NutriSystem-related stories
Bertinelli vs. Osmond - Battle of the Diets
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
While both diets feature pre-packaged, low-calorie frozen foods, Valerie says Jenny Craig has the best tasting food. It's just a fact, she says. Marie prefers NutriSystem because she doesn't want to measure her food or go to weigh-in meetings. She also would never pose in a bikini at her age (both women are 49), like Valerie did for People magazine. "Good for her, if that makes her happy. That would not make me happy," says Marie. "And I am not doing it, you know, I am not. I don't want to see a 49-year-old woman in a bikini. No."
Bikini or not, it's clear both women have whipped their bodies into pretty good shape. But do their diets have staying power? I mean, when and if these stars decide to wean themselves off their regimented plans, can they transition to real-world eating and hang on to what they've gained, er, lost? Kirstie Alley couldn't do it. Let's hope Valerie and Marie can.
Have you ever tried Jenny Craig or NutriSystem? How did they work for you?
Valerie Bertinelli Shapes Up
Valerie Bertinelli shows off a dramatic 50-pound weight loss on an April 2009 cover of PEOPLE.The 123-pound actress lost weight with the help of the Jenny Craig diet and a workout that included walking, running and strength training with incorporated resistance bands four to five times a week.
Stephen Danelian, PEOPLE
Bertinelli was just 15 when she landed a role on the long-running sitcom, "One Day at a Time." Bertinelli told PEOPLE that she has spent her life "consumed" by body issues and that as a teen in the '70s, she would go on crash diets.
CBS
As a teen star, Bertinelli struggled with weight. She has said that she became dangerously thin at times, reaching a low of 98 pounds.
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Nice-girl Bertinelli surprised everyone when she married guitarist Eddie Van Halen in 1981. They were together for 25 tumultuous years, through Van Halen's battle with alcoholism and cancer. She has said that while her husband struggled with one kind of addiction, hers was with food.
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Bertinelli and Van Halen had one son together, Wolfgang, born in 1991. Bertinelli has said that in the years following the painful split from her husband, she began a pattern of emotional eating and began to gain weight -- and avoid the camera.
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Bertinelli teamed up with Jenny Craig (left) in 2008. The actress became spokesperson for the popular diet plan at her highest weight of 172 pounds and set a goal of losing 30. Less than a year later, she exceeded her goal, losing a total of 50 pounds.
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Bertinelli penned an autobiography in 2008, "Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time," in which she openly discussed her food issues, life as a teen star, her rocky marriage and her comeback.
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Bertinelli shows off a sleek, sexy figure at the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection show during Fashion Week in February 2009. The star, who admitted to being shy and self-conscious about her body, has learned to have some fun flaunting her new look.
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Full House star tackles baby weight
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
It's baby weight the actress is trying to shed, and she's doing a pretty good job of whittling it away. It's only been two months since daughter Zoie was born and already Sweetin has just 10 pounds she wants to drop -- she's already lost 15. How is she doing it?
"I'm still working very hard and dressing strategically," says the new mom. "I'm doing NutriSystem, and they have been phenomenal." Sweetin also works out with a trainer at least twice a week.
Check her out now. A little hard work really does pay off.
Marie Osmond has a waistline again
Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
Entertainment Tonight closed a recent show with a blurb about Marie Osmond and her recent weight loss. A brand new Marie Osmond, the hosts called her just prior to flashing before and after photographs of the former Dancing with the Stars contestant.Forty pounds this Osmond girl has lost and boy is she proud. She's never looking back, she says, and is simply in awe that she has a waistline again.
A combination of dancing and Nutrisystem is what helped Osmond combat her out-of-shape and too-much-weight condition. She looks great. Congratulations to her.
Larry the Cable Guy down 50 pounds
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
Larry the Cable Guy, also known as Dan Whitney, has happily shed 50 pounds on the NutriSystem diet. On celebrating this huge milestone, the comedian says: "I immediately took my wife out to eat and had everything I'm not supposed to."The Blue Collar comedian, whose new big-screen comedy, Witless Protection opened on Friday, works out twice a day and travels with a personal trainer while on tour. His workout routine includes weight training, 50 minutes of cardio early in the day and 50 minutes of cardio later in the day.
