Monday, March 7, 2011
\nColumn 407
\nThe Diary of an Unhealthy Dart Throwing Slug. Week Five of Nine.<\/b><\/p>\n
March 2, 2011<\/span> \u201cI asked you to take it easy on me,\u201d I said. His response, \u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n At the half-way point I\u2019ve gained back three of the pounds I\u2019d lost \u2013 I\u2019ve lost nine pounds. That\u2019s exactly how many darts it took me to close the deal with eight remaining last night at Union Jacks in Bethesda, Maryland…<\/p>\n …so I\u2019m not just a bum when it comes to dieting.<\/p>\n March 4, 2011<\/span> For example, when we pass a hunk of chocolate cake at the grocery bakery counter and lust for it we have to \u201crecognize the craving\u201d for what it is, appreciate that it is temporary (that it will \u201cpass in about 90 seconds\u201d) and \u201credirect the craving immediately\u201d to some other behavior.<\/p>\n Something like this happened to me today while I was throwing darts. I wanted ten beers. Fortunately I remembered Chapter 4, recognized the craving, redirected my urge and had just four instead.<\/p>\n Later when I stopped by the store for some oranges a new craving grabbed me. Twinkies were begging me to buy them and take them home. So again, as a new student of good health, I recognized the evil, redirected the craving and settled for a large bag of Lays potato chips.<\/p>\n Probably this is why I have gained back almost a quarter of the weight I lost.<\/p>\n March 6, 2011<\/span> After five weeks I have lost twelve pounds and, being a realist, have revised my nine-week goal to lose 25 pounds rather than 53.<\/p>\n I have also revised my plan to someday take a leg from Phil Taylor. My goal next time is to get my score down to 266.<\/p>\n From the Field,<\/p>\n Dartoid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today marks the half-way point in my quest to make it to nine weeks on Reverend Raw\u2019s Whole Health Plan and whittle away a quarter of myself \u2013 53 pounds \u2013 to reach my high school fighting weight, not that I\u2019ve ever really fought anybody. I did try to wrestle a few dates in the back seat of my \u201967 Camaro but they slapped me senseless, just like fifteen-time world champion Phil Taylor once did in Vegas, finishing 121 and leaving me with 366.<\/p>\n \u201cI asked you to take it easy on me,\u201d I said. 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\nToday marks the half-way point in my quest to make it to nine weeks on Reverend Raw\u2019s Whole Health Plan and whittle away a quarter of myself \u2013 53 pounds \u2013 to reach my high school fighting weight, not that I\u2019ve ever really fought anybody. I did try to wrestle a few dates in the back seat of my \u201967 Camaro but they slapped me senseless, just like fifteen-time world champion Phil Taylor once did in Vegas, finishing 121 and leaving me with 366.<\/p>\n
\nOne of the lessons in the Whole Health Plan that I like is the advice about cravings found in Chapter 4 (\u201cPractice Staying Present”). The lesson is pretty simple: We have to recognize our cravings and \u201ckeep our poise and presence of mind\u201d to get past them.<\/p>\n
\nI am back on the wagon. I have shed all but one of the pounds I gained back.<\/p>\n