What is the most affordable diet delivery program? It is Nutrisystem Success.
However cheap does not always mean best. We examine the Nutrisystem program and outline some of the issues you need to be aware of.
What Do I Get For My Money
Nutrisystem Success is a diet delivery program that includes both fresh-frozen foods and well as their traditional re-heat meals. The 28 day program includes 1/3 fresh-frozen foods and 2/3 pantry foods. This program costs around $299 per month.
- Orders are placed on their website and food items are shipped your door. The first 7 days of food is free when ordering a 28 day plan.
- 24-7 phone access to nutrition support and counseling.
- Access to online tools and community.
- Transition plans also available after reaching goal weight.
Does Nutrisystem Compare?
With the 28-day autoship option, the price works out to around $11 per day. It is cheaper than Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, and significantly cheaper than other diet delivery options.
Nutrisystem Programs
- Women’s Programs – 28 day plan, (Silver plan for over 65′s and Vegetarian plan available).
- Men’s Programs – 28 day plan, (Silver plan for over 65′s and Vegetarian plan available).
- Nutrisystem D – Diabetic Plan – 28 day plan for managing Type 2 Diabetes (Men’s and Women’s version available). See more about Nutrisystem D here.
- Family Plan – This is essentially a discount offer when more than one person in household chooses a 28 day plan. The second order receives an additional $100 off.
NOTE: Nutrisystem Flex is still available but is no longer promoted. Flex supplies 20 days of meals per month – leaving weekends for you to choose your own food. See Nutrisystem Flex…
Jenny Craig vs Nutrisystem Success
Both of these diets are about pre-packaged foods and portion-controlled weight loss. Jenny Craig prices do vary and are often difficult to obtain.
| Nutrisystem Success | Jenny Craig at Home | |
| Description | 28 Day Auto Delivery | One month Premium Success |
| Content | 18 days of ready-to-go food and 10 days frozen. | 12 days ready-to-go food and 16 days of frozen. |
| Shipping Costs | Free (*with 28 day order) | $130.00 |
| Membership Fees | Free | $50.00 |
| Food Costs | $259.99 | $572.24 |
| Counseling Support | Yes – Telephone | Yes – Telephone and in-person |
What You Need to Know
The average customer stays for 9.5 weeks.
Nutrisystem may help you get back on track, but is not a permanent answer. After finishing your stint with Nutrisystem you still must learn to eat healthy.
Chef’s Table Entrees
Nutrisystem has listened to customers’ complaints about the taste of their entrees. They turned to America’s top celebrity chefs to create Chef’s Table Entrees, a gourmet line of foods which are now available.
What people are saying about Nutrisystem
The taste of the food is hotly debated, but perhaps Their new Chef’s Table Entrees will help.
“I find the food very good and actually good value considering all- I am never hungry and enjoy this diet very much…”
“I couldn’t stand Nutrisystem but was able to get a partial refund. I had to call them and get a return number and follow the instructions they emailed. They were really quite nice about everything, considering I told them I didn’t like their food’s taste and consistency.” (note this comment was made before the new fresh-frozen meals were made available).
A sample of the food
Diet and Nutritional Aspects
The Nutrisystem diet is based around the glycemic index.
Daily calorie amounts vary from 1200 to 1500, and each days food consists of 3 meals and 2 snacks. The macro-nutrient ratios are approximately 55% carbohydrates, 25% protein and 20% fats.
Alcohol should be avoided, but tea, coffee, and diet sodas are okay.
Exercise is fully recommended with beginner, intermediate, and advanced workout plans available.
So… Will You Lose Weight?
Most people will lose weight on a 1200-1500 calorie diet.
It’s a simple formula of reducing energy intake. How long the weight loss will continue is difficult to answer.
Most diets eventually reach a plateau, but there some simple tricks you can use to break the plateau.
Nutrisystem Success is an economical way of losing weight, with very little time investment. However if the taste of food is not to your liking, be prepared to pay around 50-100% more for other delivered diets.
How do you opt out. It seems to be a secret.
