Nutrisystem

I have never done Nutrisystem. My personal reason is because if they give me the prepackaged meals then I'm not learning how to make the right choices in the real world. I look at Kirstie Alley and see what happened to her. If you feel like you need a program, I would do Weight Watchers. The only reason that I'm not is because I can't afford it. I need to be able to log my food like we do on here and WW online is expensive.

I was reading an article through the WebMD magazine about a year ago that stated that the these types of prepared foods diets (Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Slim Fast, etc) are effective if followed properly, however, there seems to be a large weight increase after completing the course due to the person not actually learning how to prepare healthy foods for themselves, the lack of being able to gauge the amount of calories that they are consuming and it does not promote weight loss through exercise. The weight increase forces the consumer to go back on the prepared food diet until they lose the weight again and it becomes a cycle where the consumer is reliant on the prepared foods to stay thin.

If you track calories, exercise and learn proper fitness and health techniques as you lose weight, I do not see why you wouldn't be successful.

I've never tried nutrisystem but I have heard very bad things.

The meals all arrive pre-packaged and frozen (that means they're loaded with sodium and other preservatives)
I've been told they taste awful for the most part. Plus it's expensive, you have to pay for the food from them, but you also still have to buy food at the grocery store, mainly fresh fruits and veggies, which are really the most expensive part of grocery shopping.

But I think the highest reason on my list not to do it is that you're really not going to learn anything from it. You're not going to learn to portion your own meals, or to plan healthy menus.

One other thing. The meals aren't frozen. They have various chemicals and packaged in a way that they can be stored in your cabinets.

You are still counting calories because they limit you to a certain amount a day which you have to write down. I felt that I could eat healthier and count calories without the pre-packaged meals.

I am currently on Nutisystem and I love it! I lost 6 pounds the first week, and I think the food tastes great! Of course there are things I don't like, but that's going to happen. As for the sodium, they do seem high, but the three NS meals you eat a day are about the only source of sodium you are getting, as you add lots of fruits and veggies. Right now I am getting a free week with my shipments, and the stuff from the free week is stuff they pick, so that is where I am ending up with stuff I don't like. You really have to take what they are trying to teach you to heart. They are teaching portion control, which I feel may be hard to follow to the T when I am no longer on the program, but that is what I am learning now, and planning on taking with me. I actually have a full week of food I was going to sell on Ebay for $30.00, so if you would like to try it first before making any commitment, that may be the way to go. Send me a message if you are interested. The NS website is pretty great with lots of support, but I still log all of my foods here. Good luck with whatever you decide to to.