While in college, I used to work there. Good program... MANY Doctors also sent their patients there to lose weight for reasons such as Diabetes/heart/post-giving birth... to lose weight... and in conjunction with the program's exercise component.
I don't know what the program is like nowadays... but when I worked there, the program was excellent. Of course, it only works if the person does it. It is not a hard program... you go in once a week to meet with a Consultant and they help you or give you morale support.
Many of my clients... were successful. I even had a 'celebrity' client and a Fed judge as a client. Also, many Moms, who wanted to lose weight after having baby. Jenny Craig, at that time, had 'menus' for lactating Moms, Diabetics, heart patients and Vegetarians.... the food was also very good.
You didn't count calories... (which is a pain), but simply learned how to eat/ how to portion/how to eat healthy/and incorporate exercise.... into your life.
It is a "Lifestyle" change or re-adjustment... so that you then become healthier and lose weight.
The client, decides how much weight they need to lose... Programs like this, benefit those who don't cook and need morale support... but you also learn how to cook... via their program.
When I worked there... we did not do anything to fool clients or lead them on. It takes work to lose weight, like anything else. YOU have to want to do it... and learn tools to do it... as well.
all the best,
Susan