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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 :-)

NYE 2013 + NYD 2014

Happy New Year to you all !!!! We had a fantastic NYE, thanks to our hosts, David and Annette who conveniently live just 3 houses away. James, Harvey and I joined them and their friends for a delicious supper.  The … Continue reading

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The End Of 2013

Another year lived.  Another year with many happy events, wonderful memories, time well spent with my wonderful family and dear and cherished friends.  A year which included some fantastic travels, holidays and celebrations.  There were also times which were not … Continue reading

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A Collision And Some Tapas

We had a lovely day in South Kensington today.  I suspected, correctly, that lunch would be late so we had a substantial breakfast to keep us going.  I stir fried some onion, yellow pepper, mushrooms and spinach in coconut oil. … Continue reading

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WIND; In Kent And In The Willows

Another windy night and more trees down and more flooding.  None have effected me luckily but I remain mindful of all those around, some of whom are very close by geographically, who have really suffered.  Let’s all hope the flooding … Continue reading

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Christmas 2013

So obviously I have not been eating healthily or losing weight over the past 3 days!  This was our first Christmas at home and the first Christmas just the 4 of us for years.  It has been quieter than we … Continue reading

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Schokoladen Museum, Cologne

The shops in Cologne, even large supermarkets,are closed on Sundays!  That took me back a few years to when that was normal in England too.  The markets were open but to be honest we had seen enough markets and wanted … Continue reading

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More Christmas Markets in Cologne

We had so much fun in Cologne on Saturday.   It a great city because the centre is large enough to have everything you need in a City but it is small enough to be able to walk everywhere.  I … Continue reading

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Koln’s Christmas Market at The Dom

Blue skies and sunshine in Cologne on Friday morning :-).  We started our day with an excellent breakfast in the hotel before setting off to visit the Christmas Market beside the Dom. We strolled along the side of the Rhine … Continue reading

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The Tunnel

I do love a holiday and I even enjoy the travel.  I enjoy the anticipation of what we will find, see and discover.  For this journey, we were going by car.  We set off early and stopped at a Starbucks … Continue reading

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An Unexpected Lunch

I was intending to have a busy chores day today but instead it ended up far more enjoyable 🙂 I had healthy goals in mind too which began with a walk through the woods.  And through some water for the … Continue reading

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