On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 00:03:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> I suppose many people don't need to watch their carbs so much. But I also
> suppose more people should.
>
> I also remember a skinny little woman coming into our birthing class eating
> a huge ice cream cone. As in three huge scoops. As she was eating it, the
> nurse told us of proper nutrition during pregnancy and said that we needed 7
> servings of carbs a day. Mrs. ice cream cone protested loudly and said
> there was no *way* should could eat that much in a day. The nurse then
> pointed out to her that it wasn't a lot as one regular slice of bread was a
> serving. She just shook her head. I had to just sit there biting my tongue
> as she had announced to us all that they had stopped for dinner on the way
> in and just *had* to have the ice cream to finish off the meal. I would be
> willing to bet that she had some carbs in that meal because this was on Cape
> Cod where they will happily give you something fried with a side of
> something fried and of course breaded. And that giant cone had to have been
> at least 4 servings of carb right there if not more.

My husband was one of those people. You can't tell them anything,
even if your name begins with Dr. He thought he could eat whatever he
wanted in any amount because he was thin and it was hard for him to
gain weight - so he's paying the price now.


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