| If you've found this article, I'm going to assume that | | | | visit since you order the food online. The company also |
| you're researching the Nutrisystem diet and want to | | | | offers free weight loss counseling which I think is really |
| not only if it works, but how it works. I'll attempt to | | | | a huge plus and good value, as Jenny Craig and |
| answer these questions in this article. | | | | Weight Watchers offer this service, but are also much |
| Quick Nutrisystem Overview / How It Works: A lot of | | | | more expensive because of it. |
| people don't realize that this diet is really a low carb | | | | Celebrity Endorsements: Nutrisystem is sometimes |
| model. Although the company prefers to use phrases | | | | known as the celebrity diet because a long list of |
| like friendly "glycemic index," and "good carbs," in | | | | Hollywood stars have acted as celebrity |
| essence the foods in this diet are designed to be high | | | | spokespersons. Examples are Jillian Barberie (who |
| in protein and low in carbohydrates. I consider this to | | | | famously wore a bikini in the ads), Tori Spelling, Danielle |
| be a good thing because low carb diets are generally | | | | Fishel, Marie Osmond, Dan Marino, Joey Fatone, and |
| very effective for most people. It's just sticking with | | | | most recently Jodi Sweeten (Full House after giving |
| them that's hard, but this diet does make that process | | | | birth to a daughter). This diet is sort of known as the |
| a lot easier. | | | | celebrity mom diet, as many of the female celebrities |
| In my opinion, Nutrisystem is much easier than other | | | | (Tori Spelling, Jillian Barberie, and now Jodi Sweeten) |
| low carbohydrate diets like South Beach or Atkins | | | | lose about forty pounds on it postpartum. |
| because the foods are actually quite good and many | | | | So, Does Nutrisystem Really Work: I spend a lot of |
| snacks, carb like foods and desserts choices are | | | | time on weight loss forums and I can say from my |
| included. You don't have to constantly eat only meat, | | | | research and my own experience that this weight loss |
| eggs and fats at all. In fact, you'll be eating pretty | | | | system / diet absolutely works if you use it as directed |
| decent tasting food choices like pizza, muffins, | | | | and you stick with it. There are countless success |
| chocolate cake, ravioli, fajitas, cereal, pancakes, etc. | | | | stories both on the company's site and all over the |
| The foods come prepackaged and most are very | | | | web (including regular people who aren't celebrities.) |
| convenient, only requiring a few minutes to assemble. | | | | This diet is well designed to help you consume less |
| There are over 130 choices and most are better than | | | | calories, fat and carbs. If you eat the food provided, |
| you might expect. I find that some are actually quite | | | | you'll automatically achieve this and if you add in even |
| good. You eat five times per day and this really helps | | | | a tiny bit of exercise and make use of the DVDs |
| with hunger once you get used to this. You can add | | | | you're given, your results should be even better. |
| your own healthful choices (salad, yogurt, fruit, etc) to | | | | Typical weight loss on this diet seems to be about 2-5 |
| your meals, but you never have to tally points or | | | | pounds per week. To get on the upper end of this |
| calories. As long as you eat the foods provided and | | | | range (closer to 5 pounds) I believe that at least some |
| use the guidelines provided for your additions, that's all | | | | exercise is needed, but two pounds per week certainly |
| that is really required. | | | | isn't too shabby either. Over time, that would definitely |
| The company provides free workout videos and | | | | add up. |
| motivation with every order. There are no centers to | | | | |
