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Michelle P.  lost 27 lbs*

Dear Jenny,

When I was growing up, I was an extremely happy and energetic kid. I was a thin, cute, blonde-haired and blue-eyed little girl. I was full of positive energy and I was always active, doing one thing or another. I was great at softball,and a spent a lot of my life playing. It kept me in great shape with a new tournament every weekend. We traveled all over the United States. I can't think of anything finer a child could be doing with their time.

When I entered high school, I got into cheerleading. I was like one of these stereotypical prom queen girls. I was into partying, and I loved going out. It started interfering with my active lifestyle, and I was at that age where I really wanted to outgrow my former self. I saw all those sports as things that little girls do and wanted to grow up. So I gave up on my healthy lifestyle, and spent all my free time out with my friends.

For my first job, I figured the easiest place would be a restaurant or something. I got a job at a Mexican restaurant in Old Town. The trouble was all the great food around. Whenever I was hungry at work, I just grabbed a tortilla without a thought. I got lazy about bringing lunch to work, and it was hard with all that good food around. So my diet suffered terribly. After high school, I continued working at Café Coyote and after 2 years of working there, I had gained more than 15lbs. I continued to wear low-rise jeans and belly shirts...but at this point I really had a belly. I was in denial, I didn't want to believe it, but eventually I had to face the truth-I was overweight.

I started to believe it when I noticed I was getting a lot less attention when I went out to the bars. My personality was still the same, but I wasn't getting as many smiles.

Then, the most wonderful thing stepped into my life: Nick. Nick is my fiancé. We are getting married in July of 2006. I never knew that love could put another 10lbs on my figure, but it did. In December, Nick proposed to me and I was in heaven. Except there was one problem: I gained weight from eating nice dinners and going on vacation. There was only one solution: dieting . I figured that since it only took me two years to get fat, that it shouldn't take more than two years to slim down.

I was tired. Tired of being overweight. Tired of wearing baggy, dull clothes. Tired of having no energy. Tired of failing to lose weight. I took diet pills, starved myself, and attempted every fad and diet around. I finally got serious and did the simple and obvious solution: diet and exercise!

In February, I decided to make a trip to Jenny Craig. I know that I had only a limited time to lose the weight. I had a wedding to plan and a dress to look great in. Jenny Craig gave me the motivation that helped me drop from 158lbs to 131*! I can't tell you how wonderful I feel again.

The program is amazing! My consultant has just been incredible. I have not only gained my self-esteem again but my health as well. Thanks for the wonderful experience. I know that because of my experience with Jenny Craig, I will maintain my weight and continue to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Sincerely, Michelle