Default wrote on 14 Oct 2007 19:35:29 GMT:

??>> MCINL. I usually eat everything served to me, like a good
??>> little boy.

DU> That used to be my approach, but I've been making a
DU> concerted effort in some situations to reduce the amount I
DU> eat while at restaurants. This is mostly ones that serve a
DU> lot of food.

DU> At one place (O'Connell's here in STL) when I get certain
DU> sandwiches I cut off 1/3 at the beginning and save it. At
DU> Chuy's I'll save one of the three enchiladas or part of the
DU> fajita fixings. Pizza's easy, I just leave the last piece
DU> of my half.

That's probably a good approach: to separate the portion you
are going to take home *before* starting eating. It works quite
well when dieting and there are also a few restaurants that can
be guaranteed to always serve far too much. A Greek restaurant
that I like serves a souvlaki (kebab) sandwich for lunch that
is more than enough for dinner!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not