Challenge of the week – sugar free – update

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I sidste uge løftede jeg sløret for en udfordring jeg stillede mig selv. Udfordringen gik ud på at jeg skulle skære ned på mit ugentlige sukkerindtag på en uge. Grunden til denne udfordring var delvis, at jeg gerne ville udfordre mig selv, og at skære ned på sukker er ikke noget, jeg tidligere har gjort det i. Derudover var det interessant at undersøge, om jeg ville mærke forskel og om det ville have en effekt på mig. Sidst men ikke mindst, ville jeg også prøve, om det kunne få mine hovedpiner til at forsvinde.

For at opsummere denne udfordring: det gik godt. Rigtig godt. Men også lidt kedeligt. Jeg har ikke de store effekter eller forandringer, jeg kunne mærke, at berette om. Kun positive hvis noget. Det var meget lettere end forventet for mig at skære ned på sukker, og jeg røg i fælden to gange på en uge – en gang fredag, da jeg smagte en mini-bid af min venindes cheesecake, og engang søndag, da vi holdte påskebrunch for venner. En havde hjemmebagt gulerodskage med, og den var jeg nødt til at smage. Udover det, var jeg så sukkerfri som muligt!

Jeg er glad og stolt, men mest af alt, lettet over, at det gik så nemt for mig! Jeg tror at nøglen til succes i et sådant projekt er, at man holder sig mæt og spiser meget (men sundt) for at undgå at blive så sulten, at man bare kun kan tænke på chokolade og derved falder i og spiser sukker. Jeg sørgede derfor for altid at have sunde løsninger med mig og at stikke en gulerod i kæften INDEN, jeg blev sulten.

Så, hvordan virkede det? Den kedelige del. Jeg kan ikke mærke den store forskel, udover at jeg har haft en succesoplevelse og ved, at det er nemt for mig at gå uden sukker, selvom jeg er vild med det. Jeg vil derfor tage mine sunde vaner fra denne uge med mig og generelt set spise meget mindre sukker i fremtiden! Jeg har nemlig ikke brug for det, og det har jeg lært. Desværre er mine hovedpiner ikke forsvundet (endnu), men who know’s, måske vil jeg på sigt ende op uden hovedpine og med en krop som Kendall Jenner. A girl can dream 😉 Har I nogle lignende sukkerfrie erfaringer?

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English: Last week I posted my second challenge of the week here on the blog. The challenge of the week this time  around was about me trying not to eat sugar partly because I want to try it out and challenge myself more, but also because I wanted to see if it would have an effect on my and also because I figured it would be a way for me to get rid of headaches. So, an update on how my sugar free in one week project went.

To summarize this challenge and put it in short, it went really good and I didn’t have a very hard time not eating sugar. Good for me I guess! On Wednesday and Thursday I survived with no sugar. On Friday I had one tiny bite of a slice of cheesecake, and on Sunday I splurged, but I warned you guys! We had an Easter brunch at home, and one friend brought carrot cake. I had a piece. Another friend brought Milka chocolate. I had 10 pieces. Sorry. The other days till today were completely sugar free. Go me!

I am happy and proud but most of all relieved that actually wasn’t so hard for me to go sugar free. I’ve been eating healthy and eating enough, so I guess that is key in a project like this! Not to get super hungry, because that is when the fast energy aka sugar cravings really kick in.

So how did it work? To be honest, I haven’t lost my headaches yet. What I have learned on the other hand, is to be healthier and not always be the girl who eats a croissant or cake when going to cafes. I learned that I don’t need that much sugar in my every day life to function, which, I guess, is a very good thing! I will keep going with my good “eating way less sugar rutines”, and who knows. Maybe on the long run, I will be headache less and maybe even end up with a body like Kendall Jenner. A girl can dream, right? 😉

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Stripes and denim

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Det er tirsdag, og det føles som en vaskeægte mandag. Det regner (nærmere styrter ned), det er gråt og det er back to work efter fire dages påskefri, som fra min side virkelig blev nydt. Jeg brugte en masse tid med mine venner, og det var dejligt at have nogle dage fri uden de helt store planer. 

På billederne i dagens indlæg, som jeg faktisk tog sidste weekend, har jeg den søde t-shirt på, som jeg viste på bloggen fra nogle uger siden. Der står “I like you” på den, og den er ret fed som en hverdags-t-shirt. Den kan købes gennem dette link.

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English: It is Tuesday and I am back at work after four days off. I enjoyed time in the sun with friends, parties and the easter brunch we hosted this Sunday at home. Now I am back at work and it is always a little tough getting back in the working game after a few weeks off. 

Today I am showing an outfit I actually wore last weekend, but didn’t get around to show you yet (they were shot with my friend’s camera, so now I finally got a hold of them). I am wearing the t shirt I blogged  about a few weeks back, and it is so cute! Find it through this link here. What about you guys, are you back at work or school again today? 

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Jubel – Feine Patisserie, flowers and pictures

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Irene Wissel Silver stories blog Berlin

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Det tog under 24 timer for min søde fotograf Irene at redigere de billeder, vi tog i fredags, og derfor viser jeg jer allerede første runde i dag. Jeg tager en slapper i dag efter to meget begivenhedsrige dog succesfulde dage. I går havde vi gæster fra kl. 14 til kl. 23, og det var fantastisk, men det er også hårdt at være vært, og det kan jeg mærke i dag. Derfor bliver jeg hjemme og indhenter noget blog-arbejde, og senere står den på yoga med en veninde. Dejligt med en ekstra-søndag, hvis man havde sådan en hver uge 😉

Nå, sidespring, og tilbage til billederne igen. Kan I lide dem? De er taget hos Jubel – Feine Patisserie i Prenzlauer Berg. Et yndigt, lille konditori, der i lang tid har været på min to-do-i-Berlin-liste, og da Irene talte om denne slags photoshoot, tænkte jeg straks på, at Jubel ville være et oplagt sted for den slags. Jubel er åbnet af to dygtige kvinder, der især har talent inden for at kreere kager. Kagerne koster kun 2-4 euro, og de er i sig selv små kunstværker, og så smager de tilmed godt. Caféen er yndig, og man kan både sidde der og nyde kaffe og kage, eller man kan købe kagerne med hjem og lave kaffen selv. Klart en anbefaling værd, især hvis man er glad for kaffe og kage!

