Dear Eric: In the age of Ozempic weight loss, I have an etiquette question. When you see a friend who has lost so much weight, what is the proper thing to say? Saying, “Wow, you look great ...

Compliments That Don’t Focus on Weight. If you want to show appreciation or compliment someone, there are many ways to do so that don’t focus on appearance.

If it is someone I know fairly well and am comfortable with them knowing about my health, I may tell them I have cancer. But when my mechanic mentioned my weight loss, I did not know at all what ...

Being in recovery from an eating disorder is like taking the red pill in The Matrix: You feel free from the constraints and expectations of an image-obsessed society, but most of your peers have taken ...

Losing weight is often framed as a straightforward journey—eat less, move more, and see results. But for those who have gone ...

Despite how well-intentioned a compliment is supposed to come off, a person receiving it may not take it that way.

The TikTok star explained why she believes it's dangerous to comment on someone's weight loss. Influencer who lost 20 pounds in 1 month says it’s dangerous to compliment people’s bodies ...

As someone whose size and weight often fluctuate, I assume that any praise is well-intentioned, but I find it deeply upsetting. The motivation behind wanting to hype up someone’s body to make ...

When someone is praised for losing weight, we don’t know the full story behind the change. Weight loss can result from illness, stress , grief , or unhealthy behaviors like disordered eating .