I,ve seen all your ads & your program appears to be great. Are you ever going to develop a fat diet for people who can’t gain weight? I really need one. Thanks.
Faith
response to cutting out the shake. If you are using milk It is my guess that’s the problem. The other thing is it might be to cold for you belly. Try it as a hot drink. (a cup of hot chocolate)Yummy.
I doubt that your problems where so bad. I am recovering from Colon cancer and, the result of radiation a second surgery for a blockage caused by radiation burn. I have had 2 years of a very crappy time (No pun intended). Several thing I have gotten from Nutri-System. I eat more regularly, This has always been a problem for me. My eating habit was coffee for breakfast at about 8 a.m. and then nothing util lunch about 1 or 2. By then I’m starving and I’m out and about, I grab fast food (Burger, tacos etc)then I’m stuffed by Dinner and don’t eat until 9 and that could be a pbj. And I wonder why I got Colon Cancer. The other part is I would like to lose 10 pounds. I am 5’10″ and weigh 162.
Result of Diet: I eat more regularly my meals are more balanced, I have portion control, and I is helping me get a grip on me eating habits. I feel great because my blood sugar is balanced through the day. There are no bad effects ie. gas etc. I have less gas and am more regular.
I disagree, I’ve been on ns for 2 months now, my first week I lost a noticeable 10 pounds, second 3, third 2, fourth 3 and then suddenly eight! My start was 190. Sometimes the human body just works in odd ways. Losing weight isnt an exact science. Some things work for certain people, some things don’t.
I just read an ad in my paper & called NS I talked to the agent awhile trying to decide to do it or not, i did not. its alot of money & i don’t like the set up with the “auto” I just wish i could put my mind to losing my butt!
I started the Nutrisystem program a few weeks ago. After over-indulging over the holidays I needed to jump start my weight loss program. The shakes, even though tasty, didn’t agree with my system. I even added digestive enzymes and probiotics with no success so I cut the shakes out of my daily prgram. Before the month was over I decided to forego the next delivery and cancel the next delivery. You are not able to cancel the automatic deliveries on the internet site, only delay. I called Nutrsystem up and was told that since I didn’t receive two orders they would charge me the full amount without the discount which was an additional $89.00. Of course I could pay for another months order. So just a heads up to those out there that are not planning on staying on the system long, read the fine print carefully.
I just started NS and find it convenient, easy and a no brainer. Since I live alone, I can do this easy and dont have to think about anything…Just open a package, microwave or add hot water, add some veggies or fruit and boom! The food is great, but, great food got me to a size 14. At 5’7″, I only want to get down to a size 10, so I am hoping it will happen with NS. I am drinking the water, exercising and following the plan to the T…Oh, if you kive in a place with a Smiths or Kroeger, they have a wonderful “Carb Blaster” yogurt that you can eat.
I sent mine back to a Nutri System franchise store. See if there is one in your area.
I have a question for those that experienced gas and bloating problems, were these symptoms accompanied by pain in the upper abodmen? Did the symptoms improve at some point?
Thanks
Awful Awful Awful — the food is horrible and tastes like chemicals, it is expensive, you have to go grocery shopping on top of the food that is provided!! And to cancel you either have to pack all of this garbage up again and ship it back – or you are automatically charged an additional $99!!!! What a ripoff. Horrible.
I did nutrisystem for just over two months. I also suffered gas the whole time and severe headaches in the beginning. I did also lose 30 pounds. I would have stayed on it if it wasn’t for the cost. The food was not very good, but I enjoyed seeing the results so that made up for the taste. If I didn’t have to buy so much of my own food on top of the NS food cost it would have been easier to stay.
Thanks for getting back on topic…Geez!
Does Nutri-System use mushrooms as a filler. Most of their entrees contain them. I didn`t know they were in just about all of the entrees. I am allergic to mushrooms. I had to have my money refunded because of this. I may try it again in the future if they no longer have mushrooms in just about everything.
