Surely you jest, wife still uses cast iron skillets. She bakes on occasion, things like pies. :)
“STOP FRYING!”
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I think C.C. is referring to deep frying, which is pretty calorie intensive. I once made a sarcastic comment that the act of placing a food item in a skillet to cook doesn’t automatically negate its nutritional value, and the person I was talking to — agreed! He clarified that it’s the deep-frying that can put on the pounds.
That said, I still believe, as my late physician FIL said, “it’s all a matter of calories in and calories out.
Age has a lot to do with it, too. I’m in my late 50s, and last week, I lost five pounds in six days. It took 48 hours to put half of it back on — and I was *very* restrained at Thanksgiving dinner.
I’m quite a bit overweight due to *former* (thank God) health issues, but regardless, I always park in the “south 40” at the store lot, and seldom move the car if I have to go to other places for small items; I just walk.
But, I still think standards for “obesity” need to reflect reality a bit more.