Per UK Guardian: Nutrisystem is the fastest growing business in the US

[KurtNYC]

and I hear it sucks.

I ordered Nutrisystem on March 18, 2007. The food was delivered to me about 7 days later. I have never seen so many powdered entrees in my life. Not at all what I expected. Powdered eggs, powdered mac and cheese, powdered soups all in containers as those ramen noodles come in. The taste of the food is horrible.
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Like other posters, I received my NutriSystem, only to find that the packing slip didn't remotely resemble what I ordered, and what was actually in the box didn't remotely resemble what on the slip. They just filled the box with the stuff that wasn't moving.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/nutrition/nutrisystem.htm

Are those complaints true and if so how can they be the fastest growing business?

Guardian article: Hot dog diet firm leads table for fastest risers in US
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2162469,00.html

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. People are sucked in by those dumb ads

Surely Don Shula and his wife wouldn't lie to us! And Dan Marino! Not to mention the women - those ads make me want to screaming run from the room!

[LaraMN]

2. I'm all for people doing whatever works for them to lose weight

(assuming it's through healthy methods,) but I think it's probably better in the long run to learn how to prepare your own healthy foods, control your own portion sizes, and eat in a way that is reasonable and sensible. Losing weight is only half the battle; you have to develop sane, healthy habits that will last long-term, if you're going to keep off the pounds you lost.

Also, I still want to punch the Nutrisystem "I'm in a size TEWWWW" girl. God, she's annoying.