Why do some people feel that it is ok to point out that I have put on weight?  Is it possible that they think I haven't noticed?  I doubt it.  They surely can't seriously think that I am walking around thinking I am a skinny minny.  Or that I never look in a mirror.  My favourite is when they make a widening gesture with their hands when they say it, though I think that is most popular in the Mediterranean.  Do they think that I am a complete dunderhead and that I don't understand words?  One day, I will hopefully have the courage to answer, 'yes I have, though I can lose it, do you think you will ever be able to lose your stupidity?'.