An Overview of Nutrisystems

Nutrisystems has experienced their strongest growth back in 2005 and is Weight Watcher's biggest competitor. If you have heard of Nutrisystems back in the 70s, you are right, they are the same company as the one doing so well today. Back then, Nutrisystems opened u p weight loss centers and was later bankrupted in the 90s. But they are back and with a different approach. They are now an online store who is big on convenience.

Nutrisystems has gotten very popular with dieters. Nutrisystems again is all about convenience. They sell pre-packaged meals from their website and ship them to your door. They have an ongoing deal that will supply one weeks free food with every 4 week order. This amounts to $280 for 5 weeks worth of food. This is effectively fast food for weight loss.

What makes Nutrisystems a better choice than others like Jenny Craig is that Nutrisystem has no contract and membership is free. Although Jenny Craig does allow you to visit with a counsellor whereas Nutrisystem only offers phone counselling. But that's really not a big deal. Today, most people do prefer phone or email correspondence anyway.

Nutrisystems diet is based around the glycemic index and there are options for men, women, diabetics, and vegetarians. Typical daily calorie amounts will vary from 1200 to 1500, and each days food consists of 3 meals and 2 snacks. Nutrisystems have 2 additional programs for women and men over 60. Here's an example of the menu for a typical day: breakfast would consist of frosted shredded wheat with skim milk and a banana. For lunch, a salad with some mashe potatoes is served and one of the snacks could be soy chips and for dinner a vegetable lasagne is served. Nutrisystems does ask that customers refrain from drinking alcohol but other drinks are fine such as tea, coffee and diet sodas. Exercise is recommended with beginner, intermediate, and advanced workout plans available.