Jenny Craig - Week 2 Overview

I've come to the realization that it's just too much to keep up with this blog daily to track my food. I'm already doing it in 2 other ways (my planned menu that is written on, and myfitnesspal.com). Sidenote: If you haven't been to myfitnesspal.com yet, hurry. Go. It is fantastic. It's a super robust FREE website that helps you track your food intake and your exercise as well as your weight. Also, it has a really cool feature where when you have entered your foods for the day, you click complete (or something like that) and it tells you that if every day were like this, you would weigh XXX.X lbs in 5 weeks. I think it's a really handy tool.


Back to my point - these blogs will be a bit longer, but will only be posted weekly with a few things posted in between if I'm feeling frisky :)

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Saturday - Day 8
Breakfast: Blueberry Mini Loaf, 2 Clementines
Morning Snack: Skipped because of late breakfast.
Lunch: Turkey Burger, Cucumber/Tomato Salad

Had to add a pic of the Turkey Burger. I must say that I loathe turkey burgers. Typically. I literally cringed and said "oh no" when I read "Turkey Burger" on my menu. Eventually, probably once I've tried everything, I'll trust that most Jenny foods are good and not to rush to judgment. The BBQ sauce that comes with it also scared me a bit, I couldn't imagine having a turkey burger, let alone a turkey burger with BBQ sauce on it. But boy was it ever good. I suppose I'll let Jenny make my meals a bit longer.
Afternoon Snack: Smores Bar, Nonfat Latte
Dinner: Chicken Carbonara with Parmesan Cheese (2 tbsp!), steamed spinach

Okay, I didn't take a ton of pictures, but it might seem like it today. I had to take a pic of the Chicken Carbonara because it was so good. I mean who doesn't like pasta in alfredo sauce with bacon!? It was delicious. I felt like I was cheating. Not to mention that I got to add parmesan cheese. Not just a little parmesan, 2 whole tablespoons full. Hence the feeling of cheating. It was good. No, it was damn good.


Evening Snack: Frozen Yogurt with Raspberries
Exercise: Walking for 40 minutes

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Sunday - Day 9
Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes & Veggie Sausage with Lite Table Syrup, Tropicana Low Acid Orange Juice (4 oz)
Morning Snack: Anytime Bar, Banana
Lunch: Chicken & Corn Chowder (added Old Bay Seasoning, yum), Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Afternoon Snack: Strawberries, Sargento Reduced Fat Colby Jack Cheese Stick
Dinner: Cheese Ravioli with Parmesan cheese (decided to move up my cheese from my evening snack to have some more parmesan cheese), asparagus

Evening Snack: Cheese Curls (was supposed to have Veggie Chips but I can't stand them, so I swapped them out at my meeting Friday)

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Monday - Day 10
Breakfast: Cheddar Cheese Omelet (yuck), banana, Starbucks Decaf Tall Nonfat One Pump Vanilla Latte, Sargento Reduced Fat Cheese Stick
Morning Snack: Anytime Bar, Strawberries
Lunch: Slice of Margarita Pizza (pre-approved by my coach), Whole Foods Salad
Afternoon Snack: Toffee Cookies
Dinner: Fish & Chips with homemade tartar sauce (made with olive oil mayo), green beans
Evening Snack: Pineapple, 0% Fage Plain Yogurt

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Tuesday - Day 11
Breakfast: Frosted Oats Cereal with Vanilla Rice Milk, Banana
Morning Snack: Anytime Bar, Healthy Harvest Applesauce
Lunch: Spaghetti with Meatballs, Whole Foods salad
Afternoon Snack: Starbucks Tall Decaf Nonfat 1 Pump Vanilla Latte
Dinner: Southwestern Chicken with Rice
Evening Snack: Frozen Yogurt with Fruit


I had a volunteer orientation today so I shuffled my whole menu around. My lunch was not frozen but my dinner was and I wasn't sure when I would be able to eat it so I switched them. Spaghetti was good, Southwestern Chicken with Rice: not so much.

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Wednesday - Day 12
Breakfast: Cranberry Almond Cereal, 1% Milk, Strawberries, Sargento Reduced Fat Cheese Stick
Morning Snack: Anytime Bar
Lunch: Broccoli & Cheese Potato with Whole Foods Salad
Afternoon Snack: Smores Snack Bar
Dinner: Chicken Fajitas with Steamed Spinach
Evening Snack: Frozen Yogurt with Fruit


I was super excited about the Fajitas which were really good. Can't wait to have them again!

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Thursday - Day 13
Breakfast: Honey Oat Bar, Banana
Morning Snack: Anytime Bar, Dole Fruit in Sugar Free Gel
Lunch: Personal Pizza, Whole Foods salad w/red wine vinegar
Dinner: Beef Chili with Beans, Sargento Reduced Fat Cheese Stick, Mixed Vegetables
Evening Snack: Chocolate Cakes, Strawberries, 1% Milk


Okay, here's my new sinful (but not so much) pleasure: Jenny Craig's Chocolate Cakes with some fresh strawberries and a glass of milk. Totally yummy and totally on diet.
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Friday - Day 14
Breakfast: Sunshine Sandwich, Tall 1 Pump Skim Vanilla Latte
Morning Snack: Anytime Bar, 2 Clementines
Lunch: Tuna Salad Kit, Whole Foods Salad
Afternoon Snack: Honey Mustard Pretzels
Dinner: Classico Chicken Parmesan with Parmesan Cheese, Cucumber/Tomato Salad
Evening Snack: 0% Fage Yogurt, Strawberries


The Sunshine Sandwich is good, but I don't care for the sauce that comes with it. The Pretzels are also good but not salty at all which was a bit of a let down.

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Week in Review:
All in all, I think this week went well. I changed things around just a bit and it worked out well for me. At my weekly weigh-in it showed since I lost another 3 lbs. Yay! This week was also super easy to follow with very few complaints. As I mentioned before, if you are looking to track your meals, I highly recommend MyFitnessPal (myfitnesspal.com) as a wonderful resource. They even have a free app! Super convenient.