After induction is over is it ok to cheat if I have to attend a dinner party?

In a word, no. It's never ok to cheat. Cheats often lead to binges which often lead to discontinuing the diet for weeks, months, even years. I'd advise you to eat the salad, meat and veg, and leave the rest. Most meals can be made "LC friendly" by just omitting the starch -- potato, rice, pasta, and dessert. No need to mention your diet, just eat what you should and leave the rest. Just my opinion.

Agreed with prev poster. There is no excuse for cheating. You have to make a concentrated effort. If one slips, get right back on the horse, but you'll undo what you worked so hard for. One slip leads to one more bite, then just one more. Before you know it 5 pounds later you're crying in your veggie plate Monday morning. Parties always have something for everyone. Stick to veggie plates, meat items, etc. Avoid alcohol if you can, or do diet coke and rum/vodka/gin. Those are great alternatives in a pinch.

HANG IN THERE! Unless it's a pastry party, you have a shot at staying on board.

Thanks so much. I guess I am just sort of concerned about being in a situation where someone serves me pasta or rice as an entree. How do I avoid that without mentioning my diet?

Just smile and say "no, thank you!"

OK, that doesn't always work, but sometimes it does!

If you can't do that, then put a little on your plate and serve yourself a lot of the vegetables or salad or whatever you can eat. Maybe there's some chicken or something in with the rice that you can pick out and eat.

Oh, and never go to a dinner party without eating at home first, unless you KNOW for sure that you can eat what they are serving! It helps not to be too hungry...

If you don't want to mention the diet, just say you don't do well on starches and sugars...

One person says they're "allergic" to starches and sugars - it makes them "swell up"

But seriously, if you eat something before you go, even if almost everything they serve is a starchy, sugary concoction, you won't feel like you simply have to eat or go hungry. If they have meat with a starchy sauce, you can simply scrape as much of the sauce off the meat as possible. Take very small servings of things you can't eat (if you can't simply skip them without drawing too much attention), then push them around your plate so it looks like you ate at least some of them.

Alternately, you could go ahead and tell them about the diet, along with the basic information that if you don't continue to eat this way, your efforts will be be for naught, and you'll have to start all over, making clear that this way of eating works differently from most diets.

Most people nowadays know someone who ahs a restricted diet either due to health reasons, personal or religious preferences etc so I wouldnt think any hostess would be phased by someone who contacts them before a dinner and asks what food is likely to be served because of this.
You could always say you think you are prediabetic and need to avoid starches and sugars (the whites) if you dont want to use the dreaded 'A' word or even that you are avoiding them following doctor's orders (Dr Atkins)

Thanks so much those are some really great suggestions!

I wouldn't put any on my plate. "No, thank you" always works if you keep at it, because after all, they can't force feed you.

could you bring something to share, too? (maybe an appetizer, like deviled eggs or sausage balls?) offer to bring dessert maybe - then make a crustless cheescake or something! that might help, too - along with the "no, thank you's" etc as mentioned previously! :-)