Re: Jenny Craig

Even if you don't start with liver problems it can happen.  A common 
aftermath of successful dieting is cholecystectomy.  It happened to me and I 
never had any liver problems to begin with.

I don't like the sound of the program above with the meds.  I have tried 
them--the prescription and nonprescription drugs.  Also claiming 100% 
success is reason for suspicion right there.  No program has that kind of 
success.

I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and am struggling with the 
low-carb my physician recommended.  The only way I have ever lost weight 
(and I have lost a LOT of weight twice) is to eat less and exercise more.  I 
am trying to control my diabetes with diet and exercise alone and not take 
any medications and I am working on the weight loss.  We will see how it 
goes--so far so good.  But...I lost the first 10 pounds easily and now it 
just doesn't want to come off any more--the story of my life.  But the 
desire not to have to take another pill may be strong enough incentive!  I 
am keeping the blood sugars at the upper end of my "target" with very few 
going over, so doc says that is a good start.

There is simply NO EASY WAY to lose weight for those of us destined to have 
"efficient metabolism".  Su's 5 rules may help, but they do not work for 
everyone.  I cannot eat 5 meals a day and lose weight and I have a real 
problem with a lot of the foods I should eat I really do not like--I can't 
eat yogurt no matter how they try to disguise it, for instance!  Also, I 
really enjoy good food and it's a challenge to be able to include some of 
those dishes.  I have learned to substitute, cut portion size, etc.--allow 
myself at least a "taste" of some favorites.  Without doing that there is no 
way I could stick to a diet.

There's lots of advice out there--good and bad.  You have to work out a plan 
that works for YOU.  I'm 43 pounds lighter than I was at my highest weight, 
and that is considered as "success" by some, but I'm still well over what I 
should weigh.  And, the older you get the harder it is to burn calories.  I 
try to swim every day.  I HATE the exercise bike.  I rather liked the 
treadmill, but I blew my Achilles tendon on that and ortho says no more 
treadmill.  With my arthritis ways to exercise are limited.  I hear people 
giving advice and saying "everyone can walk."  Well everyone can't  walk 
enough to help the weight much.  I walk as much as I can and I have 
increased my walking, but there are limits, and they aren't  high enough to 
make that form of exercise a big help.

Just find a way that you can live with and try to stick with it.

Barb C. 


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