Is it ok to be honest with strangers???

rmsrws

I work in a retail floor covering business. I have a regular customer who comes in weekly to buy carpet samples. She is over weight, she knows this because we have talked about my weight loss before.

This same wonderful lady had also visited my store eating greasy fast food cheeseburgers and ice cream cones in front of me.

Yesterday she came in and was mentioning she had an upcoming Dr. Appointment. She said she knew he was going to tell her she needed to lose weight. She looks at me, giving me an odd look that made me feel uncomfortable. She then asked what kind of foods do I eat and how much I exercise.

I told her I try to eat healthy and really watch portion control and drink plenty of water. She interrupted and said she hates water. I told her to start off exercising by walking, build up some endurance, she interrupts me again and said she has arthritis, gout, heel spurs and god only knows what else she had wrong with her. I responded Well there has to be something out there for exercise for you. She looked at me and said....I am making excuse!!!.....I shyly responded YES, you are. If you were one of my friends I would of been very blunt and just came right out and told you.

I reassured her that her best option was walking little walks at a time, and to learn to like water and quit drinking all the soda. That if she really wanted to lose weight she could do it, she just had to want it bad enough and QUIT MAKING EXCUSES!

So was I out of line for saying the truth to her?

ramgi

I think you handled yourself very well. She asked you so it's okay to give honest feedback. It's not a good thing to be blunt with strangers but she's building a rapport with you. I hope she heeds your advice.