Nutri Systems

It works for portion control for sure. Easy meals but also VERY processed! And VERY expensive.

My mom and I looked into it however it is incredibly expensive for what you get. I tried a friends meal once and it was absolutely disgusting! Extremely processed and you can make the same things yourself with a bit of time and effort.

I solely believe it hurts more than helps since you can't eat those things forever and you aren't learning anything with this plan.

My ex did it awhile back (3 -4 years ago). He ordered 2 months worth of food. He stuck with it for a month and saw results but the food is disgusting. I tried a few of the meals before I was going to order it and I am glad I did that before ordering since I won't be able to eat that food. What good is it to lose weight eating food you hate, it is only discouraging at least it was to me.

I am on NS and in 5 months I have lost 37 pounds. I am older and have tried many times to lose on other programs. This one is successful. You have to follow the program and you learn how important portion control is, drinking 8 or more glasses of water a day, and eating veggies. The food is not disgusting and the program does teach you how to eat correctly as it is a lifestyle change. It is not cheap, no weight loss program is but I sat down and figured out that I eating out and fast food is just as expensive and in the long run I have saved money. My husband is not on the program and is mirroring my efforts and has lost 24 pounds. If you are serious about losing weight, I would recommend NS as it works for me and many others I have met through NS. Good-luck.

I've been on NS for just under three months and have lost 24.5 pounds. I love the program. It's not for everyone, but it works well for me. In addition to portion control so you eat at a deficit, it's also comprised of foods that are low on the glycemic index. My body responds well to the program and I'm very pleased with my progress. I'm on the program where you can order as much of the frozen food as you want (there are different programs you can sign up for--no frozen, partially frozen, or mix it up as you like between frozen and non-frozen foods). There are some entrees I would say are "disgusting," but you learn quickly what you like and what you don't. Some of the foods are absolutely delicious (like the cinnamon roll I just ate!). People say it's "really expensive" but between the many discounts you can get depending upon what promotions they're running when you sign up and purchasing NS gift cards from Costco, for me it comes to $6 per day for the NS foods when the Costco gift cards are on sale and about $9 a day if I purchase them at their regular price. There are also NS programs where you can flex weekends or dinners so you can cook some of your own meals if that's what you prefer.

If you're interested in learning more, there are a number of NS groups here on MFP. A lot of us moved here when NS shut down the message board on their site. Just PM me and I can help you find them. I lead one of them, and you'd be welcome to talk with our group to answer your questions. Also, if you decided to sign up, I can send you a $30 off coupon to use your first month.

The program isn't for everyone, but it works for people who stick to the program. I've never been successful at calorie counting, but between the portion control on NS and tracking my calories on MFP, I'm confident I'll keep the weight off once I lose it. Like any program, if you stop following the basic guidelines of the program once you reach goal weight, of course you'll gain the weight back. You need to make a lifestyle change. For some, that's a program like NS or WW and for others it simply calorie counting on MFP. Whatever works for you is a good thing.

SezxyStef wrote: »

you can do the same thing with MFP...just log accurately and consistently...and the food doesn't look like this...

That's a meal from 10 years ago. LOL. The frozen food looks much better and I'm sure tastes better than the food from 10 years ago. I wouldn't be able to stay on the program if that's what my meals looked like!

Way back in 07 I ordered Nutrisystem. You eat their meals & add in your own fresh foods & snacks. It's great for learning portion control & spacing out your meals.

After 2 weeks, I cancelled my auto-order and built my own menu using frozen foods, soups & MFP to build a menu that matched their entrees' nutrition labels to the decimal point.

It's a great program, but fairly easy to do on your own. You used to be able to go to their website & look at the nutritional labels even if you didn't have an order with them, but I imagine they closed that loophole years ago.

Seems to me that their business model has evolved to help you lose some weight, but not too quickly, so that you keep ordering their food month after month after month

SezxyStef wrote: »

BeesmaMFP wrote: »

SezxyStef wrote: »

you can do the same thing with MFP...just log accurately and consistently...and the food doesn't look like this...

That's a meal from 10 years ago. LOL. The frozen food looks much better and I'm sure tastes better than the food from 10 years ago. I wouldn't be able to stay on the program if that's what my meals looked like!

Well here is 2015 food doesn't look much different



Now this is crap food...*shivers*

I agree that's disgusting, but my food looks nothing like that. If I remember to, I'll take a pic of my dinner this evening and post it. I don't even know what entree that is you posted--I've had nothing that looks like that!

debwilson wrote: »

Has anyone tried Nutri Systems? Does it work??

It does. I've known several people who have lost weight on Nutri Systems. Some a significant amount of weight.

Only one of those people has kept it off long term. The problem is that most people don't want to spend the money to keep on the plan long term, and when they go off the plan, they go back to old eating habits instead of sticking with the portions they were getting on the plan.

So, it may be a good plan for you or it may not. If you do try it, learn from it. Pay attention to what your eating and in what portions and apply that knowledge once you go back to procuring your own food.

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

SezxyStef wrote: »

BeesmaMFP wrote: »

SezxyStef wrote: »

you can do the same thing with MFP...just log accurately and consistently...and the food doesn't look like this...

That's a meal from 10 years ago. LOL. The frozen food looks much better and I'm sure tastes better than the food from 10 years ago. I wouldn't be able to stay on the program if that's what my meals looked like!

Well here is 2015 food doesn't look much different



Now this is crap food...*shivers*

That doesn't look bad to me. Looks like spaghetti with some type of tomato meat sauce.

I agree, doesn't actually look bad. Big pet peeve of mine is when people must comment that a specific food is "disgusting". Like a child.

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

debwilson wrote: »

Has anyone tried Nutri Systems? Does it work??

It does. I've known several people who have lost weight on Nutri Systems. Some a significant amount of weight.

Only one of those people has kept it off long term. The problem is that most people don't want to spend the money to keep on the plan long term, and when they go off the plan, they go back to old eating habits instead of sticking with the portions they were getting on the plan.

So, it may be a good plan for you or it may not. If you do try it, learn from it. Pay attention to what your eating and in what portions and apply that knowledge once you go back to procuring your own food.

Precisely. No plan is magic--once you reach goal, you can't just go back to eating the way you did that got you to the point of needing the plan without gaining.

I'm not going to quote from any of the pictures above because they all look good to me - even the beef and bean one. (I must be ready for lunch, haha).

Honestly though, I've seen people who have had success with NS. You just have to be smart about it. No, it doesn't teach you how to cook healthy, how to portion things out correctly, or how to pick something from a menu at a restaurant. BUT it does teach you how to get by on x calories (which is probably a major cut for some people) and what it feels like to be a little hungry. (Real hunger is something a lot of my obese friends forgot how to feel.) If you take that lesson as a starting point and ween yourself into providing your own food while remaining at that deficit, it can be done correctly.

In truth, I wouldn't sign up for it now, but I would've loved to go on that system during one of the 10 unsuccessful diets where I didn't know what I was doing. That is, if I had money to burn on it - not denying, it's expensive.