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Another great Take Shape for Life testimonial June 28, 2008

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“I am very excited to find a weight loss program that I can live with! I researched and thought about this program for a couple of months before starting and now my only regret is that I didn’t start sooner. I have fought a weight problem most of my married life and tried many diets only to lose and gain back all of the weight and usually more.  I love having six meals a day! By the time I get a little hungry (which doesn’t even happen much anymore), I look at the clock and realize its about time for another meal. I really like the Medifast meals. The bars and shakes totally satisfy my sweet tooth. The greatest news is that I have dropped 27 pounds!! It feels so good!! I have looked ahead to Medifast’s transition and maintenance program and I’m very positive about that also. I don’t want to do anymore losing and gaining weight back. I feel like I am finally “on the way!!”

- LaRaine Thompson, Ontario, Oregon

LaRaine has joined us as an Independent Take Shape for Life Health Coach!  If you would like to reclaim your health with LaRaine as your personal health coach, you can find her website at http://laraine.tsfl.com or send her an email at gthompso@fmtc.com.

Food Matters… June 27, 2008

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One of our other health coaches just shared this great video trailer for a new movie entitled, “Food Matters”.  I haven’t seen the film, but just the trailer does an amazing job of explaining what has gone so wrong with food in our culture, and what needs to be done to change it.  If you’ve got three minutes, I recommend you check it out below…

A Testimonial To Share… June 18, 2008

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One of our clients, who has now become a health coach within our network, graciously shared a testimonial with me that I wanted to pass along…

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“I started the TSFL program in March and was very skeptical.  I have a thyroid problem and it is very hard for me to lose weight.  My weight started becoming a problem about 8 years ago and over the course of  time I went from 110 lbs to a very uncomfortable 170 lbs!  I’ve tried numerous diets and it kept getting harder and harder to get the weight to start coming off.  It would take about 3 weeks before I would start seeing any weight loss and by that time I was so discouraged I didn’t want to continue with the diet.  Every diet I called it quits with ended up with me putting back on the few pounds I lost plus a few MORE!  TSFL has been easy, fast and successful for me!  I lost 5 pounds the first week and for me that was amazing.  Currently I’ve lost 20 pounds and I’m on way to losing another 20. I know I can succeed with this program.  It’s made for me and my lifestyle.”

Wendy Ogden, Real Estate Agent — Council, Idaho
Wendy has become an Independent Take Shape for Life Health Advisor!
If you would like Wendy to be your Health Advisor, get in touch with her at 208-741-1375 or email breezy@ctcweb.net

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Congratulations, Wendy!

Special Guest Blogger Coming Soon! June 10, 2008

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We’re excited to announce that Dr. Wayne Andersen, Medical Director of Medifast, Inc, will soon be guest blogging here at SlimPossible.org. Watch for that series coming very soon!

Dr. Wayne AndersonMore about Dr. Andersen…

Dr. Andersen is a a board certified critical care physician, and he is currently Medical Director of Medifast, Inc., an innovative leader in the production, distribution and sale of weight management and health management products. He is also the chief architect of Take Shape for Life. His book, Habits of Health, does not advocate fad dieting or a miracle wonder cure; rather, it provides the knowledge and support to help people achieve optimal health. The book seeks to offer an easy guide to establish long-lasting, improved health. Habits of Health seeks to help people to be the healthiest they can be with what they have. Through his book and the accompanying workbook, Dr. Andersen provides a roadmap and an opportunity for people to choose a better life.

Visit http://drwayneandersen.com to learn more and purchase Habits of Health.
Visit http://totalhealthdifference.blogspot.com/ to read about voluntary participants engaging in the Habits of Health program.

Take Shape for Life Success Stories June 3, 2008

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Becky and I are having a blast as Take Shape for Life Independent Health Advisors.  As we’ve met with our clients over the last few months, we’ve heard inspiring and life-changing stories like we never expected to hear.

There is the diabetic sawmill worker who had resigned himself to the fact that he would just “die fat” because there was no way he could ever lose weight.  He’s now down 42 pounds and has been able to go from 5 diabetes pills per day to just one.  We can see the fire in his eyes as he looks forward to the life of health, activity, and productivity that is now open before him.

Then there is the retired married couple who has lost 75 pounds between them and have more energy than they’ve had in years and years.  They both look at least 15 years younger… and are acting that way, too!

Then there is the 400+ lb man who has hope again after losing a whopping 23 pounds in just his first week on the program!

Of course, there is also Becky and me… a total of just over 200 pounds now lost between us.   We’ve literally lost one entire overweight person!

It’s hard to express to people how effective this program really is.  It seems every other commercial on television is yet another weight loss program or diet pill, all claiming to be the best solution.  There really is no power of effectiveness in making the claim that any particular program is the “best”, because everybody is claiming that.  So many programs don’t live up to what they promise that people are extremely skeptical of every program… as was I.

All I can say is that I believe in this program.  I have seen it completely change my wife’s life.  I am living the process of it completely changing my own.  And now we are getting the incredible opportunity of helping other people allow it to change their lives as well.   There really is something different about it.  If your weight has become a crisis in your life, I hope you’ll allow us to help you as your Independent Health Advisors.

Be sure to check out the main site at www.SlimPossible.org for more information or give us a call at (208) 514-1453.  You really can weight dramatically less just 30 days from now.

Also, keep in mind that the weight loss success stories above are not representative of typical weight loss on this program.

Is Losing Weight Like Facing a Giant for You? April 13, 2008

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If you haven’t seen the movie “Facing the Giants”, you’ve missed one of the greatest motivational moments I’ve ever seen in a movie. When you’re feeling like you’ve reached the end of your rope and are about to throw the towel in, try just watching this 6 minute clip from the movie. I know it fires me up and helps me remember that we are all capable of much more than we give ourselves credit for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyPkUXGq1S0

It is in the times we press forward through seemingly impossible obstacles that we discover what we are really made of.

She’s Lost 123 Pounds! March 4, 2008

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I take a little break from my regular daily posting to share a couple of amazing pictures with you. My wife, Becky, who is also my health coach on this weight loss program, has now lost an incredible 123 pounds! And all of that since October of ‘07!

Becky's lost 123 pounds!

Congratulations, Becky! It has been amazing to watch her transformation. One of these days I’ll have to break out the camera and share some pictures of me. It will be nowhere near as dramatic, but I’m curious to see some pictures side-by-side like this.

For those of you just starting this program, TAKE A BEFORE PICTURE! As painful as it is to do, it will be awesome to be able to look back at your progress in this way.

123 pounds…. amazing!