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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 :-)

Sandy Hits South Beach

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today started very well as I woke up and Lara was here :-).  She arrived late last night so we are now complete.  I also started the day eating well – oranges and watermelon followed by a small bowl of … Continue reading →

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Welcome To The Sunshine State

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

These Florida oranges are so sweet and juicy – a perfect way to start the day. Followed by some granola which I had with Oiko’s, a 0% fat yogurt a blog I regularly read raves about.  I am not a … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What did we do today? We woke up to another gloriously sunny morning and decided today to treat ourselves to lunch at the Biltmore instead of breakfast.  We really couldn’t justify their huge breakfast and a lunch so we walked … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Biltmore 2

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I brought a small chopping board and a very sharp knife with me, so I would have no excuses for not preparing fresh fruit. We began the day with slices of orange and red grapefruit, both of which were so … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Biltmore

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Greetings from the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Miami.  It’s beautiful here :-).  We all slept quite well and didn’t wake up until nearly 6am which was good.  We waited an hour and then got up and dashed down to breakfast … Continue reading →

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Jet Fuel and Jet Lag

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Today was one very long day.  We started at 4am from our hotel at Heathrow airport.  Our flight to the States left early so we checked in to the Crowne Plaza and we can park there for 2 weeks at … Continue reading →

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Gone Potty

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Thanks to a bout of insomnia last night I was up in the very early hours so I made breakfast and lunch. In the breakfast pot went 1/4 cup oats, 1/4 cup oat bran, 1 tbsp chia seeds, hazlenut milk … Continue reading →

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Mid-Surrey Came to Camber

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was so happy it was sunny when I woke up as we had a day at the beach planned :-).  I made a delicious smoothie to start off with.  I am going to share the recipe as it is … Continue reading →

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Wok A Block Full

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I lurve the weekend!  We started with an easy breakfast of a tomato omelette.  We each had 1 large tomato chopped and lightly fried in butter then 2 eggs made in to an omelette. I spent the morning visiting my … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wrap

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I don’t know what is going on this week but I am struggling to sleep beyond 4am!!!  Well I do actually – it is caused by stressing about work.  Yesterday I gave in and got up at 5 am and … Continue reading →

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