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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 :-)

Smoky Mountain Memories

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I had a truly splendid birthday yesterday.  I am very lucky.  I spent a happy morning pottering about Rye with Lara and then we had a wonderful and fun lunch at Chapel Down in Tenterden.  In the evening I went … Continue reading →

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Granola Goddess

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

When I woke up today, I was not planning to make Granola for the first time.  My objective today was to get all Harvey’s uniform and kit labelled and ready for school tomorrow. I wanted a quick breakfast but we … Continue reading →

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Deal or no Deal?

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

Today did not go as planned.  I was supposed to be playing tennis and then meeting Judy and some other people for a long walk and a picnic.  Thanks to the rain, that was all cancelled.  Humph! Blueberry Porridge; 50 … Continue reading →

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Two Stone

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

Two stone, two stone, I have lost two stone, two stone. I lost 3 pounds this week which is what I wanted to lose to make it a 2 stone loss since I first weighed in on the 23rd May … Continue reading →

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Hangovers – what a waste

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

After a very late night, during which I ate and drank way too much of everything,  I woke up feeling dreadful.  No surprises there.  I would ideally have made myself some freshly squeezed juices but rugby started today and Harvey … Continue reading →

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Best Foot Forward

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

Today was so sunny when I woke up.  I LOVE sunny mornings. I made my favourite breakfast; 50g oats, 140ml soya milk, 1/2 a banana and Chia seeds.  And I added 1 tbsp almond butter with cinnamon and coconut and … Continue reading →

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Slowing Down

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

We had a visitor for breakfast today – good morning Lucas 🙂  Lucas had his first sleepover with us last night and it was a great success as they both had lots of fun and amazingly lots of sleep. While … Continue reading →

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Caught in Rye

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

I used to eat Bircher Muesli a lot and am not sure why I stopped as it is nutritious and delicious.  It is named after the Swiss physician Maximillan Bircher-Brenner, who , in about 1900, gave it to his patients … Continue reading →

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Smack Boys

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was in a rush today so made a very simple breakfast of Jumbo porridge oats, soya milk and water.  I stirred in a tbsp of the almond butter I made with cinnamon and coconut which goes perfectly with porridge. … Continue reading →

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Love All

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I slept very badly last night.  Probably because I was too full from the previous nights piggery.  It was hard to get comfortable with enough food to feed half the nation swirling round in my belly, all of which was … Continue reading →

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