What's the difference between Nutrisystem and supermarket-bought meals?

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alpo447 - 28 Jul 2010 04:16 GMT

Can anyone please explain what differences there are, if any,
between the frozen meals someone on Nutrisystem pays for and eats and
ordinary frozen "diet" meals (such as Lean Cuisine etc.) found in the
frozen food section of ordinary American supermarkets?

I already realize that Nutrisystem etc. probably have different
varieties of meals/foods than what's available from = Lean Cuisine,
Budget Gourmet etc.

What I'm wondering is, would there be any difference if someone
simply ate three or four easily-obtainable, no-need-to-join-a-program
Lean Cuisine (or similar) meals and kept their calorie intake at a
certain level (say, 1400/day) versus paying to join Nutrisystem and
having to buy and eat *that* program's foods exclusively (apart from
any fresh fruits one might add)?

Thanks in advance for any feedback about this.

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Doug Freyburger - 28 Jul 2010 15:03 GMT

> Can anyone please explain what differences there are, if any,
> between the frozen meals someone on Nutrisystem pays for and eats and
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> Thanks in advance for any feedback about this.

I think the primary difference in those terms are the support system
and design based on data. "United we stand, divided we fall". This
applies to both group support at their sites and to program design.
The idea is false that you can create your own program based your own
experiences and studies and have that program work as well as a system
with a decade or more direct experience. To beat a system with over a
decade of direct experience takes over a decade of your own focused
efforts.

For example a large group like Nutrisystem has had a chance to track
what calorie levels trigger refeeds and regain and what calorie levels
don't. At 1400 calories you'll need to pick the mix of macronutrients
with extreme care to keep hunger from growing and growing until you
can't stop it. The chances of your being able to do that using meals
with diet claims on their labels is pretty low.

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