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This weekend my boyfriend and I are taking a trip to his parents’ house. It’s just a couple of hours away, so the travel is not a big deal. The challenge comes from the fact that we’ll be off our routine, so it will be harder than usual to exercise and I won’t have as much control over food options.

Tonight, for example, I know we have dinner reservations at some relatively nice restaurant. That’s not a big deal; my guess is that I can find a nice salmon salad or similar on the menu. Tomorrow, though, will probably be a day of dining out, and perhaps not in places that offer the healthiest choices. Part of the difficulty is that I don’t eat meat (besides fish), so when most people can order the relatively healthy grilled chicken sandwich… Me, not so much. I have to order the not at all healthy grilled cheese or fried fish sandwich. You get the idea…

The upside is that, if the weather cooperates and it doesn’t pour rain all weekend, we’ll probably go hiking out to a waterfall on Saturday, and maybe up into the mountains a bit. And that will be awesome!

We have a lot of travel coming up over the next several months, so I’m just going to have to get myself in the mindset for it, deal with the food as best I can, and keep the exercise routine as stable as possible. It’s about maintaining my own focus, and not letting myself make excuses for why I “can’t.” This time excuses are not an option!