Dan out of Hell !

Just got back the other day from my weekend of debauchery in good ole Wisconsin. I managed not to eat that much, quantity wise, while I was up there, but I still weighed in at 226 on Sunday night.

The bad news from the trip is that I severely sprained my left ankle while out there. I thought I was all cool in my big, black crocs--but word to the wise, don't play catch with a football in crocs. I went up for a high thrown ball (thanks Suhas) and the ground was a lot lower than I suspected under my left foot when I came down. I landed awkwardly, heard a pop and rolled over. Wanting to avoid the situation, I started to try and crawl away from the pain. Yeah, that didn't really help. Thankfully, my hypochondriac roommate had an ankle wrap or splint thingie in his bag.

A few complications arose from this injury. First, I was unable to compete against Suhas in the 40/50 yard dash that we had planned, so the timing of the injury definitely seemed suspicious to some--or at the very least, it gave them "license to ill" me. Also, I don't get injured often, and I figured that I would be able do drink away some of the pain. No, not so much. After numerous "shotguns" and more beer than most humans should swallow, I didn't feel a buzz of any real sort. So I kept going... Eventually things kicked in as they should, but it was a little late and most had gone to sleep. At this late hour, I finally decided to relieve myself, but was too lazy to go to the washroom, so I hopped on my right foot into the woods.......and tripped and fell (over the broken chair our friend Ryan had thrown in a few hours earlier), spraining my other ankle and having to make lemonade from my knees. It was almost pathetic enough to require weepage, but I manned up.

Anywho, I ate sensibly and didn't drink any brew on Monday and I weighed in at 223 this morning. I am going on a water and slim-fast diet this week--gotta look good for the wedding I'm standing up in on Saturday. Maybe there is even a bridesmaid with low self-esteem, in which I can claw my hooks!

If my ankle feels better soon, I will return to working out on the Wii Fit, but I'm guessing it may take a few days. I can probably still do push ups and jackknifes, but the yoga and standing maneuvers will be on hold.