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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 :-)

Gothenburg Archipelago and Open New Doors

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Wow – what a day we had !  Stunning scenery and great food.  Trams, boats and hiking. Finding an Instagram restaurant I came here to try and liking it very much.  We began, as usual with breakfast.  Fruit and a … Continue reading →

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Chillaxing in Gothenburg

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

The weather was dreadful today – dull and raining.  So we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at the hotel. I started with a plate of fruit; watermelon, Galia melon, strawberries, grapes, pineapple and passion fruit.   Followed by crackers, cheese, lettuce, beetroot, … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen to Gothenburg

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

We are having a little Scandinavian sojourn and today we travelled, by train, from Copenhagen in Denmark to Gothenburg in Sweden. This was our room at the Copenhagen Island hotel which as you can see, was on the water.   … Continue reading →

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Lyme Time

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Summer isn’t summer without a trip to Lyme Regis so Harvey and I came down on Friday evening.  It was lovely to wake up in my sister Lucy’s beautiful house and know I had a family day ahead of me.    … Continue reading →

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Back To The Plant Foods

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I had such a lovely holiday in Portugal, I didn’t want it to end.  But like all good things in life, it did.  We had a lot of fun on our last day. Racing Demons went down well and is … Continue reading →

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A Day At The Villa

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

We had a lovely lazy day at the villa.  It is such a beautiful place it seemed like a good idea to spend time in it. Most mornings here have started cloudy but the wind soon blows the clouds away … Continue reading →

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Monchique and Lagos

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What a completely fabulous couple of days we have had.  They have not been so good for the diet and they have not been very vegan either.  Vegetarian?  Yes, but not vegan.  Exercise has been ok as I have been … Continue reading →

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The Praia and the Boca

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Holiday time – yippeeeeeeee 🙂 We are on holiday in Praia da Luz, in Portugal where we are staying in a lovely villa on the beach with very dear friends.  We arrived on Saturday and we had a very relaxing … Continue reading →

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Feeling Peachey

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have had so many peaches today !!!!! I started the day with a large smoothie made with peaches, nectarines and frozen banana. The fruit was all very ripe which really improves the flavour and this was delicious.   I played tennis … Continue reading →

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Busy Work Days

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have been so busy at work this week it has been exhausting.  Harvey has been staying with our dear friends in Warwickshire so I know he is having an amazing time.  I miss him a lot but at least … Continue reading →

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