Calories Count!

TOPS News January 9, 2014

Eight TOPS and two KOPS were present for the January 9 meeting of Imperial TOPS NE0267. Donna was the best loser for the week, and Barb won the Kept-It-Off award. Peg won a little cash in the Ha-Ha drawing.

Yes-Yes/No-No

The Yes-Yes is to continue last week’s new habit. The No-No is chocolate candy.

Current Contests

The Vegetable Soup Contest, Loser Lotto, and the Butterfly Pin contest, which will conclude at the end of the month.

Program

Cheryl presented a program from the first chapter of the TOPS Book, Real Life, regarding the value of counting calories. She related a story from the book about Mark Haub, a professor who lost weight on an 1800-calorie Twinkie diet, showing that calories count – even if they’re empty calories. Members filled out the Calorie Calculator form to determine how many calories they should eat to either maintain or lose weight. Diann will present next week’s program on Carbohydrates and how to determine how many carbs you should eat every day.

TOPS Club meets from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursdays at the Imperial Community Center, with weigh-ins beginning at 8:30. For more information about Imperial TOPS, phone Cheryl at 883-0265 or see www.tops.org. The first meeting is free.