I got kicked out for bringing my own food on a restaurant date – here’s why I don’t regret it

Her date thought she was a snack – but didn’t like that she brought her own.

A fitness influencer revealed that a man once up and left in the middle of a first date when she took out a pre-packed lunch at a fancy restaurant.

Vanusa Freitas, 32, was excited to be on a first date with a new suitor at The Shard in London, but she didn’t want to break her strict diet.

“I didn’t want to give up on my diet, so I decided to take my meal to the restaurant,” Freitas told NeedToKnow.

“I thought it would be a good idea, but he didn’t agree.”

The unidentified man was so turned off by Freitas’ obsession with her diet that he ended the date.

“We were in the middle of the meeting, he got up and left,” Freitas said.

“I didn’t know what to do.”

The model explained that tracking what she eats could be crucial to her career.

“Not everyone understands that sometimes I have situations where I have to be 100% strict with my diet. When I have a commitment, such as

However, leaving in the middle of a first date helped Freitas realize she was going too far.

“Now I am looking for a healthy life and a real life. I do everything, but I always aim to engage in physical activities, any exercise that I like”, she said.

“Even going out dancing helps burn calories. So is cycling and cleaning, so the ideal is to always stay active. That’s the secret, I believe.”

Freitas still follows certain diets at times, but no longer lets her eating habits ruin her life.

“I’m more at peace with my body and strive for balance,” she said. “I am allowing myself to go off the diet now and then. There comes a point when your body stabilizes.”

“You can keep yourself well without having to make too many sacrifices.”

Fortunately, Freitas was able to discuss what happened with her date and move past the “difficult situation.”

“That day I was very upset, and so was he,” she said.

“We spoke afterwards and I apologized for what happened. It was our first meeting and although it started off on the wrong foot, we managed to get through it.”

The two have since gone on several more dates.

“I was just trying to maintain my healthy routine, but he thought it was too much,” Freitas said.

“Since this episode, I have become more careful about how and when I follow my strict diets.”