"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
9.44...

On Sat 01 Jul 2017 11:12:01a, Ophelia told us...

> "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...
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>>>> 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!
>
>

Well, yes you're right. But before smartphones they were glued to
their ears. Nowadays they'd rather text someone that have to speak
to the same person. Spoken language may become extinct for future
generations. :-)


Wayne Boatwright

==

Maybe but boy oh boy, those thumbs ... they could probably kills someone
with those thumbs ... ;-)



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