Hey OP!! I am jealous of you having date nights!!!
Whatever you do keep the PMA going...you may need to force it and fake it in the begining but you will sooner that later have yourself convinced and be on the right track!!! Fake it til you make it!!! Like they say.
I personlly have thrown out time lines because they distracted me too much from my goal. If something wasn't met when I thought it should have been I was hit with disappointment.