Your Guide to NuMi SmartAdapt®

Enhance your Nutrisystem plan with the NuMi app! If you didn’t know already, NuMi is your all-in-one resource for logging, inspiration and accountability. And with the NuMi SmartAdapt feature, you can get a calorie goal designed for your unique metabolism with a personalized meal plan to match.

So let’s get started! Keep reading for a quick guide to NuMi SmartAdapt: your launchpad to reaching your wellness goals.

Why Should You Use NuMi?

To get the most out of your Nutrisystem program in the first month and beyond, you will need to use our free tracking app, NuMi. You can find NuMi on Google Play or the App Store. If you don’t have an iPhone or Android, you can still access NuMi by visiting numi.com.

NuMi makes your meal planning and tracking simple. Your personalized meal plan is programmed into the app. So, while you’re trying to juggle all the other appointments and responsibilities in your busy life, you don’t have to keep track of points or any other confusing formulas to know what to eat—just open NuMi and your meal plan is right there.

Creating a habit of tracking your eating in NuMi may even help you succeed: In a study, Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research found that people who kept a diary of everything they ate lost twice as much weight as those who didn’t. Writing down what you eat each day can help you stay mindful, accountable and organized. It can even help you spot trends in your eating habits that may be impacting your weight loss goals.

But you’ve got to be vigilant—many weight loss plans fail because people get lax about their tracking. They stop measuring their food or stop keeping a rigorous food diary. Keep using NuMi to track your daily intake and measure those PowerFuels and SmartCarbs. In a study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists studied how people estimate portion sizes. They found that participants were wrong about half of the time. Serving yourself too much of higher calorie foods can add up and sabotage your progress.

NuMi is much more than just a simple food diary: Set reminders, log your exercise and find recipes all within the app. Tracking is made easy and seamless with the entire Nutrisystem menu in our food database. NuMi will quickly become your weight loss sidekick as you make your way through your first month on Nutrisystem.

Enable NuMi SmartAdapt: The Benefits of a Personalized Nutrition Plan

While the traditional “pen and paper” food diary can certainly be beneficial, a personalized app that considers your individual metabolism is undeniably superior. And that’s exactly what our FREE NuMi app does!

To get your personalized nutrition plan, be sure to enable NuMi SmartAdapt. This will give you a calorie goal designed for your unique metabolism with a personalized meal plan to match!

After you download the NuMi app and select your Nutrisystem plan, you will be asked if you would like to personalize your plan with NuMi SmartAdapt. You can also go to MORE > SETTINGS > PLAN SETTINGS to select a plan and enable NuMi SmartAdapt.

During your journey, NuMi SmartAdapt will adjust your daily calorie goal when you hit certain weight loss milestones to prevent weight loss plateaus. The goal is to help you achieve long term success. It’s a plan that adapts to YOU.

The fact that your meal plan is personalized means you’re even more likely to succeed: According to ScienceDaily, a study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, found that nutrition plans with individualized goals and recommendations work better than plans with generic advice.

Plus, those personal plans are also easier to stick to. Instead of “one size fits all,” it’s your program that fits you—so you can become the best, healthiest, happiest version of yourself.

7 in 7

The Nutrisystem Complete plan includes 7 in 7 for the first week of the program. This specially selected first week was created by dietitians to help you lose up to 7 pounds in your first 7 days.* It’s a lower calorie meal plan designed to prime your body for steady weight loss.

During these first seven days, you’ll enjoy high protein shakes and bars, plus crave-worthy meals hand picked by nutritionists. Though your meal plan will be personalized with NuMi SmartAdapt, this first week is special.

If your program includes 7 in 7, be sure to check off that you are in your first week when setting up your NuMi account. These first seven days are lower in calories to jumpstart weight loss: NuMi will set up your journal to be 1,000 calories per day for week one. Your personalized calorie goal will take effect starting in week two for 7 in 7 users!

Those who have around 100 pounds to lose will need to add in some extra groceries to the first week. We recommend adding in two PowerFuels each day. NuMi should automatically add in these additions for you. If you have any questions, connect with a Weight Loss Coach for assistance.

To learn more about your first week, check out the 7 in 7 Guide! This guide is filled with important information, advice and tools to help you have a successful first week.

NuMi SmartAdapt Meal Plan

If your plan includes 7 in 7, things will get personal in week two of your first month. For plans that do not include 7 in 7, NuMi SmartAdapt will provide a calorie goal unique to you right from the start.

As we mentioned earlier, after you download the NuMi app and select your Nutrisystem plan, you will be asked if you would like to personalize your plan with NuMi SmartAdapt. You can also go to MORE > SETTINGS > PLAN SETTINGS to select a plan and enable NuMi SmartAdapt.

