Day 34, on which I see a bad moon risin.

Two things are happening that are conspiring to throw me off track in my #100DaysofHealth efforts.

First, I’ve developed a bit of an injury. My left knee (which has no known problems but which does occasionally flare up like this) has been bothering me for more than a week. In the past couple of days, it’s gotten bad enough that I have a hard time walking downstairs (though up seems to be fine) and doing some of the things that are part of the bootcamp I take every other day.

No, I haven’t gone to a doctor. But thanks to the interwebs, I’ve self-diagnosed my problem as a Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain. Yes, I understand how foolish I sound right now. Yes, I know that if you said the same thing to me, I’d tell you to go to a doctor and find out for sure what was up.

But the important thing is that there’s a big part of me that thinks that I should just rest it so that it doesn’t get worse. There’s another really big part of me that says, “If you rest it, you won’t work out for 2 weeks, and you’ll lose every bit of the ground you’ve gained”. And yet another part says, “Wow, taking a couple of weeks off from hour a day workouts? Sounds AWESOME.”

Then there’s hurdle #2: I’m leaving this week for a 5 day trip to Vegas. Vegas, home of copious delicious food, hours of sitting on one’s ass drinking free cocktails, and, as near as I can tell, no easy access to a gym.

These two things could easily conspire to throw me baaaaaadly off track, so here’s my plan.

I leave Wednesday, but not until 2, so I can go to the gym beforehand.

I come back Sunday and will be home in time for my usual yoga class.

On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, I’ll take advantage of the awesome-looking pool at the hotel where we’re staying. As much as I hate to be seen in a bathing suit, swimming is probably the best thing for this knee; I just need to do it an hour each day.

I’ll keep my breakfasts to fruit and lean protein OR not eat them at all, which is what I usually do when I’m home.

I’ll have salads for lunch.

Dinners are the most dangerous time in Vegas. If you haven’t been there lately, it’s a foodie paradise.  However, I’m going with 2 other people so my plan is to order an appetizer but not an entrée, let the 2 guys order dinner, and eat that. Don’t worry, they know me, and won’t get upset that I’m eating off THEIR plate. I sound crazy again, right??

It’s only 5 days. I can come back from the desert as healthy as when I arrived. I just have to stick to my plan despite all the distraction and fun.

I’ll let you know.