FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Simone Kathleen 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/02/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NUTRI SYSTEM INC /DE/ [NTRI] (Last) (First) (Middle) FORT WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE CENTER, 600 OFFICE CENTER DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common stock 9,196 D   Common stock 22,607 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common stock options, .001 (right to buy)	  (2)	07/20/2018	Common shares	12,300	$ 14.37	D	Â
Common stock options, .001 (right to buy)	  (3)	03/30/2019	Common shares	9,200	$ 11.23	D	Â
Common stock options, .001 (right to buy)	  (4)	03/21/2020	Common shares	25,011	$ 8.52	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Simone Kathleen FORT WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE CENTER 600 OFFICE CENTER DRIVE FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034	Â	Â	  Interim CFO	Â

Signatures

/s/ Kathleen Simone		04/11/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Remaining restricted shares from grants on June 1, 2009, March 30, 2010, July 20, 2011, March 30, 2012 and March 21, 2013. All grants vest over four years in equal installments from date of grant.
(2)	Options were granted pursuant to employee stock option plan. Options vest over 4 year vesting period from date of grant on July 20, 2011.
(3)	Options were granted pursuant to employee stock option plan. Options vest over 4 year vesting period from date of grant on March 30, 2012.
(4)	Options were granted pursuant to employee stock option plan. Options vest over 4 year vesting period from date of grant on March 21, 2013.

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