TOPS...any Take off pounds sensibly members.
cynma
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Hi are there any TOPS or take off pounds sensibly members out there looking for fp friends. Have decided to try fp again. I'm a 5 year Kops who needs some inspiration and would like to support others too. I am 55 plus so even older fp people would be great too. Let's support each other.
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I'm a TOPS member! Feel free to add me.1
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I'm a TOPs member but I haven't been to a meeting in a while do to work conflicts.2
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I just joined - and am super motivated! It is working!1
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Me!1
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Helloooo......is there anybody out there? I joined TOPS in 2010 and became a KOPS in 2011. I lost my KOPS status in the fall of 2015, and have been fighting to be reinstated ever since. I've gained 15 pounds back and I feel sick and tired all the time.
I am 59 years old. Married with 4 adult children and became a grandmother for the first time this past May. We have a sailboat that we enjoy every weekend, I have a Shih tzu named Gibson whom I love to walk and I occasionally do Yoga/Pilates.
I know I can do this. I did it before. I lack motivation and will power. I know what I need to do, I'm just to lazy to do it. I work full time and feel like I'm dragging my *kitten* around.
Any helpful tips or words of encouragement would be appreciated.
We CAN do this!
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Me I'm here!!! My hubs and I joined TOPS back in 2009. We both lost weight, hubs had an accident to his foot in 2011 and ended up losing his left leg. We both gained our weight back and I found some extra along the way. I still go to meetings every week but I feel like I have stalled and I need a breath of fresh air. I am an intelligent person and together we can do this!!2
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Oh my gosh....I'm so sorry for your hubby's loss (and your gain). Life really likes to make it interesting and challenging for us "chubby girls" I know my biggest problem is evening nibbling. I just can't control myself. Chips or cookies....or both! My other meals are fine. I watch what I eat. I practice Portion Control and moderation, but once I sit down and relax, my hand goes into the bag and won't come out until the bag is empty.
I do a 10 day challenge here on myfitnesspal, but my weight has gone up instead of down. I'm now 20 pounds away from my TOPS goal weight, and I am feeling sick about that. I feel fat and sluggish and I ache all over. I need to balance my evening so I can relax without a bag of goodies in front of me.0 -
I have been doing really well with the No Snacking after dinner. It's tough, but I'm watching the scale go down, and it's making me happy.0
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Is TOPS anything like what I remember from my childhood?
My mom and I used to go to TOPS together when I was just a kid. (I was a very chubby kid, even from the time I was 6 or 7 years old.) They used to say what I think now in retrospect was a very shaming 'pledge.'
"Even though I overeat in private, my excess poundage is there for all the world to see! What a fool I've been!"
Terribly negative and shaming. I hope they've done away with it and replaced it with something more positive and uplifting!1 -
Recent KOPS here. TOPS member for about 2 years or so.0
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From what I've heard over the years, they have stopped the shaming. My Chapter is very encouraging and supportive. Headquarters did a bit of a change of the Pledge a couple years ago.......I am an intelligent person.I will control my emotions,not let my emotions control me.Every time I am tempted to use food to satisfy my frustrated desires,build up my injured ego or dull my senses,I will remember—I Will Take Off Pounds Sensibly.2
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saraonly9913 wrote: »Recent KOPS here. TOPS member for about 2 years or so.
Congrats Sara.......I'm trying to get reinstated. Lost my KOPS a few years ago. One pound at a time!
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I'm having a rough go in the evenings, with snacking. I'm snacking in moderation, and using portion control, but it's a bit of this and a bit of that....and before I know it, I've over snacked.....0
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Hi there, I joined TOPS a few months ago. I started out well, but I’m stalled now. I retired a few weeks ago. I think I’m eating more during the day and I snack on the wrong foods at night.0
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I hear ya there....I am an evening snacker. I still work so I'm good during the day. It's the evenings and weekends that do me in. I want good snacks, but the bad ones are more convenient (and handy)0
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I just joined online today and am waiting for my “stuff” to come in the mail. I am disappointed that the new app isn’t available for iPhone. :-(
There are no local meetings that fit with my crazy schedule. Are there any online members here?0 -
Not me....I'm a Chapter member. I need the physical meetings and support.0
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I am really struggling right now. Summer is a really bad time for me. We have a boat, so we spend every weekend down at the Marina....eating & drinking. I really try to do both in moderation, and I really try to watch my portion sizes.....but......We also try and spend as many evenings as we can down there too, having a cuppa tea & a cookie (or 4). This is where I need to be assertive (with myself) and just say NO! We also stop and grab dinner on our way down....Holy Crap, seeing this in writing sure is a wake up call. I need to make some definite changes to my way of life!0
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Things started getting out of hand, so I took a step back and I started doing a Leslie Sansone walking video. I did 1 mile today!0
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What is TOPS? Is it a group in mfp? Interested to know more please.
