Colleague gave me a diet book

[mummytoonetryingfortwo]

I’m looking for some advice here as I don’t know if I’m just overreacting slightly.

I’m 26, I’ve always been small but over the last six months or so I’ve gained a stone or two, I’ve gone from a size 6 to a size 10. It’s definitely noticeable, but I’ve been trying to conceive for years now and I just got a bit depressed.

One of my colleagues, she just be about mid-50s and brags loudly about going from a size 20 to a size 18, gave me a book on Thursday afternoon and said loudly in front of the office “maybe this will help you resist those Easter eggs!”, and handed me a fast800 book. I don’t know if I’m being sensitive because of the fact I’ve been struggling to get pregnant, or if this is just plain rude? What do I do?

Give her a book on "Appropriate Behaviour in the Workplace"?

Not really, I'd just return the book saying you have no need of it.

I would just leave the book on her desk.

And if she asks you about it, just say, "I'm confused about why you gave it to me, to be honest. I weigh nine stone."

I’d have said ‘why have you given me that ? ‘

Inappropriate, you should return it.

Sod her.

I put on weight when I was trying to conceive too - I was worried that I'd become too thin.

I had previously lost a lot, and was having a discussion with my pal in the staffroom when another woman interrupted: "You lost over 4 stone? You must have a lot of loose skin!"

Er...No, I didn't.

With hindsight, I wish that I'd asked "Is that what happened to you?" but I just said "No," and ignored her. [NB I'm not a particularly mean person, but my letting her off with it led to her being even more inappropriate later on.]

Speaking as a now 65 yr old, life's too short to tolerate idiots. Just put the book back on her desk. If she says any more, just say "I don't need or want it, thank you."

Wow, how rude!

Don't know how you resisted to the urge to say "doesn't look like it helped you much".

I would just leave it back on her desk and if she says anything just suggest that you worry about your weight and she worries about hers.