Nutrisystem has been in the business of helping people lose weight for 35 years. It is a food delivery program; once a week, you receive your weekly allotment of meals and snacks at your home. The program offers balanced meals and online support to answer your questions, but Nutrisystem has a few potential problems that you should consider before you sign up.
Cost
The cost of Nutrisystem may be a problem for many people. The price for Nutrisystem plans includes the food you receive. You also must pay for shipping, since Nutrisystem delivers your meals to you each week. If you change your mind about your meal selection, Nutrisystem will exchange your food for free or give you a full refund if you want to return the food without exchanging it. However, you need to pay for shipping, which can be expensive since the meals are frozen. Another expense to remember when you are considering Nutrisystem is that even if you are on the most complete Nutrisystem plan that includes all of your meals, you must purchase your own snacks from the grocery store.
Regaining Weight
As long as you correctly follow the Nutrisystem diet and all of its instructions, you will probably lose weight or maintain your weight if you are already at your goal weight. However, you may regain the weight once you stop the Nutrisystem diet, because the program does not teach you useful skills to help you control your weight for the rest of your life. Meals from Nutrisystem are prepackaged balanced meals, and they only require you to thaw or heat them before they are ready to eat. Once you stop your Nutrisystem plan, you will need to learn how to cook nutritious foods that are low in calories. The Nutrisystem plan allows you to eat the entire package of food at each meal, but after you stop the diet, when you are cooking for yourself, you will need to learn how to serve and eat appropriate portion sizes so that you do not eat too much.
Generic Approach
Nutrisystem offers regular and vegetarian plans as well as plans for people with diabetes, and the calorie levels are different for men and women. However, Nutrisystem serves clients throughout the U.S., and the company cannot make your meals individually if it is to be able to successfully deliver meals on schedule. If you have certain dietary needs, you may not be able to use Nutrisystem. For example, Nutrisystem products are not gluten-free, so if you are sensitive or intolerant to gluten, you cannot eat meals from Nutrisystem. If you do not like the taste of Nutrisystem meals, you cannot ask Nutrisystem to change the recipe, since the company is making food for so many other people. Also, you might not happen to like the sides that accompany each entree, but you do not have a choice about which side you would like with your entree.
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