{"id":259,"date":"2023-02-20T19:18:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T19:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/?p=259"},"modified":"2023-02-20T19:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T19:18:58","slug":"were-more-than-just-a-weight-loss-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/were-more-than-just-a-weight-loss-club\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re more than just a weight loss club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0915-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0915-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0915-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0915-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0915-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0915.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>From left: Service Program Administrators Judy Pruett and Carol Harper; myself, and Board of Directors member Karen Tinlin.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You know what impresses me about TOPS?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, SO many things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this especially &#8212; since 1966, do you realize that we&#8217;ve contributed <strong>more than $16 million<\/strong> toward understanding and treating the effects of obesity on health, and toward learning ways to help people effectively lose weight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research supported by TOPS has made major contributions to the world\u2019s understanding of obesity and its links to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammation and cancer. And year after year, we continue to support the research being done at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcw.edu\/\">Medical College of Wisconsin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, TOPS is MCW\u2019s longest sustaining donor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How cool is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re a part of it all, as a TOPS member, you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0872-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-317 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0872-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0872-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0872-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0872-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0872.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The whole group at our recent reception.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>There seems to be some confusion sometimes, about our status as a nonprofit organization. Being a nonprofit; that doesn&#8217;t mean we don&#8217;t need money to survive &#8212; because we absolutely do. We&#8217;re still a business, at the end of the day, and we have lots of expenses. But we exist to help people live better, longer lives. We give extra money to science, and keep yearly dues fairly low, to make the program accessible to the largest number of individuals possible. We&#8217;re non-commercial, evidence-based, and have a mission of helping everyday people become healthier, so they can do more of the things they enjoy with the people they love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But back to the medical research &#8212; that&#8217;s all because of TOPS founder Esther Manz. It started with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esther knew there was no magical way to lose weight. Some people could drop pounds simply by watching what they ate and moving more, but Esther struggled to make the number on the scale go down &#8212; even when she was mindful of what she ate and became more active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was intriguing to her; the fact that weight loss could look different, based on your genes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esther wanted to learn more, so it sparked her interest in medical research. She even allowed herself to be tested to see why weight loss was so difficult for her. All this curiosity led to TOPS Club Inc. donating $250,000 to Evangelical Deaconess Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1966 to start a clinical investigation on obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marked the beginning of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tops.org\/tops\/TOPS\/tops-genome-registry.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TOPS Club Inc. 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We ran a story about our ties to the Medical College, and the obesity research field, in the March-April issue (which, if you haven&#8217;t gotten it yet, watch those doorsteps! It should be arriving any day now).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carol Holtz, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tops.org\/tops\/TOPS\/Member\/tops-online-membership.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Meeting Facilitator<\/a>, and none other than Esther Manz&#8217;s granddaughter, has been a valuable asset in helping us assemble and write these magazine features. You might have noticed, but each TOPS News issue in 2023 is showcasing a feature tied to our history, in honor of our 75th year. The idea is, you have to see where we came from, to envision where we&#8217;re headed in our next 75 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you haven&#8217;t read the story yet, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgdigitalpublishing.com\/publication\/?m=67361&amp;i=781303&amp;p=26&amp;ver=html5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do so online. Here&#8217;s the link<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in the photos I&#8217;ve sprinkled within this blog, back in late October 2022, the Medical College of Wisconsin honored TOPS at an evening reception of sorts, for all the financial gifts we&#8217;ve provided over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a dedication ceremony, and we came together to celebrate the renaming of a (beautiful!) conference room at MCW. I wish Esther could have seen it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Srivedya Kidambi, who, you might recognize that name from TOPS News or a TOPS Talk, was in attendance, as well. She addressed the room, about just how far we&#8217;ve come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0726-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0726-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0726-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0726-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0726-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/tops-of-mind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022_10_21_MCW_OOIA_TOPS_0726.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Dr. Kidambi<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidambi is the Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine at MCW, as well as a regular contributor to our magazine. I loved hearing her speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I can&#8217;t tell you how nice it was to put faces with names, and break bread, so to speak, with the people who are helping to further our noble cause, of combatting obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, I can&#8217;t tell you how refreshing it was to look around the room and feel so grateful to work for an organization that values the &#8220;big&#8221; stuff. It&#8217;s not just about chapter meetings or the latest TOPS Guide or what we share on Facebook (although, those are certainly pieces of the puzzle, that make up who we are as a group!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This; this medical research; is something bigger than us. It&#8217;s something we&#8217;ll be remembered for. It&#8217;s our own piece of history. 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