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I tried one if those weight loss food systems once. I'll say it's not really a scam, but if you knew what you were doing, you could do better.
They basically controlled what you could eat so that you ultimately consumed less calories so you could lose weight without having to count calories, or manage macronutrients. But it was also expensive and the food was terrible, and as you said, as soon as you get off of it, you go back to the way you were. ****
However, I do have to thank it for opening my eyes and helping me understand calories and macros a whole lot better. Not to mention proving to me that I could in fact lose weight, back when I thought it was just the way I'd be forever. Because then I started looking into why it worked and what I needed to do to stop buying that crap and eat real food again.
Oh, that's not what I meant. Weight loss programs, especially the ones designed to help you maintain weight for the long term, work well. I'd say they're probably the best way to lose weight if you can't do it alone (and very few people that really need it can). There are some bullshit ones, but there are also great alternatives.
What doesn't work is the "drink a bag of this powder every day and you'll lose weight automatically" bullshit. Sometimes this bullshit is also sold as berries, sometimes it's some foreign kind of nut, but new "magical weight loss food" bullshit pops up a few times per year and desperate people will fall for it over and over again.