Jenny Craig - We Change Lives

Craig (43) and Debbie Stephens (48), singer songwriters from Edinburgh – decided to lose weight after seeing themselves on TV.

The couple - who have been married for 16 years and have four children between them – first came to the public’s attention in 2010 when they appeared as singers on Britain’s Got Talent and the X-Factor.

Since then, Debbie has featured in a TV ad for Nick Nairn’s Cookery School and the pair has appeared in docu drama Haunted Scotland for TVS.

“It’s really true what they say about the camera adding 10lbs,” says Craig. “When we looked at ourselves, we didn’t recognise the people we’d become.”

Adds Debbie: “The weight had gone on gradually but when I saw myself on TV, I was shocked to see how overweight I’d become. I hated it and really wanted to get my sexy figure back!”

Craig and Debbie had read about Cheryl Baker and Amanda Lamb having success on the JENNY CRAIG programme in the UK. They decided to try it because it sounded different to the other diets they’d been on in the past.

“We liked the idea of having food delivered to your door – and also the support of having a consultant at the end of the phone,” says Craig.

From the outset, Craig and Debbie knew JENNY CRAIG really was different.

“Jenny Craig gives you your own personal consultant who works with you every week, supporting and motivating you all the way along the journey,” says Debbie. “It’s a bit like having your own nutritionist, life coach, fitness trainer and chef on the end of the phone. It really works and is without a doubt the best diet I’ve ever been on.”

For starters, they were big fans of the food, which is delivered in 28 day hampers containing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

“When you first start, you’re just eating the JENNY CRAIG food. Unlike some of the meal replacement diets we’ve tried, it’s real food and very tasty. We certainly didn’t expect to be tucking into curries, for example!” says Craig.

Just eight months later, Craig and Debbie had reached their goal weight. Craig has gone from 12 stone to a slender 10 stone whilst Debbie has dropped from a size 14 to a slinky size 10 – and is most definitely back to her sexy self!

As a result, not only are the pair looking and feeling fantastic, they’re determined that this time they’ll keep the weight off for good.

“JENNY CRAIG isn’t really a diet at all. Anna has taught us so much about healthy eating that our diets have transformed for good. We still eat the foods we love but have healthier versions and smaller portions of them. And if we have a splurge, we balance it out the next day with a bit more walking.”

As for their future, just watch this space...!