8. Overweight and Obesity
impact lives in many ways:
• Poorer overall health
• Increased need for medication
• Lower self-esteem
• Reduced quality of life
• Lower energy levels
• Less productive
9. A Crisis in America Today
Growing
Epidemic
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) available at http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
11. Who is Take Shape For Life?
• Physician-led organization
of Health Coaches and
Health Care Professionals
• Focused on helping
people create health
• On a mission to Get
America Healthy
12. Medifast, Inc. is our parent company:
• A leader in safe, effective, weight-loss for over 30 years
• Recommended by over 20,000 doctors since 1980
• Proven safe and effective in clinical studies conducted
by researchers from major university teaching hospitals
• Stock of the Decade on Russell 3000
• Top 200 small companies in 2010 by Forbes
18. Reaching a Healthy Weight
• 5 Medifast Meals and 1 Lean & Green meal a day
• Eat every 2 - 3 hours
• Clinically proven
• Lose up to 2 - 5 lbs per week
24. Dr. A’s Habits of Health System
• Habits of Health
• Living a Longer
Healthier Life
• Video Series
25. TSFL Transforms Lives
Stacy
Lost
45 lbs!*
Raymond
Lost
100 lbs!*
Janet
Lost
70 lbs!*
*Results not typical. Typical results are up to 2-5 lbs per week.
26. • Imagine a healthier you
• Improve your overall health
and confidence
• Enhance your quality of life
• Share with others
27. Can you see the benefits?
Does this
look like
a good fit
for you?
29. Getting Started is Easy
• Connect with your Health Coach
• Complete Client Profile
• Place 1st order
• Start creating
a healthier you
Editor's Notes
Review the Checklist a few days before conducting presentation, and prepare the pieces needed to make your Opportunity Presentation a success. This Presentation can be conducted in a group or one-on-one setting.Preparation Checklist for Client Acquisition Presentation Insert Before/After pictures of yourself or someone you know on slide 3, and prepare your/their story using the guidelines in the notes section of slide 3.If you do not have Before/After pictures, you can leave My Story on the slide, or delete the slide altogether Support Pieces to have on hand as needed: Path to Optimal Health Disc Packs Achieving Optimal Health flyers Welcome Folders (Quick Start Guides and Habits of Health Lifestyle flyers) Client Profile forms Product catalogs TSFL Opportunity Brochures Be prepared to complete a profile for new Client(s) at the conclusion of the presentation. Remember to have fun!Have the slide above showing on screen as people are entering the meeting.(Next Slide)
Welcome, and thanks for joining us today. Today, you are going to hear a presentation that will help you discover a healthier you!Segue: I would like to begin by telling you about myself and what TSFL has done for me. (Next Slide)
Note to Presenter:Tell your story and incorporate the answers to the questions below.What attracted you to Take Shape For Life?What about the Plan did you really like?What results did you see short term (first few weeks/month)?What long-term results did you experience? (How much weight did you lose? What were the residual affects of achieving your healthy goal weight?)Where are you today, and how has Take Shape For Life impacted and/or changed your life? (See Basic Testimonial Rules in the TSFL Guide to Business Promotion for testimonial guidelines and have compliance review your story.)Segue:That’s my/our story. Let’s look at a few additional successes.(Next Slide)
Review SlideNote to presenter: Familiarize yourself with the stories below for your presentation. You do not need to read this verbatim. Blaine: Blaine struggled with her weight her whole life, and motivation to lose the weight for good and become healthier came to her when her son turned one. She needed to be able to keep up with him! She and her husband, Eric, lost their weight with TSFL. They discovered it through his parents, who also have had success with the program and even became Health Coaches. “I am able to walk around at the pool or at the river in a bathing suit and not be hiding or feel really uncomfortable. I am able to move around much more freely and not feel tired all the time! I just feel great in general! Thank you, TSFL!” David: At 420 lbs, David was simply weary of watching his life pass before his eyes. So with a magic marker, he wrote his goal on the wall by the scale; when he reached it, he would go sky diving! And guess what? He did just that! The wall is now his trophy wall. His friend introduced him to the program, and, as his supportive Health Coach, she was there to walk beside him on his journey to Optimal Health. He is no longer a bystander in his own life. He is living it! “Everyone in my life is on the program with me and getting into their high school jeans! The joy that this program has brought into my life expands to everyone I touch. It is a complete blessing.” Linda Sue: Being morbidly obese seriously affected Linda Sue’s personal life. She would teach all day—sitting down—then when she got home, she never had the energy to do little more than