"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
9.44...

On Sat 01 Jul 2017 10:14:18a, jmcquown told us...

> On 7/1/2017 12:30 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> 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. :-(
>>
> Oh dear. LOL Heaven forbid we lose our phone!
>
> Jill
>

I think the kids (and not so kids) have them superglued to their
ears!


Wayne Boatwright
==

Not here! They are looking down at the screen and their thumbs are dancing
like mad!!

They all have smartphones!


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