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Customer Testimonials: For years, though, Sharon wasn't smiling, as she watched her weight start to climb-10 pounds here, another 15 there, until she looked in a mirror one day and just didn't recognize herself.
Name: Sharon, Age: 54, Height: 5'3", Start Weight: 160 lbs., Pounds Lost: 41 lbs.*, Current Weight: 119 lbs., Goal Weight: 120 lbs., Weeks on Program: 24 weeks, Weeks on Maintenance: 4 weeks, Favorite NS Food: Spicy Oriental Noodles with Vegetables The 5'3" Florida grandmother weighed 160 pounds and was having trouble even walking up and down a flight of steps. "There's no telling how much weight I would have gained if I hadn't just backed up and said: you're starting a trend, girl; you'd better stop!" Several days later, Sharon saw a Nutri/System commercial, logged on to the website and placed her first order. That was October 26, 2000. Now the woman who claims she has a hard time "remembering that gravy is not a beverage" is walking five miles a day. She's lost 41 pounds, and she's the latest NutriSTAR. Sharon really loves the Nutri/System foods. "The Mint Chocolate Decadence Bar is to die for," she says. But her hands-down NS favorite is the Spicy Oriental Noodles, which she uses to make soups, stir-frys, and pasta salads. "I could have this every day and never get tired of it." Sharon reached her 120-pound goal weight on April 1, and since then, she's been on Maintenance, following in the footsteps of Lynn D., a previous NutriSTAR and someone Sharon really admires. For Sharon, this feels like the start of a new life. "I feel wonderful. I feel years younger, and I'm finally seeing that thin person in the mirror. Now, I have that broken arm syndrome from patting myself on the back all the time!"
Susan L.: That was on June 16th. Now, Susan, who's 5' 5", weighs 130 pounds -- 40 pounds less than she did when she placed her first order of food. Reaching her goal weight, through a commitment to Nutri/System, a lot of exercise, support from her counselor, Tina, and other members' stories, Susan L. became our latest NutriSTAR. "I was surprised at how easy it was," she said. "The weight just started falling off." Susan grew up in a small town in Western Colorado which she describes as "the beautiful part of the state." Because she's had diabetes since the age of 2, her parents were always careful about her meals. "They fed me healthy foods, a balanced diet." Even then, though, Susan was tempted by the cookie monster. "I remember I used to love getting cookies at the bakery. I can also remember eating them as I'd go through the grocery store." If Susan was bothered by her weight as a child, she doesn't remember it. But at some point early in high school, she went through what she describes as "the green salad thing. I can remember going out to dinner with my mom. I would have a green salad with vinegar and sweetener. That's pretty much all I would eat." Breakfasts during that three or 4 month period would consist of a piece of toast which she would sometimes toss out of the school bus window, once she was out of her mother's view. For lunch, she'd have yogurt. She did lose weight. In fact, she got down to 118, but she regained all she'd lost and more in her last year or so of high school and after she graduated. "In college, I lived in a football dorm," she recalls, "and everything there was starch and carbohydrates." She also started going to beer parties. And of course, there were those cookies. Toward the end of college, Susan and her mother went to a center-based weight loss program. Susan tried, she said, but only half-heartedly, to lose weight. Her mom lost, but as for Susan, "well, I just let it slide." It was a pattern she would follow a number of times with a variety of programs. In 1993, Susan got married. She was working for her father in his fruit-packing business, and her husband was also one of the employees there. At the time they were married, Susan was already heavy. Her husband never complained about her weight, though, even after the point when she lost the weight, only to regain it after giving birth to her first daughter. "He never once said, "You're getting kind of fat; you need to do something about it." It was actually one of her children who prompted Susan's turnaround last June. Susan said that when she put on a pair of shorts, "my stomach came up - all that fat. It was gross. My kids would come up and jiggle my stomach and tell me it was like Jello. That did it!" Well, that, and the promise her mother made that if Susan was successful losing weight and maintaining it, she would pay for her daughter to have a tummy tuck. So, embarrassed by her stomach and motivated by her Mom, Susan logged onto the Internet, found Nutri/System and placed her first order. Although there were a lot of search options that came up, she chose NS, she said, "because the program was healthy," a concern for her, with her diabetes. Also, "the site was user-friendly, there was no membership fee (that was a big thing for me), and I liked the Before and After pictures." From the outset, Susan started an exercise program-walking along a trail around a lake near her work-a distance of about 2.5 miles. "I've walked every day since then," she said, "even when I've been kind of on the ill side." She walks with her music and listens to the radio. "It's my time to myself." What might seem compulsive to an outsider is just common sense to Susan. "I know myself. I know if I miss a day, I'll have a really tough time getting back out there." Even on her monthly business trips to Denver, Susan's staked out a walking trail, so she can get in her daily exercise. In addition to exercise, Susan has been in touch with her counselor, Tina. "She's been real helpful and sometimes sends me cards and e-mails; that's been fun." And she looks forward to the weekly newsletter, which she describes as "uplifting." Although you probably won't see her in the Chat room, Susan loves reading the profiles in the NS Members section. "It's so much fun reading their stories and seeing if you can relate to anybody." The weight, Susan said, came off quickly and easily as she followed the program and exercised. "I felt excellent. All of a sudden, I had to give my big clothes away. Then suddenly, everybody started to notice how I looked, and I realized I was finally able to tuck in my shirts again." While the comments from people have been great, Susan has especially treasured her husband's reaction to her weight loss. "When he talks to his family in Mexico, he tells them I've lost all this weight. I feel like he's so proud, and that helps. Plus, he's doing stuff he's never done before, like coming up and giving me a hug. It's weird," she said laughing. "It's weird, but it's really great!"
More Company Details:
We began NutriSystem online in August 1999 with the goal of becoming the leading online provider of weight loss services and products. We've combined the proven Nutri/System program and foods with the power and scope of the Internet. As part of our free client services, we provide individualized calorie plans and meal guides, exercise education plans and help with diet maintenance. Through this comprehensive program, you can track your diet, order portion-controlled foods and participate in exclusive online counseling sessions--all from the privacy of your home or office. Our site also features online seminars, chats and a regularly updated newsletter.
We're committed to helping our clients lose weight through meals that are delicious, nutritionally balanced and portion-controlled. There's more to our program, though, than just the Nutri/System foods. We have used the Internet to build a dynamic, interactive weight loss community, so no one ever has to feel they're alone while they're losing weight."
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