Do you ever feel like you’ve got to choose between hanging with your friends and keeping your wellness plans on track? It’s easy enough to fit in a workout or a healthy lunch when you’re laying low, but – a day out with the girls? Those wellness goals can quickly go out the window as your best bud ushers in the next round of drinks!

Our Guest Editor Lily Aldridge knows a thing or two about keeping life in balance. As a highly sought-after model, Lily keeps in tip-top shape year round, eating well, keeping her skin this gorgeous and sweating it up with workouts of all kinds. What we love about Lily is that on top of being one of fashion’s top pros, she’s a true girl’s girl at heart and knows how to live life to it’s fullest – most recently, hitting up all the pastas on vacation in Italy, then returning home to extra green juices and a little more time in the studio. That’s how it’s done!

Keeping friendships in full bloom while still staying fit and glowing is a challenge we all face. We asked Lily to talk to us about how she handles that dilemma herself, including her favorite kind of healthy friend date and the gal pal most likely to sabotage her diet (we all have one!)…