Typical Nutrisystem Weight Loss Results

I get a lot of questions asking me to define what are typical Nutrisystem results.  Some examples are "how much weight can you lose in a week?; "how long will it take me to lose 30 pounds on Nutrisystem?;" or "are results like Jillian Barberie's typical?"  Yes, there's no denying that Jillian looks great in that bikini, but do you have a prayer of looking like that by summer, even if you started now? I'll address these concerns in the following article.

What Results Can I Expect On Nutrisystem?: The company pretty much defines it's "typical results" as 2 -3 pounds per week, but if you look on the site, you'll see lots of photos of thin, smiling folks who have clearly lost much more than that.  And if you browse the forums, you'll see that there are many people who do better than this. How do these folks break out of the 2 - 3 pound category?  Most of them make very good choices (read low glycemic) for their sides and are willing to do at least a little bit of exercise.  Let's take a look at a concrete example.

How Long Would It Take Me To Lose 30 Pounds On Nutrisystem?: OK, let's say that you want to be in that bikini and you have around 30 pounds to lose.  At 2 per week, this would take you 15 weeks.  So, if you started about 4 months before summer and / or bathing suit season, you'd meet this goal.  But, if you were able to lose 3 pounds per week, you'd be there after only 2 1/2 months. And, let's say that you were able to bump it up to 5 pounds per week.  At this rate, you'd be successful in only 6 weeks. That's a month and a half.

I know that five pounds per week sounds like a lot, but many people do it.  It's truly not as rare as you might expect.  What is required is that you stay with the foods that glycemic friendly.  The company provides you with five meals per day to help with this.  So that is half the battle.  But, you have to add in your own sides.   They want you adding in protein, dairy, fruits, and vegetables.  However, all of these choices are not created equal. The reason that Nutrisystem works is because it puts your body in ketosis once it begins consuming a higher amount of protein and less carbs.  This is sort of the promised land of dieting when your body burns it's own fat.

However, if you make poor choices with your sides, you could throw this whole process off, or at least make it slower to occur.  As an example, adding a side of yogurt is a good choice, but only if you're careful to chose yogurt that is low in sugar and carbs.  Some yogurts have as much sugar as a cookie or piece of cake. Obviously, you want to steer clear of those.  And, a piece of fruit can vary greatly.  For example, cherries are a great choice.  Watermelon is very high on the scale and isn't the best choice, especially more than once per day.

Moving away from food, even gentle exercise can have a favorable impact.  If you can bike, dance, or power walk and burn even 100 additional calories per day, this will likely put you in the next higher category for your weekly weight loss.  Obvious, the better your exercise efforts, the better the results - although you want to take it somewhat easy especially when you are adjusting.  You want to work your way up gradually so that you don't tax your body too much.

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