Jubel,
Hufelandstraße 10
10407 Berlin

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ENGLISH: My photographer is so great. I thought I would have to wait at least a few days for her to edit and finish the pictures we took Friday, and next thing I know, an email pops in my inbox with the finished result of our photoshoot. Within 24 hours. That’s how I like it 😉 Irene has her own photography blog that you can check out here, and also make sure to check out my awesome hair and make up artist here. I am currently still in bed, we had a long day yesterday with our Easter Brunch and our guests ended up staying till late, so today I am tired and the apartment is a mess, but I have had the best Easter days ever, and the sun is finally shining in Berlin!

So, I tend to get side tracked – to go back to the pictures – do you like them? We went to Jubel – Feine Patisserie in Prenzlauer Berg. An adorable little cake patisserie that had been on my to go to list for a long time, and when Irene talked about a photoshoot in this style, I knew that Jubel would be a perfect spot to do it in. Jubel is opened by two women who are talented cake creators, and in their little cafe they sell the most beautiful cakes. The cafe is small but there is still enough space to sit down, and if not, you can also take the cake home with you. We tried the cheesecake variation and I can reveal, they don’t only look good, they also taste good! I will definitely go back to Jubel another time, because due to my non sugar eating week I only had one bite of the cake and had Irene and Lena share the rest. It was sad, but at least I am trying my best not to eat sugar 😉

Jubel,
Hufelandstraße 10
10407 Berlin

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Easter holiday

Jeg nyder min påskeferie fuldt ud ved at gøre alle de ting i Berlin, jeg ikke plejer at bruge tid på. Fredag startede med lækker brunch med en veninde. Derefter mødtes jeg med Lena, der lagde make up og satte hår på mig til det photoshoot, jeg havde i fredags. Vi tog af sted til en smuk location i Prenzlauer Berg, og det gik godt. Jeg har ikke set billederne og resultatet endnu, men jeg glæder mig til at vise jer det på bloggen!

I går endte med at være en fantastisk dag, selvom jeg vågnede op med små-tømmermænd og uden planer. Jeg mødtes med nogle veninder, og vi gik en lang tur i en park, da vejret var fantastisk. Derefter besluttede vi os for at være endnu mere aktive og tog cyklen til Lichtenberg for at besøge Dong Xuan Center. En kombination af adskillige markedshaller, der sælger vietnamesisk guf – alt fra vinkekatte og falske blomster til lækkert plastik køkkengrej kan findes her, og det var så sjovt et sted. Jeg har planer om at skrive et seperat indlæg til bloggen om dette sted med flere billeder.

I dag har vi inviteret venner til påskebrunch i vores lejlighed, og de kommer snart, så nu er det tid for mig at stå op og gøre klar! Nyd jeres fridage <3

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ENGLISH: Enjoying my Easter holiday off doing all the kind of fun things in Berlin I don’t usually have time to do. Friday I checked in saying I had brunch plans with a friend and later a photoshoot. Both went great, we had the best brunch at Datscha close to my apartment and and then I went back home to meet with Lena who does my hair and make up. We headed to a gorgeous shooting location in Prenzlauer Berg and had a good time shooting.

Yesterday ended up being a very productive day all though I woke up with a bit of a hangover. The sun was shining and the weather was really amazing, so some friends and I decided that we had to enjoy it. We took a long walk in the park and then we decided to take the 20 minute bike ride to the Dong Xuan Center in Lichtenberg, a few Vietnamese halls filled up with everything your heart desires such as waving golden cats, fake flowers, plastic kitchen stuff and fantastic night gowns. It was such a funny place and I will do a seperate blog post about that place. Today we invited friends to over apartment for Easter brunch, so now it is time for me to get up and get ready for this brunch!

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I bought something for myself

Asos high heels pink tassel Asos tassel high heels

Monstera plant and high heels(Shoes from Asos)

Som et lille klap-på-skulderen for at jeg har udgivet min bog besluttede jeg mig for, at jeg fortjente en gave. Fra mig til mig. Det må man nemlig godt en gang i mellem! Jeg fandt derfor disse skønheder på Asos og tænkte, at dem måtte jeg have. De kom så med posten, og er endnu finere i virkeligheden. Win! Nu mangler jeg bare en god undskyldning til at tage dem på 😉

Det er endelig weekend, jeg har fri og er så klar til at nyde nogle fridage. Jeg har weekenden fyldt med planer, dog de dejlige af slagsen! I morgen skal jeg til et photoshoot, spise brunch med en veninde og i morgen aften mødes med et par venner til dinner and drinks. Hvad har I af planer for påskeweekenden?

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ENGLISH:
As a little “you did good”-present for myself I recently bought these super cute pink tassel high heels from Asos. They arrived to my apartment and they are even better than expected! Now I just need a good excuse to wear them 😉 Ge

It is finally weekend, I am off and so ready to enjoy some time off, all though I have lots of plans. Tomorrow I have a photoshoot planned, brunch with a friend, and then dinner and drinks with great people from Berlin. What are your plans for the Easter weekend?

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