Intermediate Portuguese With Portuguese With Eli

Episode 145: Talking about Weight and Diet


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Tenho que confessar. Não estou mais me achando o gatinho que era na minha juventude. O tempo acabou comigo. Antes eu era magrinho, esbelto– tudo bem que me chamassem até de filé de borboleta. Mesmo quando comia um pouquinho além da conta, nunca precisava fazer regime. Era só fechar a boca por um ou dois dias e pronto. Problema resolvido.

Agora a coisa mudou de figura.

Não sei se foi o estresse do trabalho na pandemia ou o desarranjo hormonal por causa da idade, mas a pança cresceu, a cintura se alargou, e agora tenho até culote! Meu rosto está rechonchudo e as pessoas começaram a me chamar de fofo e fortinho.

Mas decidi dar um basta nessa situação.

Não vou pular refeições, porque se hoje eu ficar de estômago vazio, fico irritado. Ano passado tive a ideia de não jantar e só perdia o sono. Perder peso que era bom, nada. Também tomei chás para acelerar o metabolismo – esses chás termogênicos –, mas sempre ia ao banheiro com muita frequência. E quem trabalha sabe que não pode estar sempre no banheiro. E esse negócio de fazer jejum simplesmente não é para mim. Como é que alguém se presta a esse tipo de coisa?

No fim, resolvi procurar ajuda – o Pedro do departamento de contabilidade também já ficou muito acima do peso antes e perdeu peso rapidinho. Perguntei a ele o segredo e depois da resposta fui procurar um nutricionista.

O Pedro tem diabetes.

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