Defragged

Original Entry of 10.9.07:

Today marks my one year anniversary when I started the Medifast program. When I think back to how I physically felt, my immobility, and how mentally drained I was this time last year, I'm both thankful and shocked about the magnitude of the difference in me. You'll see for yourself in the new before and after photos of me I've posted below. Plus I'm now helping 100s of people do what I did and training many Take Shape For Life health coaches to help other people obtain optimal health too through the Medifast program.

Here is what my life used to be like ... rewind ... one year ago:

- I was obese
- I felt sluggish and had "fog brain" most of the time
- I was unable to walk from room to room without great effort
- I sat at a computer most of the day
- I had severe foot pain (plantar fasciitis)
- I had a pinched nerve due to a herniated disk and was in pain most of the time
- I ate once a day (sometimes twice) but those meals were large and very unhealthy (high sugar and high fat)
- I was borderline diabetic
- Most every evening after I ate my "large" and only meal of the day, I almost instantly fell asleep which is very scary if you think about it
- I ate fast food often because I didn't feel like standing in the kitchen and cooking. It just seemed pointless when I drive thru was much easier.
- Although I don't think I was depressed, many of the things I used to enjoy doing weren't physically possible for me anymore so I longed to be my old self again and be able to do even some of the simplest things like take my dogs for a walk.
- Financially I was struggling because the world market my business was in at that time and which was once thriving was becoming more saturated making it tougher to compete, and this meant working longer hours to keep up
- I rarely traveled anywhere. Not only didn't I have the time but I physically wasn't capable.
- Shopping for clothes was too much bother and disappointing when the more trendy styles just wasn't available in 22/24.
- Simple things like tying my own shoes were difficult

Fast forward .... one year (today!):

- Phew! What can I say?! It's been a journey BUT not a difficult one. If someone had told me this is what I would look like a year later after I took that leap of faith and tried the Take Shape For Life and Medifast programs, I wouldn't have believed it. I could not have imagined that a program so simple and so easy could have resulted in what you see on this page.
- I feel GREAT! That truly is understatement.
- I walk 45 minutes every day and some folks tell me I'm hard to keep up with. {wink}
- I can once again enjoy activities like walking my dogs and my dogs love it too!
- I have learned to eat better, make better food choices and finally realized EVERYTHING that I did before in regards to my eating habits were totally wrong. I've re-learned how to eat, when to eat, how much to eat, and why I'm eating.
- Although I loved my previous job, my new full time job as a Take Shape For Life Health Coach is beyond what I had ever dreamed. It is truly a dream job and I make my own hours. I'm not sitting in front of a computer all day but I still work from home. I'm helping 100s of people get healthy and watching people go through what I call that "blooming" process is so rewarding. It's a wonderful feeling knowing that I am helping others do what I struggled with for 30 years.
- I'm now traveling and have gone more places in the last 9 months then I have in the last 9 years.
- Plus I can now "plan" business or vacation trips well in advance and know that I'll feel just when the time comes.
- I can easily fit in an airplane seat, use the bathroom in the airplane and walk down the aisle without annoying others.
- And hey, I can even tie my own shoes now without losing my breath!

Financially I'm doing just fine now and with Take Shape For Life I know my financial future is stable and will only get better. It doesn't seem like work because I'm having too much fun helping people get healthy and training other TSFL health advisors start their own businesses. In this photo, you'll see me doing a presentation at a health clinic where I'm explaining the Medifast program to a group of people. Do I look like I'm having fun? You bet I am!

> Let me help you lose weight with Medifast today

> Let me train you to be a successful Take Shape For Life health coach and help you setup your TSFL Health Coach business

Note: Take Shape For Life is owned by Medifast. It is Medifast's health coach division. Medifast will tell you that having a qualified, personal TSFL health coach while you are on the program will result in a much higher success rate! Click Here to Contact me today to get started or call 1-740-732-6514 and talk to me personally. I am located in southeastern Ohio but work with people all over the United States from coast to coast.

Here's what I know and what I'd like to share with you:

- The Medifast program in conjunction with a Take Shape For Life health coach works!
- If you follow the program as it was designed and don't deviate from it, you will rapidly lose weight.
- Rapidly losing weight will keep you motivated and so will regular contact with your health coach.
- Having a TSFL health coach dramatically increases your chances of successfully getting to your ideal weight and keep the weight off - for life!
- The secret to keeping the weight off is TAKE SHAPE FOR LIFE. Having a health coach who was trained to advise you and works with you personally during the weight loss phase and beyond ensures your success.
- You will get healthier both physically and mentally. And did I mention you'll look great too?! {grin}
- When you start losing weight, people will want to know what you are doing. Now remember that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or they know someone who is overweight or obese. That means for every three people you see, two of them need to lose weight and get healthier so they can enjoy their life. When people ask what you are doing and they will - ALL THE TIME, you can: 1) refer them to me and I'll give you $20 off your next order for each person you send me (you would have to be my client too) or 2) sign up to be a TSFL health coach and I'll train you to coach them. My training costs you zero dollars. It's what I do.
- Coaching someone to lose weight with a program we all know works is fun and very rewarding. You see and hear people transform into a new person and every day you wake up looking forward to talking to your clients.
- Becoming a TSFL health coach further ensures that you will keep the weight off because you are coaching people so you are continually reminding yourself how to keep the weight off. It becomes second nature. More than 98% of all TSFL health coaches were on the Medifast program first before they became health advisors. I've personally met 100s of people face to face who have kept their weight off for many years.
- Being a TSFL health coach doesn't seem like a job at all. When what you do is so enjoyable that you cannot distinguish between whether you are at play or at work ... well, need I say more? Plus however you want to define or label it, you are doing it from your own home at your convenience.
- You can start your TSFL health coach business for less than $300 (there is a special offer of $239 through 12/31/07) and I know of no other type business that you can start which will bring you such a quick return and profit from your initial investment.
- If time is a factor for you, rest assured it isn't with TSFL. You set your own pace. You determine how much you want to work, how many clients you want to support, how many health coaches you want to train (if you want to) and you get generously paid for the work you do. This isn't a pyramid scheme in which only those at the top get paid. You will get paid when you work (or play - however you want to define it).
- Don't think of TSFL as sales. It isn't. TSFL health coaches do not sell anything. We simply coach people to follow the Medifast program and keep their weight off. We do it from the comfort of our home either part tme or full time and enjoy helping people lose weight and transform their lives.

I'd be happy to explain the business side of TSFL further to you. Just contact me by email or phone: 740-732-6514

> Click here for more of my Medifast progress photos