Update: A Food Project

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So just as I promised, an update on the food situation. What did I lear from this week? Well, I definitely can't make it without carbs entirely. Especially in the morning I feel like I need some sort of carb infusion in the form of wholegrain bread or something similar. That being said, I definitely feel like eating less carbs makes me feel better overall. Despite my initial belief, I never once felt like I was actually starving nor did it feel like I am following any diet as I wasn't looking at how many calories I take in. Another thing I (re)learned is how good greek salad actually is - totally hooked - and how well greek tsatsiki fits with everything! I also have to admit that I cheated a bit during my week. Last Wednesday I ate 3 small macarons at the coffee shop. And on thursday - due to extra hot weather - I bought some ice cream. I tried to compensate by not eating any other carbs that day but u know, I don't want to deprive myself from the yummy things in life and there was a sale on Häagen Dazs ice cream :-)

So without further ado I though I share my preliminary food plan for the next week:

TUESDAY:

Breakfast: 1 slice of wholegrain bread with ham and a boiled egg. 1 Pro Viva Superfrukt shot and 1 cup of black coffee (black coffee is the best!)

Lunch: Pork filé, grilled Asparagus and Tsatsiki (make it with greek yoghurt!)

Dinner: Wasabi-Aragula salad with tomatoes

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: 1 slice of wholegrain bread with scrambled eggs and herbs. 1 Pro Viva Superfrukt shot and 1 cup of black coffee

Lunch: Thai Green Curry with WOK vegetables

Dinner: Tomato Salad

THURSDAY:
Breakfast: 1/2 slice of wholegrain bread and an egg omelet with mushrooms, 1 Pro Viva Superfrukt shot and 1 cup of black coffee

Lunch: Leftovers from Thai Green Curry

Dinner: Insalata Caprese

FRIDAY:
Breakfast: Crisp Bread and Veggie stripes, 1 Pro Viva Superfrukt shot and 1 cup of black coffee

Lunch: Steak with Parmesan-mashed Potatoes and grilled mushrooms

Dinner: Insalata Caprese

SATURDAY:

Breakfast: Crisp Bread with Ham and Eggs, 1 Pro Viva Superfrukt shot and 1 cup of coffee

Lunch: Pork filé, steamed vegetables and Tsatsiki

Dinner: Greek Salad

SUNDAY:

Breakfast: Greek Yoghurt with strawberries & nuts, 1 Pro Viva Superfrukt shot and 1 cup of coffee

Lunch: Tuna Sandwich with Aragula salad as side dish

Dinner: Leftovers from Greek salad

MONDAY:

Breakfast: Crisp Bread and Berries, 1 cup of Black coffee and 1 glass of lemon water

Lunch: Selfmade Gnocchi and Tomato-Red wine sauce

Dinner: Tomato salad

I would also like to note that in between I snack on apple slices with peanut butter, nuts or berries. Also, throughout the day I either drink some green tea,a stevia fruit-water mix or just plain water. I am also not some food guru of some sort nor a nutritionist. I just thought I share what I eat when I try to be slightly healthier.

xx, V

A food project...

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So today I decide to dedicate a post entirely to food. I generally consider myself someone who is on the "rather" healthy side of eating but I am definitely not a friend of dieting in any form. Food is just to delicious to starve myself nor do you actually get healthy and thin from not eating. More like the other way around, the less you eat the fatter you will eventually end up unless you die of starvation since our metabolism can only take so much. Nonetheless, I do think that I tend to stuff myself with a lot of carbs, especially empty carbs throughout the course of a week which probably also stems from typical Austrian eating habits. We eat our bread in the morning and often in the evening, we love noodles and rice as side dishes, cake, etc. Yesterday I skyped with my mum since it was mother's day and she actually told me that her dietician who is overseeing her life long diabetes disease recommend her to signficantly cut down on carbs and not have them with every meal of the day since its above all carbs that make us bigger. At this point I do have to say my mum does not have diabetes type 2 which most often comes from unhealthy eating habits but she's stuck with the disease since childhood where she was an athlete. So today while I was killing a bag of chips I decided to do a little one week project to cut down on carbs since I usually incorporate them in most of my meals throughout a day. So the verdict is, to cut down overall on carbs though I definitely won't exclude them entirely. Note again, I am not doing a complete low carb diet. I just love my carbs too much and most low-carb products, especially bread, taste like shit and are stuffed with gluten which aren't too healthy for me either. So starting from tomorrow I will try to eat less carbs than usual for at least 6 days. And so I made up an eating plan (also to make sure non of my ingredients spoil since food costs in Sweden are massive!) and in case some of you are interested in recipes, just let me know. Here's what I'll be eating throughout this week:

TUESDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup of black coffee and 1 bowl of greek yoghurt with a few strawberries & cinnamon
Lunch: Greek Salad with Vinegar/Olive oil dressing
Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter with Apple slices
Dinner: Wholegrain bread with ham

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup black coffee, 1 bowl of greek yoghurt with a handful strawberries & cinnamon
Lunch: Low-carb asian glass noodles with Thai Red curry chicken
Afternoon Snack: Apple with nuts
Dinner: Salad leftovers from the day before

THURSDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup of black coffee, 1 slice of wholegrain bread with peanut butter and sliced vegetables
Lunch: Thai Red Curry Chicken leftovers
Afternoon Snack: Almonds
Dinner: I am invited out for dinner at a restaurant :-)

FRIDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup black coffee, Egg omelet with sauted mushrooms and cheese
Lunch: Thyme chicken breast with green Asparagus, simple green salad as side dish
Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter with veggie stripes
Dinner: Greek yoghurt cucumber salad

SATURDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup black coffee, wholegrain bread with ham and 1 boiled egg
Lunch: Grilled chicken breast with steamed vegetables and Parmesan mashed potatoes
Afternoon Snack: Apple puree with almonds
Dinner: Vegetable soup

SUNDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup black coffee, egg omelet with mushrooms and tomatoes
Lunch: Glutenfree Pizza Pita (found one here that is smaller in size and has a bit less carbs) with tomatosauce, goat cheese, paprika and olives
Afternoon Snack: Kiwi
Dinner: grilled veggies with garlic and herbs

MONDAY:
Breakfast: 1 glass of lemon water, 1 cup black coffee, greek yoghurt with strawberries and cinnamon
Lunch: Tuna Sandwich with Salad as side dish
Afternoon snack: granola bar
Dinner: Greek cucumber salad

I will keep you updated if I feel any different from cutting back on a few carbs overall and if I actually manage to stick to the plan. Again I want to enforce that this is not some sort of diet, not even an actual low carb diet. I will still continue to eat chocolate, occasionaly candy (do not have the sweetest tooth though) or pizza and burger if I feel like it. Life's too short to keep me from eating all this yummy stuff  :-D

xx, V

Comeback

Just when I was talking about being back for good and posting more regularly...I get a lung infection. Jeez! Not only did my sickness keep me from taking pictures, posting and keeping up with the blog, it also kept me from going to Copenhagen Fashionweek like I was supposed to. I am sure you guys can understand how devastated I was. I've been looking forward to that trip for weeks. Not only for fashion's sake but also to finally visit Copenhagen. Well well, I ended up an entire week just lying on bed, having a fever and coughing. I am still not 100% back to my old self but at least I won't be bound to my bed anymore. So I will try to make up for time lost. I actually got some beauty reviews, a new skin care and make-up routine post as well as some fashion stuff in mind for you guys!

Da rede ich noch davon dass ich mich nach dem Stress der letzten Wochen endlich mehr um den Blog kümmern möchte und regelmäßig poste und dann bekomm ich einfach mal so ne Lungenentzündung! Meine Erkrankung hat mich folglich gleich mal über eine Woche außer Gefecht gesetzt da ich unter sehr hohem Fieber gelitten habe und noch immer am Husten bin. Zu allem Übel wurde ich natürlich genau in der Woche krank wo ich eigentlich zur Kopenhagen Fashionweek sollte. Doppelt ärgerlich. Um ehrlich zu sein sogar frustrierend da ich mich auf diesen Trip seit Wochen gefreut habe. Nicht nur der Mode willen sondern auch weil ich Kopenhagen immer schon einmal besichtigen wollte. So bestand letzte Woche für mich nur darin in meinem Bett rumzuliegen und nichts zu tun. Ich bin noch immer nich 100% fit aber ich möchte versuchen die verlorengegangene Zeit gutzumachen. Ich habe doch ein paar Beauty-reviews, eine neuere Skincare Routine sowie meine tägliche Make-up Routine geplant. Natürlich dürfen auch Outfit posts nicht fehlen :-)

What I wear/was ich anhabe:
Pullover: Zara
Dress/Kleid: H&M
Boots: Dinsko
Hat/Hut:  Åhlèns
Bag/Handtasche: H&M

xx, V