Keto Commitment.....

​     Even though I haven't lost any weight this week, I'm sticking with keto.   As I mentioned, I'm going to the doctor this coming week to figure out what's going on with my inability to lose weight. I'm putting in 7 to 8 Miles daily, including 50 minutes of intense cardio. I'm also consuming fewer than 1200 calories daily, so this is just not making any sense. I should be losing weight. I'm not cheating, and I'm not lying to myself. I've never lived in denial! It will be interesting to see what can be figured out. I suspect I am going through the same things as my younger sister, who has lipedema and hypothyroidism. It will be interesting to see what the doctor determines. In the meantime, we enjoy our life, live healthily, and engage in every activity we find within our area. ​We're still having a wonderful time in Birch Bay. It started cooling off yesterday. It was between 75 and 80 this past week, but yesterday it dropped to below 75 again, and the weekly forecast says it will remain between 70 and 75° degrees. I feel so sorry for the people living with terrible heat, particularly my daughter and her family in Phoenix. I'm so happy that we don't have our place in Houston anymore, and we don't have to worry about everything that goes along with that area, including hurricanes and highly humid summer heat.  Although I loved living there because of our view and the wonderful ocean breezes, I'm happy that we sold our little place.  We no longer have to worry about these things and continue to thrive in Birch Bay.  Steve and I are receiving a lot of produce from neighbors in the area. We've been getting the occasional zucchini from the neighbor next door and berries from Steve's friend Annette. She's a grower for Welches and periodically brings us blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. It's such a huge treat, and we appreciate it so much! Steve gives her crab in return, so I know she's delighted with the exchange.  We picked more of the ripening blackberries, and I'm cooking them this morning for jam.  In other news, I'm relieved because Steve also brought his brother's 30-horsepower motor and put it on the big boat he just finished repairing. The new motor will act as a pusher motor so they can get back to Birch Bay if anything goes wrong with the big motor.  He had a motor, but I thought it was too small.  This motor is much better.  They're planning on doing a lot of fishing around the Canadian Islands, which I think is very exciting, mainly because they can fish for lingcod, my all-time favorite fish and I'm hoping they will catch a few. We're looking forward to next week because Jake and Harold are coming from Hawaii, and Kelcey, Jeremy, and Raphael are coming from San Francisco.  Ken and Trudy will also come to Birch Bay so everyone can spend some enjoyable time together.  More on the visit next week.  Until then, happy living!