Here’s a different take on Nutrisystem reviews. Let’s review the reviews here and see if they’re all they are supposed to be cracked up to be. Or maybe they’re just glorified sales pitches designed to make you buy into the system blindly, instead of guiding you honestly with facts so you can make your own mind up as to whether you want to try it for yourself or not.
So lets do some research on its good and bad points to offer a fair view on how Nutrisystem really performs and whether it can really help you to lose weight or not.
The first one of these details you need to grasp about Nutrisystem is that the whole system revolves around providing the buyer with pre-prepared meals that are eaten instead the meals you’d usually eat. A good point is that Nutrisystem’s set meals are perfectly balanced and contain all the nutrients which your body wants to retain first-class health in addition to being minimal in calories to help you to lose weight. They are smaller than what you’re probably used to, but the idea here is to lose weight and you are not going to do that if you keep eating large meals!
One point that most people don’t realize is that if you want to bulk out the main meals a little to make them more filling, especially if the idea of the small meals is tough on you to begin with, you can prepare and cook some fresh green vegetables to accompany the Nutrisystem meals. This is not just to bulk them out, but also to make them more interesting, otherwise its possible you may end up feeling hungry after consuming one of their ready meals and this is one of the recommendations from the company as a way around this.
Yes its a drawback if you are pretty lazy and don’t want to bother with that extra bit of work in the kitchen. You’ll find plenty of folks will complain when they’re hungry well before its time for the next meal. Worse is that might cause them to snack on garbage food like biscuits or potato chips, which utterly negate the reason for eating the diet in the first place. Oh yeah, and if you do that you won’t lose any weight, then complain the system doesn’t work!
Therefore its pretty crucial to add a little extra and include green vegetables to the base meals. They’re very low calorie and fill you up while being healthy! You have to remember that you’re aiming to drop some weight in the end, and this is a diet, right?
The healthy food that is contained in Nutrisystem’s complete meals might also result in producing flatulence (gas) in some individuals, particularly those dieters who have been used to a truly dreadful diet of processed and junk food. Their bodies need to get used to digesting healthy food and… well, this can create gas. You simply have to live with it and after all, come on its really no big deal!
Okay, there are plenty of encouraging advantages there to see along with the disadvantages. Most so called reviews would probably only harp on about the advantages, don’t forget. This tells it like it is, warts and all!
So, here’s an advantage, especially for the culinary challenged, or those who don’t like to spend too much time in the kitchen! The Nutrisystem meals are simple to get ready, you just get them out of the freezer and pop them into the microwave. While you‘re doing that, slice off a few broccoli florets and steam them, or try some kale or cabbage cooked with a little grated black pepper! Its pretty effortless and tasty too!
Ok, the big downside to any diet system like this is the cash side of things. The Nutrisystem cost can be a little steep when you have to pay it all out in one go. But remember that you’re paying for a whole month’s meals here. So you have to look at the price you pay and then deduct what you’d normally spend on a month’s meals for yourself. Then what’s left is the real Nutrisystem cost. You might be pleasantly surprised to find that the balance isn’t as great as you thought it would be and that’s the true cost of this diet food delivery plan, not the initial price you see advertised on their website.
Note that the author of this article is a paid affiliate of Nutrisystem, which is pretty obvious seen as there is a banner or two of theirs being displayed here! So anyway, how does our review of the reviews look? Does it make you want to think for yourself about this? We hope so, because when you come to a decision that you decide and not some salesman, then you have the satisfaction of knowing that you made it, not someone made it for you.
September 26th, 2009 at 8:06 am
I have tried the Nutrisystem diet recently and for me it worked extremely well. I was overweight to the tune of 40 pounds and in one month on their diet I actually lost 28 pounds. I waited a while until I saved up some more money and I will get another month soon and I’m sure I will lose the rest.
October 8th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I started Nutrisystem on August 11. A friend of mine lost over 40lbs in a year of following this program. I need things to be simple and easy to prepare and Nutrisystem is great for people who like convenience. Everything is prepackaged and properly portioned.
You supplement the program with fruits and veg since that wouldn’t be very good prepackaged. You can either order the “Favorites” package or pick your own. I tried the “Favorites” package and found things that I definitely like and also found stuff I will never order again. Everyone has their own preferences but if you are used to frozen meals from Lean Cuisine, Health Choice, etc you should have no trouble finding something you enjoy in NS.
In the first month that I have been on the program I have dropped 24.2 lbs doing some extra exercise on the side which is recommended but not required for success.
I was amazed at the number of people complaining about this program I just don’t understand why it is pretty easy to follow and I don’t feel hungry at all!
February 25th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Hi there. My teenage son is starting to get very fat and I was wondering what I could do to reverse the trend. I heard about Nutrisystem and it sounds like something he’d probably like to eat. I read your review and now I think it sounds just right for him, so I’m going to give it a try for a month and see if he can stick to it. Thank you!
February 26th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Hello there, I was on the fence about whether to try Nutrisystem to lose some weight but couldn’t find any really useful information online. There are far too many articles that are just lame sales pitches and they are no use to anyone. Glad I found your article, cause it actually told me some things about the product that I wasn’t sure about before. Thanks!
February 27th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Huh that was weird, my comment got eaten. Anyway I had to tell you that it’s good to know that somebody else also touched on this as I had trouble finding the same info elsewhere. This was the first place that shed some light on the whole thing about Nutrisystem and the way its diet plans work for me. Thank you.
