Planning your night out on friday evening? Leaving to meet up with friends is always fun. But when we prioritise both our friends and our health, these two might get into conflict with each other.
Being able to meet up with friends while feeling good about your food and drink choices is a form of art. Started changing your life very recently? The worst you can do is to refuse going out because of the potential effects on your health.
There are three ways you can handle invitations. You can either stay home and avoiding any social contact. Secondly you can accept any invitation, while eating and drinking the same as before.
The third and best option is a compromise. You can propose events yourself that you know will give you better food choices. Look for a healthy eating place to invite your friends to. Don’t want to be the one to steer the evening out? No problem, there are always solutions. One of them is to do simply ad some small adjustments. When someone offers to get you a drink, ask for a water or more party-friendly a soda.
It is sad but true, when asking for a non-alcoholic drink some friends will give you looks. This is a first reaction you have to get through. Be prepared for it, but don’t overcomplicate it. It is just a water you are ordering, there is nothing wrong with it. If you are consistently taking a water once in a while your friends will appreciate your social courage. In the long run your friends might even join you on the new path.
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. – Katharine Hepburn
That being said it is not needed to abolige alcohol out of your life completely. Removing all alchoholic drinks has it benefits, but not removing them completely has some two. For example you can still enjoy a carefree night out with friends and have some drinks once in a while. There is nothing wrong with it, as long as it doesn’t become a weekly habit of binch drinking.
Don’t refuse all the invitations to go out with friends. Still going out, with adjustments, shows your dedication to your new lifestyle. If you can still enjoy nights out your new lifestyle wont feel as a punishment. Permanently changing your life should never feel as a heavy burden. If it does, it is not sustainable. It is crucial that you keep enjoying your life.