Category — Jenny Craig

Liza Minelli is reported to have lost 43 lbs on Jenny Craig. I ran across this in the recent issue of People mag but it looks like this is old news since there are reports of her weight loss in January of this year. Liza was also reported to have “thanked” Kirstie Alley for joining Jenny Craig. Call me a little skeptical but this smacks of a carefully orchestrated marketing plan by Jenny Craig to get celebs to endorse these diets. As you know Kirstie is having weight troubles herself and looks to have gained some weight recently. [Read more →]

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Kirstie Alley reportedly slimmed down to 145 lbs on Jenny Craig and flaunted her bikini bod on the Oprah show. Despite assertions from her public relations people that she isn’t an ounce over 145 lbs, the National Enquirer speculates that she hasn’t been entirely truthful when it comes to her weight. A nutritionist and fitness expert, Jonny Bowden, is quoted as saying “Kristie is way overweight.” [Read more →]

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Valerie Bertinelli’s weight has certainly been making news lately, with some tabloids calling her efforts to lose weight on Jenny Craig a “Diet Disaster.”  In the latest issue of People, Valerie, who split from ex-huddy Eddie Van Halen in 2001,  reports she has lost 30 lbs in 4 months on Jenny Craig.  Holding nothing back, Valerie dishes all including her take on the “Diet Disaster.” [Read more →]

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Kimberley Locke, of American Idol and Celebrity Fit Club fame, is reportedly going to be the new pitch woman for Jenny Craig, joining fellow celebs Kristie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli. She has apparently already lost 30 lbs on the diet plan and plans on losing another 10 before formally announcing her gig with Jenny Craig.

Seems that Jenny Craig is taking a different marketing approach with Kimberley than with its other celebrity endorsers. Their marketing strategy in the past has been to hire the celeb first and have them lose the weight on the diet. Why the change? Perhaps it’s an insurance policy for Jenny Craig? If she loses the weight great. If she doesn’t, Jenny can opt out and the story gets buried.

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The “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, has signed up with Jenny Craig in preparation for her upcoming wedding to boyfriend Willie Wilkerson next month. She tells Sister 2 Sister magazine “I’m at 1,750 calories a day and I’m starving. You just have to get used to portions and changing your lifestyle.” [Read more →]

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