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Wow Margaret,

Thanks for sharing your inspiring story. I'm sure it will give others the gentle nudge they need and the hope that change is possible.

Donna

-- Contributed by: Donna Sundblad

January 5, 2009, I joined TOPS with my son's

encouragement. At the age of nearly 60 I had been on several dozen diets, which some worked for a while and others flopped from the beginning. My health was suffering, diabetes 2, COPD, high blood pressure, High cholesterol, sleep disorders, using 3 liters of oxygen every night. Taking pills by the handful. My nerves were pretty much gone. I suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. I weighed over 200 pounds and began to become deeply depressed. I got custody of my eight year old grandson, he needed me badly and so with that divine intervention and my son's desire for me to live and see his grandchildren come into the world, I set out to change my lifestyle. I joined the Heart Center, Started working out slowly at first and then swimming, also slowly at first, increasing this each week, attending TOPS. making friends and feeling like a different person Now it is July 2009 and I am making progress and loving it. I have lost going on 45 pounds since I joined and actually lost about 10 pounds the month before I joined. I am not depressed anymore, my self confidence is more than it has been since I was a teen. I have gone from seven insulin shots a day to about one ( not even near what I was taking a portion of a shot in December.) I no longer need my oxygen and I swim with my friends and my grandson. I can actually wear a bathing suit and not hide under a towel. Yes, TOPS works and I am proud to be a member. My grandson is not ashamed to claim me as his Nanny and my husband, likes the change. Besides it feels good to feel my bones again. I was beginning to think I had none and that fat had totally taken place of my entire self, Including my brain. Folks give it a try. I can't ever accomplish anything. TOPS can if you want it to!! Thank you TOPS of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. You have helped me change my life, feel like living and being happy.

-- Contributed by: Margaret Steen

Hello Marie,

I used to live in Port Charlotte, so I know right where you are. If you use the TOPS find a chapter tool, it helps locate a chapter within a 10 mile radius. Otherwise, you may check into starting your own chapter. Let me know how it goes.

Donna

-- Contributed by: Donna Sundblad

I LIVE IN NORTH PORT,FL.,ON THE WEST COAST..I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A SUPPORT GROUP IN MY AREA.MY ZIP CODE IS--34286,,,PLEASE RESPOND,,,,THANK YOU.

-- Contributed by: Marie E. Servidio

Oh my Cindi! That's fantastic! What kind of diet are you following?

-- Contributed by: Donna Sundblad

i have been a member of tops for 3 yrs and have lost 157 lbs

-- Contributed by: cindi

Hi Denise,

Do you find it works for you?

-- Contributed by: Donna Sundblad

I am a member in Covington, ga.

-- Contributed by: denise stanford

Hi Leslie,

TOPS provides a meeting locater on their website. All you have to do is enter your zip code. People have lost weight for decades with encouragement through TOPS meetings. Be aware though, that TOPS requires that you meet with your doctor who will help you set your weight loss goals.

-- Contributed by: Donna Sundblad

Is there a chapter near me Tracy Ca.

-- Contributed by: Leslie

Hi Patty,

-- Contributed by: Donna Sundblad

I AM WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT TOPS IN MARSHALL IL, I HAVE T DO SOMETHING I AM A FAT HOG AND I CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF MYSELF DOES THIS PROGRAM GET YOU MOTIVATED AND ON COURSE PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME I AM DESPERATE.

-- Contributed by: patty
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