microwaved food almost exclusively. Surely this cannot be good.

I understand why it works for people because it gives the routine and takes the decisions about breakfast, lunch and dinner away (and therefore reduces the liklihood of temptation or ditching the diet) - but the actual state of your health could be deteriorating by eating refined and processed foods day in day out.

I agree 100% with Lana: It looks like 1400 calories a day and 6 small meals a day, plus 40 minutes of excercise. There you go, thats the formula.' Why not substitute in the fresh food with the $100 per week rather than the JC meals?

It would have certainly been interesting to see what results Kirsty Alley would have got on a fresh fruit and veg diet + exercise.

...and you have to wonder if JC paid for a personal trainer??? Who knows, maybe they put a "secret" ingredient in her entres or maybe they paid for a secret surgeon to give her a lapband. After the milli-vanilli and Ashley Simpson scandals I wouldn't put anything past Hollywood. : )

Yes.. I eat way more than that too and I lost over 40lbs in 6mths.. But I don't care how healthy you think you're eating.. You still need very good supplements to keep you going.

I think she has done a wonderful job of loosing her weight! No matter what anyone says about weightloss,it's not easy.It takes alot of will power,energy and determination! I've lost 82 lbs in 10 months by eating heathy and alot of exercise and beleive me it wasn't easy.It is getting easier everyday but there is always that temptation.I say good job to all of those people out there who is trying to get heathy by diet,exercise because it doesn't matter if your famous or not it is still not an easy thing to do!

I think it's all about portion control. Whether it is Jenny Craig food, Lean Cuisine or any other purchased 'diet' food, you will notice how small the amount of food you're getting. Bit different to a much larger helping you would normaly eat on your own dinner plate at home. For me too, the justification of spending $100's for Jenny Craig, etc. would keep me on track and not likely eat any 'forbidden' foods. Waste of time and money, otherwise.

That looks like very little food for 1,400 calories. I'd be starving on that. I've eaten around 1,500 for weight loss and it was a lot more food. I need soup, large salads, etc. or I'd go crazy with hunger.