“I want to try to shed a few pounds and get back in shape.”

You and a friend are discussing your New Year's resolutions with each other, a few days after New Year's Day. You've gained weight in the past few years, so you want to lose weight this year. You tell your friend:

I want to try to shed a few pounds and get back in shape.

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“The bottom line is that you have to reduce your calorie intake to lose weight.”

You're commenting on an online discussion about ways to lose weight. A lot of commenters are suggesting complicated diets that involve eating only certain kinds of food. You don't think those diets are effective or necessary. You feel strongly that you are correct, so you write:

The bottom line is that you have to reduce your calorie intake to lose weight.

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“This rise in obesity is due to poor diet and lack of exercise.”

You're writing a blog post about how you think America should solve the problem of having too many overweight people. You just wrote that obesity has increased over the last 20 years. Now you want to explain why you think the number of fat people has increased You write:

This rise in obesity is due to poor diet and lack of exercise.

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“I've never been able to stick to a diet.”

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You're talking about dieting with a coworker at lunch. You've tried to diet several times in the past, but you gave up too quickly. You say:

I've never been able to stick to a diet.

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“I admire your willpower.”

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You offer a coworker some cookies that you made. She says no because she's on a diet. You are impressed, because you usually can't say no to sweets. You say:

I admire your willpower.

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