My LCHF journey

Today it's one year ago since I started my LCHF journey, and what a journey it's been. One thing is what you can see on the outside, but far more important is the things that happened inside. My general  health is now so much better, for instance I had a fatty liver and my liver values was much to high. Actually my doctor adviced me to cut the alcohol and pain killers of the paracetomol type.  I just had to laugh because I drink a couple of glasses of wine maybe once a month and pain killers I use like maybe twice a year. I really did'nt think that would effect my liver values at all. Now one year after my liver values are on the low side of the normal range. I could given a couple more examples of the benefits of the LCHF lifestyle, but I think these photos are evidence enough that this has been really good for me.

This is me February last year, I was classified as obese, people were often fooled by my face and arms, so no one thought I cold be obese but I was. My BMI was 31.

This is me today in the same blazer. I've lost about 30 pounds, and my BMI is 25. I never thought in my wildest dreams that I could ever wear size Small or Medium ever again, but now I can.

One of the best things is I think it's been quite easy. Of course I have to be very aware what I eat, but I actually have been for years counting calories. Now I count carbohydrates instead of calories and it's much better as it actually works.

Until next time

Kari

The beauty of a capsule wardrobe - The Denim dress

I dag tar jeg for meg dongerikjolen, et plagg som egentlig har vært i motebildet sånn mer eller mindre en mannsalder. De fleste har vel kanskje eller har en gang hatt en dongerikjole, kanskje har du en på loftet?  Denne i skjortemodell kan man bruke på mange måter. Er det kaldt ta på en genser og leggings under, er det varmere i været bruke den som den er med sandaler eller sneakers.  Har du en annen kjole i skjortemodell kan den brukes på lignende måte. I dag snek lille Robertino seg med på bildene, han er en liten sjarmør som er glad i å danse salsa og flørte med damene. Han liker alt som går i skjørt for å si det sånn.

The denim dress has been in fashion for more or less decades, most of you have or have once owned a denim dress. This one in shirt model is very versatile and you can dress it up and down as you like. If it's cold put a sweater and some leggings under, if it's warmer wear it as it is with sandals or sneakers. When i photographed the mannequin today the salsa heartthrob Robertino bombed the pictures. He loves everything that wears a skirt so no wonder.

OK here we go, a couple of options how to wear a denim dress. I could come up with several more I guess. Here's options for chilly days and not so chilly days.

Håper du fikk noen ideer her til å lage noen antrekk om du har en dongerikjole.

Hope you got a few ideas how to wear a denim dress.

Until next time.

Kari

The beauty of a capsule wardrobe- The Navy Blazer

En ting alle kvinner bør ha i sin garderobe er en skikkelig blazer, en blazer kan brukes til "alt" man er alltid kledd i en blazer om man skal på et møte, jobbintervjuv, på middag med venninner eller om du  bare skal en tur på butikken. Personlig elsker jeg blazere og har 5-6 stykker, alle har blitt mye brukt opp igjennom årene. En blazer er et plagg man godt kan legge litt penger i, men når sant skal sier er en av mine blazere kjøpt på H&M på slutten av 90 tallet og er ennå i bruk i blandt. Den jeg viser i dag kjøpte jeg for et par år siden på Massimo Dutti og til min fortvilelse var den for liten da jeg kjøpte den. Å sende tilbake til Massimo Dutti er ikke så enkelt, så det ble til jeg beholdt den og det er jeg glad for i dag. I mellomtiden har den hatt et lite pit stop hos en venninne. Prøvedukken min ser forresten ut som hun har vært på fylla, ikke aner jeg hva hun driver med når jeg ikke er her.

Under kommer en rekke med antrekk der jeg har brukt min Marineblå blazer som utgangspunkt. Alle klærne er fra min garderobe eller noe lignende. Mange har helt sikkert lignende klær i sitt skap, vi skjønner ikke alltid hvilke muligheter vi har med det vi allerede har i skapet.

Blazer -Massimo Dutti, T shirt - PM this season, Skirt - H&M this season, Bag - Mulberry, Scarf - DIY, Shoes-Paul Green

One thing every woman should have in her wardrobe is a good blazer. You are always dressed with a blazer, you can use it for just about everything. If you are attending a meeting or if you are going to a job interview, dinner with friends or just going to pick up some groceries you can't go wrong wearing a blazer. I love blazers and have 5-6 of them. You can put some money into a good blazer or sometimes you can be lucky to find a good one on a budget. One of my blazeres I actually bought at H&M in the late nineties and I still wear it once in a while. The one I'll show today I bought online at Massimo Dutti, and I almost cried when I found out it was to snug for me. I kept it though because sending it back was such a hazzle. I'm really happy today I kept it because now it fits me perfectly. Not quite sure what happened to my mannequin, she looks like she's been on a party.

OK here we go here's some outfits I've put together with my Navy blazer. All clothes from my closet or similar. Clothes I think most of you can find something similar in your own closet. Everything is in my Spring/Summer capsule and a lot of it can be worn all year round.

I går brukte jeg antrekk nr 1 fra collagen, sommeren har forlatt oss så måtte bruke trench kåpen min utenpå på blazeren og legge til  et ekstra skjerf for å ikke fryse i hjel.

Yesterday I wore my blazer as in outfit #1 from the collage, had to put the trench on too and in addition an extra scarf. It sure has gotten cold again . From T shirt and shorts to this.

