Especially this one time where Lance and I were on a trip to Florida 🏝
This trip was especially exciting, because we were there for an interview which would potentially change our life 🥳
This meant it was time to celebrate in our favorite way; date night 👏🏼🥰😍
But when it came down to finding a restaurant in the middle of the Fort Lauderdale strip to have plain grilled chicken and veggies...it was almost impossible.
I vividly remember how guilty I felt that night 😞 Sitting on the bed with him, scrolling through Yelp for anywhere with a menu that had nutrition info listed.
But where we were staying 95% of the places were mom and pop beach town restaurants on the boardwalk, making our Airbnb smell like street food...and I love street food 🌯
At this point in my journey I was so determined to compete, that I gave myself no option but to be perfect every day, which was exhausting 😭
The way I saw it, it was either dinner with him or my goals--not both.
“Why couldn’t it be both?!?!?!” 🤬 “Being healthy isn’t supposed to be this hard, is it??!!!” 😭
It took over 2 hours for us to find somewhere to eat. Two. Hours. 🤯
The hanger, mixed with the stress, the exhaustion from traveling...sister, I gained a whole new level of respect for my man that day.
Maybe you’re stuck in the trap that perfection=happiness just like I was...let me save you some time friend.
If date night stresses you out too--I get it. But it doesn’t have to 🙌🏼
If I could give my past self some advice, it would be the same thing I would tell my 1:1 clients when they go through this 👇🏼
“You are a product of what you do most often. Just pick a restaurant, do your best, screw the rest, then get right back at it tomorrow.”
Your diet shouldn’t keep you from living your life. It should help you feel more confident to live your BEST life ❤️✨🌈 Drop a “✋🏼” down below if date night has ever stressed you out too 🙋🏼♀️
Date night used to make me stressed out 👎🏼