Nutrisystem

I know someone's making a bunch of money by selling frozen food to people who are desperate to lose weight. No thanks.

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

the convenience of... having a bunch of prepackaged stuff delivered to your door?
Can't really learn much if all you gotta do is open a box and heat it up..

People need to learn to navigate through their life with a lower calorie intake in order to lose weight and then the correct calories for maintenance. Cooking may or may not be part of that self-discovery process.

I don't cook. I'm not going to cook. I mostly eat frozen dinners, oatmeal packets, protein/fiber bars, and steam-in-bag veggies. This is sustainable for me.

OP, I've never tried Nutrisystem but I can see where it would work for the weight-loss phase and maybe afterwards, especially since you have limited access to a kitchen and likely have limited cold storage room while on the road. If you like the food and it holds up well on the road, it sounds like it might be a good plan for you. If you don't like the food, find something you do like.

There's at least one Nutrisystem group on MFP if you want to communicate with people with experience in the program.

FWIW, I have a feeling that if you all sit down and do the math, you are going to find that NS is probably more cost effective than you think. I've done the math and I save about $100 over all each month... as an example: When I do NS, I do NOT do Starbucks... $4 x 2 weekly... $32 saved right there. Plus, I do not drink ... $60/mo saving right there on the boxed wine I was buying... ..I also do not eat meals out which is saving me about $15 x 2 a week at a total of around $120.... so just in the things I am cutting out I have most of my monthly NS paid for... and that's not counting the regular grocery bill that I would have. yes, I know you all are thinking that I can just not buy those things anyway, but listen folks.. I didn't get to the weight I was by being diligent with my diet. I work best when I do not have to concentrate on each and every morsel of food that is going into my mouth. I consider NS a trade off... asI do not enjoy cooking nor do I have the time. Also taste is subjective. I happen to like most of the foods NS has... and the ones I don't like, I don't buy. Plus, I am not tempted to eat "off plan" when there is nothing else in the house to eat...can't say the same thing when purchasing groceries on a regular basis. I suggest that those of you who think the price is astronomical sit down and figure out exactly every penny you spend monthly on your food bill and all the extras you buy. For some of us, the convenience and not having to deal with weights and measures is the best option. Also, the time I would normally be spending in the kitchen cooking is now spent on walking... I am not saying this plan is for everyone...but it's what works for me.

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

elphie754 wrote: »

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

Okay well I hope you all doing the packages expensive dinners can afford them for the rest of your life because by not learning anything other then opening a box because you have relied on a company to take all the guess work out of it for you if you ever can't afford it you will have no experience in order to maintain your losses. Frozen dinners at the grocery store would at least be cheaper if you really don't wanna cook anything... most people using them tho still at least cook a little and they still gradually learn skills

This comes off as really rude and judgemental. Just because it wouldn't work for you, doesn't mean it won't work for some else.

Im not saying it wont work, i am just saying if you cant afford them years later, how do you expect to maintain your loss? And i am being judgmental because it would be really disappointing if in 5 years or something, the person couldn't afford them anymore and despite valiant efforts of eating what looks like the same size portions of these packaged meals they used to eat, they gained their weight back.. i mean honestly, you can't just sugar coat everything all the time, the money to afford an expensive food system like this isn't going to be a set for life thing

Pre-portioned meals, whether through a delivery service or from the grocery store freezer, aren't going anywhere unless there's a complete breakdown of civilization. If that happens, getting food to cook will be a problem as well.

Like a poster above, I spend less money now than I did before. For me, that's mostly from less frequent visits to restaurants. Lean Cuisines go on sale often and they aren't that expensive anyway.