Ester S. Manz, was a 208-pound housewife pregnant with her fifth child when a kitchentable gathering in 1948 inspired her to found TOPS, a weight-loss support group.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is celebrating 75 years of service, having helped millions of people to take off and keep off pounds sensibly since its inception in 1948.
From the very beginning, TOPS has been a nonprofit, noncommercial…