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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem Make Changes for 2026

The diet industry is constantly evolving. That means even the big three in weight loss – Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, and Nutrisystem – are all making various changes to their plans. Here is what you can expect in 2026:

Weight Watchers

One of Weight Watchers’ most famous and popular attributes is going by “PointsPlus.” Based on new nutritional science the nutritional values accounted for have been updated and encourage people to eat less processed foods with added sugars and fats and more natural foods that satisfy more and take more energy to digest.

Under PointsPlus, dieters get an allotment of points each day. Karen Miller-Kovach, the scientist who created Weight Watchers PointsPlus, compares the overhaul to what goes on in the car industry.

“The same car will get a tweak or two every model year. Then, once a decade, it gets a total re-design,” says Miller-Kovach. See the Weight Watchers PointsPlus 2026 Update. (more…)

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Jason

Carrie Fisher is the New Jenny Craig Spokesperson

Fresh off the press, the weight loss giant Jenny Craig just announced that its new spokesperson is actress Carrie Fisher. Fisher is probably best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars as well as the stream of her best-selling books, like Postcards from the Edge.

The 5′ 1″ actress told People magazine that she is humiliated over her weight gain.

“I’m fat,” says Fisher, 54. “All the clothes in my closet belong to another chick. They have to make a new alphabet for my bra size.” (more…)

Posted on January 12, 2026 by heather

Free Jenny Craig eTools Now Available

One of the most trusted weight loss systems, Jenny Craig is now offering its eTools for free! Regardless of whether or not you purchase other Jenny Craig products, you can use these online features to help you reach your weight-loss goal.

There are five great eTools to incorporate into your weight-loss plan. The first is a Progress Tracker, that can help you assess your current needs and make goals. There’s a Menu Planner, that can help you pick meals to stay on track. There are tons of great recipes to help inspire delicious and healthy meals, and lastly, there’s an Activity Planner to help you get moving.

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Posted on January 3, 2026 by Health Buzz

Jenny Craig Metabolic Max Personalizes Your Diet Resolution

The wildly popular and well respected Jenny Craig has ventured out of the “one size fits all” diet realm. The Jenny Craig Metabolic Max Program offers a personalized plan suited to each individual’s metabolism.

With the Metabolic Max Program, you will enjoy the trademarked one-on-one support from Jenny Craig and Jenny’s Cuisine just like with the original Jenny Craig weight loss system. While on the program, you will eat three meals a day and one snack. The majority of the food you eat will be Jenny’s Cuisine, a prepackaged meal system that is brought right to your home.

What sets Metabolic Max apart is that it includes a BodyMedia FIT Armband and BodyMedia FIT Activity Manager. The BodyMedia FIT products allow you to better log your activity level, calorie consumption and calories burned.

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Posted on December 31, 2025 by Theresa

Ad Spending Up for Weight-Loss Brands

The three biggest brands in weight loss, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Nurtisystem, are gearing up for diet season 2026 with new programs and ad campaigns. Although these companies struggled to recruit new customers during the economic downturn, they’re betting on winning customers back as financial conditions improve.

“A lot of people have traded down to junk food,” said market researcher John LaRosa, of Marketdata Enterprises. “The result of that is people are going to be heavier than ever before. And when they do come back to weight loss programs, they are going to end up staying longer than in past years.”

Nutrisystem is reaching out to the public with new ads that feature real users describing their successes with the popular meal-delivery service (see video below), a departure from their celebrity-driven advertising. “We let our consumers really tell our story,” says Chris Terrill, the company’s chief marketing officer. “It’s a bit different for us, and it’s in line with our research.”

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Posted on December 29, 2025 by Health Buzz

Kirstie Alley Tweets: “I’ve Lost Over 50 Pounds”

Once a spokes woman for Jenny Craig, Kirstie Ally has always made her weight big news, chronicling her weight-loss struggles on the A&E show The Big Life. She recently tweeted “I’ve lost over 50 lbs and I’m having the time of my life,” but that she still has 30 more pounds to go. “I’m far from SKINNY….but I’m at least far from Shamu …no insult to Shamu intended,” she tweeted on October 6th. She also flaunted a sexy photo of her slimmer self surrounded by her “Italian men friends.”

