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A weight loss program should do more than help you lose weight. The best diet will help you feel great, amp your energy, enjoy delicious food, improve your health and become the best version of you.
That’s what Nutrisystem does. Our program fuels your body with nutrition and fills your plate with flavor. It doesn’t just help you lose weight. It also teaches you portion control and healthy cooking so that you keep the weight off for life.
Nutrisystem is more than a diet. It’s a whole new lifestyle to create a whole new you. Best of all, it works. Thousands of our members have seen success and we know you will too.
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Besides the delicious food options and, of course, the results, the number one reason members love Nutrisystem is that it’s so easy to follow. Unlike other weight loss programs, there’s no weighing foods or guessing portion sizes. We give you an easy-to-follow meal plan with healthy meals and snacks that are pre-measured and pre-portioned for you. You’ll also add in unlimited amounts fresh, non-starchy vegetables every day. Because they’re unlimited, you can fill up on them and don’t have to worry about overeating.
During your first week on the program, things are kept super simple. You will stick to the Nutrisystem meals in your first week kit and just add in veggies and water. Going into week two, your custom program will start to incorporate Flex Meals.
Pro tip: On on Uniquely Yours Ultimate plan? Instead of incorporating in Flex meals, you get to enjoy Nutrisystem foods for every meal occasion throughout the duration of your time on the program.
Flex meals provide you with the opportunity to dine out or cook your own healthy dish while staying within the program. Use Nutrisystem’s ultra-clear guidance when preparing them and take advantage of our extensive recipe section on The Leaf. Flex Meals are a key tool to keeping the weight off once you’ve reached your goal, helping you learn to prepare and order healthy meals in healthy portions that will keep your body fueled and satisfied.
Well, there’s a teeny, tiny bit of counting. But it’s not calculus—it’s counting to four! To make your Nutrisystem plan work better, you’ve got to count up four servings of non-starchy vegetables per day. With our Grocery Guide, it couldn’t be easier to find vegetables you’ll enjoy eating, in portions that are simple to understand and count.
What you won’t have to count are macronutrients, calories or any of the other complicated stuff that makes other diets require a calculator. Instead, you’ll follow our simple meal plan and Grocery Guide to easily select, incorporate and combine the appropriate food items with Nutrisystem meals.
And for that little bit of counting, we’ve got an app for that! The NuMi app makes keeping track of your Nutrisystem meals, snacks, water and weight loss easy. The free app is already pre-loaded with every Nutrisystem food and will help you calculate and count those SmartCarbs and PowerFuels. No math!
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Dietitians and nutrition experts at Nutrisystem have designed our program and meals to have the perfect balance of nutrition that your body needs. They have the right mix of carbohydrates, fats and protein to fuel your body for all-day energy while keeping you full. You’ll be satisfied and won’t be looking for a snack while waiting for your next meal.
Nutrisystem’s nutritionists have also created programs that have you eating six times per day, every two to three hours. So, unlike other weight loss programs where you’re starving yourself, Nutrisystem members have a meal, snack, or shake every few hours to crush cravings and keep their appetite in check.
It’s simple—the biggest key to the success of any weight loss plan is that you stick to it. According to a study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, diets are more effective when dieters adhere to their plan. That’s why Nutrisystem employs a secret weapon to making their plans and foods easy to stick with: Chef-created meals and snacks.
You won’t be eating unappetizing “diet versions” of pizza, pasta, cookies, cakes and other favorites. You’ll be eating mouthwatering, tasty versions of those foods that have the right mix of spices, flavors and textures to become meals you’ll love eating—made healthier with delicious, quality ingredients.
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If you’ve tried any diet before, you know the truth: One-size weight loss plans don’t fit all and they won’t work for everyone. That’s why Nutrisystem isn’t just a cookie-cutter system like many other plans. You have the option to make your diet plan personal. By answering a few simple questions, such as the foods you like, your body type and goals, we create a personal weight loss program that is the best diet for YOU. Nutrisystem’s personalized programs are designed for you, so you can become the best version of you, ever!
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When you’re short on time and trying to stay on track with your diet, it’s always a great idea to have some delicious casserole recipes in your arsenal. They are simple to prepare as make-ahead meals, easily transported and even great for parties.
Keep these healthy casserole recipes on hand for dinners that are easy and delicious. Just click on the recipe title to get the full recipe.
1. Twice Baked Cauliflower Casserole
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I did very well about almost 5 years ago. I lost about 65 lbs from CICO, exercise, and a low carb diet. Then I met my now husband- and while I love him to pieces, he brought me back to some awful eating habits.
I've been using mfp again, and doing high fat, high protein, low carb has been working for me. I've lost a bit over 17lbs in the last 80 days. I wanted to take it slowly, and for the first month or so I didn't lose much weight but user it as a period of time to figure out what foods work and don't work for me, what I like and don't like, and how I stay full. I'm starting to get food pretty under control- I loosely use keto as a guideline but eat a lot more vegetables than what is generally recommended for it and that brings my net carbs up a bit high, but I'm losing weight steadily now and that's what I care about as opposed to following a strict diet.
Now it's time to get back on the exercise train!
April 24 of this year was the first time I weighed in on my first day of my official weight-loss journey: 270lb, as a 5'4'' 27yo female. That was a very hard day.
