TOPS #9319 awarded gavel in 1975 for a zero gain year

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in The Firefly Services building Thursday, Sept. 25, for their regular weigh-in and meeting.

Our Leader, Warren called the meeting to order.

Carol led us in singing “I Must Attend My Meeting”.

We said our TOPS & KOPS pledges

Marilyn led us in some stretching exercises.

Warren commented on the gavel he uses to call the meeting to order. It has been with the chapter since 1975. It was awarded to this chapter for them having a zero gain year in 1975. This means no member had a gain for the whole year. We need to strive for that again!

Warren led us in roll call, fourteen members weighed in. We had a 3.8 gain and a 7.8 loss. Giving us a net Loss of 4 pounds.

The best loser for the week was Erin with a 5.6 loss over a 2-week period. Congratulations Erin we are so proud of you!

Marble game: There is $34 in the pot, Jean won the chance to draw and got the winning marble!

Warren gave the program today, He asked if anyone is following the 5-week TOPS Video Program on the TOPS website. He gave us some examples from it.

Who loses the most weight, the person who tracks their food or the person who does not? Tests have shown the person who tracks their intake of food loses 2 times faster than the person who does not. There are several ways to do that. Our chapter offers food charts to members to fill out. Many others prefer to track it on an app on their phone. Either way tracking what you eat seems to help with weight loss.

Week two focuses on Portion Control. In TOPS we do not eliminate any type of food. We recommend all foods but in moderation.

Week three covers exercise. Find an exercise you enjoy doing.

Week 4 is non scale victories: what do you notice most as you drop pounds? Maybe you notice your clothes are fitting much looser.

Week 5 is self-care. Remember you must take care of yourself in order to have the strength to care for others.

You can find these videos on the TOPS website TOPS.org

Go to the members area and click on TOPS on YouTube.

Thank you, Warren, for a great program.

Next week Linda H will present awards for the month of September.

With no other business we closed with our motto “IF IT IS TO BE IT IS UP TO ME”

TOPS #MO 9319 meets each Thursday morning in the Firefly Services building” at 700 E. Hospital Rd, El Dorado Springs. Weigh-in starts at 7:45 a.m. the meeting begins at 8:45 a.m. and is over by 10 a.m.. For more information call Linda at 417-876-7404. Come and join us.

TOPS toll-free number 1 800-932-8677 or you can find us on the web at www.tops.org.