go to bed or sit on the couch. She couldn’t even shop for food or clothes. She found our program and decided to order a 2-week pack. Even if she didn’t see—and feel—amazing results, she would stick to it. Guess what? She did, and she has! “I can walk all day without pain. My knees do not swell so badly that I can't even sleep at night because of the pain. Weight related medications have been reduced. I work out at my gym six days a week, and I love it. The other day, a newbie to the gym actually asked me if I was a trainer! I was stunned! Me—a trainer! In May of ’09, that would never have entered anyone's mind! I love what Medifast has done for me! Thank you, TSFL!”I know we have some success stories in the room with us today. Who would like to share a success story? Segue:We’ve heard some success stories. Now let’s look at what you are looking to achieve.(Next Slide)
What brought you here today? What did someone say to you that made you want to hear more about TSFL?(Take answers from audience.)Segue:All great reasons, and let me ask you…(Next Slide)
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According to CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) available at http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.htmlOverweight and Obesity are a growing epidemic:66% of adult Americans are overweight or obese.Based on current trends, by the year 2030, over 90% will be overweight or obese if we do not do something now!Being overweight is becoming the #1 preventable cause of disease.Segue:Let’s look at how obesity impacts our lives.(Next Slide)
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(Note to presenter: Clicking through the slide will show the trends from 1988 – 2010)The progression of this slide shows the growing epidemic trends of obese and overweight population in America from 1988 to 2010.You can see on this slide from 2010:The states colored in yellow represent 20 – 24% obese populationThe states colored in orange represent 25 – 29% obese population The red represents over 30% of the state’s population are obeseSo as you can see we have a crisis in America today. (Next Slide)
There is a solution…it is Take Shape For Life. (click to have TSFL logo fade in)Segue:So who is Take Shape For Life?(Next Slide)
Take Shape For Life isA physician-led health network led by Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen, a leader in nutritional intervention and lifestyle managementA national organization of Independent Health Coaches and Health Care ProfessionalsFocused on helping people create health in their lives rather than react to disease by teaching the Habits of Health Celebrating 10 years of success with over 10,000 Independent Health Coaches on a mission to Get America Healthy(Next Slide)
Medifast, Inc. is our parent company, and:A leader in safe, effective, proven meal replacements for over 30 yearsRecommended by over 20,000 doctors since 1980Proven safe and effective in clinical studies conducted by researchers from major university teaching hospitals, including Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthWas named Stock of the Decade (1999-2009) on the Russell 3000 List of Small Capitalization StocksWas named one of the Top 200 small companies in 2010 by Forbes(Next Slide)
What makes Take Shape For Life so different is that we offer FREE Personal Coaching to all of our Clients.Our Health Coaches:Guide Clients to help them reach a healthy weight.Teach the Habits of Health to support long-term health.Coach Clients toward achieving Optimal Health.(Next Slide)
What we offer Clients is a Comprehensive Optimal Health SystemTake Shape For Life is not a diet program. It is a comprehensive Optimal Health System with three components. Medifast’s medically formulated, portion-controlled meal replacements that help Clients lose weight safely and rapidly. The Habits of Health System, which provides the tools necessary to lose weight and move toward Optimal Health. A free Health Coach who acts as a guide to support Clients and hold them accountable for their goal. Segue:It doesn’t stop there.(Next Slide)
We have a Bio-Network that supports YOU along your journey. We surround YOU with a network of support:Free Health CoachMedifast 5 & 1 PlanDr. A’s Habits of Health SystemVirtual Clinic (Weekly Nurses’, Doctors’, and Habits of Health Calls)BeSlim Club (Savings program)Support in Motion (TSFL’s exclusive interactive online resource)TSFL Home Office (Next Slide)
There are four phases in our Comprehensive Optimal Health Program which can help you reach and maintain a health weight. Segue:Let’s look at the two initial phases.(Next Slide)
Before starting the program, people gain weight as a result of taking in more calories than they expend. The excess calories are stored as fat.In Phase 1, we lower your overall calories and create an energy gap between the amount of calories your body needs and what you are eating.After about three days, you go into a fat-burning state in which your body uses the fat stored as an energy source. Once you hit your healthy weight, you begin a transition process, during which you will be adding more calories—and foods—to your diet.In Phase 2, you will learn how to eat healthy for life and to include the activity and sleep necessary for long term success to maintain a healthy weight.Segue:Let’s take closer look at each Phase.(Next Slide)
