Dogman wrote:
Doug Freyburger wrote:
Dogman wrote:
" wrote:

It's possible that the surgery causes effects not seen in folks put on
the same diet without the surgery.

Many things are possible, but until someone can fully explain how and
why these "mysterious" effects work, I'm not buying it.

Nonetheless I want to see more studies of gherlin levels in people on
the same diet with and without the surgery.

I don't get why folks aren't placed on the post-surgery diet long before
they go under the knife.

Ditto. But maybe the answer to that question is self-evident.
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

It is one of the failings of the allopathic school of medicine that it
favors giving medications and doing surgeries over less invasive
responses.

One reason? *Doug's not an asshole!

In person I do okay with folks thinking I'm nice. I've never been able
to pull that off on-line. On-line you are in the minority. I suggest
it's only in comparison to a few others that has you thinking that.

Well, I've never seen you treat anyone poorly here, so you're not an
asshole, in my opinion.

You've only been here for what, 4 years? So you're too new to have
experienced my arrogance in full. It certainly helped when I entered
two regulars in my kill file who have arrogance levels similar to mine.

Hell, you may beat your dog

I do have a track record of beating on posters here.

and root for the Cubs, for all I know.

Being in Chicago metro I happen to know that's the name of a baseball
team. Not sure if that sport is in season at the moment.

I would love a pill that works like anabuse. One bite of high carb food
and the vomitting starts.

Heh.

There is a low fat equivalent. One high fat meal and you start leaking
grease out the worng end. Now there's a punishment system.