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In response to "Information about food and how to eat healthily is easily available, but getting touchy-feely and clubby keeps people in the program -- nm" by Roger More

the social/community part, but some of what they've tried has been a turnoff for many - attempts at teaching NLP and other methods by people not

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Oct 20 '15, 14:27

really knowledgeable about them. in particular, some of them can get really personal; and, depending on the group, it can get super uncomfortable, too, with no one wanting to share - that can counter the positive social aspects.

in my experiences, *so much* depends on the group and who is leading. it can be interesting and motivating, or it can make you sit and wonder why you are paying for having your time wasted.

a mix of info., tools, and social is ideal; but it can be really hard to find that.

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I'm sure plenty of people have been turned off, but maybe those aren't the target customers? (People willing to pay more, and who will stay in the - Roger More Oct 20, 14:48 5
- from when I was going regularly and from what I've read online, the changes caused some people who had been going for a long time, sometimes - b. Oct 20, 15:09 4
  - I hadn't actually read any stories on the Oprah involvement yet, but here is a quickety googled one. it mentions their declines. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 20, 15:12 3
    - Thanks. Interesting to see the problems facing the company in more detail. -- nm - Roger More Oct 20, 15:36
    - I'm one of the reasons they're tanking. As a lifetime member I don't pay dues, I don't pay for their online tools and I don't buy their products. - Meg Oct 20, 15:20 1
      - yah, the core program (some notable experimental fails aside) has value*; but they've done -- (edited) - b. Oct 20, 15:26

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