Enough is enough!!! I have declared war on my middle-age spread.
On September 2 I joined TOPS FL 0824 that meets in the chapel at New Tribes Mission Homes in Sanford with 21 members of various ages. It is a wonderful group with folks of kindred spirit in our weight loss journey and many involved in gospel missions.
The mission of the TOPS chapter is to help and support members’ efforts to lose weight and keep it off sensibly. The group encourages each other to follow sound nutrition and exercise plans to reach weigh goals set by their healthcare professionals. Various members of each TOPS chapter present the weekly program (materials available from national office).
October 7 was my turn. A conversation with “Grandma Gracie” led to a program on S.M.A.R.T. goal setting. As follow-up to us each putting a target weight for Dec. 31 in a time capsule last week, I described the characteristics of S.M.A.R.T. goals: Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
In working through a goal setting worksheet I had created, I invited TOPS members to identify obstacles and hindrances to meeting our time capsule goals and we discussed how to deal with each. I encouraged each person to list individuals/organizations/resources that can assist in achieving their goal and make a detailed plan of action.
My personal weight loss has been rather slow, but at least I’ve finally broke through a long plateau and it has dropped the last three weeks. With a clearly defined strategy and resources, God’s help, and fun friendly TOPS support…my eyes are on the goals of less weight, more energy and better health for God’s service.
