THIS is textbook English:
Tom: That's amazing! How did you do that?
John: It was simple! I ate healthy food and went to the gym many times.
Tom: I'm very jealous! I need to lose weight too!
John: I once weighed a deuce and a quarter, but shed a buck fifty on an awesome diet!
Tom: Seriously?! How'd you pull that off?!
John: It was a piece of cake! I ate right and busted my ass at the gym!
Tom: You're the man! I need to get rid of my own fat tire!
Tom: Seriously?! How'd you pull that off?!
John: It was a piece of cake! I ate right and busted my ass at the gym!
Tom: You're the man! I need to get rid of my own fat tire!
REAL English speakers use slang, quotes from movies and TV,
and often DON'T use grammatically correct, textbook English.
and often DON'T use grammatically correct, textbook English.