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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 :-)

Derby Does Deal

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What an amazing weekend :-). We have been to the seaside with some very dear friends.  The weather was kind to us and all was very well indeed. Before we left home on Saturday I had an apple and banana … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Bounty

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was wide awake at 5 am today and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the early morning, until my mind began racing so I got up.  I enjoy being the first one up.  I like to potter about on … Continue reading →

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Contrasts

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have been so badly behaved with my eating recently but today I was really good :-).  I came home from Birmingham last night and was too tired to post but here are a couple of pics I would have … Continue reading →

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Brazilian in Birmingham

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

Hotel breakfast – yay !  Muesli, fresh fruit, almonds and yogurt with grapefruit juice. Off to work and work, work, work all day.  I had a chicken sandwich and bag of popcorn for lunch.  I was so excited to finish … Continue reading →

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Family In My Suitcase

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I worked much longer and harder today than I expected to.  This is going to be another tough week! This looks weird but it was quite tasty.  I had some left over smoothie from yesterday and I used it to … Continue reading →

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British Wildlife

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

What a gloriously sunny morning :-).  I was feeling so guilty (and still full!) from the previous days over-eating I just had a nectarine for breakfast.  A perfectly sweet and juicy nectarine. Mid-morning we headed off to the British Wildlife Centre which … Continue reading →

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Lunch In The Sun

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I was so tired when I woke up.  We watched the Olympic ceremony until the end so didn’t get to bed until 1 am which was a much later night than I needed.  Worth staying up for though – wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Back For The Olympics

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Lose Weight and Gain Health

I have worked hard and played hard in Birmingham this week so I am completely exhausted.  Unfortunately I have eaten disastrously.  The office was full of unhealthy choices which were being paraded round constantly, either as fund raising or people … Continue reading →

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Hotel Happiness

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

Farewell London with all your pink signs for a few days.  This one was on the underground at London Bridge. I was heading to Birmingham for work for a few days.  I grabbed a Bircher Muesli with pistachios and dried … Continue reading →

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London Turns Pink

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

What is happening to London?  I turned up to the office yesterday to find Wenlock (Olympic mascot) outside. When I walked along Bankside at lunch time, there were more Wenlocks and Mandevilles (Paralympic mascot).  But I forgot my camera so … Continue reading →

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