To provide you with a personalized nutrition plan and calorie goal, NuMi will ask you a few easy questions and calculate your personalized calorie goal. Your calorie goal is determined using a scientifically validated algorithm and takes into consideration your age, gender, height, weight, lifestyle and activity level to determine the ideal number of calories your body needs to support an average weight loss of about 1-2 pounds per week.

Learn more about how we create your personalized plan here! >

Your NuMi journal will outline when to eat your Nutrisystem meals and grocery add-ins. It will also provide you with the specific components that your Flex meals and snacks should contain.

Your personalized calories won’t change until at least your second month on the program. This ultimately helps you to form good habits and sets you up for success in your first month.

Keep Things Progressing: How Your Personalized Plan Changes

The personalization of your weight loss plan doesn’t end at the start of your Nutrisystem program—instead, the program adjusts as you lose weight on the way to your goal.

As you lose weight and/or increase your activity level, the amount of energy you need—that is, how many calories you need to eat—starts to change. Many people on non-personalized plans don’t change how they eat over time, so their diets become “less effective.” The truth is, they’re not eating a caloric deficit that reflects their new weight or activity level!

NuMi SmartAdapt fixes this problem, adjusting your meal plan over time as your weight and activity level changes. Beginning in month two, your meal plan and calories will start to adapt to your changing metabolism. This ensures that you’re eating the right amount to keep losing weight at a steady, healthy pace instead of hitting frustrating plateaus.

NuMi SmartAdapt monitors your energy needs with check-ins, and adjusts your caloric needs for optimum results. After one full month on your personalized meal plan, it will check to see if it needs to recalculate your calories based on any weight loss milestones you’ve hit or changes to your activity level.

Be sure to always log your weight loss progress in NuMi, as these changes occur each time you log a 10-pound weight loss milestone. At that time, we will check in with you in the NuMi app to adapt your plan to your changing metabolism. Simply answer the questions in NuMi when prompted and we will adjust your calories and/or meal plan if needed.

We recommend that you track your weight in NuMi at least each week to get all the benefits of SmartAdapt. Calculations are based on a variety of weight loss factors, including:

• How much weight you are losing.
• Changes in your activity level.
• Your age, gender and height.

By taking these factors into account, NuMi is able to tailor your meal plan and calorie goal to your unique metabolism. As you lose weight and/or become more active, your calorie goal and meal plan will change, meaning you may add an apple to your lunch, or remove the second egg from your breakfast as your metabolism changes.

Click here to learn more about the importance of adjusting calories for weight loss! >

Keep Your Chin Up: What to Do if You Plateau

In your beginning weeks of your weight loss journey, you may be seeing big numbers flying off on your scale. It’s exciting! But as you make your way through your journey, your weight loss may start to slow down.

The Nutrisystem program is designed for a healthy, steady weight loss of one to two pounds per week. This is considered healthy and sustainable weight loss, which is exactly what we want. However, general science says that even losing a half a pound per week is good!

Typically, weight loss is quicker in the beginning as the body adjusts to reduced calories. Over time, your body wants to fight back. Don’t get discouraged! Your weight loss is only slowing down—not stopping.

Remember, our bodies like to stay in balance and that can make it more challenging to lose weight the longer you are on the plan. That doesn’t mean you should give up or that the plan isn’t working anymore. That’s exactly what your body wants you to think! It just means you recognize it and need to make some adjustments.

If you are using the NuMi SmartAdapt feature, your plan will work to prevent these plateaus by adjusting your meal plan and calories to your changing metabolism. If you regularly log your weight in NuMi (i.e., at least once a week), NuMi SmartAdapt will be able to detect if you are entering a plateau and suggest that you enable Plateau Mode. Plateau Mode is designed to lower your calorie goal to support your metabolism when your progress is stalled.

If you’re really getting discouraged, you’re not alone: Get in touch with a Nutrisystem Weight Loss Coach if you have questions about your plan or weight loss results. They’ve talked to thousands of members, so our coaches have personalized advice for your personalized weight loss plan—for your best-for-you results.

Is the scale stuck? Find out if you’re really in a plateau with this helpful article! >

Make sure you check in on The Leaf, the official blog of Nutrisystem as you trek through your weight loss journey. Our recipe, wellness and nutrition experts constantly update our healthy blog to help folks like YOU! From amazing recipe ideas and workouts to general wellness tips, we’re here to help you succeed.

*In a study, average weight loss was 5.1 pounds in the first 7 days.

It’s important to know that changing your diet or exercise or losing weight could affect some medical conditions and medications. Your doctor may need to adjust your medications due to changes in your diet, exercise, or weight while on Nutrisystem. Make sure to check with your doctor before beginning any weight loss program, including Nutrisystem. Please be sure to eat all of the food that is recommended on the Nutrisystem program. Failure to follow the program and eat all of the food recommended may increase the risk of developing serious health complications. At Nutrisystem, we care about you. That’s why we champion safe, effective weight loss—no fads, no gimmicks, just better health.