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About Lose Weight and Gain Health

Hi! My name is Zoe and I live in Hastings, East Sussex, with my son Harvey and dog, Milton. 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 small 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 do not eat animal products so follow a vegan diet. 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. Another objective is to add more exercise to our days. It sounds so simple when I write it down :-)

Fancy a Date?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

My intention today was to try and eat all raw foods again.  I had made an overnight oat mix by soaking 1 cup of oats with 2 cups of almond milk and 2 tbsp chia seeds before I went to … Continue reading →

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Raw Food

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

My tea and coffee consumption has been going up lately so I wanted to try and cut out caffeine today.  I also wanted to attempt to eat raw food only today.  Well that was my intention when I got up … Continue reading →

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Steak In

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I went to a wonderful drinks party last night, thank you very much Sarah and Kevin.  I managed to restrain myself with the drinking, even though we had the most delicious spritzer style drinks ever.  Kevin invented, and Sarah F. … Continue reading →

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Ladies Night

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Yesterday was one of my favourite days in the calendar.  The annual Ladies Night.  This tradition began with lunch, was then extended to the evening and these days is a lunch and a dinner and a girly sleepover.  Marvelous! I … Continue reading →

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The Advent Countdown Begins

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

The 1st of December is greeted with pleasure by my children because I ban any mention of Christmas until December or it goes on too long and I am bored with it before the holiday season even begins.  So today … Continue reading →

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Pot Luck Supper

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today started so healthily and ended in a blur of eating, drinking, laughing and loveliness, which was all great fun but no good for weight loss. Before I had eaten anything I took the dogs on an hour long walk … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Pudding Breakfast

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I want chocolate.  I want chocolate, was my first thought when I walked in to the kitchen this morning.  I had already prepared some overnight oats.  Last night before bed I put 1/3 of a cup of oats, 1 cup … Continue reading →

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A Pledge

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I made a pledge today to eat more fruits and vegetables.  I wasn’t hungry this morning so breakfast was easy – a pear with 12 g of pistachio nuts (2 WW points).  Pears are delicious at this time of year. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Roast

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

The little fella has been really accepting about eating lots of fruits, vegetables and whole foods.  He has almost stopped asking if there is pudding and no longer expects the snack option to be anything other than fruit, nuts, seeds … Continue reading →

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The Sisterhood

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I am a very lucky person because I have 3 sisters.  And today was a lucky day because we spent all day together.  This is not a post worthy of a diet blog or even a healthy living blog.  But … Continue reading →

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