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Post by pixie on Apr 30, 2003 6:59:30 GMT -6
HI, all, Last night I joined tops for the first time. There wasn't too much info shared...I guess I was used to ww with all the info they always share. But it was the first meeting so I will give it time. I am going to follow the weight watchers program and share recipes and ideas from that at the tops meetings. Plus I can get weighed there at tops, and it's only $2 per week as opposed to approx. $10 per week at ww. Either way I'm excited about eating healthier and losing weight. AND keeping it off once I get there. I figure I have to take off between 65-70 pounds. I can do it!! well, I hope someone out there would like to be my buddy...all I want is someone to email back and forth to share ideas, recipes, and successes! thanks. pixie
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Post by Chris in NM on May 4, 2003 18:33:53 GMT -6
Hi Pixie!!
I will be your buddy! You can private message me by clicking on my name. I need to lose about 20 lbs.
Chris
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Post by tweet on May 17, 2003 11:39:18 GMT -6
I re-joined TOPS after an absence of over 10 years. It's a good program, but some chapters are better than others. One chapter I was in was very cliquish and I felt very unwelcome, so I never made any progress. It was basically a social club, most of them gained and lost the same pound every week, so I don't see how they managed to keep their charter. I won't even go into their after-meeting gourgefests. In my new chapter, I have earned my 5-lb bracelet, 10-lb charm, and quarterly best loser (I joined in March!). I'm only 3.5 lbs from getting my 20-lb charm! I never earned any of these in my old chapter. They made me feel welcome and special. I also enrolled my 11-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter, and the chapter has embraced them as well. My daughter has only 15lbs to lose, and my son 25 lbs to lose. I have much, much more to go as I am in excess of 100 lbs overweight. I hope you found a good chapter, Pixie. The friendlier and more supportive they are, the more success you'll have.
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Post by pixie on May 24, 2003 8:09:29 GMT -6
the chapter I joined are very friendly and supportive. The only thing I think is different is, I've lost 9.5 lbs. so far and I haven't gotten a charm or a bracelet. Maybe our chapter gives bracelets to us when we lose 10? I don't know...But I"m sticking to it...We are starting a contest, starting this tuesday and ending in 7 weeks, right after 4th of july. see how much weight we can lose, whoever loses the most in that time period wins a prize. We are going to have 3 winners, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. It should be fun. To the lady who wanted to be my buddy, I'm sorry, I think it's best that I just stick to the posts. But THANK YOU! anyway. well, I hope that you both lose the weight that you want, and God bless, pixie
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Post by elliealex on Jun 19, 2003 15:50:35 GMT -6
I too have joined TOPS and lost 6 pounds or so. I enjoy going to their meetings and getting my weight recorded for less money than Weight Watchers. I recently started following weight watchers points. I hope I will be more successful now that Im trying ww. I would love any recipes you might have that includes point totals.
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Post by suruhu on Mar 10, 2004 10:03:59 GMT -6
Hi Pixie.....I have found my TOPS group very supportive and helpful....since last August I have lost 111 lbs and I would have never been able to do this on my own. They have helped me become a new person and this summer I'm going to look so much different then I have for years.....yippee! If you need a diet buddy or help to get you started just e-mail me and I'd be delighted to share my diet tips with you...e-mail me at: bigscoop@webtv.net Susan
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