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Have you ever tried a fat diet?

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Have I ever had a fad diet?

No, I have never had any type of diet. Okay. Why haven't I had a fad diet?

First, it's because it is a trendy weight loss plan, and I don't usually follow trends. Second, it's because I think I'm already fit in my body. I don't think that I need to be losing weight. I don't think that I need to be following any type of diet for the moment. Okay. Maybe in the future if I ever gain weight, I would do it, although I don't think so because I don't like these things. That diet is a very, very severe diet. I don't like these things. Am I against it, though? No. Everybody's free to do whatever they want with their body. I'm nobody to judge, but for me, I don't think I would ever do it even if I gained weight, but maybe one day, I don't know.

Who knows? So, yeah, that's it.

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fad diet

Meaning: A popular but short-term and extreme diet.

Examples:

  1. A fad diet may help at first, but it's hard to maintain.
  2. She tried a fad diet to lose weight quickly.

follow trends

Meaning: To do what is currently popular.

Examples:

  1. I don’t follow trends in fashion or dieting.
  2. He always follows trends on social media.

trendy

Meaning: Very popular at the moment.

Examples:

  1. Fad diets are very trendy these days.
  2. She bought a trendy new jacket.

severe

Meaning: Very strict or extreme.

Examples:

  1. That’s a severe diet—I couldn’t do it.
  2. He is on a severe workout plan.

No one to judge

Meaning: Not the right person to criticize others.

Examples:

  1. I’m no one to judge someone else’s lifestyle.
  2. She said she’s no one to judge and respects others’ choices.

Who knows?

Meaning: Maybe; anything could happen.

Examples:

  1. Maybe I’ll try a diet someday—who knows?
  2. Who knows? It might actually work out.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences with the vocabulary above.
fad • follow • trendy
severe • judge • Who
  1. I am no one to others.
  2. This new clothing brand is very .
  3. Young people are more likely to trends.
  4. She might change her mind, but knows?
  5. We have had some weather.
  6. I try not to follow diets.

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