WEEK 2 on Onna's 4 week Weight Loss Challenge plus MARCH Spending Challenge results

I have to be honest.  This week was not a good week personally for me. 

Work was crazy.  The weather was crazy. 

I didn't get to the gym one time. 

Since I knew I wasn't going to make it to the gym last week I did do one thing

 and that was be careful about what I was eating. 

I ate often (small amounts) so I wouldn't get hungry and I ate sensible things. 

I did go out to eat a few times which I am trying to cut down on. 

We did have a pizza night but I ate only a couple slices and

my parents took us out last night to a great steak restaurant to celebrate our upcoming home purchase (Thanks Mom and Dad)! 

Dinner was amazing and I ate the leanest steak I could order and only a quarter of my baked potato. 

My parents ordered a Baby Blossom (fried onion goodness) but I only ate 2 bites of it. 

I did have some fruity sweet drink which probably had more calories than my steak but who cares-we were celebrating!!!

All in all I lost 2.8 pounds.  Don't ask me how.  I think the scale is broke!  I do always weight at the same time of day and with no clothes but still. 

There's no way I could be down that much but whatever!  I'm going with it.  I even weighted 3 times to be sure! 

Total loss on the 4 week Weight Loss Challenge- 3.4

Goals remain the same for the upcoming week except I am going to aim for 3 trips to the gym this week which will be a challenge for sure because I have a crazy week coming up but I'll do my best! 

Also Christina over at http://lipglossnheels.blogspot.com/ 

suggested checking out Naked Juice Green Machine to help me get in my fruit and veggies so I am def going to be checking that out-thanks Christina!

Hope you all have a great week! 

 I'm going to be posting pictures of my recent purchases soon. 

I am also part of a Spending Challenge (inspired by http://www.closet-fashionista.com/2010/08/closet-fashionistas-spending-challenge.html)  where I limit my monthly spending for non essentials to $200 a month.  March was a total fail (spent $988.39-OUCH) but I hope to do better in April.  I figured I mine as well show you some of the things I purchased last month!

XOXO

LabelSnob

Week 1 on Onna's 4 week Weight Loss Challenge

Yum! Crab, spinach, artichoke dip



BFF and me enjoying some beverages



Mr. LabelSnob and I after "a few"



Yes, we ordered 3!!! We couldn't decide on a flavor!!!



 Hi girls!  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. 

Mr. LabelSnob and I had Thursday, Friday and Saturday off together and it was so great.  It is rare that we have multiple days off together in a row so it was really nice. 

Then today when hubby went back to work my friend Tricia and I went SHOPPING! This means however  my Spending Challenge (see post http://labelsnob.blogspot.com/2011/03/spending-challenge.html ) has been a total FAIL.  I have been spending money this month like I have tons of it (which I don't) and I'm really regretting half of the purchases I have made!  I am afraid I am really going to have to reevaluate the purchases I have made and return some items. 

Now let me get to the topic of this post! 

Week 1 update of Onna's 4 week Weight Loss Challenge results. 

Now unfortunately since my husband and I had those 3 days off together we ate EVERY meal out which is soooo bad for my waistline!  I always go overboard when I eat out.   On Friday, we went out with my BFF Stacey and her husband and I had WAY too much to eat and WAY too much to drink (the pictures above show our good times). 

But in the end my results were:

LOST .6 pounds! (I'm sure this was a total fluke-as I ate wayyy too much this week to lose)

I DID go to the gym 3 times this week!!!

I did eat sweets this week though :(

and I did not eat my goal of 1 fruit and 2 servings of veggies each day :(

I am not going to give up though!  Tomorrow starts a new week so I will try again! 

Goals remain the same.

Have a great week everyone!

XOXO

LabelSnob

Spending Challenge

I came across a new blog today http://www.closet-fashionista.com/ and noticed something very interesting in her sidebar.  It is called The Spending Challenge.  She wrote a pledge, has a spending limit and keeps track of her spending each month.  I think that is a GREAT idea and I am going to join the challenge!  Check out her blog post where she talks about it here http://www.closet-fashionista.com/2010/08/closet-fashionistas-spending-challenge.html

 I am trying to buy a house and I NEED to stop spending money! 
A complete spending ban is just not for me (Frugal February?  Yeah right!) so I am hoping this will help my spending problem!
Here is my pledge:

I Kim; AKA LabelSnob pledge
that I will not spend more than
$200.00 a month on non essential items
such as
clothing, makeup, beauty products, mani-pedi's, hair cuts or any body or hair treatments. 
Before purchasing a product I must think long and hard...

Is it a NEED or WANT? 
Do I have something like it already? 
Will it fit within the monthly spending challenge budget? 

I will not count any gifts for others in this challenge, only items purchased for myself. 
I will not count necessary items I use and need on a daily basis-however I pledge (and this is the big one!!!) to use up what I have (especially makeup items that aren't being used) before purchasing anything else (when possible) even if it is an item or product I use each day(ie: use up all those foundations and lipsticks!).  But I am not counting things like soap, deodorant, hairspray...
I will keep track of my monthly spending here on my blog!

Join me in this challenge if you are like me and need to curb spending!!! 
Thanks Closet Fashionista for this idea. 
XOXO
Label Snob