How “just lose weight” sounds to your fat friend.
On the everyday heartbreak of “why don’t you just lose weight?”
Aug 28, 2017 · 7 min read

We meet for cocktails. You’ve had a tough week with work and family, their cold, hard edges pressing on either side of you like a vice. Something’s got to give, and you’ve bent as far as you can. We talk at length about the parts of your life that have lost their luster and…

