Aloha Birch Bay.....

     We will be leaving Birch Bay tomorrow morning.  It is hard to believe that the Summer is already over, but it is.  The leaves are turning, and the days are cooler.  The bay is choppy, and the boats still moored are bobbing around and looking as if they want to come in out of the cold water.  We are taking all of the crab with us to Hawaii.  We will give most of it to our Hawaiian friends.  They always look forward to our return, particularly because of the crab.  Hawaii will be slightly different this year because we are sharing our little Mango Shack with Harald and Jake.  I'm sure we will do just fine together, but I am used to having things just so, and they are definitely not as particular.  I will have to do some adjusting.  Like my grandfather used to say,  "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," but I will try to learn a few, especially the one where I keep my mouth shut.  I am discouraged because I have gained weight.  Throughout this diet, I have comforted myself that although I am not losing weight quickly, at least I am not gaining it.  However, now that has changed.  I have gained, and I am going to have to restrict myself.  I know what I did to myself.  Rather than being strictly keto, I added jam in wraps.  They were delicious but messed up the keto balance.  I cannot do that even though I enjoyed it.  Now I am facing my mistakes, and I will have to get myself going again.  I started keto one year ago.  I have not regained the weight I lost, but I have not continued to lose, and I'm starting to creep upward.  This will never do!  So today, one year later, I am recommitting myself to keto, and I intend to be back on track to provide a really good report next week.  By then, I will be back in Waianae and doing my daily walk along Pokai Bay and attending to my exercising at 24-hour fitness with the addition of water walking.  Jacob bought an exercise cycle and will show me how to use it effectively.  That's probably an excellent idea, so I will add cycling to my exercise regimen.  I wish losing weight was easy, but it is not.  I wish gaining weight was not easy, but for me, it is.  Ultimately, I must stay committed and keep working until I reach my goal.