March 18th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Hey, I enjoyed the post on Nutrisystem and how it works. You offer allot of fantastic tips on getting in shape this way. Individuals seeking to shed weight wil gain allot from your tips. Found your website on the internet and have saved it for future reference.
March 29th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I’m working on losing weight right now and it’s pretty challenging. Do you have some suggestions as far as sticking to the Nutrisystem diet? I’ve heard that its important to stick to your diet as best you can without cheating but the temptation is very strong, especially for the fried foods that I love.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Thanks so much for some clear points on the NS plan. I was pretty much sold but there was a little ‘itch’ in the back of my mind because all I could find were glowing ’sales pitch’ reviews regarding NS. However you helped me tremendously to see what to expect and not expect from the plan. I read a few reviews on another site saying that users felt always hungry with the portion sizes, however I now feel that they most likelye didn’t take the time or advice of NS to supplement their meals with fresh greens, veggies, and fruit… Thank you again for your great article!
April 26th, 2010 at 2:16 am
Thanks lots, I’ve found this very useful as I am considering paying for Nutrisystem to lose some weight. i need to lose about 24 pounds and I hear plenty of people who seem to be able to lose that amount on this diet. I was reading a lot of bad reviews too, some of them just trying to sell it so I hear what your saying on that point. Your review looked pretty honest and I think I trust your judgment more than those hucksters on the other sites I read, so thanks for your integrity!
April 29th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Hello! So i’m a mother of 2 boys who are about 22 months apart…. so yeah not long after I gave birth to my 1st son I got pregnant again (it was planned-lol). So after 2 pregnancies I weight my heaviest at 156lbs. My husband just left to army bootcamp and well… I will be going to his graduation this coming up June- so long story short I have about 6 weeks to lose weight. My sister used NS and it totally worked for her so I just ordered mine today and I am stoked to start. I will let you guys know how it goes in a few weeks!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:39 am
Hello, I have been viewing your site for some time now and read most of your entries. Then I found this great review of Nutrisystem and just had to read it. You see, I tried NS a year ago and I was pretty amazed that I lost almost 15lbs in a month on the diet. Amazed cause I cheated a little in the first week cause I found the meals small and unsatisfying. But in that first week I still lost 2 pounds and that made me feel good. So i tried harder after that and, well the result speaks for itself. Its a pretty good diet and it doesn’t cost so much when you take off what you spend on regular meals. Thanks for the review – i just wish it were there last year!
May 9th, 2010 at 2:55 am
You make some interesting points…I’d like to know what you would recommend in my situation. Right now I’m aiming to shed around 20 pounds, get six pack abs and add muscle mass to my frame. But there are such a huge number of “systems” out there and I have no idea which one to trust. Can somebody point me towards a good plan for burning fat and packing on solid muscle?
June 7th, 2010 at 5:59 am
I have been on Nutrisystem 2 weeks and lost 4 lbs., but the bloating and gas are awful. I called their customer service twice who were going to e-mail the list of foods with high alcohol sugar and also say it was that I was not getting enough fiber before, alcohol sugars, etc.
Some nights (after a day of strict Nutrisystem foods) are very tough with gas, cramping stomach and the funny part is that I ate a lot of fruit and veggies prior to this and the only real things I have given up are choclate and wine. Maybe I am just not used to processed food or sodium????
June 29th, 2010 at 6:30 am
I tried NS for 30 days, have been very strick , have lost less than 4 lbs, (I’m over 60 and tried the plan for senior ladies). There was to much sodium in food, food contained rice, and lots of pasta. Some pasta was mushy, while othere were to hard and not cooked enough, I did follow every direction.
My advice if you want to loose weight don’t get this product.
July 1st, 2010 at 2:05 am
Shirley, I don’t know where you went wrong, maybe you didn’t need to lose much weight cause I hear plenty of thin folks go on diets and wonder why, yet they complain when they don’t lose a load of weight. Or maybe it just wasn’t right for you or maybe you don’t get any exercise. There’s plenty reasons for not losing much weight, but 4 pounds is actually okay. Dietitians recommend only 1-2 pounds a week, so 4 pounds is actually fine.
I also did the Silver plan for 28 days (its not 30 like you said) and lost a total of 7 pounds and I’m really happy about it! Sure, I thought the pasta meals were hit and miss and some were poor while others were really good. I think compared with the processed trash you buy in the supermarket that is also full of sodium and lord knows what other additives, the NS food is more than passable.
Anyway. I would never go so far as to tell folks not to try any diet, cause what works for some don’t work for others so you are wrong to try and ram your opinions down people’s throats like that. Fair play to the author for even publishing your whiny complaint!
July 2nd, 2010 at 6:10 am
I hear some folks say there is a lot of sodium in NS food, but I didn’t find it to be so bad as I was led to believe. I though the food was about on par with processed ready meals you buy in the supermarkets except lower in calories obviously or it wouldn’t be a diet!
I thought it was okay… not gourmet food by a long way, but it was pretty good overall. I stuck to the diet and only added broccoli and kale to the main meals and ate an apple every day cause I heard that they keep the doctor away hehe… Well, I lost 11 pounds over four weeks and to be honest, i never lost anything before on other diets so I was pretty delighted, to say the least.
I guess all diet plans have their complainers, just like most things people will always find something to complain about. But them kind of people probably complain about a lot of things. As for me, you won’t hear anything but praise for Nutrisystem cause it worked for me!