I do well with all my meals but it's the snacks that's getting me in trouble any help out there please!
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TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly....an International organization, where like minded people meet to get weighed and talk about the ups & down of weight loss. Usually meetings are held in Churches or Community rooms..... https://tops.org/tops/TOPS/Default.aspx?WebsiteKey=a56ba4c3-a91c-4d57-b04a-b38d910feec5
across the top menu is "find a meeting". Enter your postal/zip code and you will find a meeting near you.0 -
I've had a rough couple of weeks, with my daily weight going up and down, but my weekly TOPS weight remaining the same. In the past 10 weeks, I've had 9 Turtles and a 2 pound gain........I'm frustrated with the way things are going. I need to reboot my system, and get back to basics.
Today is October 1. The start of a new month. I'm going to do a series of 10 day Challenges. Post your weight every day for 10 days. Hopefully if goes down! I will post my weight every morning before I eat breakfast.
Good Luck and let's have fun!0 -
ROUND - 1
10/1
10/2
10/3
10/4
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
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ROUND - 1
10/1 = 193.2 Had a good weekend at the Marina. Obviously too good! Back on track today.....
10/2
10/3
10/4
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.
My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.
My TOPS weight is 188lbs My ultimate goal is 175lbs, so any loss is a good loss.
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Well, you can always join me here anytime. If you want to join my 10 day Challenge, please feel free to do so. It's not limited to TOPS members only. Just try your best and post your daily weight and hopefully in 10 days we are a bit lighter than when we started. Then there will be another 10 day Challenge and then another, and another......and by then we should be well on our way to seeing the scale going down quite a bit!0
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ROUND - 1
10/1 = 193.2 Had a good weekend at the Marina. Obviously too good! Back on track today.....
10/2 = 193.0 Good start! Even a couple ounces a day, will add up to a pound a week!
10/3
10/4
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.
My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.
My TOPS weight is 188lbs My ultimate goal is 175lbs, so any loss is a good loss.
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ROUND - 1
10/1 = 193.2 Had a good weekend at the Marina. Obviously too good! Back on track today.....
10/2 = 193.0 Good start! Even a couple ounces a day, will add up to a pound a week!
10/3 = Had a rude awakening at TOPS last night - I gained 3 pounds! I really need this Challenge now, more than ever. None of my clothes fit me properly, my knees & hips ache and I have shortness of breath. The next 7 days will define my new way of life! I CAN and WILL do this!
10/4
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.
I currently weigh 191 pounds. My goal is 181 by December 31, 2018
My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.
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ROUND - 1
10/1 = 193.2 Had a good weekend at the Marina. Obviously too good! Back on track today.....
10/2 = 193.0 Good start! Even a couple ounces a day, will add up to a pound a week!
10/3 = Had a rude awakening at TOPS last night - I gained 3 pounds! I really need this Challenge now, more than ever. None of my clothes fit me properly, my knees & hips ache and I have shortness of breath. The next 7 days will define my new way of life! I CAN and WILL do this!
10/4 = 192.2 Back on track and loving this feeling. Did a Leslie Sansone walk the past couple days
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.
I currently weigh 191 pounds. My goal is 181 by December 31, 2018
My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.
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ROUND - 1
10/1 = 193.2 Had a good weekend at the Marina. Obviously too good! Back on track today.....
10/2 = 193.0 Good start! Even a couple ounces a day, will add up to a pound a week!
10/3 = Had a rude awakening at TOPS last night - I gained 3 pounds! I really need this Challenge now, more than ever. None of my clothes fit me properly, my knees & hips ache and I have shortness of breath. The next 7 days will define my new way of life! I CAN and WILL do this!
10/4 = 192.2 Back on track and loving this feeling. Did a Leslie Sansone walk the past couple days
10/5 = 191.8 Every little bit helps. I'm cutting out the evening crap and doing the Leslie walk workout every day.
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.
I currently weigh 191 pounds. My goal is 181 by December 31, 2018
My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.
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