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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 :-)

A Busy Week

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I can’t believe I haven’t posted a blog for nearly a week!  It has been a mixture of some excellent eating and some truly diabolical.  I need a strategy or substitute for something to do rather than eating garbage when … Continue reading →

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Not Counting

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I am not counting today.  Not counting points or calories or all the other ways one can track what one eats such as using My Fitness Pal.  However, that is not because I am eating with reckless abandon.  I will … Continue reading →

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April Showers

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Why is it that when I have to get up to go in to London for work, I am usually fast asleep when the alarm goes at 6am?  But when I am working from home and I don’t have to … Continue reading →

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The Tea Warehouse

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I spent today in a tea warehouse!  Yes, I really did.  This was not how I planned my day.  The plan was to have the breakfast of banana, Co Yo and berries I had prepared the night before and as … Continue reading →

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Free Lunch

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Apparently there is no such thing as a free lunch.  All I can say is that my lunch was provided for me today in a hotel! Knowing I was spending the day in a hotel with colleagues brainstorming stuff, I … Continue reading →

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The Market And The Yard

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Last night I made my breakfast and lunch.  This was so I knew how many calories I was taking with me and to save a few pennies. Breakfast was so delicious.  I mixed 125 g Pineapple Co Yo (yogurt made … Continue reading →

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Sticking With It

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Working from home makes sticking to a healthy eating plan much easier.  The more healthy food I eat, the more I want to eat!  Bizarre but true.  So this morning I really wanted to have a super healthy start to … Continue reading →

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Spring Is Here

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Finally we had a day that feels as if Spring has arrived 🙂  It was so lovely to wake up to sunshine and a hint of warmth.  It definitely put a spring in my step and before I had even … Continue reading →

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Staying Below the Line

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I am using My Fitness Pal (MFP) to track my calories and exercise.  According to MFP, if I eat 1,630 calories a day, I will lose 1 pound a week which is a healthy rate to lose at and so … Continue reading →

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Healthy Adaptations

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Another healthy day with a sweet ending. I was looking forward to some of the lovely local ladies coming for supper so I decided to eat lightly all day.  I began with a smoothie, starring some of my favourite ingredients: … Continue reading →

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