Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Complaints About Nutrisystem? Read This Article & Find Out.

By Jessica A. Andersen

The Nutrisystem is marketed in magazines, newspapers, on television and on the internet, it is everywhere. In fact, many celebrities use the plan and act as spokespersons. Followers on average lose about 35 pounds and some people lose substantially more even more than 120 pounds.

This diet plan started by marketing only to women. Today, however, they offer plans for men, women, and seniors. In fact they've even branched out and now offer plans for diabetics and vegetarians.

The Nutrisystem Diet is based on the glycemic index and uses this system to help people lose weight. High glycemic index foods cause a spike in insulin production, which causes you to be more hungry after consuming these types of food. Low glycemic foods do not cause an insulin spike are digested, in general, more slowly and are more satisfying.

This is a meal delivery plan. Food provided by NutriSystem is shipped to your home every four weeks. The process used to package the foods means that they do not need to be refrigerated. Easy to follow instructions tell you how to prepare each dish.

Each dish consists of nutrient-packed, low glycemic index foods. The good carbohydrates in the meals cause weight loss very quickly. In fact, according to participants, the weight just melts off.

The plan does encourage participants to add low fat milk and dairy, salads, and fruits to each NutriSystem meal. The main concern is the carbohydrates that we eat. Protein is protein, but carbohydrates aren't all the same which is evidenced by the numbers reached through the glycemic index. Processed carbohydrates raise blood sugar, while those that are made of whole grains stabilize it.

The plan doesn't shun exercise but it is designed to work without it. Exercise can only enhance this program since they are already giving you foods that are optimal for you. Whether weight loss will increase with activity is certain.

One criticism of the Nutrisystem Diet is that it is too expensive. However, most people do not realize just how much they spend on food. The Nutrisystem Diet completely replaces all of your meals and the costs associated therewith. So if you typically spend 200-400 on food per month (and be honest those $2 muffins and $3 coffees count) you'll spend the same or less with Nutrisystem. And you'll be losing weight just by eating!! Nutrisystem does not require record keeping. No calorie counting. No diet diaries. You just select your meals, add some healthy sides and eat!

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