TOPS says you must burn more calories than you eat

Tops Chapter 9319 El Dorado Spring (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the United Methodist Church, 201 E Broadway on Thursday, Sept. 10, for their weekly weigh in and meeting.

Carol led us in singing “To TOPS We Will Go.”

Susan was sick today so Co-Leader Linda Hall led us in roll call. Sixteen members weighed in. The chapter had a six gain and a 10 lb. loss resulting in a 4 lb. Net loss.

Best loser was a tie between Laura and Margie, each one losing 2.6 lbs.
Judy D had the program today, she based her program on chapter 5 of The TOPS Real Life Book. “Change For the better, steps to lasting change. We should not “Go On A Diet” that implies we will Go Off the diet at some point. Instead we must make a Healthy Lifestyle Change. There are six stages of lasting change.

1. Pre-contemplation, in denial and not committed to change
2. Contemplation, aware of problem and concerned about it
3. Preparation, carefully thinking through the steps needed to make change and putting together a realistic plan.
4. Action, courageously following each step of the plan
5. Maintenance, making progress and managing temptations
6. Recycling learning from mistakes and adjusting

Judy suggested when you are in the preparation stage to set a small goal focus on it and when you reach it set another. Write down your plan. You must learn what works for you.

You need support and accountability. We find you get wonderful support from other TOPS members. They are walking in your shoes. You get Accountability from weighing in each week.

Judy said the bottom line is: You must burn more calories than you eat!
Thank you, Judy D, for a wonderful program.

New business:
Linda said the El Dorado Springs Christmas Parade will be Saturday, Nov. 21. The theme for this year is “Angels Among Us” honoring our health care professionals.

She said we should be thinking about whether we wanted to enter the parade again this year. It was a lot of fun last year.

Question was asked if we were going to have a chapter contest since the summer contest is over. It was reported Susan was working on one.

Old business:
Remember ARD, Saturday, Oct. 3, in Clinton.

No marble game as Robbie is unable to be here today.

We remembered Steve S. who will celebrate a birthday on the 13 of September.

We sang Happy Birthday to Warren H.

With no other business meeting was adjourned.

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 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.