"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
9.45...

On Sat 01 Jul 2017 06:49:18a, Ophelia told us...

> "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
> 9.45...
>
> On Sat 01 Jul 2017 06:09:24a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 7/1/2017 8:14 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Sat 01 Jul 2017 05:09:24a, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> On 6/30/2017 12:33 PM, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Considering how small an amount is in a packet (3 oz.) ramen
>>>>> is no worse than a serving of plain pasta... and most normal
>>>>> folks eat pasta with sauce that contains fat, probably twice
>>>>> as much fat than is in ramen. I think ramen makes a fairly
>>>>> low calorie carbo meal... garlic, celery, onion and mushrooms
>>>>> add few calories compared to pasta with
>>>>> sauce/meatballs/cheese. I've seen folks at Italian
>>>>> restaurants and before the meal arrives they're wolfing down
>>>>> warm Italian bread like it's going out of style and slathered
>>>>> with butter... and that's before they dig into a bottomless
>>>>> platter of ****ghetties swimming in some sort of olive oyl
>>>>> sauce. People are too quick to give ramen a bum rap.
>>>>>
>>>> Ramen was an example, not intended to be singled out as the
>>>> food to blame for anyone weighing 600 lbs.
>>>>
>>>> Still, spaghetti with nicely seasoned tomato sauce is so much
>>>> more tasty than ramen. BTW, there are vegetables in the red
>>>> sauce/gravy I make. A sprinkling of freshly grated Parmesan is
>>>> a bonus! I can't speak for what others do but personally I
>>>> don't pig out on bread with butter or dipped in olive oil.
>>>> Spaghetti and sauce (preferably with nicely spiced sausage) is
>>>> enough.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> We sometimes have French or Italian bread with our spaghetti
>>> with meat sauce, although we tend to keep the portions of both
>>> fairly low.
>>>
>>> We know a couple, both Italian, that have some form of pasta
>>> every day and usually in more than the average portion. Both
>>> are very slender. I don't see how. :-)
>>>
>> Metabolism? Activity level?
>
> Perhaps they have higher metabolisms. I don't believe they have
> particularly high activity levels.
>
>> Don't get me wrong, I love garlic bread! But I don't make it
>> every time I cook spaghetti. I'm also slender. According to my
>> doctor (just had a check-up last week) my weight is just right @
>> about 120 lbs.
>>
>> I don't go out of my way to avoid carbs. I love bread. I love
>> pasta. I love potatoes. I just don't eat them to excess. I
>> don't think I could possibly weigh 600 lbs.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I certainly don't think you could eiher. David is slender, and I
> have a few extra poinds. I cannot conceive of weighing 600
> pounds. I'm uncomfortable if I even approach 200 pounds.
>
> Most of these 600 pounders were chubby as children and just kept
> gaining continually. They're usually totally inactive and might
> have slow metalisms, but for they most part they simply eat in
> incredible excess. When the doctor has mentioned it he has said
> that most of these people eat 10,000 calories or more every day.
>
>
> Wayne Boatwright
>
> ==
>
> I have been seeing something I hadn't seen at all in my youth.
> Very fat children Now it's fat teenagers never seen without a
> bottle of something in their hands.
>
> It seems they can't move without a drink
>

Or a phone. :-(

Wayne Boatwright

==

Oh yes. The phone is a given!

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