Hi! My name is Zoe and I live in a small village in the beautiful Weald of Kent with my husband and 2 children. I have been fighting the fat for years but this time I am serious. I want to lose weight and gain health. This blog is about how I am changing my lifestyle so I can lose weight but not by just "being on a diet" but by making changes to our lives so that as I lose weight, I gain health. I want my family to be healthy too and never have to struggle with their weight like I have. In common with many large people, I have gained and lost weight many times over the years. This time, I want to lose it and maintain a healthy low weight. I am interested in eating food that is nutrient dense and delicious and that appeals to children and adults. I try to use locally produced food supplemented with what I can grow myself. I support and try to use local farmers markets and farm shops. After all, I live in the 'Garden of England' so it seems silly to not take advantage of that. Sometimes we splurge and eat extravagantly but I am also interested in exploring how to eat healthily and cheaply. Another objective is to add more exercise to our days. It sounds so simple when I write it down
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I’m with you Zoe all the way… perhaps we should do it together… there’s nothing like a holiday to firm up a resolution… trouble is once the jumpers come out and hide it all again, I lose the momentum and the resolve. xxx
Hi Stella. Anything that means I get to hear from you/ see you is good with me
Hi Zoe,
I love you blog and so I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. There’s more info here: http://eatnowtalklater.wordpress.com/
Vered
Hi:) Thank you for stopping by my blog:) I am posting this here, in case you don’t go back to the smoothie recipe:) Its about the sugar:
Palm sugar is a low-carb sugar ( see the article that I have written about it earlier). Refined sugar/white sugar is not a good option, as so is neither artificial sweeteners such as spenda etc. as they make you crave more sweet things. Agave nectar is also a good option, or yacon syrup.
Hello Zoe, my sister Sarah Forrest told me about your weight loss and inspirational and interesting blog. I am also at weight watchers so am loving the ideas of different recipes etc as I think we all get stuck in a rut. Three years ago I lost 8 stone on the Cambridge diet in 6 months. Most of it has stayed off but I am 3 stone heavier now than I was. My new years resolution is to get rid of the weight I have gained by learning to do the right things rather than starving! I aim to do it steadily at 2lbs a week so I can shed as much as possible by may when we have a family get together. Last night at my weigh in I lost 3.5lbs so am very pleased with that. Good luck with yours. You have a great talent for writing, makes very interesting reading. Best wishes love Beccy xxx
Welcome to my blog Beccy
. Did I meet you in the summer at the Wealden summer fair? I know I met one of Sarah’s sisters there with your lovely Mummy. I decided to not do a rapid weight loss programme. One of my friends is going the Dukan and sometimes I am tempted to join her to get a big result. But I have also lost significant weight before (6 stone) and then put it all back on plus 2 more! So I am changing my eating habits and lifestyle gradually. And making sure the children learn healthy habits too. Congratulations on your weight loss so far and as you are doing weight watchers, I hope you find some good recipes on my blog. And I would love to hear about any of yours if you could share them 
Hi Zoe – no, we haven’t met – it was our other sister Katy who you met before. And yes, I agree, although quick fix diets can be great to get off a large amount, invariably it goes back on so the best way is to learn how to eat and pass the message on to our children xx
Hello Zoe, this has got to be one of the best recipe blogs out there! I have so enjoyed visiting your very well presented site. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing:-)
Your blog looks fantastic! Your photos of England remind me so much of when was little and lived (much further north than you) in Sheffield. Oh how I miss the beautiful countryside! I also can’t wait to try some of your recipes. If you’re interested in something a little exotic but really low fat, I just posted a really yummy tortilla soup inspired by my travels to Mexico. Even my daughter (who will be 1 this Friday) likes it – but I had to make it a little less spicy for her.
Thank you and I will take a look – I always enjoy finding new recipes and interesting blogs
Hi! I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award – http://eatnowtalklater.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/blog-awards/
Loved your “About” section. You are on the right track. You seem to be doing all of the right things thus far, it takes time but you will see a difference. Eating whole, fresh, local foods is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Good luck on your journey! I look forward to more posts
Thank you Vanessa and welcome to my blog. I look forward to seeing some of your posts – the title of your blog sounds like one i would enjoy regularly.
HI Zoe. My name is Terry and i am putting the website together for St Laurence Church in Hawkhurst Kent. During a meeting we came across your photograph of the church and thought it was splendid. Would you give kind permission for the Church to use your image on it’s site?
Many regards, Terry.
P.S. Well done with the weight loss. I have recently lost 2 stone and am now working on my third.
I am thrilled you like my photo and you are very welcome to use it