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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 :-)

Such Fun

Diet?  What diet?  I have had so much fun lately and eaten and drunk and travelled and chatted and laughed.  Oh my! Our visit and feasting fest began on Thursday with a lovely lunch at Zizzi with Granny and Papa. As … Continue reading

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London Lights Shine Bright

Harvey and I had some fun today.  Fortified with a fruity smoothie for breakfast and having completed some chores, we headed up to the West End to do some shopping.  I am used to walking round London at 7:30 in … Continue reading

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Ladies Who Dine and Children Who Bake

The ladies and I have a lovely tradition of a very long Christmas dinner.  This year was no exception I am delighted to say. Sometimes the hostess does everything and other times we all help out which is what we … Continue reading

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Anyone For Tennis?

Wasn’t today lovely?  We had sunshine and the brightest blue skies which was such a treat after all the grey we have had lately.  There was a very heavy frost too which was very pretty first thing but later proved … Continue reading

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In To December

So here we are, in to December already! I worked from home today so I was able to make myself a smoothie for breakfast.  I am still trying to get rid of my cold which is sitting stubbornly in my … Continue reading

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Cloudberry Jam

I decided to support my immune system with a big dose of vitamins today and I found I was craving citrus fruits.  Consider this to be a citrus blast against the cold I have been battling for several days now. … Continue reading

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Green Kitchen Stories and Hush Heath

This has been another tough week when I have been very busy with work and battling a bad cold which just gets worse every day.  I have eaten badly and not exercised so feeling quite bad.  However, instead of feeling … Continue reading

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Break Free

Why are Mondays always so exhausting?  I am always so relieved when they are over!  I did better today than I have recently but I need to improve more. I had a fruity start to the day with a serving … Continue reading

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Sorry I Have Been Away

Since I started my blog in 2011, I have never left it so long between posts.  But recently I have been very busy and have prioritised spending time with my children and resting when I can over blogging.  Hopefully life … Continue reading

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Weigh In and Weighing

I went to Slimming World last night, not expecting to be pleased with the result and I had lost 3 pounds so I was very pleasantly surprised by that.  I was over my daily syns or unable to calculate them … Continue reading

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