Member News

August

• 'They check on each other'
  'Every Friday morning, a dozen or so folks from all across the area file into the Hilltop community center in West Cullman. Men and women, old and young, they show up to the unassuming, small brick building not only to lend each other some support — but to receive a little support in kind.'
• Clinton woman honored for weight loss success
  'Kathy Cliché of Clinton, who lost 85.4 pounds, and Larry Faber of Mason City who lost 102 pounds, are the 2021 Iowa Queen and King. They were recently honored at the Iowa recognition events.'
• Ludington’s Brett Vanderwater earns TOPS honor
  'Brett Vanderwater, of Ludington, was honored by TOPS for his 76.6-pound weight loss at the Michigan recognition held in Mount Pleasant in May.'
• 88-year-old Claresholm woman celebrated for losing 122 lbs
  'Alberta’s biggest 'losers' are being recognized. TOPS Club has announced its members who lost the most weight by the end of 2021, regardless of how long it took them to shed those pounds. Velda Weisensel, 88, of Claresholm has been named the 2021 Alberta Queen, losing a total of 122.75 lbs.'
• Lincolnville woman recognized as a leading ‘loser’ for 2021
  'Cynthia Rainfrette-Barlow, of Lincolnville, who lost 51 pounds, is the 2021 Maine Queen. She was honored May 14 at the Maine recognition event.'
• Local Man is Crowned TOPS Iowa King
  'Weight loss, for some, is a concept. For others, like Mason City's Larry Faber, it is not only achievable, but it also actually happened. Larry was recently crowned TOPS Iowa King for his weight loss success.'
• QC woman is weight-loss royalty (wait until you see her now!)
  'TOPS provides an individual approach to weight loss and overall wellness. Consistent group support, health education, and recognition are all key components to successful weight management. Iowa has an adult obesity rate of 36.5%, eighth highest in the United States.'
• Claresholm woman is the weight loss queen of Alberta
  'Although Velda Weisensel had lost an impressive 122.75 pounds, she did not think she would be the 2021 queen of Alberta, because that title was going to someone in Lethbridge. However, when the final numbers were tallied, Weisensel was in fact the TOPS 2021 Alberta Queen.'

July

• Pointe Claire resident crowned Quebec Queen for weight loss
  'Pointe Claire resident Jeanne Murrison has been crowned Quebec Queen. She won her title as a member of TOPS, the weight loss network, for losing more weight – 28.5 pounds in total – than any other female TOPS member in the province.'
• Russellville's O'Bryant loses 87 pounds through TOPS, wins 2022 TOPS Queen award
  'I decided to go to the TOPS chapter here in Russellville. I walked in and was greeted royally. I didn’t feel any condemnation or anything. I stepped on their scales and they told me that I don’t have to join, but I was wanting to.'
• Regina Barrett shares her weight-loss story
  'Though it took two years, on April 26, 2021 we were all KOPS at the same time, an exciting evening for us. In that moment, I felt accomplished, that I had done something, that only I could do for myself.'
• Madison woman celebrates success in her weight-loss journey
  'Sitting in the lobby outside her gym, 5-foot, 5-inch Margaret Grillo, 75, looks trim and sporty in her workout clothes. There is no outward sign that Grillo used to tuck away a whole bag of Cheetos in bed with some chocolates every night, or would polish off a whole 'box of macaroni' with butter around midnight.'
• Roseburg man named Oregon King by weight-loss support organization
  'Steve Lewis of Roseburg lost 25.6 pounds in 2021 and was named the 2021 Oregon King by TOPS Club, a nonprofit weight-loss support organization.'
• Marion woman honored as organization's weight loss queen for 2021
  'Brenda Kay Cline of Marion, who lost 154.5 pounds, is the 2021 North Carolina Queen. She was honored May 13-14 at the North Carolina recognition event in Raleigh.'

June

• 'It has to be a change in your mindset': Arizona woman talks her nearly 160-pound weight loss journey
  'Turns out, there's royalty right here in Arizona! A mom has been crowned queen of weight loss after losing more than 150 pounds.'
• Covington man among nonprofit weight-loss group’s ‘royalty’
  'Hays Harper of Covington, who lost 17.8 pounds, and Ann Hedden of Watkinsville, who lost 74.75 pounds, are the 2021 Georgia Queen and King. They were honored in April at the Georgia recognition event.'
• Golden Meadow woman and Houma man earn TOPS® recognition for weight loss successes
  'Tillie Breaux of Golden Meadow, who lost 96 pounds, and Eiffel Levron of Houma, who lost 10 pounds, are the 2021 Louisiana Queen and King. They were honored March 24-26 at the Louisiana recognition event.'
• Boonville TOPS member Paul Wilson crowned TOPS New York State King
  'Members of Boonville TOPS Chapter 1106 attended the annual State Recognition Days in Auburn on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, and witnessed one of their own being crowned as New York State King of the organization.'
• Buckeye woman crowned TOPS queen
  'Buckeye resident Amy Sather has been crowned TOPS' 2021 Arizona and International Queen after shedding 159 pounds, more than any other TOPS female member in the United States and Canada.[
• Muskogee woman, Okay man earn TOPS recognition for weight loss
  'A Muskogee woman and Okay man were recently honored at an event after being named the 2021 Oklahoma Queen and King by TOPS Club Inc.'

May

• Muskogee residents recognized internationally for weight loss
  'Muskogee residents Ed Harmon, Erika Self, and Daryl Collins, as well as several other Muskogee TOPS members, were recognized for their weight loss success at the Oklahoma TOPS State Recognition Days recently in Tulsa. Together, this group has lost more than 400 pounds.'