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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 :-)

Seven Dial’s Festival

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today was all about chilling, hanging out, relaxing and shopping.  It was great. After a relaxed morning at home, which involved a hearty breakfast of egg and bacon on tomatoes, Harvey and I headed up to London. I had seen … Continue reading →

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The Blueberry Plant

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I am still on my unwanted trend of eating too much sugary food amongst the nourishing food which I am disappointed with myself about.  Exercise has been quite poor lately too but I did manage to play tennis on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Yellow Day Today

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I had so much yellow food today.  I didn’t realise I had until I saw my pictures. Delicious coco-nutty-granola with natural yogurt, mango and blueberries. Lunch was disappointing because I didn’t read all the ingredients.  Pure sell a good range … Continue reading →

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A Very Quick Supper

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

How do you make a very quick supper after a long and busy day at work? Put on a pan of water to boil. While it’s boiling, race outside to water vegetable garden. Come inside, be relieved the water hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Extreme Tiredness

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

For various reasons I am very tired.  One obvious one is the lateish night and too much wine I enjoyed last night with some of my neighbours down at the Manhunters.  It was great fun and the resulting tiredness was … Continue reading →

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Kale and Chard

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I do like having lots of kale and chard in the garden and they seem to be there all year round which is even better. I will cut the flowers off the kale this weekend but I have enjoyed having … Continue reading →

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How Sweetly Her Garden Grows

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I indulged myself this Bank Holiday Monday by spending practically the entire day in the garden. I ate well, sticking to the I Quit Sugar plan (unlike yesterday which was a disaster 😦 ).  For breakfast I had a fried … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim’s Rest

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I felt weary by the end of this week.  It has been incredibly stressful for many reasons, very long hours working plus one late night so I woke up today feeling very tired and fed up as I had to … Continue reading →

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Quick and Easy

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

3 meals and one snack today, all of which were quick and easy.  I worked from home as there was a Tube strike which didn’t effect me directly but the people I work with were unable to get in so … Continue reading →

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Planning Paid Off

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I tried really hard yesterday to plan for the week ahead so I had plenty of healthy and sugar free meals and snacks to hand.  It worked well today.  I ate some delicious food but didn’t have to prepare any … Continue reading →

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