Fajitas to the left, cupcakes to the right.

It’s amazing to me that everyone in my company isn’t 500lbs and growing. While working today I not only had to go to war with 100+ emails, but I also had to battle my mind in the war of “food spreads”. In the cubicle next to me sits a box of fancy cupcakes, while to my right and down the row sits a fajita spread. I can promise you I am not crazy, ask my therapist she can vouch ;), but I SWEAR the food was talking to me. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy Jenny Craig’s food, but when strawberry chocolate cupcakes are calling your name it’s impossible to resist….almost.

I feel like my mind is a broken record right now. I keep telling myself, "nothing tastes as good as thin feels". Problem is, I have never seen myself as thin so how the heck do I know what it feels like! Well, one pound at a time I will find out. I have been on Jenny Craig for over 3 weeks and I have lost 8lbs, (without hitting the gym everyday...shh don't tell my former trainer, she will kill me)....but lets just say I HATE WORKING OUT WITH A PASSION . I will wait for another blog to share my reason as to why.

Needless to say, had I been on another diet program I probably would have had a cupcake and used X amount of points for it, then starved myself at dinner just to make up. However, with Jenny I have had well balanced meals and will get to have cheesecake for dessert! Take that cupcakes!

My reason for blogging...

Hi everyone, my name is Erin and this is my attempt at blogging. I have started this blog because I am fat overweight and wanted to share my journey in weight loss using Jenny Craig. Now, let me begin by apologizing; unlike my sister, I am NOT a writer, so please bear with me as I try to express my feelings through words.

We are surrounded by diet ads, commercials for the latest and greatest diet pills, and diet centers in what seems like every shopping center. Let's not forget the gym flyer's we get every week in the mail taunting us about exercise and health. I'm not blind or paralyzed, I see myself in the mirror every single day and I can feel how my pants fits just a bit tighter than the week before (I'm blaming my dryer for that one though, I swear it shrinks them). Basically, I've always known I needed to lose weight, but deciding which program to use and getting the inspiration to start one was impossible....until a recent "Live with Regis and Kelly" episode.

You see I was lucky enough to be in the audience the day Sara Rue, aka the latest Jenny Craig spokesperson, was a guest. Let's pause for a moment to give props to her and her 50lb weight loss, she is just too cute for words! Now, back to what I was saying...I also happened to be the "Surfer Girl" for the Travel Trivia segment of that show. Seeing yourself on TV...well let's just say....there are no words. It was huge wake up call.

Ok, ok...so I've had many "wake up" calls that I tend to keep hitting the snooze button on in life when it comes to my weight, and it wasn't until Sara Rue spoke that I was not only inspired but also knew which program I wanted to use. Tears filled my eyes because I knew that program was Jenny Craig. I can still hear Sara say, "My fiance told me, 'I told love you more, but I love that you love you more". I cried that day, and still cry thinking about it.

I want to love myself more, I want to be able to wear "skinny jeans", I want to be able to run a marathon...or maybe just a half, but I want to be able to do it! So, ladies and gentlemen this is my journey with Jenny, care to join me?