Until next time

Kari

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The Beauty of a capsule wardrobe - Shoppingday

I needed some more clothes for the summer and I heard rumours that H&M had a striped dress that might just fit me. I was supposed to go on Monday, but with the nice weather we've had lately I was afraid they were going o be sold out, so I took a trip today instead. I was only supposed to buy the dress, but I got home with 6 items which all fits in my capsule wardrobe. I remembered to ask myself the control questions and the answer was yes to all of them. Have to say H&M has a lot of nice things this year, but you need to patient trying on as the sizes are a bit all over. Something are very small sized and other things big sized, I went in and out of the locker room like five times to find new sizes. Good thing my outfit today was really easy to put on and take off. If it had been a cold and rainy day I'd probably just given up on the whole thing.

This is what I bought, and payed about 150 USD for it all.

 

I just love Stylebook so when I got home I registred it all, so easy when you can go online to find photos of the items. Then I sat down playing around with the pink jacket and skirt. The pink color is the right shade for me as it's warm and more blush than pink really.

So here's 6 outfits and the options are endless it seems. Can you tell I really love my New Balance sneakers??

Right now I'm-looking out of the window at another spectacular sunset, it's time to sign off from here and enjoy it.

Until next time

Kari

Spring has arrived

Finally spring has arrived  and we've had beautiful sunny weather for a few days now. I assure you, no one is more happy and grateful than us Norwegians when the sun shines and the temperature rises. We forget all about rain, snow and storm and refuse to believe it will ever rain again. In town the outdoor restaurants are filled with happy people taking a pint of beer or a glass of wine in the sun.

Actually it's been almost summer temperatures, I'e even had my bikinitop on, who would have thought last week when it snowed and rained? And my very pale legs has gotten some sun.

Sunglasses and a straw hat has been my most used items this week, and to my surprise I found the coral flats I thought I'd given to charity while searching for a denim skirt I believed I had somewhere. Still searching for that, maybe it's on the attic?

I also received 4 dresses which I ordered online last week. 3 striped ones which I just took one look at and put them back in the bag for returning. Seems like a flattering striped dress is hard for me to find, so if I don't accidently stumble over one I give up the search. I have one option left I want to check out and that is one at H&M.

The 4th dress I simply loved, it's from the Norwegian brand By Timo which amongst our crown princess and Gwyneth Paltrow are big fans. It's a bit on the expensive side, but I'd rather have one pretty dress than 10 ugly ones. I loved everything about it, but I had to admit when I tried it on again that it was a bit on the snug side. It looked like a million dollars, but might not have been that comfortable in the long run. I almost cried when I realised I had to send it back. They didn't have one size up where I bought it, but I found it at the brand shop ByTimo.no. At least I hope it's the same, when I look at it closely it seems a bit different, but cross my fingers and hope it's the same.

Now I'm looking forward to yet another night like this. We have sun until a 21.45 now, and it's only longer for each day in end June it don't go down before about 23.20. Further north they have the midnight sun, but also they have no sun in the winter.

Until next time

Kari

The beauty of a capsule wardrobe -Breaking the rules

My capsule wardrobe is getting there, I feel it's really easy to dress for all occasions,. Even the days I'm just at home and dress casual my outfits are way better than before. I've chosen navy as my base, taupe,beige, white/ivory and cognac as my neutrals and blush and coral  as my accent colors. So far I haven't bought any shoes and probably won't either. I'm a sneakers kind of girl and love my ivory New Balance, my cognac Eccos and my navy suede loafers. And when it gets hot I have my taupe sandals with a little bling. I also have cognac and taupe boots for the colder days.

When it comes to bags I won't buy any either. I have a couple of cognac bags, both tote and crossover. I have my beloved vintage Mulberry crossover which I bought from a lovely lady a couple of years ago. All those are versatile and I can wear any of them to just about anything.I also have a tote in the color Dark Garnet. This tote can be used in three ways, I can carry it by the handles, I can wear it as a shoulder bag and even as a bag pack. For my lifestyle the perfect bag, and it's waterproof and I don!t have to worry about it. (Very important in Bergen, Norway) When I started to build my capsule I was quite sure it wouldn't go with my capsule as I have nothing else in this color.  To my surprise this bag goes with just about any else in my capsule, so even if I'm breaking the rules it's still capsule friendly, and I wouldn't be me if I didn't break the rules at some point.

Here's a couple of outfits where I can use my Fjellräven tote.

                                   

I'm still amazed how versatile it is, I can probably come up with dozens other outfits where it can be used too.

Breaking the rules are not always a bad thing.

Until next post.

Kari





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The beauty of a capsule wardrobe - The frumpy dress - again

Plutselig fant jeg ut at jeg kunne prøve å fotografere klærne på prøvedukken, en kjole flere antrekk.

Skulle ønske jeg fremdeles hadde den lyse, korte dongerijakken for den hadde passet bedre enn den som er på det ene bildet. Hadde jo aldri trodd den skulle passe igjen så den gikk til Fretex for et par år siden. Kjolen er en fem år gammel kjole fra Masai.

Suddenly I got the bright idea to put my frumpy dress on this doll, not sure what this thing is called in English. I wish I still had the denim jacket I gave away to charity some years ago, it would have looked better than the one I have now, as it was lighter, shorter and more fitted. Ah well, who would have known I actually could have worn it again now.

The dress is five years old from the Danish brand Masai, so is both the cardies.

Bag is vintage Mulberry, boots and utility jacket from Timberland and denim jacket Linnea, had it for years.

Can anyone find the bunny??

What do you think did this work out?

I've styled it for the weather we have here in Bergen, it was freezing cold this morning when I took these photos, but spring is about to come. Later today I sat outside knitting for a few hours. Wonderful!!!

Tried to add a video where the dress was blowing in the wind, I thought it was quite cool, but unfortunately I could'nt find out how to do it. It has the wrong format I believe.

Bye for now

Kari

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