Anyone do nutrisystem before?

NotSharknado

Me and Dh signed up and just want to hear some feedback.

NotSharknado

Crap

NotSharknado

I'll try it out and if we don't like it we just won't sign up monthly.

TheOtherJacobsons

It was visually displeasing, underwhelming, expensive, and gross. Real food is better.

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It was awful and choked full of sodium.

BluepointToasted

I really find you can eat much better, healthier, and BIGGER meals of real food for the same amount of calories, etc and much less sodium than you get in Nutrisystem, WW products, Lean Cuisines, etc. It's a lot more work, but I don't feel deprived.

I kind of want to shank someone after eating a lean cuisine,

NotSharknado

WhoCanItBeNow said:

slappalicious said:

If it makes you feel better, I only tried it because it worked great for a friend of mine. I mean, she didn't keep up the healthy eating after she quit it, so she eventually gained her weight back, but it worked wonderfully for her while she was on it.

So it did nothing because it didn't change her eating habits, which is what needs to happen for long term loss.

That's just it. I'm hoping it will teach me how to eat. If that makes sense. I'm also the type of person that needs to see progress to get really motivated. I'm going to just use it as a tool. I'm looking for a lifetime change, not just to lose a few pounds.

BluepointToasted

That's the thing though @NotSharknado‌, it won't really teach you how to eat. The end game you want is to be able to look at a fridge full of food and pick out a nutritious, filling, satisfying meal that isn't going to put you over the top in terms of carbs, fat, protein, calories, etc. it's honestly something that took me years to learn, and is still a struggle daily. I'm not going to lie, a good portion of my day is spent reading food labels, inputting into myfitnesspal, and looking at the charts to see where I am lacking, then deciding what to eat from there. It's a lot of work, but I feel good, am back at prepregnancy weight, never have stomach issues, gas, etc.

I'm telling you this out of love.  I have totally been there before, and there is nothing worse than losing a bunch of weight on something like Nutrisystem and gaining it all back and then some. 

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@NotSharknado

Have you tried Weight Watchers?  It is a much better tool to make a lifestyle change and help you begin to make better food choices.  The support system with WW is much better as well.  It's a long term solution where as NS is a short term bandaid.

BlueRidge8

MarlaSinger& said:

@NotSharknado

Have you tried Weight Watchers?  It is a much better tool to make a lifestyle change and help you begin to make better food choices.  The support system with WW is much better as well.  It's a long term solution where as NS is a short term bandaid.

This. WW ingrains ideas about food permanently, at least it did for me. Whether or not I'm counting points at any given time, which I only do if I cross over a certain number on the scale, I always have the lessons I learned in the back of my head. I live in the South and after trying WW the first time several years ago, I've been on unsweet tea and much prefer it now - as an example. You learn about food while on the program.

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I could write the same story, down to the sweet tea.  

You learn to appreciate the nutrional value of food.  For example- you have x number of points left.  You can either have one candy bar or soda or bowl of ice cream.  OR for the same point value, you can have an entire meal.  

You quantigy your choices more, making it more tangible. 

BlueRidge8

loislayn said:

Plus, most fruits and vegetables are zero points so you can eat all you want of those without it "counting" against you.

Bananas ALL THE TIME in this house

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WhoCanItBeNow said:

MarlaSinger& said:

I could write the same story, down to the sweet tea.  

You learn to appreciate the nutrional value of food.  For example- you have x number of points left.  You can either have one candy bar or soda or bowl of ice cream.  OR for the same point value, you can have an entire meal.  

You quantigy your choices more, making it more tangible. 

That's not entirely true,because WW doesn't penalize for sugars, but they penalize the hell out of you for eating fats that you need. An ounce of nuts and glass of milk is a 1/3 of my daily points, and I'm 200 lbs. That's horseshit. It's a decent starting point, but it has some seriously skewed ideas still (and they are actually responsible for the low fat, high sugar crap that's out there that people are finally realizing is junk).

You are correct.  It is an excellent starting point to help you start thinking about the way you eat.  It isn't ideal but it's a hell of a lot better than NutriSystem.  So for affordable and accessible plans to kick start a long term plan, it works.    

NotSharknado

If they let me, I'm going to cancel. I think the WW is more appealing. Thanks guys.

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I thrice the spice.  

Spice Hunter has some great salt free seasonings.