Mike MacDonald, CEO of Medifast, says the company’s new franchise strategy is propelling its stock and recently approved weight loss pills are not a threat.

Medifast portion control meal replacements are easy to use, especially if you are on the go. CEO, Mike MacDonald, shares that Medifast products are a good fit for those looking for a safe and effective way to lose weight.

Click on the link below to see this important interview:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/business-15749628/weight-loss-pills-not-a-threat-says-medifast-ceo-30661100.html

Certified Health Coach for Take Shape For Life, Joyce Blonskij

email questions to: Joyce@Blonskij.com


There Lived A Young Woman in Fair Oaks Named “Holly”. Who has slowly been losing the war with DIABETES – Until this past week!

 Holly’s Story…

Holly is and has been a DIABETIC for the past 19 years of her young life. 

I did the math last night and taking 4 insulin shots a day, on average for nearly two decades… she has given  herself some where in the neighborhood of:

TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SHOTS!

27,700 Injections of Insulin – OUCH!

That is just so hard to process in my head.

GET A FRESH BOX OF KLEENEX because you are going to cry and laugh and cry some more as you follow Holly’s heroic story.

I met Holly and her sister Rose at my Saturday morning Weight Watchers meeting a while back.  These two are a crack up. Their love for each other is transparent and contagious.

Here we are at 6:45am every Saturday morning; coffee in hand, stepping up to get weighed… and sharing our ups and down’s with each other. Getting ideas and motivation form everyone there.

Well Holly like me – got stuck!  She was not losing weight. Last week, and after a couple of previous emails to me on what I was doing to get such great results… here comes in another email from Holly.  I knew she meant business this time!

I sent her a note back and that was late last Sunday night. I asked her to call me Monday and I’d answer all of her questions. 

What I love about Holly is she is direct and to the point. I answered my phone that next day, and Holly was on the other end. She told me who she was, and didn’t need to, because I recognized her voice instantly and the next words out of her mouth were profound,

 “OK  – WHAT DO I NEED TO DO”?

If you can imagine a voice on the other end of a phone; spoken quickly and to the point saying OKWhat do I have to do to get started“?  I knew she meant business and was ready to take the next step. I was ready for her.

I asked her to come to my house after work that night.  I’d give her enough meal replacements out of my own supply so that she could start the next morning and not delay, not even one day.  Holly is such a crack up… here is the jest what she said next.

“OK – Let me think about that “  1/2 second later “OK – I thought about it. How can I refuse such a great offer? I’m IN”! 🙂

That night Holly and she sister Rose came by my house for some one-on-one do’s and how to’s. That’s when I got the full impact of Holly’s story. 

Holly has been on insulin for nineteen years….

19 YEARS OF DAILY SHOTS!

In addition to shots Holly also takes oral medications for her diabetes.

Holly’s diabetes was getting to the point her medical doctors had recently advised her to go on a

  • Liquid FAST.
  • Drop 50 pounds right away…
  • So her doctor could go in and CUT OUT part of her stomach!

They were dead serious.

Holly’s blood sugars were out of control. 

Her doctors were warning her that she was at a critical juncture in her disease.

 Her story begins now…

DAY 1 on Take Shap for Life – It’s Tuesday Morning and Game On!

Please come back and follow Holly’s journey.  You’ll be thrilled when you see and read her progress in turning back her disease and losing weigth.

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Questions or comments please send me a email at Joyce@Blonskij.com

Be Well & Be healthy! Joyce


Down 25 Lbs. in 10 Weeks!

 I got Fat because I ate the wrong foods 3 times a day. 

Now I am losing the Fat…

…I eat all the right foods 6 times a day!

Back on the 28th of May 2009 – I weighed in at 190 pounds after being stuck in a five pound range for 18 months doing Weight Watchers. Talk about getting discouraged… Then I was introduced to a life changing program, Take Shape For Life (TSFL).

At the end of 10 weeks I weighed at 165.0!

I’ve gone for a tight size 16 to a baggy size 12

My friend at Weight Watchers sent me a note that she didn’t know scales got that low? Well mine is going lower! I am still on program and have more weight to drop.

If you have said to yourself… “I have to do something” I have found the magic to getting us all Healthy and Losing Weight!

This is an amazing program. I eat all day long pretty much. Small portion controlled meal replacements and one home cooked meal or I dine out.

Here is what it’s NOT:

  • It’s not a liquid diet. Yuck!
  • There are no pills or shots!
  • You will not be counting points!
  • You won’t starve or be hungry… ever!

Here is what you WILL do:

  • EAT! 6 to 7 times a day… about every three hours – “How cool is this”?
  • You CAN Lose 15-30 Lbs. in 30 Days! Some will lose more and a few of you will cheat and lose less…sorry,  just a fact of life.
  • As you slim down it will help and possibly eliminate your Type II Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Menopause symptoms!

This is changing my life and it can change yours too.

Have you said you needed to do something? Well this is it. Give it a try for 5 weeks like I did, and you’ll swear by this program.  Call me for more information at 916-812-2378 or visit my Health Coach Web Site at www.BrillianceBy.TSFL.com

Joyce Blonskij ~ Health Coach for TSFL ID # 30042893 / August 9, 2009

E- mail me at: joyce.blonskij@surewest.net