Gaining

Most of the time I draw first blood by joking about my belly, how hard I'm working for it, and referring to myself in the 3rd person, usually as "fat boy". It always gets a laugh... with, not at me.

My sister and nieces are another story. They have no qualms about making cutting remarks in front of other people. I began distancing myself from my family even before I starting gaining.

I helped one woman with this problem:
askdrfeeder.dyndns.org/letters.html


Note that what NOT to say is at least as important as what TO say.