So tonight, in just 30 minutes, I will be going to The Cheesecake Factory. Let me just say I LOVE CHEESECAKE! They used to have a low carb cheesecake with half the calories but I just called and they said they were revising the menu and they took that item off the list. Why would they do that? That is absolutely ridiculous. Those slices range from 700 - 1300 calories. That means I can’t get anything.

I thought heavily about perhaps going off my diet for just a day. I went back and forth for the longest time. If I just eat half a piece it will be fine…If I just skip dinner it will be fine…If I work out a lot tomorrow it will all be fine. Realistically I could eat a piece of cheesecake if I wanted to. Whats the big deal right? Everyone else will be stuffing their faces. Lately I feel left out because of the healthy eating lifestyle I’ve chosen. Does it ever just feel like its moving too slow? I have almost 75 more pounds to lose until I get to my goal weight. That seems unfathomable. Restaurants

BUT this is how I started thinking LAST TIME I went off my diet and ending up gaining 50 pounds in a year. SO I will NOT go off my diet. I will eat a “goblet of fresh strawberries” and I won’t even have a bite. It will help me to know I’m ALLOWED to have a bite and it isn’t my only chance for cheesecake.

My goal is ultimately worth it. These kinds of things are SO hard along the way but this time I am GOING to do this. I will fight my cravings and stick to South Beach and be healthy. I do not NEED cheesecake.