About Medifast
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Blog Contributors
Jennifer Reardon 
As Medifast’s Public Relations guru, Jennifer works hard to share all things Medifast with local and national media. She believes in loving what you do and doing what you love. She’s pretty sure she’s the only person in the world that doesn’t like bacon. And she has a true love of pop culture. If she’s not working, she’s probably watching a movie.
Charlotte Martin, RDN, LDN 
Charlotte Martin, RDN, LDN, is a corporate dietitian at Medifast and food enthusiast. She received her bachelor’s degree from James Madison University and completed her dietetic internship through the University of Maryland Medical Center. When she’s not thinking about food, cooking food, or eating food, she’s blogging about it! She’d choose roaming the aisles of Wegmans over DSW any day.
Jennifer Christman, RD, LDN 
As the Clinical Nutrition Manager at Medifast, Inc., Jennifer helps to organize all of the nutrition content that goes into our marketing materials. When she is not busy keeping up on the latest and greatest nutrition information, she is helping to guide our clients and customers on their weight-loss journey. Jennifer brings 10-plus years of experience as a Registered Dietitian and is super passionate about getting you healthy!
Nick Frye LCPC, NCC, DCC
Medifast’s resident Behavioral Specialist, Nick, is a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor and Distance Credentialed Counselor specializing in addictions, disordered eating, motivation, and health behavior change. He develops behavior modification content for training programs, educational materials and support tools for all divisions of Medifast. Nick is a comic book and fantasy geek through-and-through, boasting that he has a far greater knowledge of the fictional Marvel Comics Universe than of his own family’s genealogy.
Alexandra Miller, RDN, LDN
Alexandra Miller, RDN, LDN, is a corporate dietitian at Medifast. She has received her Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management and is also a Certified Kickboxing Instructor. She is devoted to promoting optimal health through a balanced lifestyle based on healthy eating habits, physical activity and a positive relationship with food – especially if it’s the occasional homemade chocolate chip cookies that she just can’t live without. Everything in moderation, right? She supports Medifast customers at every phase of their weight management journey, develops Medifast programs and materials, and champions the Medifast Recipe Library.
Hallie Falquet Sovesky
Hallie got her start at Medifast as a Nutrition Counselor and Assistant Sales Manager at the Medifast Weight Control Center in Arlington, Virginia. She coached hundreds of people on program and gave out free hugs everytime a goal – big or small – was met. Now, as a member of the social media marketing team, Hallie is the face behind the Medifast and Take Shape For Life social media accounts. Nothing makes her happier than a few “likes,” a couple of retweets, and baby animal videos on YouTube. Just don’t tell her that social media is a fad. #hashtag
Renee Beck
Renee provides public relations support to all divisions of Medifast. When she’s not busy getting success stories on The Today Show, working with bloggers, managing testimonials, drinking chocolate Ready-to-Drinks to make sure she gets all of her vitamins, and dishing out advice to anyone who will listen … she sleeps.
+Renee Beck
Suman Tohan, RDN, LDN
Sumi Tohan, RDN, LDN, is a corporate dietitian with Medifast. She received her bachelor’s degree from Penn State and completed her dietetic internship through the Virginia Department of Health with a focus in public health nutrition. She has experience in health promotion and disease prevention through WIC. After receiving her Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management, she decided to become involved in the treatment of overweight and obesity. She loves being a Marylander thanks to Berger cookies and Crab Chips. She favors hiking with her Jack Russell Terrier, Jacques, and bargain shopping over the gym.
April 2, 2014 at 8:15 pm
On the eve of my journey to Dallas, I am so very excited to be the winner of the Medifast Fly-Away Contest! I can’t believe this happened to me!!!!!! Since I love basketball so much and was a ball player on the very first women’s team where I attended college, this is a tremendous opportunity to see “real” college basketball, live and in person!!!!!
I want to sincerely thank Medifast for giving me this amazing gift and “once in a lifetime” experience!!!!!!! I never dreamed I would win, thinking there were probably thousands of entries all over the country.
I wanted to share how successful I have been during the past year and one-half with the Medifast program. I am slowly, but consistently losing weight and I have now lost 26 lbs. and probably about 20 inches. It was such a long and arduous journey because during the last year, I moved several times, and had to transfer to another center also. I was disappointed to lose my support team at one center, (Sunset Valley), but fortunate to gain a wonderful support team at my new center at Gateway. Misty, the manager, was so wonderful to me and never lost hope in me, even though I was very discouraged and not the best client, I’m sorry to say. Meanwhile, Michelle, Diane, Lauren, and Jeannette (nutrition counselors) have been so uplifting and positive, as well!
Everyone has been so very encouraging and positive, even when I fail to lose a pound or fail to follow the program just right. I’ve learned we all fail, but we all can choose whether to stay down or get back up. Medifast has helped me soar to new heights with my appearance and my confidence. Before I was very insecure and unusually sad. I now have a more positive outlook on my future and my goals to continue losing weight.
Another goal of mine has been to eliminate diet sodas and with the help of the Green Tea White Grape Peach Flavor Infusers and the Strawberry Lemonade Flavor Infusers, I have almost forgotten about Diet Cokes. I just wish I could have more than 3 per day. I am limited to 3, but it has helped me so much to stop reaching for the diet sodas, and it is exponentially healthier for me and for my body and nervous system. I urge you to do the same — try the Infusers and quit the diet sodas. They can be very harmful and addictive. I’m happy to say I now crave the green tea more often then I do the coke. However, I still have one every now and then. I’m not perfect by any means.
I have also embarked on a regimen of walking almost every day. If I don’t work it in to my very busy schedule during the day, I make a point to walk that evening. I’m not running a marathon any time soon, but would like to work up to that goal one day, perhaps.
This upcoming trip will certainly be a real highlight of my life thus far, and an unforgettable memory for me and my family, especially my son. I can’t believe I’m attending the NCAA semi-finals and finals games in Arlington at the “Jerry Dome”, also known as the AT&T Stadium. I have great excitement and expectation about watching the games and also, people-watching. I learn a lot about people when I’m in a crowd, and it helps me to see others differently and more positively, who perhaps struggle with the same issues I have.
My son, a former all-star basketball player, will be attending with me and he is very excited also, never having seen a live college basketball game. He has also been very encouraging of my weight loss and inspires me to be healthy.
My suitcase is filled with 5 days worth of Medifast Meals, bars, shakes, etc., to keep me in shape and on course the whole time! I hope to be able to report I was successful while traveling, which is often quite a challenge!!!
I will keep you posted on how the weekend shapes up! Again, a very special thanks to Renee Beck, Public Relations Manager, and
a million thanks to Medifast for providing this trip and for inspiring me to soar higher and higher to attain my goals!
I will always remember you and the Medifast company for this amazing and awesome gift!!!!!!
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
#Inspiration #Medifast
April 18, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Hello, My name is Rhonda. I just read your web site and liked every thing. I am 62, weigh over 300 ibs, at 5’3”. I have every illness associated with this weigh. After reading I read the sad part and I am sure I am not the only one faceing this issue. How to afford the program. If you ever have a sell or discout please contact me. I would love to try your program, but living on a small income, I can not afford to join at this time.
July 28, 2014 at 9:29 am
Hi Rhonda, Once a month we promote a special on our Facebook page, http://www.Facebook.com/Medifast , so be sure to “like” the page so you can find out the discounts. Also, if you go to our web page at http://www.MedifastNow.com and scroll to the bottom to sign up for our emails, we give out lots of coupons and discounts that way too.