if it were me I would cheet. BUT.... south beach does have some "cakelike" products. I myself have never been on the diet but I do know that weight watchers has little cakes and they are great, just add a candle and you have just the right serving size. Also you might want to check the book, they may give some suggestions on how to substitute something so you can have cake. Just some thoughts....Good luck!

Thank you. I'll have to look for the weoght watchers...I totally forgot about those! Thanks for your input! DD

Have a piece of cake. Don't deprive yourself cause that is when you break over. If you stick to your diet the rest of the time, one piece won't hurt.

I'd have a piece of cake as well. I believe in eating healthy/ life style change, rather than go onto temporary diet, to lose weight and keep it off for the rest of my life. If the eating plan is not something you can follow for the rest of your life, it'd be impossible to stick to it to keep the weight off. Indeed, that's the lesson I learned from my previous diet attempts (yea, all the yo-yo-ing, which is more like a roller-coaster ride, ha ha).

Rather than think of it as "cheating", make a piece of cake a part of the eating plan for that day. Rather than get a whole sheet of cake, maybe get a small slice and really savor every single bite of it, and make the best out of it! Or a piece of fruits tart can be nice as well. Have a great birthday!

I would wait and decide then, you may want to have a piece or you may be satisfied with something else. I would make sure I had other alteritives handy but I wouldn't feel bad if I decided to have the cake:)

OK Problem solved. We will have a small cake before June 1, and I'll just doing something special on the day of his birthday. That way we don't defeat ourselves just as we get started. But thanks for the replies. DD