Most likely you are here because you requested information on the “Take Shape For Life” program that helped me lose well over 15 lbs, during the end of the year holidays (and so far, I’ve kept it off). In order to answer as many questions as I could, I did a webinar that I trust will help you get your questions answered.
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<td class="category" style=""><a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">Public</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" title="New York Stock Exchange">NYSE</a>: <a href="http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/med.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nyse.com/about/listed/med.html?referer=');">MED</a>)</td>
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<th style="text-align: left;">Founded</th>
<td class="" style="">1980</td>
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<th style="text-align: left;">Headquarters</th>
<td class="adr" style=""><span class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Owings_Mills,_Maryland" title="Owings Mills, Maryland">Owings Mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></span>, <span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/USA" title="USA" class="mw-redirect">USA</a></span></td>
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<td class="agent" style="">Bradley T. MacDonald, Chairman<br />
Michael S. McDevitt, CEO</td>
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<td class="category" style=""><a href="/wiki/Weight_loss" title="Weight loss">Weight loss</a></td>
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<td class="" style=""><a href="/wiki/Medifast_diet" title="Medifast diet" class="mw-redirect">Medifast diet</a></td>
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<th style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Revenue" title="Revenue">Revenue</a></th>
<td class="" style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 0); font-size: larger;">▲</span> $74.99 million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> (2006)</td>
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<td class="" style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 0); font-size: larger;">▲</span> $8.112 million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> (2006)</td>
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<td class="" style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 0); font-size: larger;">▲</span> $5.082 million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> (2006)</td>
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<td class="" style="">265 (2007)</td>
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<p><b>Medifast, Inc.</b> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" title="New York Stock Exchange">NYSE</a>: <a href="http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/med.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nyse.com/about/listed/med.html?referer=');">MED</a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Diet_food" title="Diet food">diet food</a> company based out of <a href="/wiki/Owings_Mills" title="Owings Mills" class="mw-redirect">Owings Mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, United States, and owns five subsidiaries: Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Jason), Take Shape for Life, Inc. (TSFL), Jason Enterprises, Inc., Jason Properties, LLC and Seven Crondall, LLC.. Most of Medifast’s operations are through two subsidiaries, Jason Pharmaceuticals and Take Shape for Life. Medifast produces, distributes, and sells weight management and disease management products, including the Medifast diet.</p>
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<p>Medifast was founded by William Vitale, <a href="/wiki/Medical_Doctor" title="Medical Doctor" class="mw-redirect">MD</a> in 1980.</p>
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<h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Medifast&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Jason Pharmaceuticals">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Jason_Pharmaceuticals">Jason Pharmaceuticals</span></h3>
<p>Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc., produces over 80% of the Medifast products in a new food and pharmaceutical-grade 3.4 million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> plant in Owings Mills, Maryland. Additional shifts are planned to increase capacity and improve sales by approximately 250 million <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0"><span>||!prliignore6||</span></a></sup></p>
<h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Medifast&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Take Shape For Life">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Take_Shape_For_Life">Take Shape For Life</span></h3>
<p>Take Shape For Life is a network<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" title="You can help -- from September 2009" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">vague</a></i>]</sup> of weight-loss centers that focus on a triad of health: mind, body, and finances.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2009" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> Franchisees are trained as coaches to assist customers in participating in the Medifast Diet weight-loss program. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>||!prliignore10||</span></a></sup></p>
<p>Take Shape for Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medifast, Inc. It is well capitalized, strong financially, and owns and controls its own manufacturing facilities, which are inspected by the <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration_%28United_States%29" title="Food and Drug Administration (United States)">U.S. Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA), and significant warehousing and distribution facilities.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from January 2009" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> Wayne Andersen is the chief architect and co-founder of Take Shape for Life.</p>
<h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Medifast&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Medifast diet">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Medifast_diet">Medifast diet</span></h2>
<p>Medifast is a low-fat, low-carb, <a href="/wiki/Calorie_restriction" title="Calorie restriction">calorie restriction</a> diet plan. Metafast claims that the diet allows the typical dieter to remain healthy while losing weight<sup class="noprint Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2009" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> by inducing a mild state of <a href="/wiki/Ketosis" title="Ketosis">ketosis</a> where fat is burned instead of muscle.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2009" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> On a typical day, the targeted amount of caloric intake for a Medifast dieter is 800-1000 calories.<sup id="cite_ref-Medifast_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Medifast-2"><span>||!prliignore15||</span></a></sup></p>
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<li>Bradley T. MacDonald, <a href="/wiki/Chair_%28official%29" title="Chair (official)" class="mw-redirect">Chairman of the Board</a></li>
<li>Michael J. McDevitt, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_Officer" title="Chief Executive Officer" class="mw-redirect">Chief Executive Officer</a></li>
<li>Margaret Sheetz, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Operating_Officer" title="Chief Operating Officer" class="mw-redirect">Chief Operating Officer</a></li>
<li>Leo V. Williams, <a href="/wiki/Executive_Vice_President" title="Executive Vice President" class="mw-redirect">Executive Vice President</a></li>
<li>Brendan N. Connors, <a href="/wiki/Vice_President" title="Vice President" class="mw-redirect">Vice President</a> – Finance</li>
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<li id="cite_note-0"><b><a href="#cite_ref-0">^</a></b> <a href="http://ir.medifastdiet.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1144204-07-13149" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/ir.medifastdiet.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1144204-07-13149&referer=');">10K 2006</a></li>
<li id="cite_note-1"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/company/jobs/c/C8C74W5WR3NY8WVQ468/Medifast-Inc.aspx?urlrw=1&Comp_DID=c8c74w5wr3ny8wvq468&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=050f7721b53540659658d6baea8eb1f7-233191541-TQ-4" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.careerbuilder.com/company/jobs/c/C8C74W5WR3NY8WVQ468/Medifast-Inc.aspx?urlrw=1_amp_Comp_DID=c8c74w5wr3ny8wvq468_amp_cbRecursionCnt=1_amp_cbsid=050f7721b53540659658d6baea8eb1f7-233191541-TQ-4&referer=');">Company profile on careerbuilder.com</a></li>
<li id="cite_note-Medifast-2"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Medifast_2-0">^</a></b> FAQ on <a href="http://www.medifast1.com/faq/index.asp" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.medifast1.com/faq/index.asp?referer=');">Medifast website</a>. Last accessed on 3 Sep 2009</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.medifast1.com" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.medifast1.com?referer=');">Medifast Official Site</a></li>
<li><a href="http://miofit.tsfl.com" class="external text" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/miofit.tsfl.com?referer=');">Medifast Official Health Coach Site</a></li>
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