He Ate A Prepped Meal In His Car Before Going To Dinner With His Girlfriend For Their Anniversary, And She Was Furious When She Found Out
Over the last few years, this man has been on a “life-changing” diet and exercise journey. And due to his extreme dedication, he has managed to lose almost 80 pounds.
This journey began after he received a warning from his doctors. Apparently, his lifestyle and bad eating habits had caused him to have poor cardiovascular health.
“And with 30 right around the corner, I couldn’t keep being the man I was before,” he said.
So, his discussion with his doctors was apparently a huge wake-up call. Afterward, he immediately thrust himself into exercise– working out very hard at the gym.
But, in the beginning, he was not eating properly while lifting heavy weights. That caused his central nervous system to get fried, and he passed out at the gym while doing deadlifts.
That incident honestly terrified him, too, which is why he has taken his nutrition extremely seriously ever since.
He now preps all of his meals ahead of time– calculating them to ensure they meet his nutritional needs while keeping him in a caloric deficit to help him lose weight.
He has also avoided going out to eat at all costs because he believes dining out will push him to slide back into his old habits.
“For me, restaurants are like relapsing on a drug. One bite of a cheesesteak eggroll, and I’m buying Oreos on the way home and falling off the wagon,” he explained.
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Throughout this journey, his girlfriend has also been very supportive. Although, she has not joined him in trying to get healthy.
Apparently, his girlfriend still cooks the same as she did before– making foods that are reportedly high calorie and “covered” in sugars and fats.
So, while he appreciates that she cooks, he never really eats the meals she prepares.
“It’s been a bit of a strain on our relationship,” he revealed, “but we’ve managed.”
Just last month, however, it was his and his girlfriend’s anniversary. So, she wanted to eat out at a fancy restaurant– which he normally would not do.
But being that it was their anniversary, and he wanted to make the evening special, he wound up agreeing to go out to dinner.
Still, he did not want to break his diet, which was why he decided to make a prepped meal– leaving enough calories left over to have some drinks with dinner. Then, he brought the prepped meal in the car to eat before he actually went into the restaurant.
His girlfriend eventually learned what he was doing, though, and became seriously upset. Then, she accused him of being a total jerk for not ditching his diet for one evening to celebrate their anniversary.
On top of that, his girlfriend claimed he was selfish, inconsiderate of her feelings, and believed he cared a lot more about his food intake than their special day.
That’s why he’s been feeling conflicted ever since their anniversary. On the one hand, he does understand where his girlfriend was coming from, and he never meant to make her upset.
“But on the other hand, I’ve worked really hard to improve my health, and I am scared of falling back into old habits,” he vented.
So now, he’s been left wondering whether eating a prepped meal in the car before his anniversary dinner was a smart solution or just a jerky thing to do.
Can you understand why he was nervous about breaking his diet? At the same time, is it realistic or sustainable for him to never eat out– even on special occasions? Does it sound like he may have developed an unhealthy relationship with food? How can he fix this rift in his relationship?
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