Weekend Run Down

THURSDAY

  • Started my 3 day weekend at 5:15pm
  • Planned to get an Insanity workout in before my massage, but insane NoVA traffic had other plans
  • Delightful massage with my living social deal
  • Went to CVS to spent some of my FSA $$

FRIDAY

  • Slept in a bit until the lawn guys woke me at 9:30
  • Insanity work out
  • Went to FINALLY take my bike out, but discovered a flat tire. however I had a pump and figured out out to pump it. Got excited to head out, take bike outside to discover tire is flat again. Huff
  • Errands
  • Sister arrives later than expected because she missed her bus by like 2 minutes
  • Head out in Old Town, Alexandria VA instead of DC
  • Bounce around to bars, meet up with a friend, wind up at the SKETCH karaoke bar that I’ve been to once before and have a blast.

SATURDAY

  • Sister and I walked/strolled ~2 miles each way to brunch – at a hole in the wall I had be wanting to try. YUM.
  • Shopping – including nearby Outlets, I made some great purchases
  • Went to Trader Joes for some snacks to enjoy while watching the planes land/take off at Gravelly Point Park
  • Headed up to U street for Ethiopian at a yum place and I got to use another expiring living social deal
  • Hung out at a rooftop bar and chatted with a few gentlemen, including one I texted with all day yesterday…
  • Stayed out until 3am aka took the last metro train home 

SUNDAY

  • Went to bed at 4am and was up by 9am to get my sister to Union Station for her bus
  • Went to church
  • Laid around watching the DVR and did laundry
  • Did insanity
  • Went to a Korean BBQ place with my roommate and her friend that was super tasty
  • Watched Frozen (my first time) with my roommate and I really liked it, despite not having seen a Disney animated in YEARS. 

Solid weekend. And now this week is finals week for the kiddos, I’m looking forward to some quiet for a month until the academic cycle starts again in late June with new student orientation (but at least I’m not in charge of it anymore).

measuringlife:

Newest Tat – my latest weight loss reward

Main Entry: joie de vi·vre 

Pronunciation: ˌzhwä-də-ˈvēvrə

Function: noun

Etymology: French, literally, joy of living : keen or buoyant enjoyment of life

I am IN LOVE with it

TBT from my first week as a “fitblr” back in 2010.

May 11th marks my tumblr’s 4th official birthday. However I did start my weight loss and blogging via blogspot in January 2010, but transitioned over in May when I learned about the community from my friend Billy (Mr365). 

Being a grown up does have some positives!

So human resources and benefits had walk in hours to ask questions about the open enrollment period. I decided to go and make some inquiries.

I found out what steps I needed to get into the “healthaware” option which I am a perfect candidate for. I just need to do 2 easy steps and then my health insurance premium will go from $75/mo to $9/mo.

The moral of the story kids is – knowledge is power #themoreyouknow

WIW

Holding steady at 187.2 for over a week now. 

I have a feeling I’ll have a big drop in the next week or two, but like I said yesterday I feel effin’ great. 

Confidence like whoa!

Duh

Eating right + working out hard = feeling great

I feel strong and healthy. I even saw physical differences in my body this morning before getting in the shower.

I’m 41 days into insanity. I’m about a week into abstaining from gluten. I have been limiting my alcohol intake.

I’m using the spring to really buckle down and tighten up. My college reunion weekend happens to fall on the first day of summer. My hope is to be REALLY good these next 6 weeks and then try maintain throughout the summer.

I also always live how my commitment to fitness directly corresponds to how active I am on tumblr. The more I post/read the healthier and happier I am!