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Here are Amber's TOPS Articles as submitted to the MayneLiner.

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“Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again.” Frank Sinatra

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet.” Anne Shirley

And of course, “After all…tomorrow is another day.” Scarlet O’Hara.

The New Year is often a time for helpful quotations and affirmations. We may have overindulged during the festivities of last year, maybe returned to old habits, but we can leave behind the things that don’t bring us happiness and good health, try something new, start over, do better.

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While I wrote about this a while back (MayneLiner: Jan 2021 - Medications and Weight Gain: “…One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small…”),

I continue to see it as a crucial message for those of us who take medications but find it difficult to reach a healthy weight. Many of us take pills daily. So, it’s important to keep up with emerging clinical knowledge of their side effects.

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Only 20 per cent of people can maintain their new weight after a year of weight loss, reports Vancouver registered dietitian Desiree Nielsen, adding that some will regain 70 per cent of that lost weight within the first two years.

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It wasn’t me who called you from “Robo Calls International,” in a weird, mechanical voice. Nor did I warn you about your impending Tax or Visa doom. But I have done a wee survey of my friends in TOPS, with just a few innocent questions. Here it is.

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Our last TOPS meeting was made special by a visit from Shannon Smale from TOPS. It was the first time she has visited us in person since the Pandemic began. Arriving on the early ferry, she had coffee at the Bakery, and toured the island before joining us at the Community Centre for our meeting.

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It wasn’t me who called you from “Robo Calls International,” in a weird, mechanical voice. Nor did I warn you about your impending Tax or Visa doom. But I have done a wee survey of my friends in TOPS, with just a few innocent questions. Here it is.

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Our last TOPS meeting was made special by a visit from Shannon Smale from TOPS. It was the first time she has visited us in person since the Pandemic began. Arriving on the early ferry, she had coffee at the Bakery, and toured the island before joining us at the Community Centre for our meeting.

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For everyone who wants extra flavour in their food, without adding sodium or fat, choose mushrooms. Fat-free, low in sodium, low-calorie, free of cholesterol, and packed with fiber, vitamins, and minerals, mushrooms are a healthy option for taking pounds off sensibly.

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Mayne Island is an egg-producing paradise. Do Mayne hens outnumber Mayne humans? Has anyone taken a census? Are we having a hen population explosion?

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“No dessert unless you eat your greens!” we were told. Why? What’s so important about greens?

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Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Do you love … yourself?

Let’s get philosophical. Do you think you are your body, or is your body just the physical side of yourself? I don’t think it matters, actually. Whatever you believe, you need your body, and your body needs you. It’s the only one you have.

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I know. You made a resolution to get fit in 2022, right? Nine times out of ten, people decide to start a fitness regime in the New Year.Well, don’t let me discourage you if I tell you that only 8% of people ever reach their New Year’s resolutions. And less than half of people are still trying past the end of January. But take heart. A resolution isn’t the same as a goal.

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December. It‘s a month full of magic and joy for many of us. We can experience all the gifts of the season while keeping our carefully won healthy weight, if we stay mindful. Here’s how.

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Each week we bravely remove our shoes and glasses and step up on the scale and sometimes the numbers go up and sometimes the numbers go down. But we find that over the course of the year we approach a weight that lets us do more of the things we enjoy. As Plato said, “Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” So, we set sensible goals with our health specialists, and take small steps.

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Regrettably, our Mayne Island TOPS group currently lacks gender diversity. No, TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) isn’t only for women. Our magazine, TOPS News, and website, TOPS.org, are full of stories and pictures of folks who have reached a healthy weight goal, and they aren’t just women. But it’s not like all the Men -o’-Mayne are noticeably girth-free. So, do we not have a mystery here? Delving into the internet, I found some interesting ideas.

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As a child I hated borscht. My parents loved it, so it appeared on the table quite often, along with large helpings of beet puns: Mom’s cooking can’t be beet.

I wish I had eaten more beets back then. I might have become an athlete, since some research indicates that dietary nitrates found in beets, or beetroot, may enhance athletic performance.

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