In article , Cubit says...

Here in the US, it seems to be increasingly an odd thing to do. The social
consequences are not good. I don't get invited to potluck parties by
friends anymore. Last night I was at a Chinese restaurant with 5 friends.
I rejected two different noodle dishes, the rice, and the fortune cookie.
However, I cheated with a triangle of Chinese pancake, which was sort of
like an oily cracker. My friends jokingly took me to task for this. I just
said I was guilty of cheating, but I felt foolish.

I look at LCing differently. I remember going to the Chinese buffet prior to
LCing and eating:

Fried Won Tons - probably 5 or 6 of them
Fried Rice - probably 2 helpings
Chow Mien
2 Pork Buns
and much, much more....

I'd wash everything down with a Coke or two.

Now I'm more selective. If I feel like having rice or chow mien, I pick one and
have a couple of spoonfuls. I'll have 1 fried won ton. I'll eat the BBQ'd pork,
Kung Pao chicken, and Broccoli beef. I'll drink either iced or hot tea.

If someone were to question me, I tell them what I used to eat and compare it to
what I'm eating now. You aren't going to gain all your weight back "cheating" (I
really hate that word!) just once at a restaurant. Especially if you have been
LCing the rest of the day.

I keep drilling into myself that this LC thing is for the long haul. You are
proof of that--so don't let those folks grind you down!

Mark
280/220/200