My mom is fat. She used to be slim, but since she was assigned to just admin work in the military (minimizing her time for exercise), she gradually gained weight.

A couple of her friends recommended some fat burners, but she’s not really into that. She prefers a well-balanced diet and exercise. Then again, for old people like her, it’s really a seemingly impossible feat to go back to being slim. So her losing weight progress is quite slow.

Then something happened and in just 3 days, she lost 6 lbs. No, she didn’t take some weight loss pills, and no, she did not undergo liposuction. She caught the flu.

Of course, my mom wished it wasn’t the flu that helped her lose weight, and she definitely would not wish for someone to get sick just to shed off those unwanted fats. After all, flu can be very dangerous to one’s health. But then again, there goes the silver lining in her catching the flu – 6 lbs. off.