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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 :-)

Food In A Lab

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have walked past this place many times recently.  An organic food place should have lured me in immediately but it does not tempt me, partly because of the name –  lab organic – and also because it doesn’t seem very … Continue reading →

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Trafalgar Square

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

Last night, when I was having a lovely dinner with my friend Lucy, I made the comment that some mornings I get off the train at Charing Cross but instead of going straight to work, I enjoy a walk first. … Continue reading →

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A New Florist

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I began today with a smoothie, mainly to use up a very over ripe banana and half an avocado I thought was rotten.  The avocado was actually perfect and this lot plus some of this made a very pleasant smoothie. … Continue reading →

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What Is A Portion Of Veg?

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

I wanted to see if I could manage to eat 10 portions of vegetables today.  I thought it might be a good idea to look up exactly what a portion of vegetables is so I turned to the NHS site.  I … Continue reading →

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Absence

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

Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Does absence make the blog reader happy to have me back?  Let me know 🙂 I have been busy with work, socialising a little bit too enthusiastically and things keeping me busy at home … Continue reading →

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10 Veg A Day

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Research publicised today tells us that we should be eating 10 portions of fruit and veg a day and that vegetables are much healthier than fruit. “A healthy diet should include 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, doubling … Continue reading →

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Earth Mother

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Despite being the supporter and organiser of the family’s Earth Hour acknowledgement on Saturday, it seems that I am the one who broke it.  Several times !  I took a couple of photos and turned on the torch so used … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour

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

I achieved one of my small goals today and that is to stay at home ALL day without having to go out anywhere.  I have hundreds of things I want to do at home and I managed to get quite … Continue reading →

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Plant Matter

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

I have had a bad couple of weeks, for various reasons.  I have had a couple of sugar binges, not exercised much and generally eaten too much.  The results of which are that since I last weighed myself 10 days … Continue reading →

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Trying Pure

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I try to walk from the station to the office by a different route each day.  Partly to get some exercise in and partly because I am loving being in this part of London so much. Today I strolled along … Continue reading →

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