[BibChr]

Often when the waitress asks me what kind of potato I want, I ask for a sliced tomato instead. That works well for both of us.

That may be because you LIKE tomatoes. I've grown to where I can abide them, or not mind them. Seldom "like." Instead, I see if they have cottage cheese, or other veggies I can endure, or can serve more salad, or what fruit may be available. I eat too little fruit (my bad, not the diet), and as I've said tend to stay closer to the 20 grams than not. So I always have some wiggle-room.

Dan

[RJayneJ]

...or stopping when you are full. Your body gives you a big clue of when you are full if you listen to it. When you are full you will sigh. When I discovered that, instead of 'cleaning my plate,' I stop. Pay attention the next time you chow down. Like you, I refuse to go hungry, and on Atkins you don't have to. Complete fasting can be harmful and the studies that showed that more weight was lost when following Atkins, than those fasting blew me away.