Food for thought

I'm not doing that much shopping right now.

Why? you ask...

Well firstly, having torn a ligament in my knee, walking around town is less fun than before and secondly, I kicked into the GI diet (also known as LowCarb) a couple of days ago so I spend much more than my usual time AND money in the food store, trying to find new ingredients that I am in fact allowed to eat.

I also spend much more time than normal in the kitchen.
YES! In the kitchen. I kid you not!


Above is my new blender, which I DID buy after a Caesar dressing mishap a few days back. Below is a bowl of vegetables that put me back 30 dollars - everything in there is ECO-food (grown traditionally without additives or poisons)


So unfortunately, I really doubt this lull in my "normal" shopping is saving me any money. Quite the contrary, as I seem to be spending around 40-50 dollars/day in the food shop. I mean really!

I was about to say that I'm spending money on no lasting value, but I don't think it would be correct - I'm investing in my health and my body, is what I'm doing. Now, if I can only start moving as well, maybe I'll even lose a few inches =)
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technorati tags: GI, diet, LowCarb, investing, blender, weight

Motivation

With my new book in hand I have today commenced ion the GI-diet. My goal is to lose no less than 5-6 inches around my pretty* but currently a tad over sized behind. What do you know, it was a good idea to buy it after all!

In good old Ms.Take Style I decided to motivate myself in a very tangible manner. So I went and bought some gorgeous underwear today. Since the panties are stretchy, I fit into them now as well, but they will start looking better and better as I shrink. And if they don't, I will reward myself by buying some NEW ones, so there!

[The upper one is a 3/4 cup (support and coverage, but risk of spillage. Spillage stays with in the lace though]
[The lower one is a 1/4-cup (that means support but no coverage;)). Velvet outside, lined with lace. Risqué - n'es pas?]

[I bought 2 pairs of the floral, in different sizes. To shink in :)
The lower pair looks absolutely insanely gorgeous on, and are also low-rise (despite the looks of the pic]

[Top 3 are the fun bunch, including fishnets, thick over-knee (shool-girl style) with buttons and black opaque moulain rouge - type stay-ups with red details]
[The bottom pile is just functional thick tights, to allow me to wear skirts in winter]

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Nuts:
* It really is pretty. I Have a great butt. J-LO, throw your self into the wall, as we say in Swedish =)
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technorati tags: lingerie, underwear, shopping, motivation, GI

GI

So, back in Sweden after my tour of the alps.

What I've bought lately has, sadly enough, mainly consisted of medicine and leg-support, after tearing a ligament in my knee while skiing (DOH!)

Yesterday, other slighly boring things like leggings. Also some cute lacy underwear, as well as champagne for my good friends who took care of my cats. All in all yesterdays shopping came to about SEK 1000, but mainly for a good cause!

Today I must have done the most unnecessary purchase ever!
On my way back to the office after visiting the doctors, I realized that I didn't have any cash in my wallet to pay for my sushi. So, did I go to an ATM, about 100 hobbling meters off, in the wrong direction? Noooooo....

I instead went for the much better option (in my opinion) of going in to the nearest store and buying something, just to be able to withdraw some cash from my visa card. So now I am the proud(?) owner of the book "Våra bästa GI Recept" (the link is in Swedish).

Well, I've had to cancel my gym-card because of my knee... I'd better start changing my diet if I don't want to go elephant style!
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technorati tags: GI, shopping, books, injury, spontaneous

Boring home shopping

So, it's been quiet.

I've spent the whole weekend as well as the beginning of this week in bed, and not for nice reasons. This has, of course, prevented me from doing any shopping, or updating this blog. Although the flu still has not released me from it's ugly grip I'm back at work, and back to the shops.

Hey, what else are lunch-hours for???

Today I've been boring. I tried a lot of nice stuff on, some sales are still ongoing, but only ended up buying boring, home related things.

Coming home with me today are:

• 1 set of leather care for my rather new (2 months) and super sexy leather sofa
• 4 table tablets, red, for my equally rather new and super sexy red and dark wood dining table
• 1 pair of coockingcooking tongs. Is that what they're called?

I didn't buy any of the cool winter boots I tried on (Replay/Diesel/Lacoste), nor the super-nice Roxy gold&white beanie. Partly because I only JUST bought a ski hat, and blogged about it here, and I managed to make myself understand I didn't need another.

Hey, what do you know, the blog is working!! :)
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technorati tags: roxy, replay, diesel, shopping

Short break

I've been, and still am, horribly sick.
No shopping for several days. I can feel the withdrawal-symptoms kicking in, righ about NOW!

Be back soon. Hopefully tomorrow.

Vanity Fair

Readers of my Swedish Blog know all about my obsession with this ski-suit. I ran into it by mistake while looking for that ski-mask I covered in the previous post.

It's CCL by Rossignol, a totally crazy French designer that makes the nicest things, and it's on massive sale. It's been marked down from SEK 7200 to SEK 4900 But it's still madly expensive. I'm struggling with my self on this one, I really really am.

I had almost lost the fight, with the aid of my lovely readers. And then I went for coffee with my ex, the one I went to Trysil with. I showed him this picture and he looked at me with surprise.

"Why do you want to buy that? You're SO hot in your white outfit"

And that's just about the only thing that could have stopped me. Since vanity is the very reason I was going after it.

Then he continues:
"Oooooor... you go in and offer 3.500 for it. Say that's what they'll get on the after-season sale anyway,a nd it's the best you can do."

Another good point....

Still, how often do you find a SEXY ski-outfit?
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technorati tags: Rossignol, desire, sexy, outfit