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I was wondering if any post op bandsters have considered using Nutrisystem as a help for losing weight. I am 2 years out and at a stand still. I am at a comfortable restriction and dont' wish to have any more but still need to lose more weight. thought maybe someone would have some advantages or disadvantages to trying the system to see if it would help get the last 25-30 lbs off.:)

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I bought a month supply of nutrisystem from one of the home shopping channels. I tried a few of the meals and I didn't like it at all. Everything tasted the same. Fortunately, they let me return it. Because it is expensive. I think I would use low calorie frozen dinners instead. They are definitely more tasty. Since I have been banded, I can eat anything--just a lot less that I did preband.

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idiot (cool user name!) I have considered doing Nutrisystems and I think I'd do well on it...but I always come back to what I know, the way I RELALY live, and I can't bring myself to spend the money. I agree with Showboatgirl, stock up on pre-packeaged meals, or cook giant portions and make your own. It takes some effort, but once you get set up, it could work.

I have been logging my food on sparkpeople.com and it's helped me alot. I have spent the last 2 weeks figuring out what keep my numbers (calories, fat, carbs, protiens) in the right proportions. I'm hoping I can get this under control. I'm almost 16 months banded and working on the last 35 or so pounds.

You can do this. A fill would "help" me, but I'm at a eally comfortable level, too and want to make this work without more saline. If I eat right, I can be completely satisfied on 1200 calories a day. Take a look at your intake and see what you are doing, see where you could tweak it. Good luck!

Oh, and welcome to LBT!

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I did Nutrasystem and did not care for the food at all. I hear the Jenny Craig food is much better but never gave that a try.

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We have something similar called Lite n Easy here and the food is terrific, I have considered it, yes, because its a measured 1200 calories a day and I always lost well on it.

I cant take it for longer than about 6 weeks, its the frozen dinners, but in 6 week blocks it would be effective for me.

The trouble is its so expensive, I just hate spending money on food.< /p>

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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