Nutrisystem...

I tried it and didn't even finish the first month. The food was pretty gross and too expensive....and you still had to add in a bunch of other food like fruit and vegetables and buns. I would recommend buying some food off of ebay that people are selling (that's how I got rid of the rest of mine) to see if you can stomach it before shelling out the bucks for the program.

I did it for a few months maybe 6 years ago. It was expensive. I didn't like all of the food, but some of it was fine. I remember liking the breakfast bars. However, I didn't learn anything about portion control that I could translate into the "real world." The program is probably different now, but IMHO, it was not worth the cost.

I also didn't have great success with Weight Watchers because I ate a lot more processed food crap when I was doing that program. For me, tracking my calories works the very best.

Good luck!

I lost 65 pounds on nutrisystem a few years back, but didn't change my mindset from "diet", so I went off and gained most of it back, which was my own fault. It definitely does work and I lost in a short amount of time, but I got sick of it very easily after awhile, especially if you eat a normal meal, you really won't want the nutrisystem stuff lol I tried to go back on it again, but couldn't stand the food anymore, I think it just burnt me out.

My only issue with it now, because of the fact that I cook the majority of time from scratch, I can have a plate probably 3 times the size of good healthy food compared to the tiny cup of stuff I got on the nutrisystem diet. If you could afford to spend the 250 a week, I would highly suggest trying to learn to cook, I used to hate cooking and found a website with phenomenal recipes, and now I love cooking! if you can invest in a crock pot or roasting pan, and do easy cooking. It takes two minutes to preheat the oven and throw some chicken in to bake and you can make quite a bit at a time so you have some premade and ready to go for other meals during the week. like another poster said, it isn't just the money you spend on THEIR food, you still have to grocery shop and buy fresh produce and stuff, so i can get pretty pricey.

Unless you have your mind set that this is a lifestyle change, you may just waste your money. If you go off of it and you go back to eating the way you were, you will mostly likely gain it back and in some cases gain more. There is no doubt that it works though, if you think it will help you stay on track, I think you should give it a try and see how you like it. I would suggest just not buying a huge amount until you know it is something you want to stick to. You do tend to eat the same things over and over so it can cause alittle burnout after awhile. Also, I have to question what is the food that makes it ok to sit on a shelf for years at a time, nothing needs to be refrigerated and I think they have like a 2 or 3 year expiration dates, kinda wonder what not so good things are in there lol

That is just my experience with it, if you are really interested in trying it, I say do what you think is right for you!

Have you looked into their fresh food program? Or do you have like a Seattle Sutton type place where they use fresh food?

I thought the food was gross too, and was grossed out by thinking of the amount of preservatives that were in everything. The only things that have ever worked for me are Weight Watchers and MFP.

I'm single, so I understand how hard it is to cook healthy food for one. I've been trying to make a bunch of stuff on Sundays - make sure breakfast is ready to go in 5 minutes or less, make salads to take for lunch, and have at least one or two dishes ready so that when I get home from work at 8:00 at night I don't reach for something unhealthy just because I'm exhausted.

Good luck to you!

I tried Nutrisystems for a year, Lost 30 pounds, gained it all back, and hated EVERY meal.

Never again.

Losing weight and keeping it off requires self discipline. Why not channel that into learning to cook and make quick meals? It will save you a bundle.

Waste of money. I would tell you to eat healthy and exercise, but you don't want to hear it, so maybe you should just keep waiting for that magic cure.

It works because the "food" has a reasonable number of calories for the portion sizes they give you. It's not going to work if you snack between meals. If your weight problem is due to overeating, then it makes sense to portion your own food and count your own calories. If you can't do that, I'm not sure why you'd trust yourself to stick to the three small meals a day (plus snack I think?) that Nutrisystem portions out for you.

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