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Nutrisystem sales tactic... eat what you eat now and lose weight.

June Lands — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:49:45 GMT

They only talk about eating cookies, mac and cheese, pizza and cake.... Of course overeaters and those who are addicted to junk food are going to fall for it in their desperation and hopes for a slim trim new them.

How is this program training these people to eat healthy? It is a sure fail if you go off their fast food copy food... and back to go back to eating the junk they are feeding you on your own. It will be a life time diet... you fall off.. you go back on the program .. up and down down and up.

Sure fail. The person never learns to eat right...

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chlema — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:02:21 GMT

Agree and add very expensive for food that just doesn't taste that good. God a sample type pack at WallMart once, even the dog turned her nose up and walked away

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circles — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:05:56 GMT

I understand the food isn't so good...read it on these boards...if someone wants to try it...go to your local Walmart....they have a small, I think its a week worth, of the product to try...then your not investing whatever they are charging at the Q....I haven't watched it today...you can always get your money back at walmart and no shipping...

Oh, I do want to add....eating right and exercise is the only way to lose weight and keep it off....believe me I know....I have been up and down that weight scale all my life...

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151949 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:16:30 GMT

Of course you can eat pizza - your slice will be about 1/8 of an inch across but it is ,as promised, pizza. I don't think many people are really this stupid to fall for those ads.

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akaburtonfan — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:30:24 GMT

Call me cynical, but I doubt Nutri-System really wants people who buy their products to learn how to eat properly. If they learned that, they would no longer need their product. No sales = no business. Just sayin.....

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aproudmom — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:45:03 GMT

I am on NS right now and have lost almost 10 lbs the last few weeks. It is more about ease and portion control. You also have to eat at least 4 servings of vegetables a day. This is no different than WW that you can eat whatever also and WW is rated the best. It is more about how to eat and how much. For some of us, it is not that easy.

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millieshops — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:45:04 GMT

You know what? Back in 1969 I lost lots of pounds using WW. That was when we prepared all our own food, before WW sold theirs. I don't remember what lots was, but more than 30.

Did I learn how to eat, how to maintain? Sure, I know exactly what to do, what a portion looks like, etc. Did the weight stay off? I wish!

I don't think many "learn" to eat properly. If we did, the success rate of losers wouldn't still be about 5%, and each time I sign into a WW meeting in my hometown, I wouldn't still be saying hello to the same people over and over.

For me the main reason to avoid Nutrisystem is that I don't like what they sell in terms of taste. Some of the main courses weren't so bad, but the one time I tried it, I didn't find one snack or one dessert I loved. Lots of those eventually went into the garbage.

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Graycatsrule — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:28:45 GMT

We're you thinking of starting the program?

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Campion — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:30:57 GMT

Planning and portion control. Many people don't know how much they really are eating.

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DiAnne — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:32:23 GMT

I volunteer at a local food bank and we have a special bin for Nutrisystem food that is donated so it must taste pretty bad.

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tiamaria — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:34:44 GMT

The only thing I know about Nutrisystem(from doing it in the past) is that the food is so bad I would rather starve than eat it. So yes, I would lose weight. Jenny Craig on the other hand that has similar techniques with portion control pre made food on the other hand is not only better tasting, but they actually do VERY MUCH SO incorporate learning correct portion control size and teaching/learning what healthy choices to make while you are on the program eating their food. There are substitutions and choices to replace their meals with your own, and they do a fantastic job with their resources and counseling to make sure this is learned. Not sure how or if any of that is done with Nutrisystem since when I did it years ago I only ordered it online from Nutrisystem.com and I only received the food and no counseling.

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tiamaria — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:35:07 GMT

On 1/11/2015 DiAnne said:
I volunteer at a local food bank and we have a special bin for Nutrisystem food that is donated so it must taste pretty bad.

You are correct!!!!!

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divine — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:10:01 GMT

I've eaten the food and it certainly isn't gourmet, but it definitely is palatable. After all, it is a diet. I agree with others that it's more about portion control than anything else. Also, it isn't true that this diet is high in sodium. Of course, it is processed, and that is something to take into consideration. That, in my opinion, is the most objectionable aspect of this diet. If you're motivated, and follow the diet closely, it will work. Now, keeping the weight off is another thing, entirely.

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wagirl — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:46:19 GMT

NASTY food!!!!!

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cascol — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:07:37 GMT

We all know what we have to do in order to lose weight. The problem is, we don't do it.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:18:48 GMT

On 1/11/2015 tiamaria said:
On 1/11/2015 DiAnne said:
I volunteer at a local food bank and we have a special bin for Nutrisystem food that is donated so it must taste pretty bad.

You are correct!!!!!

I tried it for a month once and didn't think the canned food was bad at all. It was about like canned goods you'd buy at the grocery store. Their muffins were terrible and I threw the breakfast mixes out.

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violann — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:27:38 GMT

I believe that many NS products contain quite a lot of sodium, artificial flavors/colors, and other unwholesome stuff. A fresh or frozen veggie sauted with a healthy fat or steamed without any fat at all is much more wholesome. If youcan talk your head into eating what is good for the body rather than what appeals to your tongue, youmay wind up miraculously realizing that unseasoned food can really taste GREAT even without icky additions.

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divine — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:43:29 GMT

On 1/11/2015 Newnick ame said: I believe that many NS products contain quite a lot of sodium, artificial flavors/colors, and other unwholesome stuff. A fresh or frozen veggie sauted with a healthy fat or steamed without any fat at all is much more wholesome. If youcan talk your head into eating what is good for the body rather than what appeals to your tongue, youmay wind up miraculously realizing that unseasoned food can really taste GREAT even without icky additions.

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You are mistaken. They do not contain a lot of sodium. Their total daily amount of sodium is well within the recommended daily allowance. As I said in my previous post (#12) their food is processed and to me that isn't something I'd want to eat for an extended length of time. But for those who don't mind processed foods, this certainly is an option.

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lizzief — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:56:06 GMT

Please, nobody is "falling" for anything. As another poster said, we all know what we are supposed to do, but we don't, so that's why we turn to something like Nutisystem to get a jump start. I have no delusions thinking that the pizza or mac&cheese they are going to provide tastes like, or is in the portion size that I usually eat. And with the Q if you don't like it, or if it doesn't work out, you get your $ back. So what's the risk? I need some discipline right now, if this helps, good for me!

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Nancy Drew — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:03:24 GMT

On 1/11/2015 DiAnne said:
I volunteer at a local food bank and we have a special bin for Nutrisystem food that is donated so it must taste pretty bad.

It isn't bad at all. Those people just couldn't stay on track. I tried it and lost the last ten pounds.