Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Must lose weight

Am spurred to lose weight and develop a very flat stomach. Have just been asked by a colleague if I'm pregnant.

No, just fat.

9 comments:

Sarah said...

Just to add to my day of joy. I came into work today as the first day back from my holiday because I had arranged a meeting for me and my manager to go to. I didn't want to come back to work. I didn't want to be told I'm so fat I look pregnant. I wanted to stay at home and lie in bed and apply for jobs that I won't get, until I find I'm still doing admin aged 45. But I came in anyway. Now my manager has emailed to say he can't come into work. So the meeting is cancelled. I am unhappy.

/end self-pity.

Anonymous said...

Managers often seem to be distinctive by the fact that they cannot, in fact, manage.

*sympathy*

If someone asks again (and it's very rude of them) have you considered one of the answers along the lines of: Yes, but I'm having an abortion next week because I accidentally took Thalidomide....

Sarah said...

Oh yes, that common "accidentally taking thalidomide" thing...

Sadly, very few people can manage. I had an excellent manager when I worked at SPEAK which, while giving me excellent self-management skills, has ruined me for any sort of working life.

Sarah said...

Yeah, that would be really good. I bought a new swimming costume which has an integral stomach flattening thing (I didn't buy it for that purpose - it was just cheapest!) - maybe I should wear it all the time under my clothes to look unpregnant?

Senor Dunc said...

I love you just how you are. ditch those friends of gillian mcKeith. she looks like a monster anyway.

Anonymous said...

Or say yes, get maternity leave and have time off? Use their stupidty to your advantage!

Sarah said...

Surely everyone cares what people think? I'm not bothered all the time by what people think but when it reinforces what I think myself then it does bother me. I would like to be thinner because I would be healthier and my clothes would fit me better, I'd have more energy and I would feel more attractive.

Thank you for saying I'm pretty, Eva.

Yesterday was a bit of a 'pity-party' day...

Fat Roland said...

Aaaw, SULK, I thought you said "putty party day" and then I got all excited and then I read it again and then I was disappointed and then I REALLY WANTED SOME PUTTY.

Sarah said...

I think there's still a lot of clay in the Sanctus room that you oculd have if you wanted.

A putty party would be more fun than my past week has been.