March 13, 2014 Regular Meeting

Bert called the meeting to order.

Roll Call

Darcy called roll.
Present were 16 TOPS and 3 KOPS, for a total of 19.
We lost 16.5 lbs and gained 10.25 lbs for a net loss of 6.25 lbs.
Wayne was the best fresh weight loser and Maxi was the best TOPS loser.

Minutes

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements

Sharon Delaware joined us as a new member. Welcome Sharon!

Betty K. reached KOPS status. Way to go Betty!

Ali announced easter egg winners for the “Spring into Summer Fun” contest.
The following people won an easter egg by being a TOPS best loser during the contest (the last five weeks): Jana, Maxi, Jessie, Darcy, Ali.

SRD preparations were discussed.
Betty K. will be embroidering name tags.
Jana and Ali will make the pirate ship.
If you need a registration packet, download, click below to download a pdf.
SRD 2014 Registration Packets
Remember, registration deadline is April 17, 2014.

Program

Bert led a discussion about the Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle.

The meeting closed with prayer.

March 6, 2014 Regular Meeting

Bert called the meeting to order.

Roll Call

Darcy called roll:

Present were 14 TOPS, 2 KOPS, and 2 visitors for a total of 18.

We gained 15.25 lbs and lost 13 lbs for a net gain of 2.25 lbs.

Wayne was the best fresh weight loser and Jana was the TOPS best loser.

Minutes

The minutes were approved as read.

Announcements:

Donna introduced one of our visitors, Sharon Delaware. Sharon plans to join our chapter next week. Patty’s granddaughter, Brittany also visited our meeting.

SRD: Bert is currently copying SRD packets to distribute.

Bert read the March area newsletter.

Installation of officers was explained: Elections for new officers will be during the first week of July. The installation ceremony will be the last week of July. Changes that need to be made to the manuel are in the Feb/Mar issue of TOPS News.

New Business

A motion passed authorizing the jewelry committee to buy charms for the division winners.

Program

Bert led the program discussion, which was, “How to break the eat-repent-repeat cycle, part II.”

Closing

The meeting was closed with prayer.

Bert called the meeting to order.

Darcy called roll:
Present were 2 KOPS, 14 KOPS, for a total of 16.
We lost 21.5 lbs, gained 12.25 lbs, for a net loss of 9.25.
Best TOPS loser was Jessie.
Best fresh weight loser was Wayne.

Last week’s best losers:
Best TOPS loser was Ali.
Best KOPS loser was Gayle.

Announcements:

SRD:
April 17 is the deadline to have money in.
We will need 5 rooms.

SRD Decorations:
Name tags
Pirate flags
Pirate ships–must fit in a copy paper box (approx. 9x17x10.5)
Door signs

We also need to select a chapter angel. This person must attend SRD.

Program:
The program was presented by Bert. The topic was the eating cycle: overeat, repent, repeat.

The meeting closed with prayer.

February 20, 2014 Regular Meeting

The meeting was called to order by Bert

Roll Call

Donna called roll. There were 15 TOPS, 2 KOPS, for a total of 15.
We lost 15.25 lbs, gained 10.25 lbs, for a net loss of 5.
The best losers will be determined at a later time.

Minutes

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements

Registration deadlines for SRD were announced. Our chapter has to have registration in by 4-10-14.  Registration is $35, which includes a charm. An SRD shirt will be an extra charge. The shirt will be red w/pirate ship on back.

Program

We watched videos about weight loss and the negative health consequences of excess visceral fat. See the post “The Science of Weight Loss: YouTube Style” to watch the videos.

Meeting Highlights

The meeting was called to order by Bert.

Roll Call:
Darcy called roll.

There were 15 TOPS, 2 KOPS, and 1 visitor for a total of 18. Our visitor, Gerry White, is a friend of Gayle’s, and is also from Perkins.

We lost 6.25 lbs and gained 29.25 lbs for a net gain of 23 lbs.
Darcy was the TOPS best loser and Wayne was the best fresh weight loser.

Minutes:
Minutes were approved with the following correction: the area captain’s name is Maria.

Announcements:

Hilda and Tom Trimbal and Carlita Brown donated to TOPS in memory of Helen Petermann. Their donations will go to TOPS medical research for obesity.

Patty discussed meeting cancellations. She explained that when she sends an e-mail about meetings, it is on behalf of Bert. She also discussed that the decision whether or not to have a meeting would generally be made by 2pm the day of the meeting. A response to the e-mails is encouraged because that is the only way to know if the e-mail has been received.

Spring into Summer Fun Challenge:
Ali announced a new challenge: We are all challenged to lose 12 lbs in the next 12 weeks. This way, we will be “happier, healthier, and more flexible for summer fun.”
For more details, see the post, “Spring into Summer Fun Challenge.”

Fundraisers:
We discussed having a Tupperware fundraiser. As I understand, we can choose to sell select items, and our profit will be $4 per item. OR, we can sell another group of items and receive 40% of the item price. Ali, please correct me if I am wrong.

Other fundraising options we discussed included a bake sale and a trinket sale. For the trinket sale, we would buy items for $1 and sell them for $5. Thus, $4 per item would go to our SRD fund.

The fundraising topics are slated for more discussion at the next meeting.

About Helen:
Helen joined TOPS in 1970 and was a KOPS for 30+ years. We dearly miss Helen and our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this stressful time. However, we know that just like our serenity prayer says, she is supremely happy in the next life.

