{"id":101010,"date":"2014-11-30T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=101010"},"modified":"2014-11-29T13:23:20","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T18:23:20","slug":"kelly-guy-lost-66-pounds-with-jenny-craig-and-became-an-award-winning-food-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/kelly-guy-lost-66-pounds-with-jenny-craig-and-became-an-award-winning-food-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Guy Lost 66 Pounds with Jenny Craig and Became an Award-Winning Food Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"

On her award-winning blog, No Thanks to Cake<\/a><\/strong>, Kelly Guy shares tasty, easy-to-make recipes, offers advice on how to eat healthy while traveling and professes her love for the Gilmore Girls. After a 66-pound weight loss, Kelly has firsthand experience with the struggle to find a healthy balance with food.\u00a0I’m her newest fan.<\/p>\n

\"kelly<\/a>More from Kelly in her own words –<\/p>\n

What habits specifically led you to gain weight?<\/strong>\u00a0Emotional eating habits. I can remember coming home after school and eating cheese and crackers, chips, cookies, and anything else that was available. I consumed way too much fast food , ate larger than necessary portions and had no physical activity.<\/p>\n

What caused you to realize you needed to change?<\/strong>\u00a0I was overwhelmed by the idea of losing almost 100 lbs. A good friend had just scheduled gastric-bypass surgery. It terrified me that weight loss surgery was also becoming an option for me. A few days later I took pictures with a friend who was 6 months pregnant and I looked bigger than she did.<\/p>\n

How did you lose the weight?<\/strong>\u00a0I followed the Jenny Craig program for about 12 months, finding great success with the simplicity of the program.\u00a0I told friends that I “took it like a prescription.” My meals were planned and I didn’t have a ton of decisions to make on a daily basis. The weight started rolling off.<\/p>\n

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For exercise, I\u00a0incorporated cardio, group classes, and getting out to enjoy beautiful Colorado. I also find yoga incredibly powerful for the body, mind, and spirit. It’s a great tool to manage stress, which has been a more effective than my emotional eating habits of the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also found a great deal of accountability from my blog. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I didn’t expect to ever share it with anyone. It was more of a personal diary of the process. Over time, I’ve gained wonderful followers that have inspired me to continue. They’ve served as some of my most remarkable supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is one of the most genius ideas I picked up at Jenny Craig.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volumizing! The concept is that you can add vegetables to make your portions more fulfilling. I do this with everything I make now. You can totally do this with frozen light pizzas turning a boring pepperoni pizza into a volumized veggie\/pepperoni pizza! So good!<\/p>\n

The first year and a half of this journey, I traveled three weeks per month. I’d fly to various cities, stay in hotels, and spend most days in the car. I still made it work. Most people assume that they can’t eat healthy if they are traveling, but I totally did it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelly’s Healthy Eating Advice for Business Travelers:<\/strong><\/p>\n