I'm glad you met a nice chapter when you visited. It all boils down to what WE put in our mouths and only one person is responsible. I love TOPS and no one should look down on you. TOPS is a support group......not one out to make money......like all the others. That is why we are non-profit and whatever the individual chapters collect in the way of dues, goes back to the members, not the leader or any other officer. They are all volunteers. The membership fee is definitely worth it.
Most of us with weight issues KNOW what we need to do, but we have trouble sticking with it. After all, we love food.....that is why we are overweight. That is the key to TOPS, SUPPORT. Everyone is there to get it......and most important..... give it back to others.
It doesn't matter how much a member has to lose. If they know they need to lose and their MD agrees [they set your goal weight in TOPS...no charts for us like other organizations] they are welcomed in TOPS. If someone does judge you, that is their problem not yours. They are insecure with themselves and that is why they knock others. Blow them off and hold your head high. I'v had it happen to me as I was losing weight. Others got jealous, tried to cause a lot of problems in chapter and it all backfired. I just laugh when I see these people now.
Hope you keep joining us. We are here for the support too and lots of times we get more here online than at meetings. Probably because we are more passionate about it. Not unusual, you find this with any kind of group.
Good luck and let us know what you do.
Hugs, Summer
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