Had my mid-month weigh-in today, and I have lost 85* pounds since November 29, 2009. As great as the loss is, I still have a minimum of 65 pounds more to go, so I can not loose focus, and must be faithful to my new eating behaviors. You probably noticed the asterisk beside the 85. I was hovering around 75 pounds lost, and anticipated I would be somewhere in the 75 to 78 pounds lost range for the mid-month weigh-in. A few days ago, I got some kind of bug, and have been eating very little, and eliminating a lot of fluid etc. with “the runs”. When my appetite returns, and I feel comfortable being more than 20 feet from a commode (sounds so much nicer than toilet), I will probably gain back a few pounds. Hopefully, I will stay above the 80 pounds lost target when I resume my normal activity. I would have preferred reaching 85 pounds lost in a few more weeks via normal means, but maybe there is a slight silver lining to the nuisance situation I have experienced the last few days.