TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, 1300 S Summer St, El Dorado Springs on Thursday, Dec. 3, for their weekly weigh in and meeting. We are back to holding meetings as we are able to social distance and wear masks.

Warren and Linda led us in singing “Take Me Out.”

We said our TOPS pledges, we had only one KOPS present.

The contest for the tree skirt ended today. Winner of the beautiful tree skirt was Chris W. Congratulations Chris.

The Christmas Party is next week.  We plan to still have small snacks. Try to make them individual servings if possible. The gift exchange will be a little different as we will assign a number to each gift and then a drawing will be held for the corresponding number.

Jean read the Secretaries report for November, it was approved as read by motion by Robbie and Second by Warren.

Susan led us in roll call:  Thirteen members weighed in today. We had a loss of 5.8 and a gain of 6.2 resulting in a net gain of .4 lb.

Best loser for the week was Warren with a 1.6 loss.

Linda H presented the November awards as Marilyn and Carol were unable to be at the meeting.

In November we had a loss of 22.6 lbs. and a gain of 17.2 giving us a 5.4 net loss.

Winner of free dues was LJ.

Best loser for the month of November was Pam, she lost 4.6 lbs. and is close to her 25 lb. loss.

Judy D received her 20 lb. to goal cert which she earned on May 21.

KOPS in leeway:  Marie and perfect attendance, Marilyn and below goal, Judy B, Juanita, Carol and perfect attendance and Jean below goal.

20 lbs to goal stick

Linda C, Chris, Sue, Juda Margie, Steve, Judy D, LJ and Linda H.

Thank you, Linda, for doing the awards for us.

With no other business, the meeting was adjourned with the quote of the day.

“Take the first step in faith.  You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. “

TOPS #MO 9319 meets each Thursday Morning in the Bethel Free Will Church 1300 S Summer, 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.

Are you ready to stop dieting and start making real changes? TOPS can help you reach your weight-loss goals by providing you with the tools, information, support, and accountability you need to be successful. After all, this has been a winning formula for TOPS members just like you for 70 years.  We welcome women and men of all ages and couples are encouraged to join. We encourage healthy eating and offer support through our chapter and the National Chapter of TOPS. We have a lot of fun in our weight loss journey and make lifelong friendships.  First visit is free with no obligation.

For more information, call Susan Sandel at 417 351 2388, Linda Hall at 417 876 7404, TOPS toll-free number 1 800-932-8677 or you can find us on the web at www.tops.org.

Come and join us.