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Dieting

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, have you ______?

Mark:　Was I ______ last time you saw me?

Jingjing:　You seem _____ this time.　That's all.

Mark:　Well, it might be because I _____ last week.　All I notice is that my trousers ______.

Jingjing:　That's good to hear, I suppose.　Anyway, I wanted to ask you ______.　Have you ever tried a ______ or a ______?

Mark:　Not really.　I've ______ a couple times.　That was about all I could ______.

Jingjing:　I mean, like the ______ or the _______

Mark:　Let's ______ on those until after my _____.　I'll have to look those up.

Jingjing:　Sure.　I'll ______ when you get back.　Here's a ______: which diet does Jennifer Aniston _____?

Mark:　I'll _______ to find that info.　As for now, I could share a bit of ______ I got from my mom when she was ______.

Jingjing:　Hmm, I imagine her advice ______ if you've ______.

Mark:　I have.　She got it from _______Lendon Smith.　He _________ to bank accounts.

Jingjing: ______!　I have no idea how that could _____.

Mark:　Well, it's like, if you don't make a lot of money, you're really ________.　Same with ______ in fat.

Jingjing:　Oh, so, basically, the human metabolism ______ when people ______.

Mark:　And ______.　So, page one of any diet book should ______.

Jingjing:　______ and get plenty of ______.

Mark:　The metaphor _______, ______ you consider it.　Anyway, ______ a friend of yours who might need it.

Jingjing:　I ______.

Mark: ______.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Well, are you ready to ______ about dieting?

Mark:　Yeah.　I knew about the ______ already.　That's the one where you ______ —because our human ______ never ate those.

Jingjing:　That's right.　People on the so-called ______ get more _______, and not so many empty carbs.　_______ also combine their diet with vigorous exercise.

Mark:　Oh, and I found ______ your Jennifer Aniston question.　She likes ______.

Jingjing:　Then you should also ______ tell me what the ______ is about.

Mark:　Get 30 percent of your ______ from protein, 30 from fat, and 40 from ______.

Jingjing:　______.　Most people get more than half of their calories from carbs.　So, balancing those by _______ is a big improvement.　What about ______?

Mark: Huh?　That one didn't ______ my search.　I'm guessing it _____ southern European food, with stuff like ______ and ______, as well as lean meats and fresh vegetables.

Jingjing:　That's ______ it.　Those foods are fairly easy to ______ —which is good for people ________ processed foods.

Mark:　It'd be a pretty easy diet to ______.

Jingjing:　Did you find out about the ______?

Mark:　I did.　That one's about eating foods that_______ a lot of water in them, like tomatoes and cucumbers, to make a person ______.

Jingjing:　Right.　Those foods are easier to ______, thus ______.

Mark:　Good point.　I was curious about ______ for some reason, and read a lot about that.

Jingjing:　Yeah, and?

Mark:　The ______ I got is that you should eat before_______.　Besides that it was mostly the usual about ______ fruits and vegetables.

Jingjing:　Well, we've ______.

Mark:　Yep.　All this talk has made me ______.

new words and phrases

crash diet (aka starvation diet) –

paleo diet –

South Beach diet –

bears out –

odds bodkins –

yada yada yada –

get down to brass tacks –

Zone diet –

make a departure from –

takeaway –