Nutrisystems Diet Review

The Nutrisystems Diet is one of the most popular and has been around for over 35 years. In 1999 Nutrisystems went public and is now traded on NASDAQ. Nutrisystems also started an exclusive partnership with QVC and created an even larger presence 2001.

The basis of the the Nutrisystems Diet is their low calorie food and meal plans. There are several options to choose from:

Basic - 120 different foods
Silver - for people over 60
Diabetic - 80 low-glycemic, diabetic-friendly foods
Vegetarian - 60 different foods

Each of the plan menus can be individually chosen or you can pick the most popular meals option. The basic monthly plan is recommended if you want to lose 10 pounds. You do have different options for delivery.

The widely advertised price is a $11 per day. You can buy by the month to get the maximum savings. The concept being that if you stick to the meal plans and low calorie food, you will loose weight.

Many people have had success with this type of diet. It's easy, the decisions are made for you, so you just follow the instructions. That's the good news. But as with any diet plan that provides low calorie foods for you, there are some cons.

The real costs are more than the low calorie food. You need to supplement the provided food with dairy products and fresh vegetables. This price of $11 is per person, so if you have a family, they have to be fed too.

No matter how much you may like the low calorie food when you start, you probably won't in two weeks. Many people say the food is marginal, part of the reason is it is low calorie so it's missing many ingredients that you normally have in regular food that makes it more flavorful.

If you go look at some of the diet discussion websites you hear plenty of people stating that they did lose weight. But the cost was as high as $800 per month due to the food items not provided. Many also stated that as soon as they went off of the food, the weight came back.

Less than acceptable customer service in the manner of delivers, billing, and response to complaints has been mentioned often. But in all fairness, any company that delivers that amount food can experience problems.

Any diet that doesn't help you change your eating habits and help you make lifestyle adjustments won't be a long term solution. The Nutrisystems Diet program does offer counseling and recommends good eating habits and portion control. But many people just follow the diet plan and don't participate in the counseling or respond to the advice.

If you're the kind of person who needs a kick start to start making progress with losing weight, the Nutrisystems Diet may be a good choice. But like any diet, you also have to change the eating habits that put on the extra weight. Losing weight is the first step, keeping it off is the real challenge for many.

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