\begin{eqnarray*} f(y_t) - f(x^*) & \leq & \Phi_t(x^*) - f(x^*) \\ & \leq & \left(1 - \frac{1}{\sqrt{Q}}\right)^{t-1} (\Phi_1(x^*) - f(x^*)) \\ & \leq & \frac{\alpha + \beta}{2} \|x_1-x^*\|^2 \left(1 - \frac{1}{\sqrt{Q}}\right)^{t-1} . \end{eqnarray*}