Slow Going.....

     In two weeks, I've only lost one pound.  That's pretty discouraging because I increased my exercise significantly and reduced my calories.  However, I need to reduce more calories, so I will have to give up the wine.  I will stop it during the week and allow myself several glasses over the weekend.  This will be an excellent test to see if the wine makes a difference, but I'm sure it will.  That little voice has repeatedly been telling me to stop the wine.  I wish I didn't have to let it go because I enjoy doing it every evening.  However, because I enjoy it doesn't mean I need it, so bye-bye, Pino again.  I'll let you know how it works out.  I'll be happy if I can lose 2 pounds a week.  If I do that, I will definitely reach my goal by the end of September, which I promised myself when I began this blog.  I hope I make it!  ​​This week I continued to have a burst of intellectual energy and wrote some more of my True Tales.  I'm writing them as I think of things.  I'm listing them and then telling the stories one at a time, as best as I can remember them.  I have several others on the way, including stories about immigrant neighbors and relatives who made a difference in the world.  I've also continued to follow the court cases of some of the more notorious participants in the January 6th riot that was encouraged by Donald Trump and intend to tell these stories comprehensively based upon my research.  When I finish, I will self-publish the collection.  It's important to understand that ignorance of the law is no excuse, and boy, these people were ignorant.  Their stories are so sad because they've destroyed their futures.  The depth of their ignorance is taking most of them to prison, and they'll emerge in debt for the damage they've done.  I'm only writing about those who were charged with felonies.  There will be at least fifty.  While some of these poor people try to blame Donald Trump for their behavior, that excuse just will not fly.  It's like blaming the head of a drug cartel for the fact that you started dealing in the neighborhood.  But I digress.  This blog is about my keto diet and how I'm not losing much weight, which is probably why I digress.  I'm not losing quickly even though I gained the weight fast.  That is so discouraging, but I'm continuing to reduce my caloric intake and increase my exercise.  I had to stop my free weights for several weeks because of the colonoscopy, but I intend to start them up again today.  In the meantime, I'm trying to stay as productive as possible.  I hope to share better news about my weight next week.