New business:
Our chapter will donate $25 to TOPS medical research for obesity.

We exchanged valentine gifts and cards in lieu of a program this week.

The meeting was called to order by Bert.

Darcy called roll.
There were 3 KOPS, 15 TOPS, and 1 visitor, for a total of 19
There was a loss of 11 lbs and a gain of 23 lbs for a net gain of 12 lbs.
Jim was the KOPS best loser and Wayne was the TOPS and fresh weight best loser.

Announcements:
The 50/50 basket from Fun Day in Blackwell profited $32.
Care Pals will be revealed next week.
We will take up a collection next week to make a donation to TOPS obesity research in memory of Helen Petermann.

Minutes were approved as read.

Patty gave an update about SRD plans.

Maria presented Bert a tape measure because she really “measures up.”

Maria presented “Walking for Weight Loss.”

The meeting closed with prayer.

The meeting was called to order by Donna

Darcy called roll
There 14 TOPS and 3 KOPS for a total of 17
There was a loss of 15.75 lbs and a gain of 16 lbs for a net gain of 0.25 lbs.
Patty was the TOPS best loser.
Gayle was the KOPS best loser.
The best fresh weight loser is will be determined at the next meeting.

It was moved and seconded that the base weight used to determine the fresh weight loser would start over each Jan 1st.  The motion carried.

We celebrated Kathy A. achieving KOPS status. We brought 32 items to represent each of Kathy’s 32 lbs lost. Some of the items included 32 peppermints, post-it’s, index cards, pecans, pieces of gum, WiFi antennas, and 29 lbs of carrots (that was all IGA had).

Ali volunteered to keep the exercise/food journal notebook.

The next Fun Day will be Jan. 25th and the cost is $3.00.

For the program, Patty explained her challenge to Oklahoma chapters this year. Patty is challenging each of us to set individual and chapter goals. Examples of chapter goals include increasing the number of chapter members and KOPS and a chapter weight loss goal.

Individual goals could include better health or a weight loss goal.

Discussion about our chapter’s goal included being enticing to new members. One way to accomplish this is to have a program every week. We also discussed making welcome packets for new members. Gayle showed us a welcome packet that we used to hand out in 2001.

The meeting closed with prayer.

“Snowmen” greeted us when we entered the meeting room. See the post TOPS Goes Bottoms Up to see the clever idea Betty M. had.

The meeting was called to order by Bert.

Darcy called roll:

Jessie was last week’s best loser. Go Jessie!

The meeting was called to order by Bert.

Roll call

Darcy called roll. We lost 2.75 lbs and gained 22.25 lbs for a net gain of 19.5 lbs.

16 TOPS were present.

Darcy was the best TOPS and fresh weight loser.

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements

• Next week, bring non-perishable food donations.
• The Christmas and wrapping party will be 12/12/13. Bring wrapping paper and healthy snacks.
• Judith Karman Hospice invited us to the lighting of the “Tree of Life,” which is 12/14/13 from 6-7 pm at the Karman Korner store.
• Karen and Ali have the program next week.

The meeting was called to order by Bert

Roll call

Darcy called roll. We had a loss of 26.25 lbs, a gain of 4.5 lbs, for a net loss of 21.75 lbs (WooHoo us!)
19 TOPS were present.
Jennifer was the TOPS best & fresh weight loser.

Snowman Contest Results:

We all need to give ourselves a pat on the back. Our chapter had a great loss this week, and I think our Snowman Contest really motivated us. Just look at our team losses:

Team 3  (Betty M., Kathy A., Norma, Betty K.) is in the lead with their loss this week totaling 7.25 lbs! They have their bottom snowball and are well on their way to the middle one.

Team 4 (Linda, Jennifer, Wayne, Tammy) is right behind Team 3 with their week’s loss totaling 7 lbs. Watch out Team 3!

Team 2 (Donna, Maxi, Wilma, Patty) had a combined loss of 6 lbs. They also received their base snowball. Good job, girls!

Team 1 (Bert, Jana, Ali, Gayle) lost 4.25 lbs this week. They almost have their first snowball. You’re getting there!

Team 5 (Helen, Karen, Jessie, Darcy) had a combined loss of 1.75 lbs. Hang in there!

Streaker Challenge winners were announced:

For keeping food logs
1st place: Gayle with 81 days
2nd place: Lelia and Patty with 63 days
3rd place: Betty M. with 31 days
4th place: Karen and Bert with 28 days.

For exercising
1st place Gayle with 35 hrs 15 min
2nd place: Lelia with 31 hrs 30 min
3rd place: Linda with 19 hrs
4th place: Tammy with 18 hrs
5th place: Darcy with 16 hrs 30 min
6th place: Norma with 16 hrs
7th place: Karen and Wayne with 15 hrs 30 min

Reminders

• Dec. 5: Bring food donations for the food drive.
• Dec. 12: Our Christmas party and wrapping presents for the Christmas family.
  • Weigh in at the Health Dept.
  • We plan to have the Christmas and wrapping party at the hospital in the conference room by the ER.
  • Bring healthy snacks and wrapping paper

Motions

We voted to make annual/Christmas donations to Jeremy and the Health Dept.

Program

Patty had the program. We made strings of beads to remind us to drink more water and discussed healthy holiday meals.

The meeting was closed with prayer