TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 0308-Hagerstown’s next meeting will be held Friday, Jan. 26, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 16 N. Cleveland Ave., Hagerstown, instead of Thursday, Jan. 25.

Last week’s educational program focused on a round-robin discussion of healthy strategies for systematically reducing daily and meal-specific calorie counts.

Suggestions from those present included — “I crochet while reading or watching TV, instead of snacking; … keep a chopped salad in the refrigerator for healthy snacking; I eat a small salad with every meal — it really fills me up; I use portion-controlled Skinny Popcorn packs for snacks; three bean salad makes a good meal; I switched to a no-sugar salad dressing; … use a small-size plate so I don’t need to fill the bigger plate; … cutting back on cheese portions and eating cheese only once a day …; making a meal of my favorite sauce on a bowl of green and yellow squash instead of pasta …”

The public is invited to join TOPS 0308 at weekly meetings — usually Thursdays.

For more information, call Fanny Crawford at 301-730-1638 or Dodie Ruskie at 301-223-3448.