Stephen Harper Diet Update

I'm 80% of the way through my 20-week Stephen Harper Diet plan, and still on track. I've lost 16 pounds in 16 weeks. That sounds pretty good, unless you recall that after 8 weeks I had lost 11 pounds. That means I've barely been staying on target the past 8 weeks, and my rate of weight loss has dropped to half what it was in the early stretch. It's certainly a bit tougher to take off the pounds now, and there have been some significant distractions (like my trip to California and last weekend's annual Rib O Rama festivities). Anyway the important thing is that I haven't had to give Mr Harper any money, and oh yeah, I've lost 16 pounds!