Does your medical insurance allow you to see a nutritionist? A nutritionist can tell you what to eat and ou buy your own foods at the grocery store. Some fitness centers include nutritional counseling in membership.

There is a problem with insurance for me. I own a business and so I have to buy private insurance, and because I am obese, I don't qualify and they won't sell it to me. Plus, I don't have time to shop, that is why if the meals are put together for me, it would be best. I would be willing to pay for that, I just don't have time to plan the meals myself. That is one of the main issues. Any other suggestions?

Those prepackage foods are so high in salt So if you are watching your blood pressure that will not be good for you, I agree about going to a nutrionist or when you shop make sure you by whole grains and stay away from the junk food.

I think that having you meals planned for you and everything is great, but I don't think it's reasonable to pay for your meals throughout you know.. you're lifetime. So, eventually, you're gonna have to start cooking your own meals, you know? If you don't have the time to shop though, I know some stores do delivery services, so it might be worth your time to checkout if any stores will deliver food to your home.

I also think the nutritionist is a good idea, but if not, by some books on fast meals. If you add more fruits to your diet as well, you won't have to cook as much because most people don't cook their fruits. Canned foods (vegetables) can be made in the microwave although I'm not sure how healthy that is..

I think the thought of cooking a new meal every night is what makes people feel like it's too much to do, but cooking a lot of food once/twice a week means you've got leftovers that you can eat later. I'm sorry, I know I'm suggesting all this cooking which you said you don't want to do, but I still think you're gonna have to make your own food eventually.

As for your son--sandwiches, really fast and healthy. My mom has triplets so pre-making sandwiches is really useful. If you have a babysitter you can ask him/her to make extra sandwiches if they don't mind (ours didn't). Uhm... Oh, these nutri-grain bars, easy mac, pretzels, raviolis (in the water for like 10mins and they're done, you don't have to watch them or anything), If you have a trader joe's (or just any place that sells mostly organic foods) you can go in their and get snack food like chips and whatnot.

Or if you really don't mind you could pay for him to have the same food you're getting.

Anyway I hope this helps, and good luck :]

I was on Nutrisystem for about 6 months (this was 5 years ago)and lost 45 pounds. I was able to keep it off. The plan has everything prepackaged and you just add the veggies and fruit. It shows you what correct portions are, etc...

You really learn from it and then incorporate it into cooking after you decide to stop the program. If you have any questions you can email me. I highly recommend it! It helped with post-pregnancy weight after my 1st daughter, now I'm doing Weight Watchers since I can't afford the Nutrisystem.