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Llevas dos meses sin comer carne para adelgazar.

Llevas dos meses sin comer carne para adelgazar.
You have gone two months without eating meat to lose weight.
From Lesson 210:Duration of absence (llevar sin)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Llevas dos meses sin comer carne para adelgazar.

Why is the present tense Llevas used when the English translation says 'You have gone'?
In Spanish, when a situation started in the past and is still happening right now, we use llevar in the present tense. Even though English uses the present perfect ('have gone' or 'have been'), Spanish treats it as an ongoing present state.
Why does this sentence use the infinitive comer instead of a gerund like comiendo for 'eating'?
In Spanish, whenever a verb directly follows a preposition like sin (without) or para (for/in order to), it must always be in the infinitive form. You can actually see this rule in action twice in this sentence: sin comer and para adelgazar.
Why do we use para instead of por before adelgazar?
We use para here because it expresses a specific goal or purpose, translating roughly to 'in order to.' If we used por, it would indicate a cause or reason (like 'because of'), which doesn't fit when talking about a goal you want to achieve.
Why is there no article before carne?
When talking about an unspecified quantity of a substance or food in general, Spanish often drops the article, just like English does. You are talking about 'meat' as a general category, not 'the meat' (la carne) that was left on a specific plate.
Is adelgazar the only way to say 'to lose weight'?
No, you can also use the phrase perder peso, which is a literal translation of 'to lose weight.' Both are very common and interchangeable, but adelgazar is a handy single verb that means 'to slim down' or 'to get thinner.'

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