She suggests attempting one thing like: “I believe you meant that as a praise, however this can be a delicate matter for me that I’d want to not focus on. What have you ever been as much as these days?” Or possibly: “I’m working actually laborious to focus much less on my physique proper now. Let’s speak about one thing else.”

2. “All our bodies change over time for a wide range of causes, so it is sensible that their physique could look totally different.”

Even when your physique isn’t a dialog matter at this 12 months’s vacation gathering, somebody may attempt speaking to you about how another person’s has modified. And whereas some individuals may contemplate this run-of-the-mill gossip, it’s really extremely dangerous.

“It’s vital to assist normalize the truth that all our bodies change, with out inserting worth on these adjustments as both good or dangerous, whereas additionally reinforcing the idea that commenting on different individuals’s our bodies is problematic,” Dr. Stevens says. “I additionally suggest encouraging others to give attention to different attributes which might be a lot extra significant than what somebody’s physique seems to be like on any given day.”

That may sound like: “Properly, all our bodies change over time for a wide range of causes, together with yours and mine, so it is sensible that theirs could look totally different. Personally, although, I used to be so struck by their glow. Did you occur to note the way in which that they appear to make different individuals really feel snug with such ease?”

3. “Sure, it’s high-calorie, and I’m going to take pleasure in each single chunk.”

For no matter purpose (in all probability weight loss plan tradition), some individuals simply can’t take pleasure in meals with out worrying about what number of energy, carbs, or grams of fats are in it. Even worse, they may undertaking that fear onto you by making remarks about what’s on your plate—issues like, “, that stuffing is basically high-calorie!” or “Oh, I might by no means eat that a lot!”

“Individuals have various ranges of consolation with confrontation—particularly in a vacation setting, surrounded by family members,” Leah Tsui, RD, dietitian and proprietor of Limitless Diet in Los Angeles, tells SELF. For this case, Tsui says, you could possibly attempt a easy response like: “Thanks for letting me know!’’ or add a bit little bit of sass by saying, “I had no thought! Wow, thanks!”—and persevering with to eat the stuffing.