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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 :-)

Dog Walking

This has been one of my worst weeks ever, with too many sad events and too much bad news. We had to say good bye to our lovely Dylan.  He has been ill for a while and he deteriorated very … Continue reading

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Weekly Mash Up

This has been a very hectic, busy and stressful week with far too many things going on for me to deal with.  But somehow I did it but it meant I didn’t manage to blog and I didn’t eat the … Continue reading

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Baby It’s Cold Outside

Gosh it’s cold outside today!  It feels really freezing cold here in my little corner of England.  Not ultra cold by global standards perhaps but I am really struggling to stay warm tonight.  I will be heading to my cosy … Continue reading

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Pancakes And An 18th Birthday Party

What a lovely weekend I have had. Saturday morning began with pancakes.  I used a vegan recipe from The Happy Herbivore. Pancakes Ingredients 1 cup wholewheat flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp fine salt 1 … Continue reading

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Vegan Junk Food

Vegan Food is not always healthy!  Breakfast was though; I made a smoothie with bananas, blackberries and a splash of almond milk. Really delicious. I ate way too much of this today. I shouldn’t have bought such a big bag. … Continue reading

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Belfast

I have just spent 2 days in Belfast!  I did spend most of that time in the office but managed to see a little of the city centre. I left home on Wednesday and caught an early flight to Belfast. … Continue reading

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20,000 Steps

I walked 20,000 + steps today.  It was relatively easy actually as I did 3 different walks.  The first was early as I had to take the dogs out.  It is easier at home as I can shoo them out … Continue reading

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Sissinghurst and Ramsgate

I had a very pleasant Saturday lined up today.  I had the morning to myself, part of which I spent cooking to get meals prepared for tonight and Monday night, a dog walk with a dear friend and an evening … Continue reading

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Carbs Are Not The Enemy

I hear far too often that people think they are being healthy and are really interested in nutrition and so they don’t eat carbs.  People think they are being really healthy by not eating bread, potatoes and pasta.  Some even … Continue reading

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Working, Walking and Woking

An early start today for me and no time to prepare anything for breakfast first at home, so I bought a pack of apples at the station.  I ate them all plus 2 soya milk lattes from Timberyard. For some … Continue reading

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