The once 282-pounder blames his wife's recent pregnancy for his weight gain.
"She'd crave a double cheeseburger, order two bites of it and then I'd eat the rest," he says. "I couldn't let it go to waste!"
How much does it cost to lose weight?
- Atkins Diet: $402
- Diet To Go (1600 Calories): $524
- Diet To Go (1200 Calories): $468
- Dr Siegal Cookie Diet: $224
- Dr Sears Zone Diet : $371
- Jenny Craig: $551
- MediFast: $275
- NutriSystem: $294
- Ornish Diet: $299
- Slim Fast: $310
- South Beach Diet: $314
- Sonoma Diet: $274
- Weight Watchers: $387
Family Ties star welcomes baby, new body
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
Mom to an almost two-year-old daugther and two sons from her husband's previous marriage, Yothers says, "I was triple this size when I was pregnant with Lilly since I only worked out my hand and mouth."
What joy Yothers must be experiencing. A new baby boy -- Jake -- and a new body. Yothers, who says her weight loss is due to a modified NutriSystem diet and working out three days a week, arrived at a bikini-ready body last October. I think congrats are in order all around.
The best, and the worst, prepared diet food plans
Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
Going on a diet plan that includes having food delivered right to your door is becoming very popular these days, which means it's also becoming big business. And with big business comes all kinds of people trying to get in on their corner of the market. So with so many companies offering diet food delivery services, how can you tell which one is for you? Well Epicurious.com was curious too, so they recently tested 5 of the most prominent weight loss food delivery plans looking for who had the best taste and nutrition overall, as well as a few other factors. So who came out on top? eDiets! Congrats to them for getting "3 out of 4 forks" on the Epicurious rating system. The total ranking of 5 looks like this:1. eDiets
2. Zone Chefs
3. Pure Foods Low Carb
4. Jenny Craig
5. Nutrisystem
Did your favorite make the list?
Can you put a price on a 30-pound weight loss?
Diet & Weight Loss, Reviews & Products, Nutrition & Supplements
The article reviews the cost of 5 programs: Jenny Craig, L.A. Weight Loss, NutriSystem, Weight Watchers, and the Zone Diet (gourmet delivery only, you can also buy the Zone Diet book and lose weight on your own for "free".) The numbers are considerable -- sign up fees in the hundreds of dollars, weekly maintenance fees, and daily food costs. Diet-Blog does a great job of breaking down the numbers into a very readable format.
Being the kind of person who is incapable of following a food plan conceived by someone else, I've never tried any of these programs. If you have, drop us a line and let us know what you thought. Did you lose weight? Did they teach you life-long skills for maintaining the weight? Was it money well spent? Leave your thoughts in comments!
Nutrisystem: a great concept
Have you seen those Nutrisystem advertisements on TV recently? That system, which looks rather good in many respects, appeals to the side of you that wants to have perfectly-proportioned meals supplied that will give you nutrition while shedding pounds over time.The meals look sensible (except for Sucralose being used at will) and the system is a great alternative for those that don't have the time to prepare a complete nutritional menu each and every day.
The company's financials haven't been so good lately, but I still believe, from what I've researched at their website, that the Nutrisystem system is a good one. What do you think?
Can your horoscope help you find the best diet plan?
There are so many "diet plans" and "weight-loss systems" out there it's no wonder anybody successfully loses any weight, ever. Are you overwhelmed by the options and looking for a simple way to "narrow the field" to just a few choices? Well, if you're the sort that checks your horoscope weekly for love and career advice, you might consider getting weight-loss advice as well through these dieting ideas based on your astrological sign.
Are you a Gemini with social butterfly tendencies? Then Weight-Watchers might be the thing for you because you'll drop pounds while meeting and mingling with new people, and get group support. If you're a Capricorn the suggested plan is The Grapefruit Diet because you've probably got willpower to spare. And if you're an impatient fire-sign, like Leo, the 6-Day Body Makeover could be your ticket to success.
For me the article suggests NutriSystem, which sounds great except I'm not sure if I can afford pre-made meals every night. Is there a category for Cancer, on a budget?
