Nutrisystem, The Ultimate Rip-Off

by Jamie Trivedi

Nutrisystem was the most disgusting and discouraging experience I have ever had with dieting.

When I went to order my food online I was amazed. Everything looked delicious, every picture looked five-star restaurant worthy.

"Finally!" I had thought "a weight loss system that has food that looks edible". Obviously, at the time, I had no idea how wrong I was.

When my package arrived in the mail I excitedly unpacked and organized every last container. I was ready to start my first day of Nutrisystem, the following day.

My breakfast was a "chocolate chip scone". Or at least it was supposed to be. It was actually a piece of dehydrated bread the size of a small note card dotted with black dots.

Lunch was a wet chicken jerky that I placed on top of a salad, the container said "chicken salad'.

By the time dinner came my stomach was grumbling. Not only had the portions been miniscule I had eaten very little of it since it was barely edible.

Then I opened the package for dinner. Dinner was "italian herb flatbread pizza", basically a piece of cardboard with ketchup on top. This disappointment continued for the rest of the week -- small, packaged portions of inedible slop.

I finally gave up on the 8th morning. Which ended my short, torturous trial with Nutrisystem.