December 13th, 2011 
rexharris 
Have your cake and eat it too with Nutrisystem
You can have the best of both worlds with Nutrisystem! With Nutrisystem you can have your cake and eat it too, but only in moderation. Which brings me to my point with this blog post. Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too, using regular store bought or homemade food? Yes! Why? Moderation and calories… it’s that simple.
Based on your current body weight you have a set daily number of calories that your body needs to function at a normal capacity. Too little and you are forgetful, weak and feel sick. Too much and you are weighed down, tired and lazy. Food is fuel and calories are the measure of that fuel.
Nutrisystem provides moderation. It provides a change in thought process because it’s something new, something to believe in. You believe Nutrisystem will work so you buy it. You believe it will work so you use it. You believe that it will work and guess, what? When you stick with the plan it works. You can do the same thing with regular food. You COULD lose weight eating only 1800 calories worth of Twinkies everyday. That doesn’t mean it would be good for you, but because calories are the measure, it would work.
We gain weight when we eat more than we should. Nutrisystem assists us in getting that under control through portion control. The reason people can still eat the foods they like using Nutrisystem is due, in part, to the portion sizes and scheduled eating program.
It’s challenging for people to maintain a healthy, normal body weight when their diet is out of control. The hectic pace of life forces people to eat when they can make time versus eating when they should based on their daily activities and energy used. Bodybuilders have known the importance of a disciplined eating program for years. Ask any of them and the majority will tell you that they eat five to seven smaller meals daily versus three larger meals. While there are several benefits to this eating strategy one of the biggest is consistency in metabolism. In layman’s terms, it keeps the body burning.
Ask The Weight Loss Maven was created with one goal in mind… to bring the weight loss community a simple, common sense approach to making a lifestyle improvement in regards to your weight without breaking the bank. There are hundreds of weight loss programs and thousands of weight loss products that claim they can assist you in getting the job done. Many of those programs are 100% capable of assisting you with weight loss, but all of them cost money.
Nutrisystem is a program that has been tried and tested over a long period of time. For many people it works and continues to work. The truth of the matter, however, is that YOU can lose the weight you want to lose starting where you are, right now, by simply making a decision to do so and then sticking with that decision. Weight loss is a simple matter of basic math. Determine you daily caloric needs, reduce the intake by 250 to 500 calories, increase the deficit with exercise and the weight comes off. Incorporate your mind into the mix, believe in what you are doing, see your new self in your mind and IT WILL HAPPEN!
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Excellent post! You don’t have to spend extra cash on special programs if you just do the work on your own, count the calories and consume all your favorites in moderation. Thanks for the reminder, Rex!
Tula
Spot on Rex! With literally thousands and thousands of weight loss programs products and services Nutrisystem continues to stand out. And of course it never hurts to have celebs in there with their testimonials either!
Great post. Especially the part about eating smaller meals more often. Many people don’t realize that the act of metabolism by your body burns calories. Bigger meals fewer times tells your body to slow down the metabolism. Thus not as many calories burned. As you said, smaller meals more often “Keeps the Body Burning”.