Last summer I was in shape, I went to the gym almost every day
but then Christmas came and then I was eating chocolate every day
So there's a reason that the camera stops around here-ish
You can't see how soft the middle is
I mean I'm not fat just kind of chubby
so today we're going to learn a bunch of different words to mean fat to mean thin to mean athletic
and the words which describe the changes that can happen to your body
when you go to the gym, change your diet, all of that fun stuff
So these are some adjectives to describe this body type
Now if you want to describe someone
It sounds insulting to say "You know that guy, he's kind of fat"
instead it's better to say "You know the guy, he's kind of big"
"Big" that's the less insulting way of describing the body type
medically you would say "Obese" or "Overweight" those other words doctors would use
"Obese" and "Overweight"
"Puffy" - You know when you wake up in the morning and your face is like...
Then you would say "My face is so puffy"
"Chubby" - It means fat but kind of in a cute way
You would describe a fat baby as being "chubby". It's cute
"Chunky" - If you describe a baby as chunky, it's kind of cute
if it's not a baby, it sounds very insulting. Same with this one actually
yeah maybe don't call anyone over baby aged "chubby" or "chunky"
Okay how would you describe this body type?
there are a bunch of different adjectives. Some sound positive, some sound negative.
It's important to know the difference
"Thin" and "skinny" both of them can sound positive and they can sound negative
It depends how you say it. Example The positive way:
"No you look really thin really skinny"
But it can be in a negative way for example if someone looks ill
"Oh my god have you seen Dave?"
"like, dude, he's fine but oh my god he's very thin
so both can sound positive they can sound negative it depends how you say it
These however, they're all compliments
"Slim", "Slender", "Svelte", and "Lean"
these are all compliments. They're all saying you have this body type
Now of course if you're ill if you're malnourished if you're not eating anything
there are some negative words that you can use
so these ones they don't sound good they're kind of insulting, so "Lanky"
that specifically means you're very skinny and very tall
and again it's not a compliment
"Gaunt" and "scrawny" they both mean you look thin and unhealthy
maybe you're ill maybe you're not eating
your body can change depending on your diet or your exercise
The word "diet" just means the food you eat
For example if your doctor asks
Your doctor is simply asking "What food do you eat"
but if we add a verb with "diet"
now we're talking about counting calories, reducing sugar
and bad unhealthy foods and generally eating more healthily
"I'm getting chubby I need to go on a diet"
"To go on a diet" To start eating more healthily
when you change your diet to be more healthy
then you would say "I AM on a diet I'm on a diet"
"Get those donuts away from my face I'm on a diet...
...no actually give me the doughnuts"
I also mentioned to reduce something in your diet for example sugar
if you want to say "I need to REDUCE the sugar in my diet"
use the preposition on with an object
If there's no object, don't use "on" for example
"Aly why aren't you eating doughnuts every day?"
"Well I'm getting chubby now so I need to cut down"
Now for me this happens every few months
so how can I talk about this change
You can say "I put on weight" or "I gain weight"
you can also talk about specific weights for example
Every Christmas I put on three kilos, that is all in chocolate!
now usually students will say this: "I put on my weight" or "I gained my weight"
We don't say "I put on my weight"
Just "I put on weight" or this specific number
also if you started wearing size small or medium
and then you wear large or extra-large, you would say
"Last year I put on weight and I went up a size"
if you start with this body type and you change to this body type
go down a size for example I was a large
but I went down a size, now I'm a medium
that's not true I'm still a large
and when your body goes from this to this, we don't say put OFF the weight
You say "lose" or "drop" weight for example
"Yeah yeah I lost weight I dropped like 10 kilos"
and again we don't say "I lost my weight" or "I dropped my weight"
no just "I lost weight", "I dropped weight", or the specific weight that you lost
you might also hear the expression to "be in / out of shape"
for example if you say "He / she is in shape"
and if you're out of shape, it could mean you're a bit chubby or you're this
your athletic ability is zero and
if you run for five minutes you will die like me
to describe the change from out of shape to in shape you can say
"He got in shape after going to the gym every day"
Very specifically if we mean you gain muscle, there are different words
You bulk up, You beef up, You get hench.
I think this is only a British expression, Americans maybe you can clarify
but I think "Get hench" is only a British expression
these are adjectives to describe this body type
"The guy is so jacked, I think he lives in the gym"
You can have lots of muscles you can be muscly and be a bit chubby too
You have the muscles but zero fat You say these...
"Get ripped", "Get shredded", "Get lean"
"Shredded" - You will hear that on adverts or see it in a commercial for like protein powder
In conversation it's not very common to say "shredded".
"Ripped" - Very specifically is this lots of muscle no fat
"Dude summer is coming soon. I'm gonna eat no bread and get super ripped!"
okay there's another word. It sounds really douchey but...
You can also use the adjective "swole"
my friends and I will use this word as a joke to be funny
because the type of people who use "swole" seriously, is this guy
"Bro!"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah?"
so you can use it, you might hear it
but you'll hear it from that guy and you don't want to be that guy
So for me personally I have like a cycle I'll go to the gym loads
I'll get jacked but then I'll get lazy and really relaxed and I'll get a bit chubby
then I'll go to the gym again and it's this weird cycle
that's usually what happens to me every year
So in the comments tell me your experience with weight changes
Did you go on a diet? Did you get jacked?
Are you shredded? you swole bro?
When I was like 17 I looked really gaunt I just wasn't eating anything
thanks for watching! If you haven't already,
Hit subscribe, and hit the bell so you get a notification whenever a new video releases
also if you want extra extra English practice
You can join this channel as a member or join my Patreon page