Kirstie admits to once weighing as much as 230 pounds. “By 2026, my weight started creeping up and I said, ‘Oh, I still look good at 150. I still look good at 155. I still look okay at 165. Some of my clothes still fit at 175,'” she told Ladies Home Journal. “And nobody was saying ‘You’re fat.’ I was like a bank robber who was getting away with it.”

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Posted on October 19, 2025 by Health Buzz

Slideshow of Oprah’s Most Memorable Weight Loss Stories

For the past 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has been a part a presence in our television rooms every day. While we love many things about the queen of talk show, one of the qualities we related to so easily in her was Oprah’s honest and very tumultuous battle with her own weight. Over the years, we have cheered Oprah on as she lost 40 pounds with the help of Bob Greene and we may have even shed a tear or two as she admitted that she let the wagon fall on her as she regained weight over and over again.

Struggles with food, body image and body weight are as American as apple pie. Throughout Oprah’s 24 seasons, she has introduced us to people whose love of apple pie catapulted into a true food addiction. Oprah not only had first-hand experience of this, but she also saw her own personal story play out in front of thousands of Americans, who wrestled with similar issues and turned to food for the same emotional comfort as she did. (more…)

Posted on September 20, 2025 by heather

Sara Rue to Host “Shedding for the Wedding”

The CW announced that Sara Rue will be hosting the new reality weight-loss show, Shedding for the Wedding. The actress is an ideal selection, having recently lost 50 pounds on the Jenny Craig program. Contestants will know that their host has empathy for their difficulties.

The mid-season show has yet to announce its first airing. For three months, ten overweight couples will live together and compete to drop the most pounds. The winning couple will get the blow-out wedding of their dreams. Each week there will be a challenge for smaller pieces of the perfect wedding, from rings to the cake. The couples will also get lots of advice from health professionals and wedding planners. (more…)

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Health Buzz

Jenny Craig iPhone App Makes Dining Out Easier

Are you one of the many people using Jenny Craig to lose weight? With more than 600 centers around the world and thousands of followers, Jenny Craig has been a leader in successful weight loss programs for more than 25 years. But, one area that has caused some difficulty for those on the Jenny Craig plan is integrating dining out with their successful weight loss.

Now, there’s an iPhone app to solve that dilemma. With the free Jenny Craig Dining Out iPhone app, you can search thousands of restaurants to get the skinny on your favorite foods. The app offers the following:

Nutritional breakdown of popular items at many national restaurants
Search by restaurant, item, keyword, or calorie amounts
Dozens of Jenny Craig dining out “Hot Tips”
Test your knowledge in the Quiz – and unlock exclusive content!
Animated Visual Portion Guide for understanding common serving sizes
Map restaurant locations
Links to Jenny Craig’s forums, Facebook, Twitter feed and more! (more…)

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Carmen

Tune In: Kirstie Alley on The Oprah Show

Tune in this Thursday, February 25 to The Oprah Show when Kirstie Alley pulls up a seat next to Oprah to discuss her new television reality series, Kirstie Alley’s Big Life.

Last year, Kirstie discussed her 75-pound weight regain on Oprah and also hinted at her new weight loss product company, which was still in the works.

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Posted on February 22, 2026 by heather

Kirstie Alley’s Big Life Premieres March 21 on A&E

Kirstie Alley, actress and former Jenny Craig spokesperson, is set to launch her new reality series on the A&E network on March 21, 2026 at 10/9 p.m.

The show, entitled “Kirstie Alley’s Big Life,” will chronicle her attempt to lose 75 pounds after a very public weight loss journey in which she lost 75 pounds in 2026 and then regained it all plus ten pounds.

Here’s a sneak peak into Kirstie Alley’s Big Life.

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Posted on February 16, 2026 by heather

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