On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:06:35 -0700 (PDT), RonB
wrote:




True but peer pressure played a fair role with me starting. During
the early 60's we were still pretty ignorant on the effects of
smoking. TV hero's had cigarettes hanging from their lips and the
Marlboro Man hadn't died of the effects yet. When I started openly
smoking my folks didn't like it but both smoked. Many if not most of
my friends smoked.

Sounds like the way many of us started back then. Fortunately, I quit
in the mid 70s.





But then, did you ever see a health dietician who weighted less than
200 pounds? :O).


I have, but most are plain dumb about food. My wife has CHF and they
had her take this class and I attended.

Dietician said not to drink milkshakes as they are bad for you. I
asked if milk is OK, she said yes. I asked if small servings of ice
cream was OK and she said yes.

Dietician said to avoid sausage as it is bad for you.

I asked if ground pork is OK, and she said yes.

I asked if my home made sausage is OK. She said it is still sausage
and not good for you.

She could not wait for the class to be over and be rid of me.