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Maintenance Phase · March 16, 2021 · 64m
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers: the most successful diet brand in history, with a 95% failure rate. How the program profits from recidivism — lifetime members who rejoin are the core business model.
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Hobbes reveals that Weight Watchers' internal data shows members rejoin an average of 4-5 times, and that 'lifetime members' (who've reached goal weight) are among the most profitable because they regain and return.
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Gordon distinguishes between genuine social support (relationships that predict health) and Weight Watchers' group structure, which uses social pressure, public weigh-ins, and shame to enforce compliance.
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