TOPS Chapter 9319 ElDo morning meeting

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the United Methodist Church, 201 E Broadway on Thursday, Aug.16, for their weekly weigh-in and meeting.

Leader Sheryl Ann called our meeting to order and Kay led us in singing “It’s Not Too Late” We said our pledges and Sheryl led us in Roll Call.

Sheryl said 25 members weighed in today and we had a net loss of 2.2 lbs. Warren and Chris tied for the weeks best loser with a loss of 3.6 lbs. each. Chris could not stay for the meeting so Warren received the award.

We sang Happy Birthday to Sandi and Happy Anniversary to Juanita and Steve. They will celebrate their 10-year anniversary this week.

Sheryl turned the floor over to Alyce, a representative of Evans Drugs, for the program.

Alyce gave us information on Blood Pressure and Blood sugar. She said you can have your blood pressure checked at Evans anytime free of charge. They will check your blood sugar if you want.

She said one in three Americans have high blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is 120/80 High blood pressure  can cause many health problems such as heart attacks, stroke, aneurysms, eye problems, kidney problems and decreased blood flow. Blood pressure can be controlled by a healthy diet, weight control, exercise, tobacco cessation and medications

Blood Sugar. Your fasting blood sugar should be under 130mg/di and after a meal 180, normal A1C is under 6.

Complications of high blood sugar are: Retinopathy, glaucoma, oral diseases, heart disease, hypertension, kidney disease, neuropathy and others.

We thank Evans Drugs for the programs they are doing for us.

Sheryl passed out copies of the TOPS Coordinator News. She is to read these to us as she gets them from Sylvia but in case members are not at the meeting or do not hear she is making copies for all to read.

The garage sale will be held Friday Aug. 31, and Saturday Sept. 1. We will set up at the Wosoba property west of El Dorado on the south side of 54 (the former County Line BBQ. Members need to mark all donated items with the price they want. A work sheet was sent around for members to sign up. Items not sold are to be picked up by the member.

Marble game: LoEtta won the right to draw for a marble but did not get the winning one.

Mary is working on a new contest. She will present it to us next week.

With no other business, meeting was adjourned with our motto “IF IT IS TO BE IT IS UP TO ME.”

TOPS #MO 9319 meets each Thursday morning in the Methodist Church at 201 E Broadway, 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 currently have two couples in our group who have found it fun and encouraging. 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 Sheryl Walker at 417/876-5699, Linda Hall at 417/876-6467, TOPS toll-free number 1-800-932-8677 or you can find us on the web at www.tops.org.

Come and join us.