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TOPS (take off pounds sensibly) Successful weight loss starts with TOPS. Real People, Real Weight Loss. TOPS has never been about promoting unrealistic images of the ���perfect��� body. TOPS is about living your best life no matter what your weight is at any given time. We���re not about trying to be like or look like someone else. At TOPS, we celebrate the fact that real people come in all shapes and sizes. We recognize that people make mistakes, hit plateaus, get discouraged, and sometimes put pounds back on. That���s nothing a celebrity will say in a commercial. We know that our TOPS chapter doesn���t give up on us, even when we want to give up on ourselves. We know that true change takes time, but we also know it���s worth the ���weight.��� That���s why we say TOPS is ���Real People. Real Weight Loss.��� The following TOPS members are 30 | sun lakes lifestyles | march 2013 | learning how sensible nutrition, portion control and regular physical activity are making a difference in their lives. They are TOPS Best Losers for the month: Nancy Davis, Iris Mink, Charlene Fink, Carol Kreckow, Dennis Wilson, Adrianne Broughton, Jeanie Dana, Carolyn Wright, Delores Storey, Jean Borbridge, Jane Gutknecht, Maddie Hulings, Pat Bonarigo, Ann Oliver, Carol White, Harry Cordova. KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensible) at goal or under are Steve Kahn, Dorothy Monterville, Lauren Cutner, Mary Ellen Carroll, and Rosalee Strong. Congratulations to all of you. March is a very exciting month for our TOPS chapter, packed full of wonderful programs and events. Election of Officers for 2013-2014 will be held on March 7, with Installation of Officers on March 28. Our 2012 yearly awards will be held on March 14, with the crowning of our sun lakes rv club Chapter Royalty. We will be recognizing all of our winners in each weight division and honoring all of our KOPS (Keep Of Pounds Sensibly). A big celebration is planned for this event. A key element that sets TOPS apart is our recognition. Celebrating our members��� success is important whether they are losing or maintaining their goal. All Sun Lakes residents are welcomed to attend one meeting free of charge. TOPS yearly membership fee is only $28 with a $3 monthly chapter fee. Each member receives a monthly TOPS magazine. We meet on Thursdays at the South Clubhouse with weigh-ins starting at 9 am and meeting 10 ��� 11 am. Come join us! For info., Rosalee 845-9313 meditation��� a pathway to truth We wonder about the purpose of life��� What higher purpose than to discover our True Nature? Meditation, an integral part of proceeding on a path of Self (God) ��� Realization, promises to do just that. When the mind with its myriad thoughts becomes quiet and still, we can feel what lies beyond. The Pure, Non-Dual (only ONE) Consciousness lies beyond and is our True Eternal Being. Satsang (group meeting with a spiritual aim) begins with a 15 minute meditation followed by a discourse, the subject of which is given below. A short video clip is also presented by a teacher adhering to the same teaching of Non-Duality. Questions are warmly encouraged and satsang concludes with a 5 minute silent meditation. March 7 Relinquish the sense of ���I��� and find the True ���I��� of Infinity March 14 *** NO SATSANG *** March 21 Karma March 28 The Difference Between Meditation and Prayer We meet on Thursday evenings from 6 ��� 7:30 pm in the Main Clubhouse Multipurpose Room (next to the Library). This is a FREE offering. My background includes 29 years of formal spiritual practice under the guidance of two masters and 4 years of teaching. You need not bring anything except an open mind. Info., Gina, 846-1220 or email gina-sat@msn.com. Attention all fellow RVers who are living in Sun Lakes. If you would like to enjoy the company of good friends and fun times, you are invited to join our club. We offer planned activities at each of our rallies with your choice of participation. Activities may include a round of golf, bocce ball, ring toss or bean bag baseball. Some members gather for card games in the evenings. Not the gaming type? We can offer you one of everybody���s favorite pastimes of getting together to share a few meals. If interested in becoming a member of our club, contact Jim & Lyn Ball at 769-3028. Upcoming rallies are: March 10 - 15: Havasu Falls RV Resort. Info., Dale & Betty, 8456528. May 5-9: Orange Grove RV Park near Bakersfield. Info., Bob & Amy Stilson, 769-2996. Sept. 15 - 20: Sierra Meadows RV Resort near the town of Oakhurst, 20 miles south of Yosemite entrance. This is a new park on our list for all of us to explore. Info., Dave & Ellie Allred, 845-5817. Nov. 3-8: The Springs at Borrego. Info., Jon & Judy Reese, 845-6248. | sun lakes lifestyles | march 2013 | 31