forrestmouth wrote:
> Sometimes at restaurants I don't even ask for a bowl of rice

When I first started going low-carb and ask for no rice at the
restaurent or take-out, they looked at me like I was speaking swahili.
But now almost everyone understands this new lifestyle and sometimes
would suggest "salad instead?" etc.

However just last month I was at a Japanese restaurent, they gave me a
heaping bowl of rice. I asked for less, the waitress came back with
still a full bowl, I had to ask again. Then when she came back she said
"well be sure to let us know if you need more!" - I didn't even finish
all of it.