Ok got back from the river trip today.
Lots of temptation with the s'mores at night, but I just drank my chocolate drink at night and I was fine.
Everyone including the kids were very supportive about my diet. They would forget once in awhile and offer me a cookie or something else I could not eat and then they would remember and apologize. I'd tell them that it was alright.
Ran into a problem on the first day though. I had bought a brand new life jacket about a month ago for this trip. I had trouble buckling it closed back then, well I put it on and realized it was now too big and I had to tighten the buckles.
The front parts were actually crossing each other before it was tight enough.
Had a similar problem with my rain pants and luckily it had a draw string so that held them up.
We went 52 miles down the river. I know I did most of the paddling that second day, my partner was what we call a "bread butterer" they make the motions but nothing really gets done.
I am feeling alot better. My back no longer bothers me. My ankles no longer hurt, my left knee is not popping all the time now and I am sleeping much better.
My hips are a bit sore from sitting in the canoe, but I noticed I was not as rung out or as tired as I was last year at the end of the days.