How to make date night work in your macros

One of the biggest hang ups i’ve come across for clients and macro tracking is the overwhelm and frustration they feel when going out to eat.
How do I make it work in my day? Do I bring a food scale with me? How can I still eat the delicious things I love without blowing my day? Will it make me gain all my weight back if I go over?
First - developing a new way to do something is absolutely always going to have a learning curve attached. Expecting perfection out of the gate is unreasonable and will only cause you constant frustration and disappointment.
Give yourself grace.
Allow yourself to be messy and have bumps along the way to your end goal. This is how we learn. This is how we sustain our success.
In my life there is no shortage of opportunities to go out for dinner or drinks. Date nights with my husband, family outings, girls night out, networking happy hours, special events, the list is endless.
I’m going to share with you my best advice for making these meals out work for you, rather than against you.

1. Prioritize (Often for me, more than one going out opportunity will pop up a week. Instead of having alcohol at every single one or eating a really high Carb/Fat meal, I prioritize which 1 of each is the most important for me to allot those calories to.)
   
2. Pack in the Protein (Knowing that most all restaurant meals will be heavy carbs and fat, I pack in my protein earlier in the day. This keeps me fuller longer, and ensures that I am getting in all the protein my body needs).
   
3. Intermittent Fast (When I know i’m going to my favorite pasta joint or chips and salsa are on the menu for the evening, I will wait until 12/1pm to have my first meal of the day. Again, i’ll keep my carbs and fat lower earlier in the day and increase my protein intake).
   
4. Plan ahead (I always check the menu in advance, pick what i’ll be getting, log it, work the rest of my day around it, and STICK to my plan).
   
5. Focus on the people, not the food. (My best advice. Shift the mindset around going out for a meal. Is it about the food and drinks or is it about the company you are with?)
   

Remember - this is most likely an entirely different way of thinking - it’s going to take a minute to settle in. The most successful people don’t allow 1 bad meal to turn in to 1 bad week, month, or year. They hop RIGHT back on the wagon the next day and get after it.
If you’re in a place where you’re ready to commit to yourself that this will be the year you put YOU first - send an email to me at [email protected]. I've got you. 
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