Bendy Brunch Event

Exciting things are happening in the District! A great new yoga company, Grip the Mat, contacted me about their event this Sunday Bendy Brunch. I wanted to share the info plus a special promo code for my readers. Grip the Mat is a new concept to bring yoga practitioners together and cultivate a social community. This is such a great concept. What's better than grabbing a friend or two for a yoga class followed up by drinks, eats, and socializing with like-minded people? Check out Grip the Mat to find out what they are all about and to see when they will be holding more yoga/social events in the future.

The yoga class + brunch will be held at the Wonder Bread Factory (a very cool repurposed urban space) in Shaw at 641 S Street NW Washington, DC 20001, with two sessions being held at 10:30am and 1:30pm. You can register for the event here and use code "Lovelier" for $5 off the ticket price. 

Social Dieting

You've all heard of happy accidents, and boy did I come across one the other day. I have been completely unmotivated in getting into shape, but at the same time find myself more and more unhappy with my body. Cue the violins. I know that if I want to see change I have to make change. So I was really happy when I came across DietBet. DietBet is a a 4 week social dieting game where you have 4 weeks to lose 4% of your starting body weight. Each player adds the designated buy in to the pot, and whoever reaches their goal gets to split the pot. Sounds fun right?

I did a bunch of research after I initially browsed the site. What's to keep people from cheating and what not? Well they have people that check the starting and finishing pictures, algorithms that detect unusual activity, and randomly audit players for additional proof. Basically if you hit your goal of 4% you win back your buy in and then some. Did I mention there is also a free app? You can do everything you need from your phone which for me is another reason I can't say no.

I signed up for Blogilates Sweatember DietBet for $25 and the pot has grown to close to $7,000! There are also fun giveaways that they are doing besides the money for some added fun. I start September 3rd and am really looking forward to jumpstarting a healthy lifestyle. If you are interested in joining click here. 

Images from DietBet