Buddhists Unite!

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Team Name:	Buddhists Unite!
Members:	12
Location:	90036

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Because the “Middle Path” is all about balance, accountability & kindness to all sentient beings (including yourself,) a fit body is often an outward signal of inner peace. The concepts of right view, right action, right effort & right mindfulness can be directly applied to the practice of proper nutrition, exercise and acceptance. .

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Friday, November 20, 2009, 12:28 PM

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I'm a 35 year old belly dancer. I want to drop some weight to regain my agility & stamina for dance.

40, female. Enjoy birds, gardening, wildlife, religious studies. Want to get my exercise and eating habits back on track with what they used to be when I first learned how to eat healthier and exercise regularly (about 10-12 years ago). My job seasonally demands a lot of time spent driving. I enjoy archery and it's another goal of mine to do it regularly again.

I'm 25 years old, married with no children. We have a cat and a dog that I adore. I have a difficult time with motivation, and tend to find myself zoning in front of the television. I have a fairly stressful job, so I tend to "emotionally eat" and "veg out" a too often. I have a hard time with exercise, and really dislike going to the gym. I prefer the outdoors, so have been going on long walks with my dog to get some exercise! I live in upstate NY, so as winter comes it will be a little more difficult to get exercise outside.

Female, age 56, very active usually, although double-sprained my ankle @ 6 weeks ago so have been inactive and wearing a "boot". Still have @ 1 week to go with it. Haven't gone back to gym yet or started walking again with my greyhounds. Hope to be able to start back soon.

I'M BACK (2.20.09) .... I had given up, plain and simple and had actually gained weight, up to 222 ....and then on Dec 6, 2008 I lost my job...been unemployed for 2 months...and while that does have me completely freaked out... I've also been able to take 2-3 hour walks every day and I've started run/walking too... and I've lost 20 pounds. I'm still not eating right though.... I’m 44 years old. I don’t know anyone else who moves to SoCal and GAINS 50+ pounds in 12 years but that’s what I managed to do. At the same time (nearly 12 years ago) I coincidentally quit drinking and it seems I gladly traded that crutch for a hellacious sugar/sweets addiction. I work in a semi-techie field that keeps me sitting in front of a computer all day. It’s a long way from Art School. I’m also a writer and performer… and I’ve found lately that I’m not writing as much or as well as I would normally expect, and I have also stopped performing… I tell myself it’s because I’m not enjoying it or that I feel like I’ve “lost a step” …but the truth is, I feel uncomfortable being up there as heavy as I currently am. I find myself for the first time in my life actually acting like “the fat guy” on stage… Basically doing fat jokes at my own expense… I’ve never done that sort of thing before. I've always been aware of my weight, but I could always lose when I found myself getting heavier... but for some reason now I feel more "doomed to being fat" than I ever used to.

I am 60, married, live with my husband and numerous dogs and cats. I am self employed and love my work but it takes a lot of hours and energy. I use my job as an excuse not to exercise. I have have always had weight and food issues, but I ballooned in my 20's. I joined OA when I was about 30 and lost the weight and was able to control it for several years. But in the last 15 years, I just gave up. I had surgery (a vertical sleeve gastrectomy) on 6/8/09. My top weight (5/15/09?) was 263. Pre-op weight (6/8/09): 252

I'm a freelance illustrator, female, 62 years old. I'm way overweight and am sad about it.

I am in my 50s and am tired of being tired. Today, I choose to step onto a healthier path, and I invite myself to choose to create habits that will honor that path.

25 year old mother of a two year old. In my late teens/early twenties I was a health junkie, but somehow I fell off the bandwagon after my son's birth, an encounter with an autoimmune disorder (TTP) and lots of medical issues/depression related to that. I'm finally ready to start taking care of myself again!

41 yrs old, female, married, 1 daughter (age 7), live in Saint Louis. Hobbies are cooking, gardening and anything to do with nature.

Creative, Advertising, Performing. I have a chronic illness and on of the symptoms is weight gain. I have always been active and now find i injure myself more because of the weight gain. I would like to shed these lbs and get confident about performing, have more energy and rejoice in my femininity again.

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