Librarian #1: I don't want to call my mother. She's just going to tell me that I need to lose weight.
Librarian #2: You are fine. You do not need to lose weight. As long as you can still walk without a cane, you don't need to lose weight. That's what I tell my doctor when he tells me to lose weight.
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Coworker to coworker: I am tired of carrying you. It seems you get heavier every year.
New York City, New York
Employee, returning after a month away: Hey, you've lost weight!
Manager: Thanks! I've been…
Employee: No, wait, you just got your hair cut. Nevermind.
Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Overheard by: Shatmandu
Admin assistant: Can you get us these things from Starbucks? (hands list to intern)
Intern: Yeah. (pauses, looks at list) This one says “no milk”…do you think that means fat free”?
Admin assistant: Uh…
W 45th
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Actually, it said 2 percent.
Hypersensitive woman: Tacos are a great idea. We'll definitely need a lot of ground beef, but we should also have a vegetarian option, like ground turkey.
Charleston, South Carolina
Overheard by: Tuff Bandito
Female Asian coworker: I need to lose weight. I'm considered fat for an Asian girl.
Male Asian coworker: But you're more like a black girl. Asian men don't want the normal Asian girl. We're tired of body surfing!
Chambers Street
New York City, New York
Overheard by: uncivil servant
Overworked admin: I typed up that document for you.
Stressed-out peon: Thanks for saving me several hours of incompetent, fat, fingering.
Alexandria, Virginia
Overheard by: Roma Tekovi
WeightWatchers at Work leader: Today our topic is going to be “Eating Out and Not Blowing It.”
Washington, DC
Overheard by: But what if I need the protein?
Wisconsinite on a diet, talking about quitting her walking team: I quit the stepping. Right now I am focusing all my energy on not eating cheese.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Overheard by: Nic
Little girl: We’re going to the three floor.
Mom: The third floor.
Little girl: Third floor. Mommy, what’s on the third floor?
Mom: The cafeteria. I’m gonna see if they can get you a salad instead of the crap you eat.
[doors open, they get off and start walking away.]Little girl: I eat chocolate two times every day, and there’s nothing you can do to change that.
Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Duncan
