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Originally Posted by Ideal08
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. |
Wow!
This is definitely good news for my waistline and my pockets!
I wonder if the chapter in my area is just as big?
I'll be checking out the next meeting for sure.
Thanks for letting us know how it went, Ideal!
With you doing both WW and TOPS, the weight should be practically melting away.