Weight Watchers

There is a lady I know who has been in the Weight Watchers program for as long as I have known her which is around 5-6 years. During that time, I have not noticed a change in her size or diet but so be it.

She has a particularly bad habit of intentionally speaking very loudly during her very many personal telephone calls ensuring that anyone remotely within earshot will hear every word of her call which usually consists of some form of gossip. The calls are not really all that interesting though the gossip tends to be on the malicious side which can be good to listen to for a while.

The other day, she was on the phone with her husband and told him that she was so excited because she had just weighed herself and had lost (wait for it)...... 1/2 pound. At first, I thought I had heard her incorrectly but as I listened further, she was truly was seeking congratulations, attention whatever for losing..... 1/2 pound.

As the call wrapped up. I made sure to take a short walk so not to be in the area so to have to congratulate her on this unbelievable accomplishment. I mean it is possible that she weighed herself right after a bowel movement which would account for this dramatic weight loss and hardly a reason for a pat on the back.
Rather than tell her this, I walked.

Maybe I should have told her.