During Phase 1, you will be eating 5 Medifast Meal Replacements and 1 Lean & Green Meal a day.We refer to this as the 5 &1 Plan.(Review remaining 3 bullets on Slide.)(Next Slide)
Our meal replacements are: (Review Slide)We have over 70 different portion-controlled meals to choose from, including shakes, soups, stew, chili, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, fruit drinks, iced teas, hot beverages, bars, puddings, and pretzel sticks.(Next Slide)
On the 5 & 1 Plan, you eat 1 Lean & Green meal of regular food every day.The Lean & Green Meal can be eaten any time throughout the day, but the most common time is dinnertime.This meal consists of 5 - 7 ounces of lean meat (or other protein source), plus 3 servings of non-starchy vegetables. (raw, steamed, grilled, or broiled – not fried)You can learn to plan and prepare healthy meals and you have Vegetarian options.(Next Slide)
While you are losing weight, you are learning the healthy habits to keep the weight off and move toward Optimal Health.After 2 to 3 weeks on the program, you will begin activity or a mild exercise program. Once you hit your healthy weight, we will begin a transition process during which you will be adding more calories to your diet and increasing your intake of regular foods. You will learn to adopt our BeSlim Lifestyle. (Next Slide)
Review SlideThe BeSlim Lifestyle comes from work done at the National Weight Control Registry in Colorado.These are the behaviors adopted by people who have lost weight and have maintained it over years. It is a long-term strategy for weight-control success.(Next Slide)
As a Take Shape For Life Client, you will receive this Welcome Folder, which includes all the details of the 5 & 1 Program and explains how to start living a healthier lifestyle as you move toward Optimal Health. We talked about the Bio-Network of Support that surrounds you.Segue:Let’s look at what completes the program.(Next Slide)
The program is complete when you purchase Dr. A’s Habits of Health System to learn the habits that can help you reach and maintain your goal over time.Designed by our Co Founder and Medical Director it is a innovative lifestyle program and blueprint for optimal health.Segue:We have talked about the Program. Let’s see how Take Shape For Life is transforming lives!(Next Slide)
Review SlideNote to presenter: Familiarize yourself with the stories below for your presentation. You do not need to read this verbatim. Stacy: Stacy and her good friend both struggled with their weight since having children. Her friend lost weight with our program, and that motivated Stacy to do the same. She saw results right away. The first week, she lost four pounds and then consistently lost two pounds a week thereafter, which was such powerful motivator on her journey to Optimal Health. She now has the self-confidence that motivated her in the first place! “My husband is in the military, and he was gone during the time I lost the weight. He did not know I was on the Plan and did not recognize me! I was skinnier than I had ever been. All of my relationships have changed dramatically. My family and friends are thrilled about my weight loss, and they continue to compliment me.” Raymond: Raymond weighed 280 lbs and initially lost 80 lbs. Since then he has reached and maintained his goal weight of 180 lbs.After he lost the weight, Raymond’s blood pressure improved! “After losing 100 lbs total, I’ve become a marathon runner and have maintained my weight of 180 lbs. I am very glad that I was introduced to Take Shape For Life and Medifast Meals. My life has been turned around, and I feel like a new person!” Janet: After being told by 2 doctors that she would never be able to lose the weight and would have to deal with the consequences of being morbidly obese, Janet was living in chronic pain and was just plain surviving from day to day. As a full time Registered Nurse, single Mom, and caretaker of her father, there was little time left for her, but she was still trying to work out at the gym and lose weight. One day she noticed a sign at the gym, and attended the free TSFL weight loss seminar. After listening to the Health Coach, she knew she was ready for a change. Janet has lost 70 lbs and gone from a size 18 to a 6. “My friends and family were totally amazed and my life has changed in unbelievable ways. I now have the energy and health to be more social, and my life has been much more fun and fulfilling.”Segue:So what about you?(Next Slide)
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Review SlideSegue:If you are ready to get started—(Next Slide)
Talk to the person that shared TSFL with you and get started today!Next Steps to start a New Client:Connect Health Coach and ClientComplete Client ProfileAssist Client with placing first orderExplain Bio-Network of SupportThank you for your time and I look forward to a healthy future together!
