THIS QUEST...IS OVER!

  After four long months of not eating, strenuous exercising, ignoring I was on a diet, and then not eating again, I have finally reached my goal this morning.  I stepped up onto that electronic scale of mine and it read 170 pounds in all its digital glory.  It was a triumphant sight to behold.  Now, a lot of you have been asking me to post before-and-after pictures to prove that this weight loss did indeed actually happen.  Well, I forgot to take a "before" picture and I am too lazy to get up and take one of me now, so here is an artists depiction of my four month journey:

  As you can see, I look MUCH better than I previously did way back in September; although, it seems I may have lost a finger on my left hand somewhere in the process.  Lazy artist.
  If that visual proof does not convince you, here is a direct quote from my truthful wife:

  Aw gee, thanks Lyd. That was very sweet and truthful of you to say that.  Well, what's next for me you may or may not be asking yourselves?  I am in the process of creating a new workout plan to strengthen my abdominal and upper body muscles.  I have never had six-pack abs before, so after the new year I will be meeting with a physical trainer to help figure out how to achieve that goal.  It's going to be a very difficult quest, but one I look forward to tackling with the ferocity of six South African mountain goats. Yeah, it's gonna get real up in here. So, is this blog finished?  Sorry to disappoint, but not by a long shot.