Newsletter - July 2012 for Barnstable & Plymouth Counties
Area Captains
Newsletter July 2012 for Barnstable & Plymouth Counties
Link to May 2012
Newsletter!
Barbara Pacheco...7
Autumn Way Bourne, MA... 508-833-8805... e-mail
bptops@aol.com
"Enjoy the peace your
valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost;
Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies!"
How
old are you?
A
woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch.
"I couldn't help noticing how happy you look," she said. "What's your
secret for a long happy life?" "I smoke three packs of cigarettes a
day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods,
and never exercise." "That's amazing," the woman said. "How old are
you?' "Twenty-six," he said.
I can't believe this year is already 1/2 over. How many of you made New
Years resolutions to lose weight this year? Are you going the wrong
weigh?
It's never too late to.........
BEGIN AGAIN
One of the best things we can do in our lives is this: BEGIN
AGAIN
Begin to see yourself as you were when you were the happiest and
strongest you've ever been.
Begin to remember what worked for you (and what worked against you), and
try to capture the magic again.
Begin to remember how natural it was when you were a child -- to live
a lifetime each day.
Begin to forget the baggage you have carried with you for years: the
problems that don't matter anymore, the tears that cried themselves
away, and the worries that are going to wash away on the shore of
tomorrow's new beginning.
Tomorrow tells us it will be here every new day of our lives; and if
we will be wise, we will turn away from the problems of the past and
give the future -- and ourselves -- a chance to become the best of
friends.
Sometimes all it takes is a wish in the heart to let yourself ... begin
again.
Collin McCarty
We
still have summer to enjoy but before we know it September will be here.
What does that mean? It means we will be going back to school.
The next Inspiration Workshop
will be on Saturday
Sept. 15th.
We guarantee you will get
your money's worth when you attend our next Inspiration Workshop on
Saturday September 15, 2012 in Franklin, MA. We are offering a double
your money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. You are asking
yourself how can that be.. Easy, it is a
FREE
workshop. You and your fellow members will be going "Back to School" for
the day. Great workshop to bring a
friend to.....whether they belong to TOPS or not. Registration
begins at 8:30. Bells rings at 9:15. Do not be late or you will have to
deal with Wavering Wanda and Sensible Samantha.
Franklin Senior Center 10
Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin, MA 02038-1878.
Gail and Barbara
We are still in the
planning process but some classes are math, english, cooking, recess
(YEA YEA) health, Lunch..bring your own in your favorite lunch box,
drama, music, gym and assembly hall. The subjects will all be TOPS
related. Directions will be
in the September newsletter.
If your chapter would like
anything printed in the newsletter just send it to me. Good weight loss
for the month ....what did you all do right?? Bad weight loss for the
month...begin again!!!!
Any interesting contests
or programs you are doing? We all can share and learn from each other.
Thought for
the month: Always remember
that your happiness starts with you.
You can use the following
article for a program
The Best Diet to Lower Cholesterol
For decades, those with high cholesterol
have been given a list of don’ts when it comes to their diet: Don’t eat
cholesterol-rich eggs; don’t eat butter; don’t eat red meat or regular
ice cream. Well, now researchers have identified a list of dos for the
diet that may work to lower cholesterol levels better than avoiding
those don’ts.
In a study published
in the
Journal of the
American Medical Association, researchers found that eating cholesterol-lowering foods
like nuts, soy protein, and certain fiber-rich items result in bigger
drops in “bad” LDL cholesterol than avoiding high-fat meat, eggs, and
dairy foods.
“Doctors tend to focus on telling
patients what to avoid instead of what to add,” said study co-author
Cyril Kendall, a research scientist at the University of Toronto.
In the study involving 345 participants,
one group was randomly assigned to get dietary advice on
cholesterol-lowering foods such as oats, barley, soy milk, tofu, nuts,
and legumes; they were also instructed to eat margarine enriched with
plant sterols, which are plant chemicals that have been shown to reduce
cholesterol. People in a control group were told to reduce their fat
intake by eating low-fat dairy products, whole-grain cereals, and fruits
and vegetables, advice endorsed by the American Heart Association.
The first group had nearly a 14 percent
drop in LDL cholesterol -- the average level dropped from 171
milligrams/deciliter to 145 mg/dL -- while the control group had only a
3 percent decline, a drop from 171 to 163. (A level above 160 mg/dL is
considered high.) The study didn’t address whether health outcomes, like
heart attack prevention, would be affected by this level of decline.
Here’s the diet that brought the biggest
drop in cholesterol levels. (The researchers didn’t test to see whether
supplements worked, so stick with whole foods.)
-- Soy products. Eat four
servings a day; each serving is equivalent to 4 ounces of firm tofu, 1
cup of soy milk, 1/2 cup of soybeans, 3/4 cup of soy yogurt, or 1/3 cup
roasted soy nuts.
-- Nuts. Eat about 1.5 ounces per
day of any kind of nuts, including almonds, peanuts, and cashews.
-- Foods fortified with plant
sterols. Eat four servings a day of products fortified with plant
sterols, including an 8-ounce glass of orange juice, cup of yogurt, and
tablespoon of margarine. The US Food and Drug Administration allows such
fortified foods to be labeled “cholesterol-lowering”.
-- Fiber-rich foods. Eat four to
five 4-ounce servings a day of foods rich in viscous fiber, a kind of
sticky fiber found in beans, legumes, oats, barley, and cereals that
contain psyllium. Wheat bran and produce rich in insoluble fiber -- for
all their nutritional benefits -- don’t contain much viscous fiber.