I just want to ask, if there’s a program there where I can get a sponsor. I weigh over 300 lbs and I really need to lose weight and have heard really good things about you guys. I am not working and haven’t in several years because I was taking care of my elderly mother and she past away last year in Feb 15,2011 and I have let myself go so much and I am tired of being overweight. Please help me!!
The program would be better if you could opt out of the auto delivery when you first order the 28 day program for the same price as the auto delivery program options. I know the program works but, The auto delivery without the option to opt out of it for the same price as the discount 28 day plan is sort of a rip off in all reality.
I would reorder if it did not cost so much, With everything else you have to buy with the plan (veggies, spices ect..) It can easily come out to $500+ a month including the plan it self equals around $16+ a day not the $11 that was advertised by the editor of this page witch is just the plan it self.
I am not knocking the program it self in any way cause it does work.
I am though in fact 100% knocking the price and lack of opting out of auto delivery of the plan while still having the discount price though cause, Face it most people if they live alone don’t even spend $500+ a month on food as it is.
The flex plan they offer is just a joke in all reality and the 28 day plan should be priced the same as the flex plan (seriously, $500+ a month for the 28 day plan and around $120 for the no weekends flex plan including the fruit/veggies ect, The price difference between the plans makes no sense at all! The current pricing of the 28 day plan is a total rip off even with good results, It’s costing you around $380 extra just for the weekends in the 28 day plan).
As i stated i am not knocking the results or the program it self, Just the pricing of the programs and how much the pricing is lopsided between the flex vs 28 day plan to the point of the 28 day program being a total rip off and the having no real option or way to opt out of for the discount price auto pay making it even worse.
I believe that any auto pay is a rip off to begin with when it comes to any service and it takes away a lot of options and can and has lead to people getting ripped off or over billed.
Just my thoughts…
Since I stopped the taste has disappeared.
Took a couple days
I didn’t mind the taste of the food while I was eating it or for the first 6 weeks….then all of a sudden the taste in my mouth wouldn’t go away. I would go on it again in a minute…..helped me lose weight and was VERY convenient.
This food is overprocessed and about unedible, and I am not a picky eater. It’s amazing to me that it taste so bad, and that I’m hungry after I eat it. I also have continual gas. The breakfast is really bad, followed closely by the snacks, then lunch and dinner. What a waste of money.
….the taste is horrible….not the program
I have been on NS for 2 months and have lost 15 pounds. I am VERY happy with the results, however, the last 2 weeks I have had a HORRIBLE taste in my mouth 24/7. Has anyone else had this? I am considering stopping the program because it is horrible…..
I did WW for 3 months and did loose 30 LBS, but like alot of people on WW I gained it all back when I felt I knew what I was doing and didn’t really need the system anymore. I did manage to keep it off for a year thou and a few months ago tried to join again but their new points plus system did not work at all for me. The problem with WW is that you can’t really have normal food or what most people eat “normal” as your constantly looking for all low fat no fat items and you become so calorie/point conscience that even a piece of cheese will have you nervous x_X unless you do the lean cuisine and progresso soup thing (which are both full of sodium anyway) it’s kinda hard to prepare balanced meals that will keep you full unless you love to cook and don’t mind spending extra time preparing, measuring, weighing it all~
So far the NS diet has been great for the simple fact that you have a meal planner that tells you what to eat and when to eat it and how much. With this convenience I don’t have to think about what I’m going to make so much and it takes like 5 minutes to make a meal. So instead of constantly thinking about food which is what I had been doing with WW as you become SUPER calorie/point conscience (to the point a piece of bread becomes deadly if it’s 2 points and not 1 a slice @_@) I think about other things and I only get hungry when it’s generally time to eat something. It’s the structure and convenience that makes this diet and I’m really glad I decided to do it.
I will however after I’m done losing the weight I want switch to a more healthier diet and make sure this time around I don’t let myself go and really appreciate the weight I’ve lost instead of thinking “this isn’t good enough I need to lose more.”
if you dont mind sharing…how long did it take you to lose the 80lbs, what was your height/weight to start, and what did you do for excercise? I am very depressed about my weight, getting married in 2012 and having a very hard time finding something that will work to motivate and help me.