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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 :-)

Beside The Seaside With Grayson Perry

I have had a lovely day today.  My day involved only a small amount of work, lots of sunshine, a trip to Margate and a day out with Rebecca. I started this gloriously sunny day with a large green smoothie … Continue reading

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Keeping Going

This has been a very tough week for so many reasons.  I have noticed that when I am tired it is harder to eat healthily and I am tired at the moment.  There is a lot going on in my … Continue reading

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A Beachside Walk and a Charitable Bake

The weather has been so changeable this weekend but we have made the most of it and spent many a happy hour outside. After working in our house in Ramsgate all morning, Harvey and I set off in to town … Continue reading

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Gary Yourofsky and Ticehurst

I have not blogged for a while due to too many other things needing my attention.  Such as my little cherub’s birthday. Today was glorious and I had a near perfect start to the day.  I woke up when I … Continue reading

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International Hummus Day

I saw today, thanks to my chum Lucy, that it is the 4th International Hummus Day.  I had never heard of such a thing before and coincidentally, I had hummus today, which I rarely eat.  That was before I knew … Continue reading

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Vegetable Sushi

I made a very green and very drinkable smoothie for breakfast this sunny morning.  3 bananas, 2 kiwis, half a large bag of spinach and a cup of coconut milk. I went to Wholefoods at lunch time to buy some … Continue reading

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We Love Lucy

We have all had the most fantastic weekend celebrating my sister Lucy’s birthday.  We stayed in an incredible house called ‘Stonehall’ in Portland, Dorset.  Stonehall is a church and vestry which has been tastefully converted in to luxury holiday accommodation … Continue reading

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Polling Day

Today is the day we vote for our next Government.  Well hopefully it is; according to the polls it is so close we may not know in the morning who has won so there may have to be another coalition … Continue reading

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Curry Night

I ate a big variety of vegetables today and some fruit. Watermelon and grapes for breakfast. This is half a mini watermelon and a bunch of grapes. I felt peckish mid morning and had some pecans and sultanas. I went … Continue reading

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Phenomenal Support

Harvey and I had a much too short but oh so very splendid visit to the Dav’s in Leicestershire this weekend.  Lara was there when we arrived which made it even better. On Sunday morning I made a large green/brown … Continue reading

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