tweet, Buttigieg shared that he "felt awful" about his weight gain. But a friend's advice inspired him to change his mind-set."I gained twenty pounds during COVID and felt awful about it.
Then a good friend told me 'maybe just dress the body you have and stop worrying about it,'" he wrote. "So I finally went and bought new pants.
I'm very grateful for having such good friends... and also for these bigger pants.""This past year has put us all through a heck of a lot," he added.