Nutrasystem??
 

Has anyone tried it?? My husband and I are thinking of trying this. Just came from the doctor and I gained so much weight is the last 6 mo. I have to do something. Just thought I would try it.

Have you??

Ive not tried it but have tried some of their food. Some of its not bad.

Have you tried Weight Watchers? Thats my favorite as I do it on my own. It does help you learn to make healthier choices.

I personally have not. My mother and sister did and yes they lost weight but put it right back on as soon as they came off the food. It is quite expensive and according to my mom and sister the food is aweful, dry and tastes like cardboard, and gave them aweful gas:eek:.
The key is to change your lifestyle. Cut out all fast foods, white breads and flours, sodas, sugary sweets, and the likes. Eat lean proteins, veges, and low carb/sugar fruits. Drink lots of water and exercise at least 5 days a week. And this is for life, not for short term.
It is great that you and your S.O. both need and want to lose. Partner up on healthy meals and snacks, weigh in with each other weekly, and go to the gym together for life. Simple but true..

I've done nutrisystem and I liked it and lost weight. I did their food for a while and it got me used to eating their portions and then I did my own food using their book. I gained it all back. :(

I have never had to diet in my life. I was always so skinny. I was 84lbs when I got married at 27. I just came from the dr and I weigh 142lbs. Whoa!!! I guess after 4 kids and age it all has caught up to me. I always could eat anything I wanted. My daughter did weight watchers, she was 14, at the time. She really did great. She lost nearly 20lbs. They let me stay in the room with her for the meetings as I was making her food. I needed to know how to prepare it for her. I just don't want to start that idiot points counting again. I don't know maybe I will try the core program. She did the points.

We all could afford to eat more healthy food anyway. My older daughter who is 19 and very athletic is only 106lbs. I hope she won't lose any weight though. I guess she eats all the other junk :rolleyes: She won't lose too much. I feel it's all my fault because I am the food shopper. No more junk for my house. I guess that is the start. I tried the nutrisweet in my coffee it's terrible :eek:

I really don't want to spend that money for the nutrasystem. Especially if my husband and I were both going to do it.

I have all the weight watcher cook books. Maybe I will pick a recipe a day to make for dinner. And keep salad on hand and fresh fruits and veggies.

ugh!! I hate this :(

I've never been on the diet, but tried some of the food (my friend was doing it) EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! Not to mention HELLA expensive

Try cutting out sugar and all "white" foods such as rice, potatoes, pasta, etc. More veggies and fruits, lots of fiber rich foods;)

You can do it:D!

My Mom is on this now and she's lost almost 50lbs and has been very happy with it.
I've tried all the food and I like most of everything I tried.
I really don't think it's that expensive if you add up what you really spend on food if you buy everything you should to eat the right way.
I think it does help teach you portion control and it's simple if you don't have a lot of time. The concept is 4-5 small meals a day to keep you even and she doesn't feel hungry.

Yuck yuck yuck yuck! Yucky yuck yuck!
My boyfriend got a ton of the food for super cheap like 2 years ago so we were like what the heck. OMG... so gross! Almost all of it (in my opinion) was inedible. I did like the oatmeal and the pancake mix well enough but the rest I wouldn't eat if it were free! :(

Try WW, it's the most tried and true 'lifestyle change' out there. Consistently more people get results than any other program. If you tried it years ago and didn't like counting points, well they have a new plan that you don't have to count points anymore. I found when I did it, I got to eat so much that I actually had to eat a chocolate bar one night to get all my points in for the day. LOL (probably not a good idea mostly! LOL)

You see I really can't figure out my problem. I realy don't eat during the day because I'm not hungry. I mean I eat absolutly nothing. I drink decaf coffee with sugar so I am cutting that down to 1tsp in my coffee. But other than that I really eat nothing. I eat dinner with my family then maybe on occasion I eat a dish of ice cream or a devil dog. I don't even think I am eating enough calories at all. My metabolism is pretty high. I am a stay at home mom and believe me I never sit...except ...oh wait!! To go on this computer :rolleyes:. I think if i go on ww or something then I will be forced to eat more during the day when I don't eat now.

I don't know I'm rambling. It's just so frustrating :mad:

I do agree about WW, it's how I lost over a 100lbs, but I don't think nutrisystem is an unrealistic plan.
I think it's important to find what works for someone as long as it's well rounded & not bad for you!

I tried it about 6 years ago.. bought it from qvc.. did it 3 weeks didn't lose a pound and sent it back

You NEED to eat in order to lose weight. The less you eat the worse it is. When your body doesnt get enough , you lose muscle tissue. Muscle tissue is what burns fat. So the next time you do gain weight, its harder to lose cause now you've lose that muscle tissue. Was that clear?LOL :confused: I know in MY head i understand it...but sometimes its hard to explain it lol

That is the problem...not eating all day. You need to eat to stimulate your metabolism. My husband lost 50 lbs going to see a nutritionalist. She had him eat a few little low calorie "snacks" during the day and to exercise. Worked like a charm.

I used Nutrisystem and made my goal of losing 40 pounds. I stayed on it for a couple more months then went off. I gained all the weight back. That is the only drawback I see. As soon as you stop their food, you gain unless you are very good about portion control and avoiding fats. Ice cream is my nemesis and I hear they now have Nutri-system ice cream. May be time for me to use it again. At least I was looking good for about a year there.

I do understand. I think I will try the weight watchers. My husbands company lets them do it for free so he has no excuse. I knew I had to eat small things during the day. As a matter of fact today for the first time in a long time I had a progresso soup for lunch and it said it's only 1 point. :rolleyes:

I will start it on Saturday.

My daughters sweet 16 is coming on November 5 so I would like to loose just something by then. I feel like a house!!