I believe he's responding to the work he now sees me actually doing...not so much the weight loss, but the fact that he knows I'm working very hard at something that has been a life-long difficulty for me.......Make sense? Greeneyedlass. You did not ask me but here is my opinion. I respond more to someones effort and attitude than the results. So I think you are right. Considerate/thoughtful people respond to the work one does. They know results vary.