Tuesday, June 12, 2007

More on weight loss

Nutrisystem gets a thumbs down.
In general they are doing it right.
Follow their guide and the food portions and you will lose weight.
Where they get a thumbs down is in their packaging and preparation.
  • The small microwavable dishes dance in the microwave and spill. I have lost whole meals to the bottom of my microwave from that.
  • Following directions exactly, when prepairing some dishes, results in more spillage.
  • Their Tuna Casserole is gray. Not even a good tasting gray. Just a gray goo.
  • When they ship the melba toast, 90% of the time it is broken up and smashed.
  • Several dishes are either way over cooked or way too salty.

Now for the good part.

  • Like I said before, portions are perfect, IF you stick to the plan.
  • DO NOT CHEAT and you will lose weight.
  • You have 3 meals plus a snack and desert. If you get hungry way to fast, like me, break up your meals to smaller meals, and you won't have that problem. I was eating 6 half sized meals, plus the snack and desert.

What now?

Now that I have left Nutrisystem, I am going to keep up the small portion eating. However, I am not going to use Nutrisystem. I will have to find another supplier. There are some local people who I want to try out. A bit more expensive, but I may just enjoy the results, and not the frustration.

BTW: About 2" off since I had started. I am back down to a 54" waistline. Goal is a 36".

This weekend I will be adding weight lifting onto my plan.

Next post will be back to .NET stuff.