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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 :-)

Chichester 10K

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

We were up at 6am on a Sunday morning !!!!!  Well, technically the alarm went off at 6am but we were’t up then.  However, we were out the house and in the car by 7:30 which is a great achievement … Continue reading →

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Lunch In Two Cafes

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

My year to date weight loss is 16 pounds.  I only lost 1 pound this week but was expecting to have lost far more so that was a little disappointing but I have at least lost something each of the … Continue reading →

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Eating Vegan In London

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Eating as a vegan in London is proving to be not as difficult as I had assumed it would be. You definitely don’t get much choice and may just have to eat vegetable side dishes but it is possible.  Having … Continue reading →

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Another London Walk

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

I have maintained my whole food and plant based diet in this last week.  Just because I wasn’t blogging doesn’t mind I relapsed 🙂  Actually I did have one chocolate covered flapjack but that was the only naughty thing. Last … Continue reading →

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Hunger and Satiation

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have stuck with my whole foods and plant based diet but it has been hard the last couple of days to eat enough at the right time.  So I have been very hungry but I didn’t give in and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Don’t Mind Mondays

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

I always feel really tired on a Monday but today I didn’t feel as tired as usual.  My itchy rash gradually cleared up towards the end of last week and was gone by Sunday so it was a relief to … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Sunday

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

I slept really badly last night and that often leads to a lazy day where I eat too much and crave and then over-eat sweet and carby foods.  However, eating so many whole foods and plant foods makes you want … Continue reading →

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Nil Point

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

Apart from an imaginative breakfast, I would receive nil point for imagination for the rest of today’s meals and no walk either.  It was just one of those days unfortunately. I woke up to a lovely sunny day and intended … Continue reading →

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14 Pounds Less Of Me Than There Was On NYE

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Stepping on to the scales today was a real pleasure because it showed me a 4 pound loss.  Add that to the 10 pound loss I had got to last week and that makes 14 pounds lost since New Years … Continue reading →

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London Times

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have had some wonderful times in London the last few days.  I enjoyed a long walk on Tuesday evening from Seven Dials to Borough.  It was cold but clear and calm and London looked amazing in the dark.  This … Continue reading →

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