For the next 5 months, I danced around any real progress; I was scared. Scared of loose skin, scared of cutting out things I loved to eat, scared of what I would do with my time I otherwise spent binging at night, and scared of how I would actually go about resetting habits. But mostly, I was scared to face that reality that if I succeeded, my "weight loss journey" would become part of my identity. I would have to talk about it. I would have to accept that I had been fat enough to go on a "journey" to become not fat, and other people would know. I hated that idea. I thought that if I ignored the weight, if I pretended to be okay with myself, if I just made sure not to be in anyone's pictures, or end up on instagram where someone from high school or college might see me (as 100+ of these pounds have been put on in the last 4 years; most of my life I'd been fit and athletic), I could just will this weight to disappear and never have to think about it or admit it to anyone, and I could leave it all entirely behind me. I actually believed that.
It took a lot of reading this subreddit and of facing the reality of what I was consuming every day and googling images of "270 pound woman" for me to realize that wasn't true. But mostly, it took me moving to the other side of the world.
A little over two months ago I moved from NYC to Hong Kong, on a 6-month assignment for my job. For the first month or so, I didn't really seem to move in any direction; I needed time to adjust to an entirely new space and culture and job. I wasn't eating great, but I wasn't binging to my usual degree either. And then roughly six weeks in, I realized I had an opportunity. Everything around me was different: I had none of my usual triggers or foods, no Seamless, no bodega downstairs, I couldn't even access weed (I usually smoke 1-2 joints per night), and I had a gym three floors down.
And then it just...happened for me. I went out and bought a scale (264.2 on October 13). I started tracking every single day. I cooked broccoli at home and learned to absolutely love it (and cauliflower, and asparagus, and cottage cheese with orange slices for breakfast). I stopped eating sweets, almost entirely. I joined a boxing gym, and started going 2-3 times a week. In my off-days I hit the treadmill or the elliptical in the gym, for a total of 4-5 workouts per week. And I did not want to say it had "clicked" or "finally stuck" until I had done exactly 30 days. And today is that day.
Today, I weighed in at 246.8lb.
I can get up a flight of stairs without heaving. I don't feel the urge to binge. I have developed a deep love and craving for truly healthy foods. I've come to realize that most junk food, or meals eaten out, really aren't worth it. My clothes are starting to fit better. I'm sweating less. I have more energy, I'm happier, I can look at myself in the mirror and am too distracted by the progress I can see to focus on the the things I've grown to hate about my body. I'm not perfect, and I'm still nowhere near my goal weight, but I cannot wait to keep going.
30 days down, and a lifetime to go.
Hi- I was hoping to hear from this group about your experience with Alcohol & Weight Loss.
My husband and I have always been “drinkers” I guess, not huge binge drinkers but the kind that have a beer or glass or wine with 75% of our dinners and have 2-4 almost every Friday and Saturday night.
Since I began focusing on weight loss, I’ve been treating alcohol like everything else I consume, either cutting back on portions or finding lower calorie “healthier” alternatives (ex. Vodka/Soda instead of craft beers or wine). I always track calories for alcohol (though sometimes I’m not confident of the accuracy because I feel like wine is so hard to find stats for).
I’m not opposed to cutting out alcohol for a month of so (plan to do this in January anyway). I’ve also considered cutting it out Sunday-Thursday but allowing it Friday/Saturday. But a lot of what I’m reading is about making changes that you can maintain the rest of your life, not just temporarily, based off of our lifestyle/hobbies/friends I don’t think going cold turkey will be the best long term.
Do you have any other strategies that work for you? Or what has been your experience in general?
Just interested to hear from this group in general!
I don't want to tell any of my irls cause I'm afraid I may end up losing momemtum if I get too much praise, so I'm posting here instead. Sorry for the long post. Maybe a small trigger warning? I'm not sure.
So for the last couple of years, I've been stuck on the same weight. I've gone to the gym, I've tried eating less, I've tried and failed going on diets - nothing worked and I ended up giving up very quickly cause I wasn't seeing results. I got depressed and a little obsessed to the point where I think I almost started developing an eating disorder, but the fact that I had the desire to purge my food after binge eating was a massive warning sign for me, so I stopped myself and worked on my mental health for a while.
Since I've gotten better mentally, I've managed to work harder on my studies, I improved my relationship with my family a bit, and I've come to terms with a few of my social issues (definitely not all). I also got a part time job at a bar, mostly night shift. Everything was starting to go well; I was no longer obsessing over my weight (although I did think about it often), and I had gotten my depression unter control (with a lot of help from loved ones). However, due to balancing my studies with working night shift, I've gotten really stressed and tired (it didn't help that I spent hours on my phone or something instead of sleeping when I could). I have no time or energy to go to the gym, and I'm mostly too tired to care about eating healthy. The bar also offers 50% staff discount for one meal per shift, so I would eat something very unhealthy for dinner (such as a whole pizza or lots of fries) 3 times a week. The rest of the time, I'd buy food on campus, none of which was healthy at all. I was letting myself stress eat.
All of this eating and no exercise besides what my everyday life demanded of me was making my weight, which hadn't changed for years, start to pick up, and I didn't like how it felt. So I decided that now that my mental health is better, I want to improve my physical health as well: better sleep, better food, some exercise.
I took a different approach than I always have; instead of going on a diet and vigorously doing a ton of cardio, I started counting calories and doing yoga at home. I barely ever stay under my calorie limit, but I'm still learning and getting used to it, and it's making me super conscious of my portions. The yoga is helping me a lot with with movement my body doesn't normally get, and it just makes me feel good, even during the exercises - something that cardio doesn't do for me.
Since it's only been like a month or so, I didn't have any weight loss expectations; my aim for now was to just feel better - and I do! I'm keeping this in mind, even as I'm seeing the numbers very slowly drop on the scale.
Today, however, I'm letting myself feel triumphant, cause I just got myself back to the weight I've been on for years now. And, this time, I'm hoping to finally surpass it.
