'You look well'

[lemoncats]

AIBU to think 'you look well' means 'you've gained weight'?

I saw a family member who I haven't seen in 3 months. I know I've gained some pounds over the past few months after having very disordered eating from stress and anxiety for 3-4 years. I've tried to avoid weighing myself at the moment as it's triggering, but I need to eat healthy and unfortunately I bounce from one extreme to another (restricted eating v eating everything in sight). I find it hard to achieve a happy medium.

Maybe I'm being over sensitive but I feel 'you look well' is saying I look like I've gained weight.

When my mam says it, it definitely means you've gained weight. When I see her after a gap of a few months she always says either 'you've lost weight!' or 'have you lost some weight?' or 'you look well'
I wasn't over weight until my 40s but she always said it and always comments on people's weight.

I say it quite often to people I haven’t seen in a while, it’s just a pleasantry, with nothing particularly deep behind it.