Diet plans

kitty19572015

Am new to weight loss. Has anyone used Nutrisystem? Am seriously considering trying it for a month and see what happens?

NewGrl64

I personally haven't tried it, but I know 2 people who did.

The first lost 62 lbs., but unfortunately gained it all back plus 17 when she went off the program. She said she didn't really learn how to gauge portions properly because everything was done for her. She couldn't stay on it forever due to cost.

The second person who tried it also lost weight initially, but since it didn't cover all 21 meals a week, she still had to grocery shop and kept buying things she shouldn't. This derailed her and she gave up because the program was so expensive and it wasn't working out for her. She gained back quite a bit of weight and wound up getting bariatric surgery.

I guess it might have worked out for person number 1 if she could have afforded it indefinitely or for person number 2 if she could have been more disciplined at the grocery store, but we all know how hard that can be.

I guess you could take a good look at what you actually get with the package and gauge your level of discipline and decide for yourself. Whatever you decide, I wish you the best of luck.

ninerbuff

Unless you're willing to live off nutrisystem the rest of your life, then there's really no reason to just "try" it.
ANY DIET PLAN works if: you're in a calorie deficit and are consistent with it. However if it's NOT a diet plan you will continue with the REST OF YOUR LIFE, then weight regain is likely. That's why counting calories is important. It still comes down to calories in/out for weight maintenance/loss/gain.

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Revolu7

ninerbuff wrote: »

Unless you're willing to live off nutrisystem the rest of your life, then there's really no reason to just "try" it.
ANY DIET PLAN works if: you're in a calorie deficit and are consistent with it. However if it's NOT a diet plan you will continue with the REST OF YOUR LIFE, then weight regain is likely. That's why counting calories is important. It still comes down to calories in/out for weight maintenance/loss/gain.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Paying attention to calorie in/calorie out and being in a calorie deficit will definitely lead to weight loss.......but does not mean you will be healthy. Giving CICO with no other info is advice not much different than doing nutrisystem. You know what an example of irresponsible CICO is.....its called anorexia. All that is, is making sure you take in less than you burn. No care about what nutritional value is needed to be healthy. Doing CICO wrong may mean you go from being a big pear to being a small pear, or even worse, damaging your body. If eating 4 egg mcmuffins a day keeps you at 1200 calories a day and you drop weight significantly, does that mean you found the answer to weight loss, health and fitness? Not likely. My advice similar to that given already, choose how you go about losing weight by doing something that is sustainable indefinitely. But also research how to do it in a healthy manner. Eat less, move more is part of it. But eat right and move right needs to be part of it too. There is tons of information at your fingertips that can assist in making informed healthy decisions. The forums are filled with lots of anecdotal advice that while interesting may not be for everyone.

penguinmama87

kitty19572015 wrote: »

Am new to weight loss. Has anyone used Nutrisystem? Am seriously considering trying it for a month and see what happens?

I personally would never do a program like this because I can't justify the cost.

What specifically appeals to you about it? I would guess that most of the benefits can be obtained less expensively and with longer lasting effects.

If you don't have the cooking skills or equipment now to make healthy food for yourself, but can afford that system, I would suggest instead that you use that money to invest in skills you will benefit from for the rest of your life.

If you don't have the time to cook, there are other prep ahead methods or products.

I'll be honest, too - marketers do all kinds of weird stuff to food to make it look good on TV, and yet the appearance of the Nutrisystem food has always been distinctly unappetizing. Even on TV, it looks like chalky diet food. No thanks.

nsk1951

I was on Nutrisystem many, many, many years ago for about 3 months. At that time, it served its purpose ... getting me out of the take-out restaurants for meals ... and I started eating at home.

The plan did not help me to lose weight, however. I overate on the food they sent me just as easily as I overate without out. In fact, it was actually more difficult not to overeat because the portions were small and the stuff was in the pantry so it was easy to grab another helping.

Still .. it did help me transition into cooking from home much more often than I had been doing up till then.