Today, I greeted my boss with, "Looking good, did you lose weight?" He responded that no, he'd just purchased larger pants. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I'd finally reached my goal weight. I went into the office where my husband was, to show him the new size 8 jeans I'd bought. He responded with "I wouldn't buy any more clothes, you'll be putting the weight back on again soon." FML
Today, I walked into work, and the first question my boss asks me is "Are those your pajamas?" I was wearing my favorite outfit. FML
Today, my pants felt a little looser than usual. Thinking I'd lost weight, I proudly went about my day. It wasn't until much later that I realised I hadn't lost any weight at all; my fly was down. FML
Today, I was at the gym and saw an old friend. I have put on a lot of muscle in the past few months, and she said to me "Wow, you've really gotten big." Just by habit I said "You too." Turns out she's gained 45 lbs since I'd last seen her. Oops. FML
Today, while getting ready for work, I realized that all my pants were getting a bit tight. When I got home from work, I went in to the bathroom and stood on the scale, which confirmed that I have gained a few pounds. I then realized that I was eating while standing on the scale. FML
Today, at work, my boss asked me why I wasn't adhering to proper dress code. I pointed out that skinny jeans are in the dress code, to which he replied, "Only if you're skinny." FML
Today, my boyfriend suggested I try on some old clothes, after weeks of eating better and exercising. The good news: they fit again, and are even a little bit loose. The bad news: somehow, I look fatter now than I did before I started trying to lose weight. FML
Today, my boss came over to my desk and struck up a casual conversation about movies. After a while, he sat on the edge of my desk, nodded toward my chest, and said in the same casual, lighthearted tone, "And nice cleavage today. Keep that up." FML
Today, I complimented my mom with "Hey, I think you lost some weight." She replied with "Yeah, I think you found it." FML
Today, I got to see my best friend for the first time in months. Her first reaction was to say, "Wow, you gained a lot of weight." I actually lost a fair bit. FML
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Top comments
Smurphy121 23
Well did his pants not fit him properly before?
BlueBaronBitch 22
Should have complimented his pants after, was a risky question from the start
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Comments (44)
Smurphy121 23
Well did his pants not fit him properly before?
freyday 18
That is definitely one hole you won't be able to dig yourself out of, OP.
Bonngoo 34
Maybe you did a good thing asking that
BlueBaronBitch 22
Should have complimented his pants after, was a risky question from the start
Algorithm 24
Don't comment on peoples' weight unless you ask them to - there's way too many ways to upset people. Even if he had lost weight, it could have been due to anything from depression and stress to cancer or an eating disorder.
wonandonly 11
In other words, don't ask people anything
Algorithm 24
You can bring up other topics at Thanksgiving besides controversial politics and you can compliment people on qualities besides their amount of body fat. Avoiding riskier topics sometimes isn't a total blanket.
jansdrs 19
Very confused, someone explain please?
trellz17 19
His boss purchased pants larger than normal, OP noticed and assumed his boss had lost weight. Which he didn't.
INDYSTRUCTABLE 43
how was that confusing? it was pretty straight forward...
jansdrs 19
19, I was confused as to how she didn't notice he was wearing larger pants.
Mikelbair1 14
probably didn't notice the size difference on the tag. Unless they only sell pants by color coded sizes in Canada...
brezzyanna 17
25, I can confirm that we do not.
abbyade 21
Just say..well my compliment still stands. Nice trousers.
couchcat 25
So what? You were just trying to be nice is all
gracehi 33
Same effect with zero effort. Next time, compliment him on his cunning.
sturschaedel 27
Well, that's another solution to the problem.
WCARlover 35
If he had to buy larger pants he already knows he's larger, so in a way it was still a compliment. You're letting him know that whatever he did is working and you can see a difference.
katachristic 19
But it's likely that her boss was unhappy that he had to buy new pants cause he presumably outgrew the old ones. A solid reminder that he's gained weight AND he has to pay money. Insult to injury.