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You're getting downvoted but the basic premise is correct. Eat less, lose weight. The problem is that most people do not have the mental/physical fortitude to follow-through with it, and I don't blame them because it is hard to change your lifestyle. Most of these weight loss programs, if they aren't outright scams, are just essentially giving people a framework for their weight loss journey because forming a habit for lifestyle change is the most important thing to staving off weight gain in the long term.