Reduced caloric intake

Well, it's official: I've managed to shave off 20 pounds over the course of this past year.

I have to admit - I don't really feel any different. Supposedly I look different. I don't know. I look at pictures of me from a year ago, and I can see how chubby my face was. But now...well, I don't know. I still got a belly that looks like I'm in my first trimester. Guess that's better than being in my second.

On the downside, my hair decided to continue its exodus. It's migrated from the top of my head and begun to sprout in various other places, mostly my back and chest and stomach and arms. I've even got a nice little patch above my butt (whenever I see it back there it reminds me of Moses and the Burning Bush for some odd reason).

What else has changed in my body? I don't know. A couple more scrapes and scars. That's about it.

So, if anyone was keeping track, there it is. I'll be sure to let you know when I get that 20 back. It'll probably be shortly after I set foot in the motherland again.