I went last night and I've blogged about it. Y'all, I know I said I wouldn't leave WW, but I'm out. I LOVED the TOPS meeting. LOVED it! About 25 or so people in the chapter, very laid back, very supportive. Most of the women were old (like grandma old to a 32 y/o) and they were all white. But they were as nice and as sweet as could be (I'm always weary of white folk in Cinci, this is just a different place). And even pointed out to me that there were other AA girls too, they just didn't come often. I laughed to myself, but I knew she was being welcoming and wanting me to be comfortable, and I appreciated that. Y'all, they had SNACKS!!! All low-fat. Snyders makes these new pumpernickel & onion flavored pretzel sticks...SO GOOD!!! Pretzels are my favorite snack, but anyway. They had fruit and all kinds of stuff. I weighed in (not in my normal WI gear, but oh well) and I lost a little bit just since Thursday.
It's only $24 a year and then each chapter has dues. Mine will be $2 a month. Not bad! And they give away prizes and stuff... it's really cool. I'm joining on Monday!!
For now, I'm still going to use WW points system so that I can keep controlling my portions. I hope to one day be able to switch to Core so I can eat healthier, but I'm not ready for that just yet.
I think that the women in TOPS are more "real." They talk about the ups and downs of weight-loss, the yo-yo dieting, emotional eating, all types of stuff. They know each other's birthdays and stuff. It's like a little family and I liked it a lot. They even have a pledge, charm bracelets to track weight loss, conventions... it's just cool.