She suggests attempting one thing like: “I believe you meant that as a praise, however it is a delicate subject for me that I’d favor to not focus on. What have you ever been as much as recently?” Or possibly: “I’m working actually arduous to focus much less on my physique proper now. Let’s speak about one thing else.”

2. “All our bodies change over time for a wide range of causes, so it is smart that their physique could look totally different.”

Even when your physique isn’t a dialog subject at this yr’s vacation gathering, somebody would possibly attempt speaking to you about how another person’s has modified. And whereas some individuals would possibly think about this run-of-the-mill gossip, it’s really extremely dangerous.

“It’s essential to assist normalize the truth that all our bodies change, with out putting worth on these adjustments as both good or dangerous, whereas additionally reinforcing the idea that commenting on different individuals’s our bodies is problematic,” Dr. Stevens says. “I additionally advocate encouraging others to concentrate on different attributes which can be a lot extra significant than what somebody’s physique seems like on any given day.”

That may sound like: “Nicely, all our bodies change over time for a wide range of causes, together with yours and mine, so it is smart that theirs could look totally different. Personally, although, I used to be so struck by their glow. Did you occur to note the best way that they appear to make different individuals really feel snug with such ease?”

3. “Sure, it’s high-calorie, and I’m going to take pleasure in each single chew.”

For no matter cause (in all probability eating regimen tradition), some individuals simply can’t take pleasure in meals with out worrying about what number of energy, carbs, or grams of fats are in it. Even worse, they may challenge that fear onto you by making remarks about what’s on your plate—issues like, “You understand, that stuffing is de facto high-calorie!” or “Oh, I might by no means eat that a lot!”

“Individuals have various ranges of consolation with confrontation—particularly in a vacation setting, surrounded by family members,” Leah Tsui, RD, dietitian and proprietor of Limitless Diet in Los Angeles, tells SELF. For this example, Tsui says, you could possibly attempt a easy response like: “Thanks for letting me know!’’ or add somewhat little bit of sass by saying, “I had no thought! Wow, thanks!”—and persevering with to eat the stuffing.