Conversation between friends about Dieting
Sakshi: Hi Pooja. You look fantastic. Have you lost weight?
Pooja: Hola Sakshi. Yeah. Actually I’ve been on a diet for a couple of months now.
Sakshi: Wow! Seriously, you look great.
Pooja: Thanks for the compliment.
Sakshi: What type of diet were you on?
Pooja: Few months back, I joined a Fitness Centre near my place and got useful tips and inputs from my personal trainer. With right combination of healthy diet and regular exercise, I managed to lose 6 kg in 2 months.
Sakshi: That’s amazing. What tips did your trainer give you?
Pooja: Mostly on how to exercise properly, but the best advice I got was to bring change my eating habits. Instead of eating 3 times a day, he told me to eat 5 times a day for optimum weight management.
Sakshi: Are you kidding me? That doesn’t make any sense. Apparently if you eat more, than how do you lose weight?
Pooja: There is more to it than meets the eye. Actually, I’m taking the same amount of calories. I eat five smaller meals a day. That’s the magic of dietary protein and fiber. Basically, it naturally speeds up the metabolism and helps to burn fat at a rapid pace.”
Sakshi: When put it that way it makes sense. I’m gonna try that in foreseeable future.
Pooja: You don’t need to lose weight. You look totally fit.
Sakshi: I have been trying to get into shape. I have joined yoga classes.
Pooja: That’s great way to go about it but do remember to change you dietary schedule to improve your energy level. Just follow through, you will definitely feel more revitalized.
Sakshi: Thanks for the recommendation. I will give it a shot.
Pooja: No problem. You will be transformed believe me
Vocabulary/Phrases
Are you kidding (me) – expression to express disbelief and surprise
More to it than meets the eye – more than there appears to be at first
Foreseeable – able to be predicted
Revitalized – energized
Give it a shot – to attempt to do something
Grammar Tips
Past Tense: Asking question in past tense can be tricky, following sentence structures can be used.
# Did + subject + verb first form?
# What did + subject + verb first form?
# What + were + subject + remaining part?
Conversation Tactics
# Never shy away from giving compliments
# Stay inquisitive by asking right questions
# Be a good listener
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