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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 :-)

Roast In London

I left my smoothie at home this morning so I bought a green juice with a wheatgrass shot.  It had spinach and parsley in it plus apples and a kiwi. I was having a late lunch and my juice didn’t … Continue reading

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Double Bubble

2 posts today.  Double dose. Tuesday was spent in Birmingham which involves an early start with the alarm set for 4:30am.  On the train from Euston to Birmingham I had a green tea and a Camden Food Co Superfood smoothie … Continue reading

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Luscious Lettuce

I was organised today and took breakfast in to work this morning.  A small bag of local cherries which are delicious. A pot of the smoothie I made yesterday with pineapple, blackberries, kiwi and banana.  I made a double portion … Continue reading

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Pudding Piggery

The day began with so much healthy eating and then descended in to a pudding fest. I made one of my favourite smoothies for breakfast; pineapple, blackberries, kiwi fruit, banana and fresh mint. I had fewer blackberries than I wanted … Continue reading

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Endurance

Today I gardened for about 3 hours. Today I played tennis for 3 hours in 80 heat! Today I only ate fruits and vegetables.   This lovely bowl of strawberries came from a local garden so they have never been … Continue reading

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Yes Peas

I have overeaten too many times in the last few weeks and have been feeling very depressed and anxious about it.  So, today was a new day and it began (and ended and middled) with new resolve.  I was working … Continue reading

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Enjoy The Early Morning

I really enjoy sunny mornings in London.  I enjoy them anywhere actually but walking to work in the early morning sunshine is so much more enjoyable than walking though the dark in Winter or enduring inclement weather. Early morning (7:30 … Continue reading

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London’s Burning

London’s burning.  Not as in being burned to the ground but burning as in so freaking hot!  Which is wonderful when you can stroll through the market and then sit beside the river having a cold beer but not so … Continue reading

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Entertaining

Today was a very entertaining day. I had some of my lovely neighbours coming over for supper but was out for most of the day so I prepared what I could ahead of time. I began with dessert.  In a … Continue reading

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The Water Slide

So another school year has ended and for my little man, that will mean a new school with different friends in September.  I felt quite sad turning up for the last time to collect him. And so it ends, after … Continue reading

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