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Mistress of Ceremonies. Mav Brown, is shown placing the
robe on the shoulders of Mrs. Herb (Sylvia) Wenke as she was
crowned
Oregon State Queen at the Recognition Day held
in Portland.
“Take Off Pounds Sensibly” my first TOPS meeting. Every­
(TOPS) is a international or­ one was very friendly and I
ganization. The purpose of which felt very welcome but I really
is just what the name implies. wanted to run instead of step­
It was organized originally with ping on those truth telling
the same idea as Alcohol An­ scales. The awful truth turned
onymous with group therapy out to be 273 1/2 pounds.
being used to help members
The first week wasn’t to bad.
lose weight.
I simply ate the usual things,
Loosing weight is the goal but, only I cut down my usual ser­
attending the meetings which are vings and left out most of my
I
well planned, are interesting and many snacks and nibbles.
fun with members enjoying the was thrilled with my first loss—
That made it
competition and inspirations 7 3/4 pounds.
with
their fellow members. easier to sticlf with it the next
Mrs. Ester Mantz is the founder week and the pounds began to
of TOPS.
come off steadily. As the weeks
The Nyssa Sugar Beat TOPS and months went by I learned
was organized in January of to change my eating habits. I
1970 and meet each Tuesday at wrote down all calorie intake
7;30 p.m. in Room #1 of the and was astonished at how easy
high school building. It is open the pounds came off. The more
to men, women, or children I lost the more I wanted to
interested in losing weight.
lose. Almost every day I did
Belonging to TOPS has more
the exercises that we learned
benefits than just losing weight at our TOPS meetings. The
as Mrs. Herb (Sylvia) Wenke cheers and compliments of all
of rural Adrian can testify. She my fellow members helped my
was honored in Portland at the will power tremendously.
Another thing that helped is
TOPS State Recognition Day
(SRD) 1971 convention held May a story of its own. For se­
14 and 15th at the Hilton Hotel veral years I had been after
Ballroom.
She was crowned my husband to cut down on his
He would jokingly
Oregon State Queen of TOPS smoking.
for losing the largest amount say “When you lose 100 pounds
jof weight in 1970 In the Oregon I’ll quit smoking.” He made
this statement in front of friends
.TOPS clubs.
Mrs. Earl Kygay, Mrs. Emma and family many times and it
Hite, Mrs. Myron Gossard and usually put an end to the con­
Linda Me Partland accompanied versation since I felt it was
Mrs. Wenke on the trip. The utterly impossible for me to
group came back with a lot of lose weight. Well when I joined
new ideas and inspiration for TOPS I reminded him of his
bargin but he didn’t seem wor­
the local TOPS clqb.
The Convention opened Fri­ ried. However, when I had lost
day with registration, followed 50 pounds in 3 months I knew I
by
a general
assembly, could lose another 50. This
question and answer period and gave me an added incentive to
lose. I’m happy to say that an­
a Fellowship Luncheon.
Work Shop sessions in the other three months brought the
afternoon were followed by a needed additional 50 pounds loss
Supervision and Area Captains and my husband did quit smok­
ing.
Dinner. In the evening the
This left another 20 pounds to
“Backslider Best Loser” was
go to reach that dreamed of
honored.
These pounds weren’t
Saturday’s program included goal.
guest speakers and different as easy to lose but with every­
division losers throughout the one encouraging me and helping
build my ego by telling me how
State were honored.
The even;ng banquet was in nice I was looking, I stuck with
honor of all the division winners. it. It took another two months
Sylivia Wenke was presented to shed that last twenty pounds.
I never dreamed I could lose
two dozen red roses, a trophy,
a beautiful crown tiara and over 100 pounds and certainly
jfhany other gifts. By placing not in a short eight months.
4n the Oregon State Recognition I can’t say that it was ter­
Day, Syliva qualifies to go to the ribly hard to do. With every- ;
"International Recognition Day one cheering along the way it ;
:(IRD) finals July 8-9-10 in became easier and easier or i
perhaps my desire became ■
^Washington D.C.
• Sylvia’s success story is an stronger and stronger. I am ;
for the en- i
-Inspiration, and is printed be- very thankful
couragement of all the TOPS I
slow in Sylvia’s own words.
members.
I know I never i
SUCCESS STORY
Z When the Sugar Beat TOPS could or would have done it j
It is wonderful
>ere organized in Nyssa in Jan. on my own.
*1970,1 hear<| the announcement to feel so good and have so much •
tthe radio and wished I had energy.
I feel like a new person and i
courage to attend. Then
a. week or so later when my I guess I look like a new person !
.¿von Lady and I were visiting too as friends that I haven’t •
; over a cup of coffee and she seen for several months pass |
turned down a freshly made me by on the street and don’t •<
I hardly re- 5
doughnut because she had the recognize me.
courage to join, I asked her if cognize myself in the mirror ;<
and its a wonderful glorious |
I could attend the next meeting
I shall be forever i
. with her. And so on Jan. 27 feeling.
with knees shaking I walked into grateful to TOPS.
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The above picture shows Mrs.
Wenke after she had already
joined TOPS and had lost 3o
pounds.
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J>ictured above is the new
■Sylvia Wenke after having lost
UK) 1/2 pounds in a period of
dJfht months through will power
and the help of her co-members
*of the Sugar Beat TOPS.
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