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Wasilla, Alaska
TOPS AK, 0150, Wasilla

"Both my new and old TOPS friends have always been there for me, and I thank them all!"

“The day before Thanksgiving 1992, I told myself I had to get some weight off. I phoned my friend Lee to ask if she’d go to TOPS with me. By the time I finished saying, “You can think about it,” she’d already said, “Yes!”"

"On December 2 we walked into the meeting place of TOPS OR 0663, Springfield. There were 15 people in the room. We were really scared, but they were really happy to see us.

I weighed in at 334.75 pounds. That day, I promised myself I would be 100 pounds lighter by the following Christmas.

Walking was hard for me at that time, but I knew I needed to exercise. Lee and I started going to a swimming pool four times per week (at 5:30 in the morning!) The pounds began to come off. I worked hard to lose those 100 pounds by Christmas, but didn’t make it. I had, however, lost 99 pounds! I reached my 100-pound loss in January 1994. 

I was diagnosed with cancer shortly after that. My TOPS friends helped keep me going. I missed a few meetings, but stuck with it. After several years, my health started getting bad again and I needed more help. My daughter, Pat, encouraged me to move to Alaska to be closer to her. A few years later, I did just that. Pat and I joined TOPS AK 0150, Wasilla, in September 2001.

I worked hard and, by September 2008, I reached my goal weight of 150 pounds with a total loss of 184.5 pounds. My size has gone from a 26 to a 12. There have been many ups and downs, but I kept going to meetings. Both my new and old TOPS friends have always been there for me, and I thank them all!"